South African protesters clashed with foreign nationals on Thursday as tensions over migration were reignited by a court order that government must restart processing asylum applications. Violence erupted in Johannesburg’s Soweto and the east coast port city of Durban, with several cars torched and small foreign-run stores looted. It followed fresh protests called by movements […]
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Donald Trump presented Elon Musk with the top US science medal on Thursday, as the rocket tycoon fully returned to the president’s orbit after an explosive bust-up. Six US tech titans received prestigious awards from the president at a Washington peace institute that was itself recently renamed after Trump. But all eyes were on trillionaire […]
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Bei einer behördlichen Waffenkontrolle hat ein Mann am Donnerstag in einem Wohnhaus im bayerischen Berngau in der Oberpfalz einen Mensch erschossen. Das männliche Opfer sei vor dem Haus geborgen worden, in dem sich der Verdächtige weiter verschanze, teilte die Polizei in Regensburg mit. Ein weiterer Mensch wurde nach früheren Polizeiangaben schwer verletzt. Den Angaben zufolge […]
Read MoreAngesichts strafrechtlicher Ermittlungen ist der Fraktionschef der SPD im niedersächsischen Landtag, Stefan Politze, von seinem Amt zurückgetreten. “Die Immunitätsaufhebung und die Berichterstattung der letzten Tage darüber belasten das Amt”, begründete der 61-Jährige am Donnerstag nach einer Fraktionssitzung in Hannover seinen Schritt. “Auch wenn ich fest von meiner Unschuld überzeugt bin, spüre ich die Belastung für […]
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Bei seinem Antrittsbesuch in Berlin bei Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz (CDU) hat Großbritanniens Premierminister Andy Burnham für eine Wiederannäherung seines Landes an die Europäische Union plädiert. Er setze sich sehr dafür ein, im Zuge eines für November geplanten EU-Großbritannien-Gipfels eine engere Zusammenarbeit zu erreichen und zu prüfen, ob Großbritannien näher an Europa herangeführt werden könne, sagte […]
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Argentine prosecutors argued on Thursday that the “chaotic” medical team treating football legend Diego Maradona at the time of his death should receive prison sentences up to 12 years. Seven medical professionals have been on trial since April over Maradona’s death on November 25, 2020 while convalescing after surgery for a brain clot. The star […]
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The United States on Thursday filed new torture charges against ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, bolstering a mounting criminal case against the pair held in US custody. Maduro and Flores already face drug trafficking and firearms charges in the United States after they were snatched from their Caracas compound in an […]
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When Benin and Burkina Faso flew to Buenos Aires for friendlies against Argentina — including superstar Lionel Messi’s swansong– it would have seemed like dreamland for players who rarely if ever rub shoulders with the aristocrats of the ‘Beautiful Game’. In reality, the organisation was a shambles, a member of the Benin delegation told AFP. […]
Read MoreDisgraced former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor won a legal challenge over searches of his royal homes after police agreed the warrants they obtained were “unlawful”, a High Court judge disclosed Thursday. However, the London court must still decide whether police can continue to hold items seized in the raids, with both the judge and police stressing […]
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