Indonesia suffers food, medical shortages as Asia flood tolls rise
Regions hit by floods that killed hundreds in Indonesia were suffering from food and medical shortages, authorities said, as elephants pitched in on Monday to help clear up debris. Tropical storms and monsoon rains have pummelled Southeast and South Asia this month, triggering landslides and flash floods from the rainforests of Indonesia’s western Sumatra island […]
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Ausschreitungen bei Bauernprotesten in Griechenland
Auf der griechischen Insel Kreta ist es am Montag bei Protesten wütender Landwirte zu Zusammenstößen mit der Polizei gekommen. Aufnahmen des staatlichen Fernsehsenders ERT zeigten, wie dutzende, mit Steinen und Stöcken bewaffnete Landwirte auf Polizeifahrzeuge eindroschen, die den Protestierenden den Weg zum Flughafen Chania blockierten. Die Proteste stehen im Zusammenhang mit Ermittlungen zu massivem Betrug […]
Read MoreSri Lanka doubles troops for flood disaster recovery
Sri Lanka has doubled its military deployment to regions struck by a cyclone that has killed 635, sending tens of thousands of troops to help areas hit by a wave of destruction, the army said Monday. More than two million people — nearly 10 percent of the population — have been affected by the disaster […]
Read MoreThailand-Cambodia clashes reignite, killing soldier and civilians
Thailand launched air strikes Monday on its neighbour Cambodia, with both sides trading blame for renewed fighting on their disputed border that has killed four Cambodian civilians and a Thai soldier. Around 35,000 people in Thailand have been evacuated from border areas, the country’s Second Army Region said. Five days of combat between Thailand and […]
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EU nations back ‘return hubs’ in migration policy tightening
EU countries on Monday backed a significant tightening of Europe’s immigration policy, including endorsing the concept of setting up “return hubs” outside the 27-nation bloc for failed asylum-seekers. Interior ministers meeting in Brussels greenlighted a package of measures, as European governments are under pressure to take a tougher stance amid a souring of public opinion on […]
Read MoreZelensky to meet European allies after Trump criticism
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky and European allies prepared to hold talks in London on Monday, after President Donald Trump accused him of not reading the US proposal to end the war with Russia. The discussions come after days of talks between Ukrainian and US officials in Miami ended on Saturday with no apparent breakthrough, with […]
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Charts 2025: Taylor-Swift-Album und Ohrwurm “Wackelkontakt” als Gewinner
US-Superstar Taylor Swift hat auch 2025 die Charts in Deutschland dominiert. Ihr Album “The Life of a Showgirl” gewann die offiziellen Deutschen Musik-Jahrescharts, wie GfK Entertainment am Montag in Baden-Baden mitteilte. Das Werk wurde hierzulande bislang mehr als 225.000 Mal verkauft. Im vergangenen Jahr hatte Swift bereits mit ihrem Album “The Tortured Poets Department” die […]
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