Nach den internen Streitereien der vergangenen Wochen wollen Union und SPD in der Koalition künftig wieder an einem Strang ziehen. Nach Beratungen im Koalitionsausschuss am Mittwoch in Berlin zeigten sich die vier Parteivorsitzenden einig in den Prioritäten: Stärkung der Wirtschaft, Reform des Sozialstaats und Konsolidierung des Haushalts. Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz (CDU) und SPD-Ko-Chefin Bärbel Bas […]
Read MoreDer russische Präsident Wladimir Putin hat vor dem Treffen westlicher Verbündeter der Ukraine seinen Willen zur Fortsetzung der Kämpfe bekräftigt. Bei seinem Besuch in Peking sagte Putin am Mittwoch, er sehe zwar “Licht am Ende des Tunnels”. Sollten aber die Verhandlungen über ein Ende der Kämpfe scheitern, werde Russland seine Aufgaben “militärisch erledigen müssen”. Die […]
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday he would carry on fighting in Ukraine if a peace deal cannot be reached, as Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky arrived for a meeting with allies in Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron, who will co-host the meeting of European leaders on Thursday, said that Europe was ready to offer Ukraine security guarantees […]
Read MoreA Comissão Europeia iniciou nesta quarta-feira (3) o processo de ratificação do acordo comercial com os países do Mercosul, que enfrenta a relutância da França e terá que ser aprovado pelos 27 países do bloco e pelo Parlamento Europeu. O Executivo europeu validou o acordo comercial com o bloco sul-americano e prometeu garantias “sólidas” para […]
Read MoreThe stars of “Downton Abbey” walked the red carpet in London Wednesday for one last time as the hugely successful English country house saga finally comes to an end. Much of the original cast, including Hugh Bonneville, a pregnant Michelle Dockery, Jim Carter and Phyllis Logan, turned out for the world premiere of “Downton Abbey: […]
Read MoreO acordo de livre comércio com o Mercosul, cujo processo de ratificação foi iniciado pela União Europeia (UE) nesta quarta-feira (3), promete abrir um pouco mais o mercado europeu aos produtos latino-americanos, uma perspectiva que alarma os agricultores da Europa, especialmente na França. Este acordo “nunca foi tão prejudicial para os agricultores, comunidades rurais e […]
Read MoreThe Islamic State group claimed responsibility Wednesday for a suicide bombing that authorities said killed 15 people and wounded dozens more at a political rally in southwestern Pakistan. The claim for Tuesday’s attack in Quetta, capital of restive Balochistan province, was made through the group’s propaganda arm. Balochistan interior minister Hamza Shafqat gave an updated death […]
Read MoreIsrael estimates that its imminent offensive on Gaza City would displace one million Palestinians, a senior military official said Wednesday, as Gaza’s civil defence reported dozens killed across the territory. In Jerusalem, meanwhile, hundreds of Israeli protestors took to the streets to call for a truce and hostage release deal after nearly two years of […]
Read MoreKaouther Ben Hania, whose movie about Gaza was the talk of the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday, is a Franco-Tunisian director who blurs the boundaries of reality with her hard-hitting works. One of a new generation of filmmakers from Tunisia bringing social and political issues to the screen, the 48-year-old was the first director to […]
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