{"id":335807,"date":"2026-04-18T00:00:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T23:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/from-ukraine-to-the-middle-east-are-we-living-through-a-world-war-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T00:00:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T23:00:33","slug":"from-ukraine-to-the-middle-east-are-we-living-through-a-world-war-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/from-ukraine-to-the-middle-east-are-we-living-through-a-world-war-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"From Ukraine to the Middle East: Are we living through a world war? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/H-EFeMYJlsM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"From Ukraine to the Middle East: Are we living through a world war? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H-EFeMYJlsM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Conflicts are spreading worldwide \u2014 from Ukraine, to Gaza, Iran and Lebanon. But does that make it a world war, or is it a new cold war? With global trade disrupted and major powers increasingly involved, the question feels unavoidable: are we already living through World War 3? We asked four leading international affairs experts to weigh in. Their answer isn\u2019t what you might expect \u2014 but it explains why this moment still feels so dangerous.<\/p>\n<p>#dwcurrentaffairs<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conflicts are spreading worldwide \u2014 from Ukraine, to Gaza, Iran and Lebanon. But does that make it a world war, or is it a new cold war? With global trade disrupted and major powers increasingly involved, the question feels unavoidable: are we already living through World War 3? 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