Israelis wählen neues Parlament – Netanjahu unter Druck

In Israel wird am Dienstag ein neues Parlament gewählt. Ministerpräsident Benjamin Netanjahu tritt nach insgesamt mehr als 19 Jahren als Regierungschef erneut als Spitzenkandidat seiner konservativen Likud-Partei an. Seinen Herausforderern werden gute Chancen eingeräumt, vor allem dem Mitte-rechts-Kandidaten und ehemaligen Armeechef Gadi Eisenkot. Es wird ein enges Rennen erwartet. Netanjahu ist der am längsten amtierende Ministerpräsident […]

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Mbappe dropped by Chinese brands for ‘offending national sentiments’

Kylian Mbappe was dropped Tuesday by two major brands in China after a video circulated online in which the French football superstar apparently joked about former leader Mao Zedong. In China jokes about Mao, the country’s founding leader who died in 1976, are considered disrespectful and remain a social taboo.”Our company firmly opposes and has a […]

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US-brokered truce begins in Ukraine city occupied by Russia

A truce between Ukraine and Russia aimed at allowing humanitarian aid into the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky entered into force early Tuesday, after it was announced by US First Lady Melania Trump last week. Both sides said they would observe the truce starting at 3:00 am local time (0100 GMT). AFP was not able to […]

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Benjamin Netanyahu: Israel’s longest-serving PM fighting for survival

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s consummate political survivor, faces the fight of his life in Tuesday’s election as he tries to convince voters he is still the only candidate capable of keeping them safe. The 77-year-old’s security-first reputation was all but shattered by Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack, and his main rival — ex-military chief […]

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In Israel, Eisenkot tries quiet appeal to oust Netanyahu

Gadi Eisenkot, the man who could unseat Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, almost always dresses in black, speaks halting English and tends to respond in interviews with bullet-point lists, a reflection of the military culture that shaped him. For some voters in Tuesday’s general election, the 66-year-old’s lack of charisma may be one of his […]

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Erklärung: Partei von Flávio Bolsonaro erkennt Lulas Wiederwahl in Brasilien an

Die Partei des brasilianischen Präsidentschaftskandidaten Flávio Bolsonaro hat dessen Niederlage bei der Stichwahl gegen Amtsinhaber Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva eingeräumt. “Wir erkennen das vom Obersten Wahlgericht (TSE) verkündete Ergebnis der Präsidentschaftswahl an”, erklärte Bolsonaros Liberale Partei am späten Montagabend (Ortszeit). Sie sei “jedoch der Ansicht, dass die vorgebrachten Bedenken im Rahmen einer ausgewogenen und […]

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Oxfam: Superreiche verursachen mit Privatjets und Investitionen enorme Klimaschäden

In Sekunden so viel klimaschädliches CO2 verursachen wie deutlich ärmere Menschen in einem ganzen Jahr – das machen laut einem Bericht der Entwicklungsorganisation Oxfam die Privatjets von Superreichen. 2025 hätten Privatjets weltweit in nur zwei Sekunden mehr CO2 verursacht als ein Mensch aus den ärmsten 50 Prozent der Weltbevölkerung im gesamten Jahr, heißt es in […]

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Bolsonaro’s party says it recognizes Lula’s election win in Brazil

Flavio Bolsonaro’s Liberal Party on Monday recognized the outcome of Brazil’s presidential runoff, despite the candidate’s objections to the poll won by leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Lula, who turns 81 on Tuesday, pulled off a dramatic comeback after trailing Bolsonaro in a first-round vote, a defeat which fired up the left on […]

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Meghan on TV menu for ‘Junior MasterChef Australia’

Prince Harry’s wife Meghan says she has agreed to feature as a special guest in television cooking sensation “Junior MasterChef Australia”. Meghan, who was a guest judge on “MasterChef Australia” this year, is to appear in next year’s contest for young cooks on Network 10.”When they approached me to come back and work with this […]

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