US, Iran trade threats but Trump says Tehran wants peace deal

President Donald Trump warned Tuesday that the United States may strike Iran again — a day after he said he had held off a major assault in hopes of a peace deal — but Tehran’s army threatened to open “new fronts” if he went ahead. Trump told reporters at the White House that he had […]

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Trump-Widersacher Massie unterliegt bei Kongress-Vorwahl in Kentucky

Nach einer monatelangen Kampagne von US-Präsident Donald Trump gegen seinen innerparteilichen Widersacher Thomas Massie ist der republikanische Abgeordnete bei der Kongress-Vorwahl im südlichen Bundesstaat Kentucky gescheitert. Massie unterlag am Dienstag dem von Trump unterstützten Gegenkandidaten Ed Gallrein, wie die Sender NBC und CNN meldeten. Trumps Einmischung in die Vorwahl in Kentucky wird als Teil seines Plans […]

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Pentagon: Statt vier nur noch drei US-Brigaden in Europa

Die USA reduzieren die Zahl ihrer in Europa stationierten Brigaden. Anstatt vier seien nur noch drei Kampfbrigaden vorgesehen, teilte das Pentagon am Dienstag mit. Damit werde wieder der Stand von 2021 erreicht. Eine Kampfbrigade (Brigade Combat Team) umfasst 4000 bis 4700 Soldaten. Die Entscheidung führe “zu einer vorübergehenden Verzögerung” der Entsendung von US-Streitkräften nach Polen, fügte […]

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EU-Verhandler einigen sich auf Umsetzung von US-Zolldeal

Der Weg für die Umsetzung einer Zollvereinbarung zwischen der Europäischen Union und den USA aus dem vergangenen Jahr ist nach monatelangen EU-Verhandlungen frei. Vertreter aus dem Europaparlament und dem Rat der 27 EU-Länder einigten sich in der Nacht zum Mittwoch in Straßburg darauf, europäische Zölle auf US-Industriewaren wie mit US-Präsident Donald Trump vereinbart abzuschaffen. Trump hatte […]

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From graduation boos to voter unease: AI anxiety grows in the US

Speakers promoting AI are getting booed at universities, voters are rebelling against data centers, and even AI-friendly Trump administration officials are starting to retreat as an artificial intelligence backlash gathers pace across the United States. The rapid spread of the emerging technology is seeing early enthusiasm give way to concerns about unemployment, rising costs, misinformation and […]

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Taiwan author wins International Booker for ‘slyly sophisticated’ novel

Taiwanese author Yang Shuang-zi and translator Lin King won the International Booker Prize on Tuesday for “Taiwan Travelogue”, a playful postcolonial novel with a culinary bent. The prestigious award, which was handed out in a ceremony at London’s Tate Modern gallery, recognises works of fiction from around the world that have been translated into English.”Taiwan […]

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Taiwan author wins International Booker for ‘slyly sophisticated’ novel

Taiwanese author Yang Shuang-zi and translator Lin King won the International Booker Prize on Tuesday for “Taiwan Travelogue”, a playful postcolonial novel with a culinary bent. The prestigious award, which was handed out in a ceremony at London’s Tate Modern gallery, recognises works of fiction from around the world that have been translated into English.”Taiwan […]

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Acting US attorney general defends fund for prosecuted Trump allies

Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche on Tuesday defended the creation of a nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate political allies of President Donald Trump who believe they were unfairly prosecuted under the Biden administration. Blanche, testifying before a Senate committee, came under repeated attack from Democrats who criticized the scheme as a corrupt “slush […]

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Shock and bafflement at San Diego mosque where three were killed

Outside the San Diego mosque where his father was gunned down by heavily armed teenagers who had been radicalized online, Ramzy sits and stares blankly. Like many people AFP spoke to in the community, he was having trouble processing what police are treating as an Islamophobic attack that killed three people.”Everyone’s really shocked,” Ramzy said.”It’s […]

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