Hostilities in the Middle East intensified on Saturday after a seventh straight night of US attacks on Iran, with Tehran threatening a “full-scale offensive” in response and the strategic Strait of Hormuz remaining virtually closed. Here are the latest developments:- Kuwait says civilian sites targeted – Kuwait’s foreign ministry accused Iran on Saturday of targeting civilian […]
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US-Präsident Donald Trump hat Kanada wegen der durch Waldbrände verursachten Luftverschmutzung mit neuen Strafzöllen gedroht. “Die Vereinigten Staaten werden unnötigerweise von einer schmutzigen, verschmutzten und gesundheitsschädlichen Luft heimgesucht, deren Qualität eine völlig inakzeptable Gefahr darstellt!”, schrieb Trump am Freitag (Ortszeit) in seinem Onlinedienst Truth Social. “Das ist grobe Fahrlässigkeit und entwickelt sich zu einem jährlichen […]
Read MoreLaos authorities said on Saturday they could not determine blame or the cause of the deaths in 2024 of six tourists previously linked to methanol-tainted alcohol because their families had refused to allow autopsies. Two Danish citizens, an American, a Briton and two Australians died following what media reports said was a night out on […]
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Andy Burnham, who is set to become Britain’s prime minister Monday, will face a roster of challenges when he steps into the office as the UK’s seventh leader in a decade. The former Greater Manchester mayor was on Friday overwhelmingly backed as leader of the Labour party after Keir Starmer resigned last month. Experts say […]
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US President Donald Trump threatened on Friday a tariff increase on Canada to cover the cost of smoke pollution from wildfires that have choked large parts of the United States. Dense wildfire smoke billowing down from Canada and northern Minnesota has set off unhealthy air quality alerts across the US. As of Saturday, there were 937 […]
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Bombing intensified in the Middle East for the seventh consecutive night, with Iran threatening a “full-scale offensive” in response to American strikes and hitting several US military sites in Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Saturday that two oil tankers directed by “deceptive American intelligence agencies” exploded after hitting mines in the […]
Read MoreStatues of independence hero Aung San are quietly disappearing across Myanmar in a contest over his legacy as father of both the nation and of detained democracy figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi. General Aung San fought with and against both the British and the Japanese colonisers as he sought independence, but was assassinated on July […]
Read MoreThe United Nations looks set to list a Biblical site, Lebanese castles, an antelope migration path and the world’s deepest lake as world treasures under threat, including from war or climate change. The 196 members states of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) are to cast votes from Friday next week on […]
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Eine schwarze Lederjacke von Nvidia-Chef Jensen Huang ist in New York für fast eine Million Dollar versteigert worden. Die Jacke habe am Freitag 960.000 Dollar (840.000 Euro) eingebracht, teilte das Auktionshaus Sotheby’s mit. Es hatte im Vorfeld den Wert des Kleidungsstückes auf 60.000 Dollar geschätzt. Insgesamt wollten 45 Sammler den Angaben zufolge die Jacke von […]
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