In the sun-scorched lands bordering Zimbabwe’s largest wildlife sanctuary, Takesure Moyo pedals through his village each morning on a mission to help his community coexist with the elephants and predators that roam nearby. The 49-year-old is among several locals trained as community monitors under an initiative by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and […]
Read MoreA right-wing Honduran presidential candidate backed by Donald Trump reclaimed a narrow lead over his rival Thursday on the fourth day of a plodding vote count. With over 86 percent of the votes counted, the race was still too early to call. Trump-backed businessman Nasry Asfura was leading with 40.25 percent compared to 39.40 percent […]
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New Zealand police have recovered a diamond-encrusted green Faberge egg after keeping a six-day watch over the thief accused of swallowing it. The 32-year-old allegedly gulped down the egg late last week from a store in the country’s largest city, Auckland, but was arrested before he could flee.”Police can confirm the pendant was recovered,” they […]
Read MoreAn ancient dam, pandas and ping-pong: French leader Emmanuel Macron concludes his fourth state visit to China on Friday, striking a more relaxed note after some tough discussions with his counterpart Xi Jinping the previous day on Ukraine and trade. The French president and his wife Brigitte will head to the city of Chengdu […]
Read MoreDonald Trump still seems unsure whether to call it soccer or football. But the US president’s aim is truer when using the world’s favorite sport to score diplomatic goals. Trump will try to do so again Friday when he meets the leaders of 2026 World Cup co-hosts Canada and Mexico at the tournament’s draw in […]
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Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates told AFP on Thursday it is “tragic” that child deaths will increase worldwide for the first time this century because wealthy Western countries have slashed international aid. The United States has cut the deepest, with Gates saying fellow billionaire Elon Musk’s so-called US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was […]
Read MoreWhen Bahara was four months pregnant, she went to a Kabul hospital to beg for an abortion. “We’re not allowed,” a doctor told her. “If someone finds out, we will all end up in prison.”Abortion in Afghanistan is illegal and you can be locked up for having or assisting one. But Bahara was desperate. Her jobless husband […]
Read MoreDer Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) im kommenden Jahr in Wien wird voraussichtlich mit Israel, aber dafür ohne zahlreiche andere Länder stattfinden. Bei einer Sitzung der Europäischen Rundfunkunion (EBU) am Donnerstag in Genf wurde Israels Teilnahme nicht zur Abstimmung gestellt, so dass der Weg für Israel frei ist. Die ARD stellte sich hinter die Entscheidung, die […]
Read MoreUS-Verteidigungsminister Pete Hegseth sieht sich zunehmend scharfem Gegenwind ausgesetzt. Kongressabgeordnete der Republikaner und der Demokraten äußerten sich am Donnerstag in Washington entsetzt über die Tötung von zwei mutmaßlichen Drogenschmugglern, die einen von Hegseth angeordneten Angriff auf ihr Boot überlebt hatten. Eine Pentagon-Untersuchung ergab zudem, dass der Ressortchef mit der Weitergabe von Militärgeheimnissen im Chatdienst Signal […]
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