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Belgian authorities uncovered a body on Sunday that they say is likely that of a fugitive soldier with suspected right-wing extremist views. Police launched a massive manhunt for the soldier, identified as Jurgen Conings, after he went missing on May 17. Prior to his disappearance, he'd threatened a top virologist and ... | 3Crime |
Ecuadoran President Guillermo Lasso signed a decree creating a massive new marine reserve north of the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific. The new reserve, named "Hermandad" (Brotherhood), expands the protected waters by 60,000 square kilometers (23,166 square miles). It builds upon the existing Galapagos Marine Reserv... | 6Nature and Environment |
Glencore Energy on Tuesday admitted to paying over $28 million (€26.5 million) in bribes across five African countries to secure preferential access to oil and generate illicit profit. The United Kingdom's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) said the British subsidiary of Glencore Plc pleaded guilty in the Southwark Crown Court... | 3Crime |
The powerful image of former police officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on the neck of George Floyd sparked protests not only throughout the United States, but across the world. The memorials and murals that sprang up in his name shone a spotlight on lawmakers and police departments, spurring debate around how they would ad... | 7Politics |
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague announced on Wednesday that her office would formally open a probe into reported war crimes in the Palestinian territories. In a statement, Fatou Bensouda said the investigation would be carried out "independently, impartially and objectively, withou... | 7Politics |
There have been reported claims on Wednesday that the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut has been surrounded by Russian forces, Reuters news agency reported. "Bakhmut is now operationally surrounded, our forces are closing the ring around the city," said Yan Gagin, an aide to Denis Pushilin — the Russia-backed leader of... | 2Conflicts |
Sudanese protesters have taken to the streets to call for democracy and an end to military rule after the deposed civilian prime minister, Abdalla Hamdok, pledged to return to the government jointly led with the military. Nearly four weeks after a military coup, Hamdok was reinstated on Sundaywhen he signed a 14-poin... | 7Politics |
Western countries on Monday rejected Russia’s claims that Ukraine has plans to use a "dirty bomb." Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu had phoned Western counterparts on Sunday to tell them Moscow suspected Kyiv of planning to use a a bomb laced with nuclear material. In a joint statement, the foreign ministers of F... | 2Conflicts |
"We announce to the world that Gadhafi has been killed at the hands of the revolution," Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) spokesman Abdul Hafiz Ghoga said on October 20, 2011. "It is the end of tyranny and dictatorship," he added. In February 2011 Libyans, inspired by the uprising in neighboring Tunisia, had s... | 7Politics |
The Gorch Fock, a three-masted sailing ship used by the German navy for training cadets, is being handed over to naval officials in the northern city of Wilhelmshaven on Thursday after almost six years of repairs. The refitting of the ship caused some controversy after the costs rose from the original estimate of €10 m... | 8Society |
In a short statement to the media, UK Prime Minister Liz Truss on Thursday announced an end to her time in office — after just over six weeks in the job and a day after she vowed to stay in office, saying she was "a fighter and not a quitter." Truss has faced mounting criticism after a tax-cutting mini budget unraveled... | 7Politics |
Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar said on Friday he was in hospital after contracting COVID-19. He originally tested positive for the coronavirus on March 27 and said the hospitalization was taken as a precautionary measure. Tendulkar, who will turn 48 later this month, was previously quarantining at home, sufferi... | 9Sports |
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Russia's Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the closure of Memorial International, one of the country's most prominent NGOs. The organization faced charges under the Russia's controversial NGO laws, which demand... | 8Society |
Facing mounting criticism for the lack of heavy weapons deliveries to Ukraine, Germany on Thursday signaled that it was planning a three-way swap of armaments that will enable Kyiv to get more of the equipment it needs. Although Germany is the world's fifth-largest exporter of arms, it has long avoided sending weapons ... | 2Conflicts |
1840s: Missionaries from the German-based Rhenish Missionary Society arrive in what is now called Namibia. 1883: Adolf Lüderitz, one of Germany's first prominent colonialists, signs an agreement with Chief Joseph Frederick of Bethanie in what is now southern Namibia. The treaty gives the German businessman rights to th... | 7Politics |
The head of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) has cast doubt on the validity of an email which Chinese state media says was penned by missing Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai. Peng, a former Wimbledon and French Open doubles champion and one of China's biggest sports stars, has not been heard from since accusing fo... | 9Sports |
German officials confirmed Friday that they had received a request from the United Kingdom to extradite a suspected spy for Russia who had worked at the British Embassy in Berlin. David S., whose full name has not been made public due to German privacy laws, was arrested at his home in the state of Brandenburg in Augus... | 3Crime |
Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti on Thursday submitted an application for Kosovo to join the European Union, formally kicking off a process that could take years, and depends on normalizing relations with neighboring Serbia. Kurti handed the application to Czech minister for EU affairs Mikulas Bek, whose country cur... | 7Politics |
Chancellor Angela Merkel is paying a final visit to Greece before she steps down as head of the German government. On Friday, she held talks with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and President Katerina Sakellaropoulou on an array of issues, ranging from energy policy, the coronavirus pandemic and immigration to... | 7Politics |
Fighting at a prison in the northern Syrian city of al-Hasaka entered a fourth day on Sunday as the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) continued to battle fighters from the extremist "Islamic State" (IS) group after a breakout at the facility. The Kurdish forces said the militants attacked the prison once more on S... | 2Conflicts |
Niger edged towards its first-ever democratic transition of power as former interior minister Mohamed Bazoum won the presidential elections with 55.75% of the second-round vote, according to initial results published on Tuesday. Opposition candidate Mahamane Ousmane picked up 44.25%, the country’s election commission ... | 7Politics |
An explosion in an apartment building in Gothenburg, Sweden, injured up to 20 people early on Tuesday morning, according to Swedish media outlets. The explosion occurred in the early hours, and rescue services are still working to put out fires that spread to several apartments, the Swedish news agency TT and public se... | 1Catastrophe |
When it comes to the administration of Joe Biden, there is widely shared optimism in the German capital, Berlin. There is a palpable sense of yearning that the fabled trans-Atlantic bridge will once again bring the European Union and US closer together and rekindle the spirit of cooperation. But there are also those wh... | 7Politics |
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has announced plans to run for vice president when his term ends in May, raising concerns about how it could bypass presidential term limits and keep him in power, while granting immunity from criminal charges. "Consider me a candidate for the vice presidency at this time, maybe ... | 7Politics |
For the second time this year, Ons Jabeur has made a Grand Slam final. Victory in the US Open against world No. 1 Iga Swiatek would be a defining moment in African tennis history, but the achievement of reaching the final alone is already a game-changer for the sport in Tunisia and beyond. "Ons [Jabeur] is a breath of ... | 9Sports |
Japan's Praemium Imperiale is one of the world's most important art prizes. Since its founding in 1988, it has been given out by the Japan Art Association to artists and musicians at the top of their careers in five different categories each year. The award is so prestigious it is sometimes referred to as the "Nobel Pr... | 4Culture |
DW: Is the pandemic out of control in Brazil? David Sufiate: It's hard to say what out of control means in the context of a pandemic. But we are definitely seeing too much strain on our entire health system, from private hospitals to state hospitals. The situation is very serious. At Fiocruz Hospital we have been fill... | 7Politics |
Two Polish historians were ordered by a Warsaw court on Tuesday to apologize to the niece of a World War II-era Polish mayor whom they reported in their book was complicit in the killing of Jews. The ruling has been seen as a litmus test of whether independent Holocaust research is possible under Poland's nationalist ... | 7Politics |
French President Emmanuel Macron told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin he hoped talks in Moscow could lead to an easing of tensions over Ukraine. "This discussion can make a start in the direction in which we need to go, which is toward a de-escalation," Macron said at the start of the meeting. He added that he h... | 7Politics |
"Belarus is currently an experimental field for a new world view … a new perspective on history, which involves change without violence," said Belarusian investigative journalist and 2015 Nobel Prize for Literature laureate Svetlana Alexievich. She was speaking during a panel discussion on Friday ahead of the Berlin In... | 4Culture |
Pope Francis hosted the players of his eponymous soccer team in Vatican City on Saturday ahead of a charity match that aims to combat discrimination against vulnerable groups, including the Roma community. The pope, who is a major fan of the sport, was meeting with the priests, migrants and Swiss guards who will play f... | 9Sports |
Disasters like the floods in Germany are a particular challenge for politicians. In crises, people look for leadership and expect empathy and resolve from politicians. Especially from those who are preparing to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel and lead Germany's next government. The candidate currently in pole position... | 7Politics |
In 2017, Bangladesh welcomed fellow Muslims from Myanmar's troubled Rakhine state to the southern coastal community of Cox's Bazar with open arms, food and shelter. Despite the presence of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya in the already overcrowded settlements for decades, they didn't have to think twice about accommo... | 2Conflicts |
Exhausted firefighters have been battling blazes in northern Argentina for weeks. Fueled by strong winds, little rain and dry conditions brought on by an unusually long drought, wildfires have already destroyed nearly 8,000 square kilometers (3,000 square miles) of forest, swamp and farmland, an area slightly smaller t... | 6Nature and Environment |
A top US general warned the country could be plunged into civil war as Taliban fighters on Sunday pushed deep into the Panjshir province that is still resisting the group. Top US General Mark Milley said: "There's at least a good probability of a broader civil war" as the Taliban struggle to consolidate power. "Tha... | 2Conflicts |
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has backed a plan to begin using the BioNTech-Pfizer COVID vaccine in adolescents aged 12-15. The CDC gave the approval after trial evidence showed that there were no severe allergic reactions from the vaccine in the age group. Some US states, including Georgia, D... | 5Health |
South Korea's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a 20-year prison term for former President Park Geun-hye over bribery and other crimes. It is the final ruling in the historic corruption case that saw the country's first female leader impeached in 2017 and concludes a lengthy legal process. In total, she could serve up t... | 3Crime |
Finally, COVID-19 vaccines are available. However, any relief is diminished by Germany's rapidly increasing death toll. "The current lockdown is not particularly effective," Lothar Wieler, the president of Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the German agency responsible for the control of infectious diseases, told the public... | 5Health |
Germany's ground isn't quite as parched now as it was in June or September, according to the drought monitor at the Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research (UFZ). But January 2021 is clearly proving to be drier than the same period last year. The UFZ's monitor uses shades of red to indicate degrees of dryness in th... | 6Nature and Environment |
British-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca drew a sharp rebuke from the European Union after the company said late last month it would cut EU supplies of its COVID-19 vaccine in the first quarter. EU leaders lashed out at the company for not honoring its contractual obligations, with some accusing it of diverting vaccines p... | 0Business |
The Australian national football team has called out World Cup host Qatar on its human rights record, becoming the first participating side to criticize the country collectively. A video released on Thursday features 16 players from the Socceroos delivering a message line by line, referring to the Middle Eastern countr... | 9Sports |
An inmate at the high-security Conde-sur-Sarthe jail in northwestern France surrendered after taking two guards hostage on Tuesday, the justice minister said. "The hostage-taking is over. The inmate surrendered," French Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti said on Twitter. The incident began at 10:15 a.m. local time (... | 3Crime |
Polling began in the Pacific island state of Fiji on Wednesday, with about half million people eligible to cast their vote and choose Fiji's next prime minister. More than 1,000 police personnel have been deployed to maintain law and order. The island is holding its third democratic election since 2006. Observers from ... | 7Politics |
Burkina Faso's new self-declared leader Ibrahim Traore has accused the president he deposed in a military coup on Friday of plotting a counterattack, blaming him for the violence which continued on Saturday. Traore said that ousted President Paul-Henri Damiba was responsible for the gunfire reported earlier in the day ... | 2Conflicts |
With over 160,000 members, Schalke 04 are the second-biggest football club in Germany, seven times German champions and one of the biggest names in world football. As recently as 2018, they were Bundesliga runners-up. In 2011, they reached the semifinals of the Champions League. Schalke's youth academy, the famed Knapp... | 9Sports |
US magazine Consumer Reports said on Thursday its engineers were able to trick a Tesla into driving in the car's Autopilot mode — with no one at the wheel. The publication's engineers were able to operate the vehicle with the car's inbuilt system failing to realize the driver's seat was empty. The experiment comes just... | 0Business |
A senior member of the German parliament, Georg Nüsslein, pledged Friday to fight allegations of taking bribes from a face mask producer. The lawmaker also temporarily stepped down from his position as deputy leader of the ruling conservative bloc in the Bundestag. Speaking to DW, Bundestag deputy Dirk Wiese said he wa... | 7Politics |
Accepting the Sakharov Prize in Strasbourg in her father's name, Daria Navalnya said, "they were close to killing my mother, they almost killed my father, and no one will guarantee that tomorrow European politicians won't start falling dead by touching a doorknob." "When I wrote to my dad and asked: what exactly would ... | 7Politics |
Iran, Venezuela and Sudan have lost their right to vote at the United Nations due to unpaid dues, UN secretary general Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday. In total, 11 countries are behind in their payments, of which eight have lost their right to vote in the UN assembly. The five other countries that have lost their rig... | 7Politics |
A dormant mine dam burst in central South Africa on Sunday, killing at least one and injuring some 40 others. The diamond mine dam was in Jagersfontein, a town which lies some 110 kilometers (68 miles) southwest of Bloemfontein, the capital of the Free State province. The flooding swept away houses and cars, as it made... | 1Catastrophe |
Bad news from the Donbas, the region that covers most of eastern Ukraine, continues to make its way back to Russia. Even in a pro-Kremlin Telegram channel, news of the renewed Ukrainian assault on the Russian-held town of Lyman was recently posted. In Russian mainstream media, the fighting in eastern Ukraine is omnipre... | 2Conflicts |
Sayida al-Kunissi sits at the entrance to the Tunisian cemetery known as the "Garden of Africa" and weeps softly. She believes that somewhere here, in this graveyard on the edge of the coastal city of Zarzis in southeastern Tunisia, are the remains of her grandson, Omar Karimi. Karimi was 15, had just finished school a... | 7Politics |
At least three supporters of the recently banned far-right Tehreek-e-Labiak Pakistan (TLP) were killed in Lahore on Sunday during clashes with the police, Pakistani newspaper Dawn reported. Amid a crackdown by the police, TLP supporters have protested in Lahore over the past few days, demanding the expulsion of the Fre... | 7Politics |
Scores of people were hurt after clashes broke out between Israeli police forces and Palestinians at the Al-Aqsa mosque complex in East Jerusalem on Friday morning. The complex is a frequent flashpoint for inter-religious violence. Al-Aqsa mosque is the third holiest site in Islam and the complex is also the location ... | 7Politics |
At least 25 people in Mumbai were killed and many others injured on Sunday when several houses were crushed by a collapsed wall and a landslide triggered by heavy rain, authorities said. As many as 11 incidents of houses or walls collapsing and landslides were reported in the Mumbai area within the past 24 hours, offic... | 1Catastrophe |
It has been a year of emergency meetings between Chancellor Angela Merkel and her counterparts who lead Germany's 16 states. Often long, late and argumentative, their increasingly confusing outcomes have become symbolic of, and a cause for, shortcomings in Germany's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. For Merkel, who ha... | 7Politics |
It was already dark when around 30 people gathered in front of the private home of Petra Köpping, health minister of the German state of Saxony, in the small town of Grimma on Friday evening. Some carried flaming torches in their hands, others large placards. The Free Saxons, classified as a right-wing extremist group ... | 7Politics |
The Afghani General Directorate for Sports has confirmed that one of the people who fell to their death from a departing airplane at Kabul International Airport was national youth team footballer Zaki Anwari. The 19-year-old had been clinging to a US military aircraft in an attempt to flee the country after the takeove... | 9Sports |
Leftist Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Thursday that rioters backing his far-right predecessor Jair Bolsonaro may have had inside help when they recently stormed Brazil's capital, Brasilia. The rioters managed to enter the buildings of the presidency, Congress and Supreme Court during the unrest on ... | 7Politics |
Former United States Vice President Walter Mondale, who served under Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1981, died on Monday at the age of 93. Mondale is probably best remembered for losing one of the most uneven presidential elections in recent history, to a Ronald Reagan who was at the height of his popularity. Mondale lost b... | 7Politics |
North Macedonia is set to enter a new phase of political instability after Prime Minister Zoran Zaev announced his resignation following the heavy defeat of his Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM) in Sunday's local elections. "I take responsibility for the outcome of these elections and therefore I'm resigning ... | 7Politics |
Around 2,000 people took to the streets of the Serbian capital of Belgrade on Saturday in protests against lithium mining. The demonstrators demanded the government bar international mining firm Rio Tinto from building a lithium mine in western Serbia. Rio Tinto had pledged $2.4 billion (€2 billion) to the project in ... | 6Nature and Environment |
The 193 members of the UN's General Assembly held a minute's silence on Monday for the victims of the war in Ukraine as delegates met for an emergency session to discuss a resolution condemning Moscow's "aggression." Russia found itself increasingly isolated but defended its "military operation," blaming the violence o... | 2Conflicts |
There are only a few hours of daylight in Kiruna in January. The snow crunches under your feet during a walk through the town, located about 200 kilometers (120 miles) north of the Arctic Circle in Lapland. This is where Sweden's government has decided to officially kick off its EU presidency — a mining town known for ... | 7Politics |
Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock was in the Pacific Island nation of Palau on Saturday where she discussed the threat of rising sea levels. "When we stand here, looking out at the ocean, we see what truly looks like paradise. But we can also easily imagine what will happen to this peaceful paradise if sea l... | 6Nature and Environment |
The Australian Border Force (ABF) seized more than 5 million doses of fentanyl, a deadly opioid that is circulated illegally on the streets, on Monday. According to a press statement by the ABF, this was the largest shipment of fentanyl ever detected in the country. The opioids were found in a shipment arriving from C... | 3Crime |
Fresh allegations arose on Friday about lockdown parties at the residence of United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson — with two separate gatherings on the eve of the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II's husband Prince Philip. Just two days ago, Johnson was forced to apologize for attending a garden party in 2020, after ... | 7Politics |
In the French cinematic masterpiece La Haine, one character tells the story of a man who falls from a skyscraper and, while plummeting to earth, tells himself repeatedly, "So far, so good." Any of the Netherlands players who have seen Mathieu Kassovitz’s classic could probably relate: they were falling for 101 minutes ... | 9Sports |
Germany's Oktoberfest, the world's largest beer festival held every year in Munich, will not take place in 2021 due to the coronavirus crisis, officials said on Monday. The pandemic has forced the cancellation of the hugely popular festival for the second consecutive year. It had been scheduled from September 18 to Oct... | 8Society |
Police used tear gas to disperse protesters in Santa Cruz, Bolivia's biggest city, on Friday, after a court sentenced the local governor and opposition leader Luis Fernando Camacho to .four months in pretrial detention. Protesters threw fireworks at the security forces. Buildings were attacked and cars and tires were s... | 7Politics |
Roman, a young Moldovan man, borrows his father's car every night to pick up Ukrainian refugees at the Palanca border crossing and drive them to the capital, Chisinau. He pays for the gas out of his own pocket. He's only been back home himself since last year, after a long stint working in Ireland. In the face of wides... | 2Conflicts |
Ruja Ignatova, dubbed the "Cryptoqueen," was placed on the US Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI's) list of Ten Most Wanted Fugitives last week. The FBI also put up a $100,000 (€97,292) reward for her. Ignatova is accused of defrauding gullible investors all over the world and swindling them of billions of dolla... | 0Business |
Greek MEP Eva Kaili had her powers as a vice president of the European Parliament suspended Saturday over a corruption probe implicating World Cup hosts Qatar. European Parliament President Roberta Metsola "has decided to suspend with immediate effect all powers, duties and tasks that were delegated to Eva Kaili in her... | 7Politics |
The number of wolf packs in the Alps has jumped by over 25% in just one year, the Swiss-based wolf-protection association Gruppe Wolf Schweiz (GWS) said on Monday. They described the current population growth as "exponential," rising from around 250 packs in 2021 — most of them in the border region between Italy and Fr... | 6Nature and Environment |
Facebook said Monday it had removed a network of accounts and pages linked to Uganda's information ministry. The ministry, used the fake accounts to "manage pages, comment on other people's content, impersonate users, re-share posts in groups to make them appear more popular than they were," Facebook said in a statemen... | 7Politics |
French President Emmanuel Macron's chief of staff, Alexis Kohler, was indicted on Monday by France's financial crimes prosecutor. The indictment relates to Kohler's alleged conflict of interest over his ties to Swiss-Italian shipping company MSC. The move against Kohler, who holds the powerful post of Elysee Palace sec... | 3Crime |
Crowds of mostly young men in a pro-British area of the Northern Irish city of Belfast set a hijacked bus on fire with petrol bombs and attacked police with stones in the latest outbreak of violence that erupted last week. Videos circulating on social media showed the bus being hit with incendiary devices and later com... | 2Conflicts |
The Lithuanian Defense Ministry on Wednesday called on public officials and consumers to be wary of Chinese-made phones due to cybersecurity and censorship risks. The Lithuanian National Security Center, which is a part of the Defense Ministry, said in a report that it found four "cybersecurity risks" in phones made by... | 7Politics |
Nancy Faesar is no stranger to dealing with enemies of an open, democratic and diverse society. The new German interior minister hails from the central German state of Hesse, which has repeatedly made the headlines because of right-wing extremist attacks. The most notorious took place in Hanau in February 2020, when a... | 7Politics |
The European Union is embroiled in an escalating dispute with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca over planned curbs in vaccine deliveries. Vaccines provided by BioNTech-Pfizer are also being supplied to European countries at levels lower than anticipated. The shortages are already having an impact on the ground, with c... | 5Health |
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said late on Sunday that he intended to designate the Iran-backed Houthi movement in Yemen as a "foreign terrorist organization." Pompeo also said he intended to list three leaders of the Houthi movement, also known as Ansarallah, as Specially Designated Global Terrorists. "These desig... | 2Conflicts |
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with pro-India politicians from disputed Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. The talks were the first time since New Delhi stripped the region of its semi-autonomous status in 2019. The meeting was attended by leaders from regional and mainstream parties, including three former chief ... | 7Politics |
The EU commenced sanctions against eight Iranian security officials for their role in the 2019 crackdown against popular protest, the bloc's Official Journal confirmed on Monday. The sanctions are the first since 2013. The move comes as members of the EU have been trying to reanimate the faltered Iran nuclear deal. Pun... | 7Politics |
The news of Uwe Seeler's passing was confirmed by his former club, Hamburg, on Thursday, citing information received from the late striker's family. During his playing career with Hamburg and West Germany, which spanned from the mid-1950s to the early 1970s, Uwe Seeler was known as one of the world's best strikers and ... | 9Sports |
Sri Lanka's acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe has imposed a state of emergency, according to a government notice released late on Sunday and reported by local media. "It is expedient, so to do, in the interests of public security, the protection of public order and the maintenance of supplies and services essential... | 7Politics |
Some 250 police officers and other investigators raided 24 houses and apartments around Germany on Wednesday, with Bavarian prosecutors saying "a Russian citizen and four other defendants" were the targets of the investigation. Prosecutors did not identify the main suspect in their written statement, saying only that h... | 7Politics |
Munich airport officials on Tuesday said they had seized a bumper haul of illicit khat leaves that was on its way to the United States. The 1.2 metric ton haul — a record amount for the airport — was headed to the US from Dubai, through Germany. Customs officials at the Munich airport discovered the leaves in a cargo s... | 3Crime |
Police in Guatemala said Saturday that 13 people have been killed in the village of Chiquix, 155 kilometers (96 miles) east of Guatemala City, in an apparent land dispute. The victims include women and children. It was not immediately clear how the victims died, but police described the killings as "intolerable and inc... | 2Conflicts |
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense on Sunday said 16 Chinese fighter jets had entered its Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) a day earlier. The number of aircraft sent into the ADIZ is one of the largest since early October, when the People's Liberation Army (PLA) sent around 150 warplanes into the air defense z... | 2Conflicts |
In a new report released Tuesday, Amnesty International said the Israeli state governed Palestinians in "a system of oppression and domination," which it charged met the international definition of "apartheid." The more than 200-page report was compiled over four years. Amnesty International joins other rights groups s... | 2Conflicts |
An avalanche in Austria's Tyrol province claimed the lives of at least five people on Friday. According to search and rescue personnel, one person is unaccounted for. "It was one of 13 avalanches today in Tyrol. ... It happened off-piste," Patrick Ortler from rescue services told the AFP news agency. Another person was... | 1Catastrophe |
The Druzhba pipeline, which transfers Russian crude oil to Germany and other Central European countries, has been fixed after a leak was reported earlier this week. Polish state-run pipeline operator PERN said the pipeline was now fully operational. "PERN's technical services restored the full functionality of the dama... | 2Conflicts |
These live updates are now closed. For our latest coverage Wednesday, follow our live updates here Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed "in principle" to United Nations and the International Committee for the Red Cross involvement in the evacuation of civilians from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, the UN said.... | 2Conflicts |
Cycling enthusiasts were amazed. Alongside the many amateur cyclists from Europe, who this week tackled the legendary Tour de France climb up L'Alpe d'Huez on their expensive branded carbon bikes, was Adrien Niyonshuti. The Rwanda was cycling on a yellow single-speed bike. Niyonshuti was applauded for his move. The for... | 9Sports |
As German authorities are expected to extend the coronavirus lockdown for at least three more weeks, the country's Social Democrats demanded that parents who require daycare for their children must be given paid holidays. "The companies should give parents paid leave from work," SPD General Secretary Lars Klingbeil tol... | 8Society |
Protests in Sudan continued on Sunday as defiance against the military coup entered its seventh day. Protesters manned barricades in Khartoum a day after a deadly crackdown on mass rallies. On Saturday, tens of thousands of people vented their frustrations across the country, marching against the army's power grab, wit... | 7Politics |
"Hell on Earth" is how David Beasley, the executive director of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) described the situation in Afghanistan at the end of last year. Since the Taliban returned to power in August 2021, the shooting, bombing and fighting have subsided. However, the Brussels-based think tank International Cri... | 8Society |
Indian lawmakers have begun the process of choosing the country's next president by casting their votes Monday. They are choosing between Draupadi Murmu, nominated by the ruling alliance, and Yashwant Sinha, who is backed by the opposition parties. Veteran tribal politician Murmu enjoys the backing of the ruling center... | 7Politics |
Just a few days ago, US President Joe Biden picked up the phone to thank the Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, for the generous support in the ongoing evacuation from Afghanistan. Biden also thanked Qatar for facilitating intra-Afghan talks — even though they had failed even before the Taliban took power. German... | 7Politics |
Belgian authorities have opened an investigation into a cyberattack against at least two energy companies based in the port cities of Antwerp and Ghent, an official said on Thursday. "An investigation by the Federal Computer Crime Unit has started,'' said Kristof Aerts, an official at the public prosecutor's office in ... | 0Business |
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