Am dritten und letzten Tag der Parlamentswahl in Russland sind bei Angriffen mit hunderten Drohnen nach Behördenangaben zwei Menschen getötet und eine große Raffinerie bei Moskau getroffen worden. Der Gouverneur der Hauptstadtregion, Andrej Worobjow, teilte am Sonntag mit, eine 44-jährige Frau und ein älterer Mann seien bei Angriffen an zwei verschiedenen Orten getötet worden. Eine […]
Read MoreIn Berlin hat die Abgeordnetenhauswahl begonnen. Die Wahllokale öffneten am Sonntag um 08.00 Uhr. Rund zweieinhalb Millionen Menschen sind in der Bundeshauptstadt bis 18.00 Uhr dazu aufgerufen, ein neues Landesparlament zu wählen. Die Umfragen sagen ein enges Rennen zwischen der regierenden CDU und der oppositionellen Linken voraus. Die Christdemokraten mit Spitzenkandidat Stefan Evers erreichten zuletzt […]
Read MoreIn Mecklenburg-Vorpommern hat die Landtagswahl begonnen. Um 08.00 Uhr öffneten am Sonntag die Wahllokale. Rund 1,3 Millionen Wahlberechtigte sind bis 18.00 Uhr zur Stimmabgabe aufgerufen. Für die Sozialdemokraten kämpft Ministerpräsidentin Manuela Schwesig darum, weiterregieren zu können. In einer der jüngsten Umfragen, in denen die SPD 33 bis 37 Prozent erreichte, setzte sich die Partei zuletzt […]
Read MoreGermans began voting Sunday in two state elections where far-right and far-left gains could send new shock waves to Berlin and rock the government of embattled Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Merz, 70, has scheduled a crisis meeting of his centre-right CDU party leadership to discuss the first results as they come in from the regional polls […]
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Michelle Bachelet, the former president of Chile, withdrew her candidacy for the position of United Nations secretary-general on Saturday, weeks after a straw poll showed her in second to last place among eight candidates.”Today I announced that I have decided not to continue with my candidacy for the position of secretary-general of the United Nations,” […]
Read MoreThe United States warned Saturday that hostilities between Saudi Arabia and Iran-backed Houthis could “escalate rapidly” after a missile attack targeted Riyadh for the first time since the Yemen conflict resumed. US President Donald Trump cut short a weekend at Camp David, a secluded presidential complex in rural Maryland, to return unexpectedly to the White […]
Read MorePop star Ed Sheeran said Saturday the situation in Gaza is “unjustifiable,” following a wave of criticism that he had failed to back his opening act who was booted from the tour after making pro-Palestinian comments. The singer, who had previously maintained an apolitical stance, broke his silence on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in his first […]
Read MorePope Leo XIV is set to begin an official visit to France on September 25, with several thorny issues hanging over the trip, from clerical sexual abuse to the country’s new assisted dying law. Here are some of the key issues the pontiff is expected to face while on the first official visit to France […]
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Prudent yet conciliatory, Pope Leo XIV has gradually imprinted his style on the leadership of the Catholic Church, finding his voice as he takes on some of the world’s most pressing issues, from bloody conflicts to artificial intelligence. When elected to lead the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics on May 8, 2025, the former Robert Francis […]
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