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China boosts profitable renewables as Trump clings to coal While the Trump administration has rolled back environmental protections and blocked green energy development, China is forging ahead. Germany and China: Big challenges, new opportunities Chancellor Friedrich Merz is traveling to China for a belated inaugural visit. A lot is at stake as Germany is in search of global partners after the US has relinquished much of its longstanding role. Zambians pay price amid Copperbelt mining boom As mining companies scour Zambia's Copperbelt for metals used in sustainable energy, locals are dealing with unchecked pollution and contamination. Israel moves towards controversial death penalty revival Israel's parliament is debating a highly controversial draft death penalty bill. Experts at the UN Human Rights Council say the bill violates the right to life and discriminates against Palestinians. Blizzard warnings mount as fierce snowstorm hits US A powerful winter storm is pressing on in the northeastern United States. Driving bans are in place across large parts of the region as residents brace for blizzard conditions. Italy: Remains of St. Francis displayed in Assisi Nearly 400,000 people pre-registered to see the bones of St. Francis of Assisi in the hilltop town in Italy's Umbria. The remains of Italy's patron saint date back to the 13th century. North Korea: Ruling party reelects Kim as general secretary The Workers' Party congress, North Korea's most important political event, reelected Kim Jong Un as the party's leader. Mexican army kills drug lord Oseguera 'El Mencho' Nemesio Oseguera, known as El Mencho, headed the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, one of Mexico's most violent drug trafficking organizations. The United States had offered a $15 million bounty for his capture. Ghana takes transatlantic slavery case to UN Ghana's President John Mahama has received the African Union's backing in pushing the United Nations to recognize transatlantic slavery as the 'gravest crime against humanity.' But will the motion pass? Trump tariffs: 'A deal is a deal,' EU insists The EU's executive insisted that "a deal is a deal" after US President Donald Trump said he was raising a global 10% tariff to 15% in response to the US Supreme Court blocking many of his emergency tariffs. Secret Service shoots man dead at Trump's Mar-a-Lago Authorities said the man breached a secure perimeter around the president's private residence and was carrying a shotgun and a fuel can. KLA veteran: 'Life is hard in Kosovo but we are free.' Gezim Haxhimusa fought in the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA). This month, he celebrated independence day by protesting against a trial in The Hague. Four KLA leaders are in the dock for war crimes. A Ukrainian soldier's story: Fading hope on the front line after four years of fighting DW correspondent Kostiantyn Honcharov joined the Ukrainian army in 2022. He describes the grim front-line situation after four years of fighting.