Australian independent lawmaker Helen Haines was being treated in hospital for critical injuries on Monday after being struck deliberately by a car in what officials described as a “violent” attack. Political violence is rare in Australia, but law enforcement officials have documented a steady rise in threats and abuse directed towards the nation’s elected officials […]
Read MoreRussland hat die ukrainische Hauptstadt Kiew und ihr Umland nach Angaben von Präsident Wolodymyr Selenskyj in der Nacht zum Montag mit 16 ballistischen Raketen angegriffen. Die Angriffe seien in mehreren Wellen erfolgt, erklärte Selenskyj am Montag in Onlinediensten. Erneut sei “keine frühzeitige Warnung unserer Partner” erfolgt, beklagte er. Ziel der russischen Angriffe waren Selenskyj zufolge […]
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Angesichts einer möglichen AfD-geführten Regierung in Sachsen-Anhalt haben Migrantenverbände Bund und Länder zum Handeln aufgefordert. Vertreterinnen von vier Organisationen riefen am Montag in Berlin dazu auf, eine Bund-Länder-Kommission zum Schutz von Minderheiten einzusetzen. Sie müsse “einen verbindlichen Schutzplan” für bedrohte Menschen vorlegen “mit klaren Zuständigkeiten”, sagte die Vorsitzende der Bundeskonferenz der Migrant*innenorganisationen (BKMO), Karen Taylor. […]
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In der armenischen Hauptstadt Eriwan hat am Montag die 17. UN-Konferenz zur Umsetzung des Übereinkommens über die biologische Vielfalt (CBD) begonnen. Bei der sogenannten COP17 beraten Vertreter aus fast 200 Staaten zwei Wochen lang über Maßnahmen gegen den rasanten Rückgang der Biodiversität, die auch für den Klimaschutz eine wichtige Rolle spielt. Dabei wollen die bis zu […]
Read MoreThe powerful sister of North Korea’s leader said Monday that “a grave situation is prevailing” along the Southern border, according to state media, and Pyongyang was considering deploying “more tactical strike means” to the area. The announcement comes amid heightened tensions between the two Koreas, with the nuclear-armed North stepping up weapons tests in recent […]
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Protesters blocked the entrance to the Louvre in Paris on Monday, as French authorities scrambled to stem public discontent fuelling mass cost-of-living demonstrations that over the weekend spilled over into some of the worst street violence in recent years. President Emmanuel Macron ordered a security review as the country’s interior minister admitted that the police […]
Read MoreIndian actor Tiger Shroff was shot at in Mumbai on Sunday, police said, adding that three suspects have been detained. Shooters opened fire at the 36-year-old actor as he was leaving a private event in the city’s upscale Juhu area on Sunday evening, according to Police official Mohit Garg. Aside from being India’s financial capital, […]
Read MoreFires in Indonesia that have caused a regional haze crisis burned through over 1.9 million hectares between January and the end of September this year, a monitor analysing satellite imagery said on Monday. The new figures came as Indonesian officials rebuffed calls to declare the fires a national disaster and said the country was “still […]
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Nearly 200 nations kicked off crucial UN biodiversity talks in Armenia on Monday as governments face pressure to salvage a landmark nature pact whose goals are slipping out of reach. Most countries joined a historic call four years ago to halt and reverse the destruction of nature by 2030 but governments have been slow to […]
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