#DataCenters #AI #Trump #dwcurrentaffairs - Why opposition to AI data centers is growing in the US | DW Reporter: DW News

5 September 2026

The artificial intelligence boom is creating demand for computing power. Data centers are springing up across the U.S.— and opposition is growing.

Many U.S. residents say their health problems are being caused by new data centers being built in their neighborhoods. But President Trump only sees the potential economic benefits of these large-scale projects. Not all elected officials agree with him, including Democratic House Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who is sounding the alarm on the environmental impact — and she's not the only one.

This debate is having a significant effect on the upcoming US midterm elections, deepening the divide between supporters and opponents. There is no doubt that the AI boom will change the US, but at what cost? A report by Ines Pohl.

Chapters: 00:05 Intro 01:12 Robin Angus Fights "Project Oak" 03:14 Why AI Needs Land 04:45 Electricity, Water and Growth 06:02 Nonstop Noise 07:28 The South: Torn Between Jobs and Anger 08:56 Money Can't Buy Everything 09:38 Possible Community Gains 10:29 Mar-a-Lago or My Land? 11:01 AI: A Midterm Election Issue 11:38 A Temporary Victory? #DataCenters #AI #Trump #dwcurrentaffairs

#dwcurrentaffairs #russia - Growing fears of Moscow seizing money to fund war | DW News

20 August 2026

US and British media are reporting that Russians are withdrawing increasing amounts of cash from the country's banks amid fears that the Kremlin could soon seize deposits to fund its war in Ukraine. At the start of Moscow's full-scale invasion, Russians already moved in large numbers to withdraw their private savings.

Now, however, recent data from Russia's Central Bank show that citizens are withdrawing rubles in record amounts. Media reports suggest that the Kremlin's difficulties in dealing with Ukraine's intensifying drone attacks could be partly to blame, as more and more Russians feel the direct effects of the war.

Just this week, Russian media reported that more than 70 percent of service stations nationwide had run out of fuel.

Russia cannot win in Ukraine: Yale historian Odd Arne Westad explains why | DW News

#documentary #usa #authoritarianism #dwdocs - Trump's America - Is US democracy in danger? | DW Documentary

23 May 2026

Nations once considered beacons of democracy are under attack. Many countries around the world are moving toward authoritarianism and jeopardizing once staunchly protected democratic values. Among them: the USA. The new DW documentary series, "Democracy Under Attack," is an urgent look into the heart of these conflicts. It puts a spotlight on countries where democratic values have long been taken for granted. In an ever-increasingly fractured world, how resilient are today's democracies? Making sense of these questions is Turkish investigative journalist Can Dündar, who has lived in exile in Germany since 2016. In the DW Documentary original series, "Guardians of Truth," he brought stories from Mexico, Belarus, and his home country, Turkey. He met people who, like him, faced the brutal consequences of corrupt institutions and the suppression of a free press. Having lived the realities of increasing authoritarianism firsthand, Dündar believes it's time to sound the alarm that more and more democracies are under attack. The premiere episode of "Democracy Under Attack: Can Dündar and Trump's America" takes viewers to the United States. In 2026, the USA will celebrate the 250th anniversary of its founding. The country, which has often been called the cradle of modern democracy, is under enormous pressure: The political camps are almost irreconcilably opposed to each other. For many observers, President Donald Trump is governing in an increasingly authoritarian manner, and he and his supporters fiercely attack their critics. In the film, directors Can Dündar and Demid Sheronkin meet one such person who has become a target. Mark Bray, a Rutgers professor, was denounced as "Dr. Antifa" and later received death threats after members from the right-wing youth organization Turning Point USA launched a petition to get him fired from the university. He and his family fled the country for Spain. Moving between US college campuses and a political convention, talking to student activists, Turning Point USA members, and professors, the documentary presents a tense collision of competing visions of democracy. What is the state of freedom of expression and democracy in the United States of America? Is US democracy really in danger? #documentary #dwdocumentary #dwdocs

"The Kremlin Can't Cope" If Ukraine Escalates Strikes Inside Russia

#BigTech #Trump #Oligarchy - Inside the broligarchy: Is big tech running US politics? | DW News

21 May 2026

From Donald Trump’s alliances with tech billionaires to the collapse of US media outlets, investigative journalist Carole Cadwalladr says we are accelerating towards a "a techno‑fascist future."

#BigTech #Trump #Oligarchy #DWCurrentAffairs

Donald Trump's Banana Republic

Europe STEALS Google's Cloud - French Company Runs It, German Staff, USA Has

ZERO Access

Stock market today: S&P 500, Nasdaq fall as oil prices rise on Iran peace talk doubts

#aviation #budgetflights #dwnews - Airline collapse: Budget carriers hit by fuel price surge | DW News

4 May 2026

Sky-high jet fuel prices, caused by the war in Iran, have claimed their first casualty in the airline sector. The no-frills operator Spirit Airlines ceased operations on the weekend. Former industry executive John Gradek says the company will not be the last to collapse.

He tells DW's Ben Fajzullin who is next in line and what is in store for travellers the world over, who had become accustomed to flying cheap.

#aviation #budgetflights #dwnews

Trump ‘pissed off’ allies — now he’s running scared in major U-turn | Scott Lucas

#trade #europe #usa - How Europe is Replacing China and the US | Business Beyond: DW News

28 March 2026

After decades of stalled talks, Europe has reached a trade turning point: It's been on a deal signing spree, inking mammoth pacts with major powers like India, Indonesia, Australia, Brazil and Argentina. This is a story about how the world recalibrates when the US goes rogue, and the race to rely less on China. On this episode of Business Beyond we go inside this trade reset with a focus on the EU-Mercosur megadeal. We look at what Europe wants from these new pacts, from access to Brazilian minerals to new customers for ailing German automakers, and ask whether Europe’s offer to the world is still valuable as middle powers wield more influence and point out past hypocrisies. A year out from the body blow of Trump's tariffs, what do we know about the new trading order emerging from tariff chaos? #dwbusiness #trade #europe #usa #china #mercosur

#dwnews #oilprices #iranwar - What can be done to make the oil market more resilient in future? | DW News

31 March 2026

Oil prices are climbing again with markets deeply unsettled about the US-Israeli war on Iran. The surge comes after US President Donald Trump said in an interview with the Financial Times that his preference would be to quote "take the oil in Iran" and that he was considering US boots on the ground.

We talk about this topic with Dr. Anna Mikulska, Senior Vice President at the CGCN Group, and with Chris Southworth from the International Chamber of Commerce in the United Kingdom. #dwnews #oilprices #iranwar

#Merz #Germany #Russia - Merz calls on US to uphold Russian oil sanctions | DW News

14 March 2026

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned that any easing of oil sanctions on Russia by the US — in order to tackle surging energy costs caused by the conflict in the Middle East — would be a mistake. Speaking on a visit to Norway, Merz said any such move would help fund Moscow's ongoing war against Ukraine, and should be avoided.

#IraWar #PedroSanchez #DonaldTrump - Why is Spain's Pedro Sanchez standing up to Trump? | DW News

12 March 2026

Spain says “No to war” — even as Washington turns up the pressure.

Spanish Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez condemned the attacks on Iran as a massive breach of international law.

His government then banned the US from using the two jointly operated military bases in Andalusia, southern Spain, to wage war on Iran.

But why is Madrid taking Europe’s clearest stand against the Iran conflict? History professor David Jiménez Torres explains. #IraWar #PedroSanchez #DonaldTrump For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/

John Bolton: 'I would not have started this war if the objective were not regime change' | DW News