The family of Maria Corina Machado and heads of state arrived in Oslo on Monday for this week’s Nobel Peace Prize ceremony honouring the Venezuelan opposition leader, who lives in hiding but is expected to attend the ceremony. A thorn in the side of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Machado has indicated she will accept her […]
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Benin’s military was Monday searching for fugitive soldiers behind a foiled coup attempt on the weekend that left several dead as other west African countries mobilised to offer military support. At least a dozen plotters had been arrested and by Monday all hostages, including high-ranking officers, had been released, according to loyalist military sources. The […]
Read MoreA just-signed agreement aimed at ending the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo looked to be unravelling Monday with the DRC and Burundi slamming neighbouring Rwanda after the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group attacked border areas. DRC President Felix Tshisekedi accused Rwanda of “violating” the accord — signed only last Thursday in Washington at the […]
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Ein Jahr nach dem Sturz von Syriens Langzeitherrscher Baschar al-Assad hat Übergangspräsident Ahmed al-Scharaa einen Neubeginn auf der Grundlage von “Gerechtigkeit” und “friedlicher Koexistenz” verkündet. Zugleich sicherte er am Montag in einer Rede in der Hauptstadt Damaskus eine “dauerhafte Abkehr von der Ära der Tyrannei” zu. Landesweit feierten zehntausende Menschen den Sturz Assads. Al-Scharaa verkündete […]
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Bei einem Großbrand in einem Schweinezuchtbetrieb in Baden-Württemberg sind 1500 bis 2000 Ferkel gestorben. Mehr als 70 Feuerwehrleute waren bei dem Brand in Unterschneidheim im Einsatz, wie die Polizei in Aalen am Montag mitteilte. Die Löscharbeiten waren am frühen Montagnachmittag noch nicht abgeschlossen. Das Stalldach mit Photovoltaikanlage sei eingestürzt, teilte die Polizei weiter mit. Die […]
Read MoreParamount on Monday launched an all-cash tender offer to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, the Hollywood giant that also owns CNN, in a challenge to Netflix’s own highly contested deal. The hostile offer sets up a bidding war between Paramount — whose CEO is David Ellison, the son of Larry Ellison, an ally of Donald Trump […]
Read MoreA suspect has been arrested in the theft of eight Henri Matisse artworks from a Sao Paolo library, Brazilian authorities said Monday. The man was apprehended in central Sao Paolo after being “identified following investigative work and analysis of security cameras that recorded the criminal act on Sunday,” the government of the Brazilian state said […]
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A suspect has been arrested in the theft of eight Henri Matisse artworks from a Sao Paolo library, Brazilian authorities said Monday. The man was apprehended in central Sao Paolo after being “identified following investigative work and analysis of security cameras that recorded the criminal act on Sunday,” the government of the Brazilian state said […]
Read MoreNew York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced Monday that he will be leaving his rent-controlled apartment in the borough of Queens for the luxurious official mayor’s residence in Manhattan. The Democratic socialist, who handily won last month’s mayoral election, confirmed he will move to the Gracie Mansion on the city’s chic Upper East Side after he […]
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