Ashraf al-Atraqji carefully stepped around tufts of weeds sprouting in a mountain of rubble in Iraq’s Mosul, found a seat on a sun-soaked rock, and struck a pose for the photographer. Behind him stretched the ruins of the Prophet Yunus Mosque, an ancient monument infamously destroyed by Daesh...

The German state should "in very important cases" block foreign firms from buying up companies working on key technologies by itself stepping in as an investor, Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said Tuesday. "The state should only be able to buy shares in a company in very important cases and...

Hertha Berlin captain Vedad Ibisevic sees Wednesday's German Cup clash against Bayern Munich as a "mini final" with the hosts hoping to topple the Bavarian giants again. Ibisevic scored when Hertha shocked Bayern 2-0 in the Bundesliga last September and the last-16 tie at the Olympic Stadium...

The European Commission has ordered the recall of a children's smartwatch because it leaves them open to being contacted and located by attackers. In its recall alert, the Commission said the Enox Safe-Kid-One device posed a "serious" risk. Data sent to and from the watch was unencrypted...