Australian police charged a man on Monday after a car was driven into the gates of the Russian consulate in Sydney. New South Wales Police said they were called to the Russian consulate after reports an unauthorised vehicle was parked in the driveway. The 39-year-old man allegedly climbed the fence of the consulate, entering the […]
Read MoreMore than 250 media outlets in over 70 countries staged a front page protest Monday highlighting the deaths of scores of journalists in Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza, the Reporters Without Borders media freedom group said.”At the rate journalists are being killed in Gaza by the Israeli army, there will soon be no-one left […]
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Japan and South Korea sweltered this year through the hottest summers since records began, their weather agencies said Monday. Temperatures the world over have soared in recent years as climate change creates ever more erratic weather patterns. Japan’s average temperature between June and August “was 2.36C above the standard value, which marked the hottest summer […]
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China will showcase a range of new weapons during a vast military parade on Wednesday, in a show of strength that is being seen as a challenge to US military dominance. Military experts have been analysing social media photos and footage from several recent rehearsals, which have shown anti-ship missiles, cutting-edge underwater drones, anti-missile systems, […]
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Japan and South Korea sweltered this year through the hottest summers since records began, their weather agencies said Monday. Temperatures the world over have soared in recent years as climate change creates ever more erratic weather patterns. Japan’s average temperature between June and August “was 2.36C above the standard value, which marked the hottest summer […]
Read MoreDie Bundesregierung dringt bei Israel weiter darauf, die Versorgung der Menschen im Gazastreifen “sofort, umfassend” und “nachhaltig” zu verbessern. Der Menschenrechtsbeauftragte Lars Castellucci (SPD) erklärte am Montag unmittelbar vor einer mehrtägigen Nahost-Reise, das Leid der Zivilbevölkerung im Gazastreifen sei “unermesslich”. Zugleich verwies er auf die Verantwortung der radikalislamischen Hamas für den Gaza-Krieg und forderte von […]
Read MoreChinas Staatschef Xi Jinping hat das Gipfeltreffen der Shanghaier Organisation für Zusammenarbeit (SOZ) mit Kritik an der gegenwärtigen Weltordnung offiziell eröffnet. Der Präsident der zweitgrößten Volkswirtschaft der Welt rief am Montag in seiner Rede dazu auf, “sich zu Fairness und Gerechtigkeit zu bekennen” und “der Mentalität des Kalten Krieges, Lager-Konfrontation und einschüchterndem Verhalten entgegenzutreten”. Kremlchef Wladimir […]
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