Trump-backed candidate holds narrow lead in race for Honduras presidency
A conservative candidate backed by US President Donald Trump narrowly leads a right-wing rival in Honduras’s presidential election, according to partial results from the electoral commission released Monday. Nasry Asfura, 67, had 40 percent of the votes and led Salvador Nasralla by just 0.2 percentage points, with 56 percent of votes counted, according to the […]
Read MoreUkraine’s Zelensky in Paris seeking support as Trump pushes plan
President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday sought to reinforce European support for Ukraine at a potentially pivotal moment in Kyiv’s battle against the Russian invasion, meeting President Emmanuel Macron in Paris as Washington pushed a plan to end the war. Zelensky held talks with Macron at the Elysee, with Ukraine weighing its options over the plan […]
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Pope prays for peace in Lebanon and the region
Pope Leo XIV prayed for peace in Lebanon and the region on Monday on day two of his trip to the multi-confessional country, with joyful Lebanese welcoming the pontiff at two famous pilgrimage sites. Thousands of people cheered, ululated and threw rice in celebration as the pope travelled in the popemobile to a monastery in […]
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Trump says will ‘look into’ reported double-tap strike on alleged drug boat
US President Donald Trump said Sunday he would “look into” claims the military conducted a follow-up strike that killed survivors on a boat in the Caribbean, part of Washington’s anti-drug raids that have heightened tensions with Venezuela. The United States is piling pressure on Caracas with a major military buildup in the Caribbean, the terror […]
Read MoreAsia floods death toll tops 1,100 as troops aid survivors
The toll in deadly flooding and landslides across parts of Asia climbed past 1,100 on Monday as hardest-hit Sri Lanka and Indonesia deployed military personnel to help survivors. Separate weather systems brought torrential, extended rainfall to the entire island of Sri Lanka and large parts of Indonesia’s Sumatra, southern Thailand and northern Malaysia last week. […]
Read MoreEinsatz bei AfD-Veranstaltung in Gießen: Mehr als 50 Polizisten verletzt
Bei dem Großeinsatz zur Gründungsveranstaltung der neuen AfD-Jugendorganisation in Gießen sind nach Angaben von Hessens Innenminister Roman Poseck (CDU) mehr als 50 Polizisten verletzt worden. “Ursache für diese Verletzungen waren Schläge, Tritte, es hat auch Böllerwürfe gegen Beamte gegeben”, sagte Poseck am Montag vor Journalisten in Wiesbaden. Es sei von Seiten gewaltbereiter Gegendemonstranten Pyrotechnik gezündet und […]
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