Serbia’s student movement on Tuesday demanded the bosses of the national broadcaster resign over alleged bias during the 14-year rule of Aleksandar Vucic’s right-wing nationalist party, which was defeated in weekend elections. Sunday’s historic victory by the student-backed list came after two years of protests sparked by the 2024 collapse of a railway station canopy in […]
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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva turned 81 on Tuesday, promising to work “24 hours a day” following his historic re-election for a fourth term. Lula won Sunday’s runoff against Flavio Bolsonaro with 51.8 percent of the vote to the right-wing senator’s 48.2 percent. He is one of the world’s oldest leaders. US President […]
Read MoreA British man who drugged and raped his then-wife over 13 years had advertised on sites like Craigslist and Grindr for strangers to have sex with her without her consent, a UK court heard Tuesday. Philip Young earlier this year pleaded guilty to multiple sexual offences — including rape, voyeurism and administering a substance with […]
Read MoreThe widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny warned Tuesday that dictators are becoming “more cunning”, as she helped launch a report revealing deepening global ties between autocrats and authoritarian-leaning parties. Yulia Navalnaya, who heads the US-based Human Rights Foundation (HRF), urged people not to underestimate the threat that “very dangerous” dictators and their networks […]
Read MoreAs eleições legislativas dos Estados Unidos ocorrem sob um novo e polêmico indicador em tempo real: os mercados de previsão. Estes espaços permitem investir dinheiro na probabilidade de que um evento ocorra. No entanto, especialistas alertam que podem confundir os eleitores e gerar desinformação, sobretudo por que, em alguns casos, atores políticos tentam influenciar a […]
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Israelis flocked to the polls Tuesday in record numbers as a deeply divided electorate delivered a verdict on veteran right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the first election since the October 7, 2023 attack. After casting his vote in Jerusalem, Netanyahu expressed worry over high voting among Israel’s Arab minority and warned of attempts to […]
Read MoreDie Regierung von US-Präsident Donald Trump geht zum dritten Mal strafrechtlich gegen den früheren FBI-Chef James Comey vor. Wie aus einer am Montag veröffentlichten Strafanzeige hervorgeht, wird dem prominenten Trump-Kritiker zur Last gelegt, Informationen zur nationalen Verteidigung weitergegeben zu haben. Comey wies die Vorwürfe zurück. Das US-Justizministerium beschuldigt den 65-Jährigen, die geheimen Informationen im Oktober 2016 […]
Read MoreBei der Parlamentswahl in Israel ist zur Halbzeit des Wahltags eine Rekordbeteiligung verzeichnet worden. Bis 14.00 Uhr (Ortszeit, 13.00 Uhr MEZ) gaben nach Angaben der israelischen Wahlkommission 3,29 Millionen Wähler und damit 44,9 Prozent der Wahlberechtigten ihre Stimme ab. Das ist die höchste Wahlbeteiligung zu diesem Zeitpunkt seit Beginn der Erhebung dieser Zahl im Jahr […]
Read MoreDie von der Bundesregierung eingesetzte Pflegekommission hat ihre Arbeit aufgenommen und will in den kommenden Wochen Vorschläge für eine tiefgreifende Pflegereform erarbeiten. Die 13 Expertinnen und Experten würden sich nun zurückziehen und “Ende Januar” ihre Ergebnisse präsentieren, sagte Gesundheitsminister Carsten Linnemann (CDU) am Dienstag in Berlin. Geplant sind auch mehrere Anhörungen – von Betroffenen, Leistungserbringern […]
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