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Saudi-Arabien Mekka 2026 | Erdogan, bin Salman & Sharif nach Unterzeichnung des Verteidigungsabkommens
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Former GDR watchtower, Baltic Sea border tower, Kühlungsborn seaside resort, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany
Scene from Richard Wagner's opera „Rienzi" at the Bayreuth Festival, 2026 with Richard Wagner and Adolf Hitler in the back
Scene from the premiere of Rienzi at the Bayreuth Festival 2026
The image shows a street-level view of a cycling area in an urban setting. Several bicycles are passing through the frame, with only the lower parts of the riders and the bicycles visible. The cyclists are moving across a paved intersection or crossing area marked with light-colored rectangular paving stones. A circular speed-limit sign displaying “20” is visible in the background, suggesting a 20 km/h speed limit.
Behind the cyclists, there is a modern building entrance with glass doors and red-brown exterior walls. A cylindrical object, possibly a decorative feature or utility installation, stands near the entrance. The scene appears to be taken in daylight, with clear visibility and natural lighting.
The image emphasizes bicycle traffic and urban mobility, with the moving bicycles creating a sense of activity and congestion.
Anonymous Belarusian students talk to DW, 2026
Jataí bees at the entrance to their nest in the Brazilian village of Ytu.
Anchor Brent Goff smiles as he stands next to the DW The Day show logo
Thailand Bang Kruai 2026 | Forensische Ermittlungen nach Schießerei an der Debsirin-Schule
Two activists, a middle-aged woman (L) and a middle-aged man (R), in a small power boat at sea. The Globas Us logo is superimposed (bottom center)
A dancer in a pink and white tutu stands in front of the mirror in a ballet studio. She is en pointe, with one leg lifted high near the ear. Her arms are stretched out wide.
Sudan El-Obeid 2026 | Frauen erhalten warme Mahlzeit im Vertriebenenlager Al-Rahmanija
Spanien Ceuta 2026 | Migranten aus Marokko versammeln sich am Strand
 A guide speaks to a group during a decolonial walking tour in Berlin, holding notes while standing in front of an informational display.
Presenter Ann Muli and a Muslim woman are seated together at a set dining table
DW 2026 | Under the Baobab | Can Zambia trust its elections?
DW 2026 | Under the Baobab | Can Zambia trust its elections?
Illustration showing world champion swimmer Angelina Köhler bent forward at the edge of a swimming pool, overlaid with a circular graphic of a human brain highlighting two differently colored regions.
Patrice Motsepe of CAF and Gianni Infantino of FIFA
DW | The Dip | 2024 | Hosts Daniel Winter and Kassandra Sundt
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DW 2026 | Eco India | Folge 386
Alan Lessik spreads his arms as he kneels in the ice rink
Äthiopien 2019 | Premierminister Abiy Ahmed, Präsident Isaias Afwerki & Debretsion Gebremichael
A yellow-bellied marmot sits on a rock eating a blade of grass
Rescue workers carry the body of a victim who was killed in the school mass shooting from the scene. August 7, 2026, Nonthaburi, Thailand.
A barge on the low-water Rhine near a steel plant in Duisburg, Germany.
Dr. Anthony Fauci Top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci responds to accusations by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., as he testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 20, 2021.
In Tehran Iranian-made Zolfaghar and Qadr missiles are displayed beside the Azadi Tower at Azadi Square in Tehran, Iran, on July 30, 2026.
A technician walks away from an explosives robot near a Ukrainian airplane at the Leipzig/Halle airport.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan meets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
 Testosterone, stimulant drugs packaging lying on a table
Man tilting his head back to drink water from a bottle against a bright, sunny sky during extreme heat
Symbolbild Medizin | Stethoskop, Spritze & Tabletten
Großbritannien London 2024 | Internationale Konferenz über Online-Bildung & MOOCs
DW Podcast | Inside Europe | provisorisch f ROAD
A group of Nigerian soldiers pictured in late 2025
A magnified image of a map through a handheld magnifying glass depicts the Persian Gulf, Iran, the Strait of Hormuz, the Gulf of Oman and Oman
DW News Africa Moderator Michael Okwu (Composite)
A police van is visible under the wing of an airplane at Leipzig/Halle airport on August 5, 2026.
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Historical photo of Mata Hari sitting in an armchair wearing an embellished bra, bracelets, and a tiara.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei attends a press briefing in Tehran, Iran, June 27, 2026
App logo from Anthropic on a smartphone
Gianni Infantino speaks, with arms open wide, at FIFA HQ
Niederlande Den Haag 2026 | Internationaler Strafgerichtshof bestätigt Verfahren gegen Duterte
Undated photo of a Patriot missile battery in an undisclosed location
Low-angle view of a young, smiling woman with dark curly hair walking in a street. A drawing of a male Manga character with halo is superimposed at the bottom
Teaser Berlin Briefing NEU
Teaser Berlin Briefing NEU
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DW 2026 | The 77 Percent | Soul of Africa Museum in Essen I Show about "Soul of Africa Museu"  in Essen
A person is seated indoors on a chair, positioned at an angle to the camera. The person has long, straight hair and is wearing a light-colored, striped outer layer over a darker top. A small clip-on microphone is attached near the collar, suggesting that the recording may have been made as part of an interview or conversation.

In the background, there is a dark bookcase or cabinet containing books and other items. The lighting appears natural and evenly distributed. The shot is framed as a medium close-up, focusing on the person in the foreground while the background is slightly out of focus. The DW logo is visible in the lower-right corner of the image.
Gold bars of various values are stored in a safe deposit room in Munich, Germany (January 28, 2026)
Firefighters near Le Porge in southwestern France use a wildfire-fighting vehicle to extinguish burning trees.
Headshot of a man standing in front of two fridges smiling
A large group of men are seen on a beach in Ceuta, Spain
Frankreich Lanton 2026 | Feuerwehr bekämpft Waldbrand im Südwesten Frankreichs
The image shows a person standing behind a coffee bar in a bright, modern café or company canteen. The person is wearing a white shirt, glasses, and a light-colored apron with the logo “Sign Language Coffee Bar.” Their hands are raised while making signs, indicating the use of sign language.
In the background, a professional coffee machine, glasses, and other coffee-making equipment can be seen. The interior appears spacious and welcoming, with several blurred figures visible in the distance. In the foreground on the right, there is a large potted plant with long green leaves. 
The image illustrates the concept of a coffee bar where communication through sign language plays a central role.
Russian students in army uniforms are seen at a railway station before departing for military service with the Russian army in September 2022
During an eruption, Guatemala's "Volcán de Fuego" spews lava and ash.
A protester holds a lit candle and a poster saying "Extend Haitian TPS" taken in 2025
Ukraine Kyjiw 2026 | Rauchsäulen über der Stadt nach russischem Raketenangriff
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A supporter of India's Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) wearing an Iron Man mask
This picture shows the sandy shores of the Velence Lake in Hungary in summer
DW | Eco India | Sendung 376
Busy open-air market in Lagos with people selling and carrying goods, large piles of pineapples displayed in the foreground, and umbrellas and stalls lining a crowded street.
Yoweri Museveni
Times Square in New York
Preview image on the topic of USA, EU and Western Balkans
A large industrial component is lifted by cranes at the Linglong One SMR construction site in Changjiang, China.
Remains of the post-World War II Patton Bridge are exposed during historically low water levels of the Rhine River during a heat wave and a prolonged drought, across from the Cologne Cathedral in Cologne, Germany
A dead fish at Lake Velence in August 2026
Ghana's new Ashanti Queen Mother sits on a chair
Smoke rises as firefighters work to extinguish a fire at Wildberries logistics hub following a Ukrainian drone attack in the Ryazan region of Russia on July 29, 2026. At least six people were reportedly injured and fires broke out at local industrial plants as a result of the strike.
Serbien Prahovo 2026 | Schwimmer neben versunkenem deutschen Kriegsschiff in der Donau
DW 2026 | The 77 Percent | Soul of Africa Museum in Essen I Show about "Soul of Africa Museu"  in Essen
Digital illustration of a tube-shaped implant with a mesh-like structure.
An elderly man swims in an outdoor pool in Germany
DW 2026 | The 77 Percent | Street Debate in Ghana | Early Marriage
Two surgeons in full operating-room attire focus on a procedure, one wearing magnifying surgical loupes.
Teenager (back to camera) sits on a rock near a coastline, looking at the sea
A young migrant looks at a member of the Spanish army, in Ceuta, on August 2, 2026
Young men holding human remains wrapped in Palestinian flags and photos of the deceased at a mass funeral in Gaza
EU Commissioner for Migration, Magnus Brunner, speaks and gestures during a press conference
DW AfricaLink
A boy is shown wading through knee-high water while drinking from a plastic bottle
DW Sendung MADE | Ölpumpen als Silhouetten vor Abendhimmel
DW 2026 | Eco India | Folge 386
Fuego volcano in Guatemala
A boat sits on sand near the Danube River near Budapest, Hungary
DW Business Thumbnail 2026 | Umstrittener Atomdeal mit Russland
DW Business Thumbnail 2026 | Sustainable Fashion in Berlin
DW 2026 | Business | Massive queues! EU's new entry system
Reza Pahlavi, the son of the last shah of Iran in Berlin, Germany on April 23, 2026
Pedestrians and police using umbrellas to shield themselves from the sun
DW 2026 | The 77 Percent | Soul of Africa Museum in Essen I Show about "Soul of Africa Museu"  in Essen
Lion in grassy dirt patch South Africa with saplings visible in background
A health worker wearing protective gear stands outside an Ebola treatment center (July 2026 file photo)
Filmstill „Die Apple Story
Hedgehog resting on mossy stick in foliage
Pakistan | Wasaf Naseem
Venezuela La Guaira 2026 |  A documentary record chronicles the aftermath of the earthquake that struck Venezuela's La Guaira state and the capital, Caracas, from the second day following the disaster through one month of recovery efforts.
An American flag flies in front of green shipping containers stacked on a ship at the Port of Los Angeles
Demonstrators gather outside of the Supreme Court in Washington D.C. in the United States
Migrants who crossed into Spain from Morocco collect water distributed by Spanish soldiers in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026
Philippine Navy personnel and China Coast Guard personnel clash near a grounded Philippine warship at Second Thomas Shoal
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This picture shows a gravestone of a dog named Oliver in a pet cemetery in Cyprus
Prime Minister Narendra Modi participating in the 12th International Day of Yoga 2026 celebrations in Kolkata, West Bengal, on June 21, 2026
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Paks nuclear power plant near Dunaszentbenedek, Hungary.
Lawmaker Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh arrives at the Rouse Avenue Court
Gianni Infantino at the Champions League final in 2026
A graphical depiction of a large water droplet featuring a person at a technical facility, set against an aerial view of a forest and river; alongside it, water flows from a tap into an outstretched hand.
A tourist takes a photo of an ice column in an ice cave of the melting Rhone Glacier in the Swiss Alps
Aung San Suu Kyi shakes hands with  ICRC resident representative Arnaud de Baecque in an image released by Myanmar's ruling junta
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Symbolbild Neugeborenes | Baby in ein Handtuch gehüllt
 People walking with a torch down a darkened street in Havana
Firefighters battle a fire surrounding La Atalaya residential area in El Tiemblo, west of Madrid (July 25, 2026)
Photo of an ambulance in Cairo (2017)
Brasilien São Paulo 2026 | Javier Milei & Flavio Bolsonaro beim Parteitag der Liberalen Partei
A cyclist takes a picture of the fenced-off Balzi Rossi Italian restaurant following a deadly bomb explosion in central Moscow, Russia
A firefighting helicopter battles a wildfire burning near Porto Germeno, 70 kilometres northwest of Athens
Great African harvest ants crawling around
Greece Porto Germeno 2026 | Firefighters putting out fire northwest of Athens
Indonesia rescue team members sail on dinghies during a search operation in 2025
President Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino speak at a reception at Trump Tower in New Yor
Filmstill "Keine Medizin für alle" | Dokumentation
Afrimaxx 2026 | Kevin Abwova von Kisero und seine Lederprodukte in Kenia
Rescuers monitor water conditions along the Danghe River in Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province, July 29, 2026
The Nazca Lines in Peru
This image shows a sequence of a manga-style movie about the history of Sinti and Roma
Historic photograph of Frieda Daniels and her brother Karl at a high-wire show in the late 1940s.
DW 2026 | Global Us | Sendungsbild Mücke auf Fingerkuppe
Police officers and a Spanish soldier stand guard as a big group of migrants are escorted out of the Spainish border.
protesters carrying a banner reading 'Stop deportations, refugees welcome' accompanied by several police officers
A group of migrants who crossed from Morocco stand on the beach facing Spanish police.
Nigeria Ogun State 2026 | Crystal meth farm in the Nigerian state of Ogun State
Woman measuring her waist in front of a mirror
Firefighters battle a wildfire in Greece on Jul 31, 2026
A crowded classroom with many children seated on small chairs, writing or reading at desks, while two adults sit in the center. Shelves filled with containers line the walls, and posters hang from the ceiling.