CDU-Politiker Bilger optimistisch über Mehrheit für Rentenpaket im Bundestag

Trotz des Widerstands junger Unionsabgeordneter hat sich der CDU-Politiker Steffen Bilger optimistisch gezeigt, dass das Rentenpaket der Bundesregierung in dieser Woche vom Bundestag verabschiedet wird. “Ich bin zuversichtlich, dass wir am Ende die Mehrheit hinbekommen werden”, sagte der Unions-Parlamentsgeschäftsführer am Dienstag im ARD-“Morgenmagazin”. Die Abstimmung finde “voraussichtlich am Freitag im Bundestag” statt. Bilger betonte, dass […]

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Putin empfängt US-Gesandten Witkoff zu Gesprächen über Ukraine-Plan der USA

Der Sondergesandte von US-Präsident Donald Trump, Steve Witkoff, trifft am Dienstag in Moskau den russischen Präsidenten Wladimir Putin zu Gesprächen über den Vorschlag der US-Regierung zur Beendigung des Krieges in der Ukraine. Trumps Regierung zeigte sich nach Angaben von Sprecherin Karoline Leavitt im Vorfeld “sehr optimistisch”. Russland erklärte derweil, die strategisch wichtige Stadt Pokrowsk im […]

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Pope Leo to hold Beirut mass, visit port blast site

Thousands of Lebanese faithful were making their way to Beirut’s waterfront ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s mass on Tuesday morning, the highlight of the Catholic leader’s visit to the capital expected to draw huge crowds. Before the service the pope was to pray at the site of a catastrophic port explosion on the final day […]

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Race to get aid to Asia flood survivors as toll tops 1,200

Governments and aid groups in Indonesia and Sri Lanka worked Tuesday to rush aid to hundreds of thousands stranded by deadly flooding that has killed over 1,200 people in four countries. Torrential monsoon season deluges paired with two separate tropical cyclones last week dumped heavy rain across Sri Lanka and parts of Indonesia’s Sumatra, southern […]

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Concern as India orders phone manufacturers to preload govt app

India has ordered smartphone makers to pre-install a government-run cyber security app that cannot be removed, a move that has raised concerns about users’ privacy. The country has a massive 1.16 billion mobile phone users, according to government data from 2024, and authorities say the app will better protect them from fraud. Late on Monday, […]

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‘Rescued my soul’: Hong Kong firefighters save beloved pets

When Jacky Lee first heard about a raging fire at the Hong Kong housing estate where she lived, she rushed back to save Jason, her 15-year-old grey poodle still at home, fearing she would never see him again. Lee arrived to find Wang Fuk Court complex engulfed in what would become the Chinese city’s deadliest […]

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US Republicans sweat toss-up election in traditional stronghold

A US election once written off as a routine Republican win has turned into an unexpected test of president Donald Trump’s political strength — and a warning flare for a party already nervous about its paper-thin majority in Congress. Trump isn’t on Tuesday’s ballot for the House of Representatives seat in Tennessee’s 7th District — […]

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Putin empfängt US-Gesandten Witkoff zu Gesprächen über Ukraine-Plan der USA

Der Sondergesandte von US-Präsident Donald Trump, Steve Witkoff, trifft am Dienstag in Moskau den russischen Präsidenten Wladimir Putin zu weiteren Gesprächen über ein Ende des Ukraine-Krieges. Nach US-Angaben geht es dabei insbesondere um den von den USA vorgelegten Ukraine-Plan. Kreml-Sprecher Dmitri Peskow zufolge ist das Treffen für Dienstagnachmittag angesetzt. Nach den jüngsten Verhandlungen zwischen ukrainischen […]

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Survivors, families seek answers to deadly Hong Kong ferry disaster

Survivors of one of Hong Kong’s deadliest maritime disasters and victims’ families who spent 13 years in a legal and bureaucratic maze seeking answers will have to wait a little longer for a coroner’s ruling to shed light on the tragedy. A ruling was due to be made on Thursday, but on Tuesday the hearing […]

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