Putin empfängt US-Gesandten Witkoff zu Gesprächen über Ukraine-Plan der USA

Der Sondergesandte von US-Präsident Donald Trump, Steve Witkoff, trifft am Dienstag in Moskau den russischen Präsidenten Wladimir Putin zu weiteren Gesprächen über ein Ende des Ukraine-Krieges. Nach US-Angaben geht es dabei insbesondere um den von den USA vorgelegten Ukraine-Plan. Kreml-Sprecher Dmitri Peskow zufolge ist das Treffen für Dienstagnachmittag angesetzt. Nach den jüngsten Verhandlungen zwischen ukrainischen […]

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Survivors, families seek answers to deadly Hong Kong ferry disaster

Survivors of one of Hong Kong’s deadliest maritime disasters and victims’ families who spent 13 years in a legal and bureaucratic maze seeking answers will have to wait a little longer for a coroner’s ruling to shed light on the tragedy. A ruling was due to be made on Thursday, but on Tuesday the hearing […]

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Race to get aid to Asia flood survivors as toll nears 1,200

Governments and aid groups in Indonesia and Sri Lanka worked to rush aid Tuesday to hundreds of thousands stranded by deadly flooding that has killed around 1,200 people in four countries. Torrential monsoon season deluges paired with two separate tropical cyclones last week dumped heavy rain across all of Sri Lanka and parts of Indonesia’s […]

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Hong Kong leader announces ‘independent committee’ to probe fire

Hong Kong’s leader announced Tuesday the creation of a judge-led “independent committee” to investigate the devastating fire at an apartment complex that killed 151 people last week. Authorities have said the blaze, which was the city’s worst fire in decades, spread quickly via netting used on exterior scaffolding that fell short of fire-resistance standards and […]

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Netflix apresenta oferta para comprar Warner Bros Discovery (imprensa)

A Netflix apresentou uma oferta para comprar o grupo de TV e cinema Warner Bros. Discovery, um negócio que poderia transformar o cenário midiático nos Estados Unidos, informou a agência de notícias Bloomberg. Segundo a agência, a gigante do streaming se uniu à Paramount Skydance e à Comcast em uma segunda rodada de negociações no […]

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How South Korea’s brief martial law upended lives

When South Korea’s leader declared martial law a year ago, one young woman blocked a tank, a civil servant resigned in protest and a lawmaker switched sides to remove him from office. They are among the many South Koreans whose lives were transformed on December 3, 2024. That wintry night, then-president Yoon Suk Yeol interrupted […]

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VR headsets take war-scarred children to world away from Gaza

Children scarred by the war in Gaza are undergoing a therapy programme using virtual reality headsets that transport the youngsters to a world far away from the destruction around them. The VR therapy is aimed at improving the children’s psychological wellbeing, with operators saying it can achieve results more quickly than traditional therapy sessions. Inside […]

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White House confirms admiral ordered 2nd strike on alleged drug boat

A US admiral acting under the authority of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a “double-tap” military operation that targeted survivors of an initial attack on an alleged drug smuggling boat, the White House said Monday. The legality of the Trump administration’s deadly strikes against suspected drug traffickers in the Caribbean and Pacific has already been questioned, […]

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US envoy to meet Russia’s Putin for talks on ending Ukraine war

US envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to hold talks in Moscow on Tuesday to discuss the Trump administration’s controversial proposal to end the war in Ukraine. The meeting comes after Washington said it was feeling confident about the plan, following talks with Ukrainian negotiators in Florida.”I think the administration feels […]

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