Chile elected its most right-wing president in 35 years of democracy on Sunday, with arch-conservative Jose Antonio Kast scoring a thumping victory over his leftist runoff rival. With almost all the ballots counted, Kast won some 58 percent of the vote and held an unassailable lead over Jeannette Jara, a communist who headed a broad […]
Read MoreA brave few dashed towards Australia’s Bondi Beach as a mass shooting unfolded on Sunday night, wading through fleeing crowds to rescue children, treat the injured and confront the gunmen. A father-and-son duo opened fire as crowds thronged Australia’s famous surf beach for a yearly Jewish celebration on a balmy summer evening, killing 15 people […]
Read MoreWhen Chilean soldiers broke into her home and dragged her partner from bed on a spring night in 1986, Alicia Lira was 37 years old. She ran behind the military vehicles screaming, but never saw her love Felipe Rivera again. He was executed with several gunshots to the head. Nearly four decades later, Lira says “the suffering is […]
Read MoreTen kilometres from Thailand’s disputed border with Cambodia, farmer-turned-village security guard Narongchai Putthet stands at a roadside checkpoint, his rifle slung across his navy blue uniform. The 60-year-old is one of a small band of volunteers appointed by local authorities to protect rural Thai communities now largely deserted after a week of back-and-forth military bombardments over […]
Read MoreLong-awaited verdicts in Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai’s national security trial will be delivered on Monday, one of the city’s most closely watched rulings since its return to Chinese rule in 1997. Around 80 people queued outside the West Kowloon court building at dawn, some describing themselves as supporters anxious about Lai’s wellbeing.”I […]
Read MoreChilean voters elected the most right-wing president in 35 years of democracy on Sunday, with official results showing arch-conservative Jose Antonio Kast with a thumping victory and his rival quickly conceding defeat. With about 80 percent of the votes counted, Kast had 58 percent of the vote, an unassailable lead over Jeannette Jara, a Communist […]
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Zwei Angreifer haben bei einem Anschlag auf ein jüdisches Fest am berühmten Bondi Beach im australischen Sydney 15 Menschen getötet. Mindestens 40 Menschen seien bei dem Schusswaffenangriff am Sonntag zudem verletzt worden, teilte die Polizei am Montagmorgen (Ortszeit) mit. Nach Angaben der Ermittler handelt es sich bei den mutmaßlichen Angreifern um einem 50-Jährigen und seinen Sohn. […]
Read MoreDer US-Sondergesandte Steve Witkoff hat ein positives Fazit der ersten Gesprächsrunde mit dem ukrainischen Präsidenten Wolodymyr Selenskyj in Berlin gezogen. Es seien “große Fortschritte” erreicht worden, erklärte Witkoff nach dem Treffen im Kanzleramt am Sonntagabend im Onlinedienst X. Es seien “intensive Diskussionen über den 20-Punkte-Friedensplan, wirtschaftliche Agenden” und weitere Themen geführt worden. Die Beratungen sollen nach […]
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A Presidência da França pediu à autoridade máxima da Comissão Europeia um “adiamento da revisão do acordo” de livre comércio com o Mercosul, ao constatar que “não é suficiente para proteger os agricultores franceses”, indicou neste domingo (14) o entorno de Emmanuel Macron.”Sobre o Mercosul, o presidente da República constata que, a esta altura, [o acordo] […]
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