Around the Globe | 07.04.2017, 16:00 UTC

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Around the Globe 07.04.2017 | 16:00 UTC Can history tell us what might come next after the US intervention in Syria? The US military strike ordered by President Donald Trump against Syria occurred exactly 100 years after the country entered World War I. DW asked two American historians to weigh in about possible historical analogies. Mixed messages on Syria? Roderich Kiesewetter (CDU) speaks to DW Merkel: US attack on Syria is 'understandable' Opinion: Donald Trump's dangerous U-turn on Syria Merkel, German government say US missile strikes in Syria 'understandable' US launches cruise missile strikes on Syria Is Assad to blame for the chemical weapons attack in Syria? US polarizes world with attack on Syrian regime India lifts flight ban on sandal-whacking politician Ravindra Gaikwad Gaikwad bragged to television cameras that he beat a 60-year-old Air India employee for refusing to upgrade his seat. The airline said the flight only had economy class seats. "Anti-Romeo Brigade" patrols in Uttar Pradesh For India's extremist Hindus, Trump is a hero Muslim man beaten to death over cows in India Being a Muslim star in India comes with a price India's top court rules cinemas must play national anthem climate protection Why coal companies want Trump to stay in the Paris climate pact Fossil fuel firms fearing that America will lose influence in shaping the global climate regime are urging Trump to keep a seat at the table. Climate activists can't agree on whether it's better to have Trump in or out. Trump fuels climate worries with coal order Trump's push for coal China vows to push on with Paris Accord after Trump signs climate change order Trump moves to gut Obama's climate legacy EU needs to shut all coal plants by 2030 to meet climate goals Climate skeptic adviser says Trump could pull out of Paris climate agreement in days China to invest $360 bln in renewable power in 2016-2020 ETA's disarmament sows suspicion in Spain Victims of the terrorist group ETA say the move to disarm is propaganda, as nationalist parties and associations want an end to the harsh treatment of Basque prisoners. Santiago Saez reports from the Basque Country. Symbolic step for ETA separatist group Basque separatist group ETA floats agenda to disband Spanish authorities reveal details of huge black-market weapons cache Thousands rally in Spain for ETA prisoners to be moved closer to families South Africans protest against Zuma; violence hits Johannesburg Jacob Zuma is facing massive protests after culling critics from his cabinet in a midnight reshuffle. A quarter of the country is unemployed and two ratings agencies have downgraded South African debt to "junk" status. South African currency hit by cabinet reshuffle Opinion: Jacob Zuma's silent South African coup South Africa's Zuma survives latest ouster attempt South Africa speaker considers Zuma no-confidence vote Opinion: Zuma on his last political mile South Africa's Zuma under fire over $23 mln home upgrade Rand drops as Zuma recalls South Africa's finance minister How the Guptas 'captured' South Africa climate change A view over our changing poles With its operation IceBridge, NASA is currently conducting research flights over the Arctic to monitor ice loss. The photos are spectacular - and worrisome. Sea ice at record low in Arctic and Antarctic Temperatures at North Pole undergo 'heat wave' 2016 set to be hottest year on record Living in a changing world World in Progress Multiclick A weekly look at globalization, education, economic development, human rights and more. World in Progress: Development for everyone? World in Progress: Korea's tough chicken business World in Progress: Cocoa crisis in Ivory Coast wrecks farmers   © Deutsche Welle 2017