Israel’s defence minister has approved a plan for the conquest of Gaza City and authorised the call-up of around 60,000 reservists to carry it out, his ministry confirmed on Wednesday. Defence Minister Israel Katz’s move, confirmed to AFP by a spokesperson, piled pressure on Hamas as mediators pushing for a ceasefire in the nearly two-year […]
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More than 20 people have died on Wednesday in a torrential spell of monsoon rain in Pakistan, where downpours have swept away entire villages over the last week, killing more than 400. Eleven people died in the touristic northern region of Gilgit-Baltistan and 10 others in Karachi, the financial capital in the south, due to […]
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Die deutschen Exporte sind im ersten Halbjahr in etwa auf dem Niveau des Vorjahreszeitraums geblieben. Deutschland exportierte in den ersten sechs Monaten des Jahres Waren im Wert von 786,0 Milliarden Euro – 0,1 Prozent weniger als 2024, wie das Statistische Bundesamt in Wiesbaden am Mittwoch mitteilte. Die Außenhandelsbilanz verschlechterte sich wegen eines gestiegenen Werts der […]
Read MoreVienna was chosen on Wednesday to host the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, the world’s biggest live televised music event, Austria’s public broadcaster announced, with the final set for May 16. Austria’s JJ won this year’s competition, held in Basel in Switzerland, with his hit “Wasted Love”, which blends techno beats with operatic vocals — making […]
Read MoreVienna was chosen on Wednesday to host the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, the world’s biggest live televised music event, Austria’s public broadcaster announced, with the final set for May 16. Austria’s JJ won this year’s competition, held in Basel in Switzerland, with his hit “Wasted Love”, which blends techno beats with operatic vocals — making […]
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Japan hosted African leaders on Wednesday for a three-day development conference, offering itself as an alternative to China as the continent reels from a debt crisis exacerbated by Western aid cuts, conflict and climate change. Attendees at the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) included Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa, William […]
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Japans Exporte sind im Juli infolge der US-Zölle deutlich gesunken. Im Vergleich zum Vorjahresmonat ging der Wert der Warenexporte um 2,6 Prozent zurück, die Ausfuhren in die USA sanken um 10,1 Prozent, wie das Finanzministerium in Tokio am Mittwoch mitteilte. Die Fahrzeugexporte in die USA gingen um 28,4 Prozent zurück, bei Autoteilen betrug der Rückgang […]
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A military court sentenced a New Zealand soldier on Wednesday to two years’ detention for attempting to spy for a foreign power. The soldier, whose name has been suppressed, admitted to attempted espionage, accessing a computer system for a dishonest purpose and knowingly possessing an objectionable publication. He was ordered into military detention at Burnham Military […]
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Die USA haben einem Antrag Brasiliens zugestimmt, Konsultationen mit der Welthandelsorganisation (WTO) über die gegen Brasilien verhängten US-Zölle in Höhe von 50 Prozent aufzunehmen. “Die Vereinigten Staaten akzeptieren den Antrag Brasiliens, Konsultationen aufzunehmen”, heißt es in einem Schreiben der WTO-Delegation in Washington vom 15. August, das auf der WTO-Website veröffentlicht wurde. In dem Schreiben wird […]
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