UK sees record asylum claims as row brews over housing
Britain is grappling with its highest-ever number of asylum applications, official data showed Thursday, as a political storm brews over the temporary housing of thousands of migrants in hotels. Immigration is a thorny issue in the UK, where Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer is struggling to stem rising support for a hard-right party led by […]
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EU-Kommission: US-Zölle auf Autos werden ab 1. August auf 15 Prozent gesenkt
Die US-Zölle auf Autos aus der EU sollen rückwirkend zum 1. August von 27,5 Prozent auf 15 Prozent gesenkt werden. Das sagte Handelskommissar Maros Sefcovic am Donnerstag in Brüssel bei der Vorstellung einer gemeinsamen Erklärung zur Zollvereinbarung zwischen Washington und Brüssel. Der Erklärung zufolge hängt die Absenkung allerdings davon ab, dass die EU ihre Zölle […]
Read MoreMicrosoft re-joins handheld gaming fight against Nintendo’s Switch
The record launch in June for the Nintendo Switch 2, a game console that can be played at home or on the go, heralds a new portable race that Microsoft aims to win with a handheld version of its Xbox. Selling itself as the option for discerning, hardcore gamers, Microsoft’s Xbox ROG Ally console is […]
Read MoreMicrosoft re-joins handheld gaming fight against Nintendo’s Switch
The record launch in June for the Nintendo Switch 2, a game console that can be played at home or on the go, heralds a new portable race that Microsoft aims to win with a handheld version of its Xbox. Selling itself as the option for discerning, hardcore gamers, Microsoft’s Xbox ROG Ally console is […]
Read MoreIsrael approves major West Bank settlement project
Israel approved a major settlement project on Wednesday in an area of the occupied West Bank that the international community has warned threatens the viability of a future Palestinian state. Israel has long had ambitions to build on the roughly 12-square-kilometre (five-square-mile) parcel known as E1 just east of Jerusalem, but the plan had been stalled […]
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Hong Kong mogul Jimmy Lai’s ‘punditry’ not criminal: lawyer
Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai’s lawyer clashed with judges on Thursday over whether the pro-democracy newspaper founder’s “armchair punditry” on social media and other platforms breached the city’s national security law. The 77-year-old founder of the now-closed Apple Daily has pleaded not guilty to two counts of foreign collusion, with authorities accusing him of […]
Read More“Wir warten nicht”: Israels Armee besetzt Außenbezirke der Stadt Gaza
Die israelische Armee rückt nach eigenen Angaben auf die Stadt Gaza vor. Bewohnerinnen und Bewohner berichteten am Donnerstag von nächtlichen Angriffen in den Außengebieten. “Das Haus hat die ganze Nacht gewackelt. Der Lärm von Explosionen, Artillerie, Kriegsflugzeugen, Krankenwagen und Hilfeschreien macht uns fertig”, sagte der Palästinenser Ahmad al-Schanti der Nachrichtenagentur AFP. “Wir warten nicht”, erklärte […]
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