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#Italy #Truffles #SnifferDogs Gourmets pay top dollar for truffle mushrooms, and an increasing number of farms want to cash in. But all the hard work would go to waste without a good sniffer dog.

#MH370 #PlaneCrash #China Some 500 relatives of people who disappeared with flight MH370 have held a memorial event in Malaysia ahead of the tragedy's tenth anniversary. 239 passengers and crew, most of them Chinese, were lost in 2014. After the most extensive search in aviation history, the plane's disappearance remains a mystery. Even though the official search ended years ago, some victims' relatives refuse to give up.

#Ukraine #Russia #UkraineWar A group of Ukrainian children have been visiting the US to help raise awareness of mass abductions by Russia. Ukrainian authorities estimate at least 19,000 children have been forcibly relocated from Ukraine to Russia, since Russia's full-scale invasion two years ago. DW's Ines Pohl reports from Washington DC.

#Houthi #CargoShip #RedSea A cargo ship attacked by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea has sunk. It's the first vessel lost since the Yemeni group began targeting commercial shipping it says is linked to Israel. The British-owned Rubymar was carrying more than 40-thousand tonnes of fertilizer when it was hit by a missile and began taking in water nearly two weeks ago. Yemen's internationally-recognized government is warning the sinking could cause an environmental catastrophe. For more we talk to Julien Jreissati. He is the regional director for Greenpeace and joins us from Lebanon’s capital Beirut.

#dwdocumentary #documentary Kiwi birds, New Zealand's national symbol, are unique animals. But they are in danger of becoming extinct. Who is responsible? And what can be done to save them? New Zealand was once home to around twelve million kiwi birds. Today, their population is less than 70,000. This drastic decline is mainly due to predators, such as rats and stoats, that hunt young kiwi chicks, or go after the flightless birds and their large eggs in their underground nests. One way to save the species is to take their eggs, and bring them to safety in incubators. But finding these eggs isn’t easy. Luckily, thousands of people have joined the massive conservation program. Among them is Diane Prince, who has become an expert at ‘egg lifting’ and says it would be "pretty bad” if New Zealanders, who call themselves ‘kiwis’ would let their national bird die out. DW Reporter Joel Dullroy joined her and other volunteers on their mission to save the kiwi.

#dwdocumentary #migration #documentary The jungle between Colombia and Panama, the Darién Gap, is one of the most important migration routes in the world. And one of the most dangerous. In the hope of a better life in the US, more than half a million people made their way through the rainforest separating Panama and Colombia in 2023 alone. The terrain is muddy and steep, and families with children quickly fall by the wayside. At the same time, drug cartels and armed gangs are also fighting for supremacy in the Darién Gap. Antonia Schaefer and Oliver Schmieg accompanied several migrants.

Thousands of soldiers were killed in the last battles of World War II. US troops who fought in the Hürtgen Forest nicknamed it the "Death Factory." This documentary features original film from US archives that bring the battle back to life. It's estimated that as many as 30 thousand US and German soldiers were killed in fighting in the northern Eifel region of Germany in the autumn and winter of 1944 and 1945. Traces of the battle - old bunkers, munitions, trenches and tank tracks - are still visible even today. The scarred landscape bears witness to a little-known chapter of World War Two. The "Hürtgen Forest" was the last obstacle standing between US forces and the Rhine River and Ruhr. Yet the decision to advance into the thick forest in September 1944 proved to be a fatal mistake. The Americans completely miscalculated North Eifel region's rugged terrain. They became disoriented in an area the German forces, the Wehrmacht, had crisscrossed with trenches and peppered with anti-personnel mines, making the wood into a veritable fortress. Continual rain and fog, followed by snow and frigid temperatures, turned the battle into a scene of dystopian butchery. Author Ernest Hemingway spent 18 days on the front in the Hürtgen Forest. He wrote later, "It was a place where it was extremely difficult for a man to stay alive even if all he did was be there." This documentary reconstructs the stages of the battle using commentary from survivors of the clash. Among them are the well-known US photographer Tony Vaccaro, US Army veteran James K. Cullen and former Wehrmacht soldier Paul Verbeek. In addition, Hürtgen Forest residents tell of the legacy of the battle, including the threat posed by countless unexploded munitions left in the ground 75 years after the conflict in Europe ended.

#Navalny #Russia Russians shouldn’t lose hope, says Dmitry Gudkov, they should feel rage. The opposition politician and former State Duma Deputy, who was a companion of Alexei Navalny spoke to DW about the death of Putin’s greatest critic.

Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, has accused Vladimir Putin of killing her husband, and vowed to continue his work. In a video posted on social media platform X, she called on supporters to resist Putin and fight for a free Russia. What influence do the Kremlin-controlled media have on the Latvian population, just over a quarter of which is made up of ethnic Russians? We talk to Latvia's Minister of State for Culture Agnese Logina.

#Ethiopia #Tigray #Famine Concern is growing over a looming famine in eastern Africa, where the UN's World Food Programme has estimated that 20 million people are in need of assistance. Aid groups say conflict, corruption and drought are all contributing factors. In Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray and Amhara regions, the government recently confirmed that hundreds of people have died due to starvation in recent months -- a rare acknowledgement of the crisis. DW's Mariel Mueller looks at the situation outside the Tigray region's capital, Mekele.

#Navalny #Putin #Russia Voicing support for the former Kremiln critic in Russia is proving to be hazardous. In the days since Navalny's death, more than 400 people have been arrested in 30 cities for paying their final respects to him by laying flowers or candles. Many have been fined or jailed for several days.

#IsraelHamasWar #Gaza #USA The UN Security Council is set to vote in a few hours on a resolution demanding a cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas, which is labeled as a terrorist organization in many countries. The Algeria sponsored plan, representing several Arab nations, calls for an immediate humanitarian cease-fire as well as the release of all hostages. The US has said it will veto that resolution, and has instead proposed its own. It calls for a temporary cease-fire linked to the release of hostages. It is as yet unclear if the US resolution will be put to a vote as well.

#USA #Ukraine #Russia Republicans in the US Congress is blocking a multi-billion-dollar military aid package that Ukraine urgently needs in its fight against Russia. Can Kyiv expect a release soon? At the Munich Security Conference, DW spoke with the former Commander of the US Army Europe, Ben Hodg

#Navalny #Russia #Putin A spokesperson for Alexei Navalny has confirmed the Russian opposition leader's death. Writing on X - the former Twitter - his spokesperson demanded his body be handed over to family. Navalny's death was first announced by Russian prison authorities on Friday. Activists in Russia say police have detained more than 100 people nationwide for joining protests in Navalny's memory.

#Trump #DonaldTrump #USA A court in New York has fined former president Donald Trump over 350-million dollars for fraud involving his business empire. The judge also banned Trump from running companies in the state for three years. That's after Trump was found guilty of inflating his net worth to secure better loan terms from lenders. He has vowed to appeal and condemned the case as a witch hunt. It's just the latest legal setback for Trump, who remains the front-runner for the Republican party presidential nomination.

#egypt #gaza #refugees Sources in Egypt say construction work has begun to create space to accommodate Palestinian refugees on the border with Gaza. They say the area is being prepared in case of an Israeli offensive in the city of Rafah. Such a move could cause an exodus of Palestinians across the Egyptian border. Video footage released by the Egyptian NGO, the Sinai Foundation for Human Rights, shows work verified by the Reuters news agency as being along the Gazan border. Egypt has repeatedly said an Israeli offensive in Rafah would be unacceptable. More than a million Palestinians are currently sheltering there. Updates from DW’s Rebecca Ritters in Jerusalem and journalist Karim El-Gawhary in Cairo.

#russia #navalny #putin Russia's Federal Prison Service said in a statement that Alexei Navalny felt unwell after a walk on Friday and lost consciousness. It said an ambulance arrived to try to rehabilitate him, but he died. Navalny's press secretary said they haven’t been informed of his death, and a lawyer was on the way to the prison. A spokesperson for Vladimir Putin said the Russian president has been informed of Navalny’s death but the Kremlin has no further information at this point. Navalny was a staunch critic of the Kremlin. He was arrested in 2021 when he returned to Russia after receiving medical treatment in Germany for what medical tests showed was a nerve agent poisoning.

#Germany #EU #Ukraine Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Germany has been undergoing a period of intense soul searching as it re-evaluates its responsibility in the area of defense. In a groundbreaking address to parliament just days after the invasion began, Chancellor Olaf Scholz declared a "watershed moment" - marking a fundamental shift in how Germany sees its role in the world. DW Business speaks to defense analyst Katarina Engberg, who formerly served as Sweden's representative to NATO and the European Union.

#navalny #russia #putin Julia Navalny, wife of Alexei Navalny speaks out on her husband's reported death at the Munich Security Conference. Dozens of world leaders are gathering for the Munich Security Conference, in the German city. The annual forum to debate the world's most pressing security challenges is marking its 60th edition. And this year the list of challenges is especially long.

#Boeing #aviation A door panel that flew off mid-air on a 737 Max 9 in January that appears to have been caused by missing bolts; two crashes of the 737 MAX 8 in 2018 and 2019, in which 346 people lost their lives: tragedies in which faulty software played a role. Not to mention the pandemic, which triggered a massive dip in demand for air travel. The last few years have been a catalog of disasters for Boeing - prompting accusations that the plane maker has a "quality control" problem. DW Business speaks to Jeff Wise, aviation journalist and host of the Deep Dive MH370 podcast about what went wrong at Boeing and what the company needs to do to repair its reputation.

#Sweden #Russia #Nato Sweden recently warned its citizens that war could come to its territory. This has caused anxiety and confusion for some young Swedes. DW visited a school in Stockholm to find out how the country’s youngsters are coping.

Brazil and Iran, two countries with very high beauty standards. There’s an enormous number of plastic surgery procedures taking place in these two nations and the pressure to look good is ever present. Sometimes that pressure comes from relatives – who disagree about how we should look. In the age of Instagram and Tik-Tok, unrealistic beauty ideals have become a global phenomenon. And sometimes it's hard not to be influenced by them. Brazilian mother Claudia Cristiane Pegorer Tavares describes herself as "vain". She’s already had some plastic surgery and wants to have even more. Her daughter Camila is part of the Brazilian body positivity movement "Movimento Corpo Livre" which promotes self-acceptance. But that can come at a cost: people like Camila who don't measure up to society's standards still get nasty looks and comments. Often the comments come from Camila's own family. Her godfather encourages her to get her stomach stapled to lose weight. Her mom Claudia thinks she needs silicone breast implants. No wonder there's a rift. In Tehran, the world capital of nose jobs, singer-songwriter Reesa believes that a different nose is key to his success. He's earned quite a bit of money playing music in the streets, but his mom is skeptical of his plan to spend so much on surgery. The real conflict however is with Reesa's uncle. His view is: "Men have to be tough, with calluses on their hands." Even though more and more Iranian men are getting nose jobs, for Uncle Akbar, cosmetic surgery is only for girls and women who want to be beautiful for their husbands. He's afraid that Reesa will start off getting a new nose, then new eyebrows and maybe end up a junkie. At least the regime in Iran has no problem with nose jobs. The late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khomeini even officially sanctioned the procedure, saying: "God ... loves beauty."

#documentary #sudan #reporter A journey into a forgotten conflict. Ten million people have been displaced by the civil war in Sudan, more than in any other crisis worldwide. Of Sudan’s internally displaced persons, a quarter of a million have found refuge in the Nuba Mountains, in the South of the country. The area is difficult to get to. With so few reports from the region reaching a global audience, DW reporter Mariel Müller traveled there to get first-hand accounts from those affected by the war. As is so often the case, women have suffered the most. Three of them share their stories of survival.

#Indonesia #Floods #Election More than 20,000 people have been displaced by flooding on the Indonesian island of Java. Rainy season is proving to be an added obstacle for the country's election, that is set take place on Wednesday. Election officials were already facing massive logistical hurdles to reach voters in the world's third biggest democracy. Local officials in the flooded area have now said hundreds of polling stations in the region have flooded.

#Israel #IsraelHamasWar #Hostages Emotions are boiling over on the streets of Tel Aviv, with demands for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resign. The families of hostages still held by Hamas in Gaza are running out of patience. Dozens blocked a major highway on Saturday night, lighting bonfires. An angry crowd marched on military headquarters, demanding a deal with Hamas to free the hostages. Hamas is considered a terrorist organization by many countries. DW’s Ben Fajzullin reports.