Rating-Agentur Fitch stuft Kreditwürdigkeit Frankreichs herab

Die Rating-Agentur Fitch hat die Kreditwürdigkeit Frankreichs herabgestuft. Die am Freitag aktualisierte Bewertung der Bonität des französischen Staats liegt nun bei A+ mit stabilem Ausblick. Fitch begründete die Herabstufung mit der politischen Instabilität im Land und insbesondere der Schwierigkeit, einen Haushalt aufzustellen – was wiederum den Bemühungen entgegenlaufe, die hohe Staatsverschuldung in den Griff zu bekommen. […]

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What next for Brazil after Bolsonaro’s conviction?

Brazilian ex-president Jair Bolsonaro has been sentenced to 27 years in prison for plotting a coup. AFP looks at what’s next for the far-right leader and how his dramatic conviction could impact next year’s election.- Will Bolsonaro go straight to prison? -The 70-year-old former army captain cannot be imprisoned “until all legal avenues of appeal […]

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Suspect arrested in killing of US activist Charlie Kirk

US authorities said Friday they had captured the man accused of killing prominent right-wing activist Charlie Kirk after a family member helped to turn him in, ending a frantic manhunt.”We got him,” Utah Governor Spencer Cox told a press conference. Cox identified the suspect as Tyler Robinson, 22, and said the arrest was made after […]

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‘Severance’ vs. ‘The Pitt’ at television’s Emmy Awards

The Emmy Awards, television’s equivalent of the Oscars, will take place this Sunday, and pundits say the race for the highly coveted best drama series prize is too close to call. Apple TV+’s sci-fi office thriller “Severance” and HBO medical procedural “The Pitt” go head-to-head in the night’s most prestigious category, while Hollywood satire “The […]

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Fifty reported dead in Gaza as Israel steps up attacks on main city

Israeli military operations killed 50 people in Gaza on Friday, the territory’s civil defence agency said, as the army stepped up its attacks on Gaza City. Israel has said it intends to capture the territory’s largest urban centre, which it describes as one of the last strongholds of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, whose October 2023 […]

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Moscow says Ukraine peace talks frozen as NATO bolsters defences

Russia said Friday that peace talks with Ukraine were on “pause” as President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin still wanted to capture the whole of Ukraine. US President Donald Trump meanwhile warned that he was running out of patience with Putin, and the NATO alliance said it would bolster its eastern […]

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Rubio to offer Israel support despite Qatar strike

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will offer robust support to Israel on a trip timed before French-led moves for a Palestinian state, the State Department said Friday, despite US unease over Israel’s airstrike in Qatar. President Donald Trump will meet over dinner with Qatar’s prime minister on Friday, the White House said, after he […]

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Nach Drohnen-Vorfall: Nato kündigt Stärkung der Ostflanke an

Mit einer neuen Initiative zur Stärkung ihrer Ostflanke hat die Nato auf das Eindringen russischer Drohnen in den polnischen Luftraum reagiert. “Die Nato startet den Einsatz Eastern Sentry (Ost-Wächter), um unsere Verteidigungsposition entlang unserer Ostflanke weiter zu stärken”, sagte Nato-Generalsekretär Mark Rutte am Freitag in Brüssel. Unterdessen sorgt ein Militärmanöver von Russland und Belarus an der […]

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UN-Vollversammlung beschließt Erklärung zur Zweistaatenlösung

Die UN-Vollversammlung hat eine Erklärung zur Wiederbelebung der Zweistaatenlösung für eine Beilegung des Nahost-Konflikts angenommen. In dem am Freitag mit großer Mehrheit verabschiedeten Text wird das Ziel eines friedlich neben Israel existierenden Palästinenserstaats formuliert – und zugleich ausdrücklich die Entmachtung der im Gazastreifen herrschenden radikalislamischen Hamas gefordert. Die israelische Regierung übte scharfe Kritik an dem […]

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