Fresh protests to hit Spain after housing measures defeated

Fresh protests over housing are due to take place in Madrid and other Spanish cities on Saturday, a day after parliament rejected two government measures to strengthen protection for tenants. The government introduced the measures after nationwide protests following the eviction, on a stretcher, of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal from a Madrid apartment she had occupied […]

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Festakt mit Steinmeier und Merz zum Tag der Deutschen Einheit in Bremen

Mit einem Festakt wird am Samstag (12.00 Uhr) in Bremen der Tag der Deutschen Einheit begangen. Zuvor findet ein ökumenischer Gottesdienst statt. Als Gäste werden unter anderem Bundespräsident Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Bundestagspräsidentin Julia Klöckner und Kanzler Friedrich Merz (beide CDU) erwartet. Die Festrede wird Steinmeier halten. Am Nachmittag übergibt Bürgermeister Andreas Bovenschulte (SPD) dann den Staffelstab für die […]

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North Korea fires ballistic missile after Seoul’s apology demand

North Korea fired a ballistic missile, Seoul’s military said Saturday, days after demanding an apology for a blast that wounded three South Korean soldiers in the DMZ that it blames on the North. Pyongyang has denied responsibility for last month’s explosion inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) and called South Korea “despicable” on Friday, undercutting overtures […]

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Asian carmakers besting US rivals at home, China poised to strike

Major US automakers have watched their domestic market share shrink even more thanks to their Asian competitors — a situation that may worsen if Chinese firms are able to enter the US market, an idea floated by President Donald Trump.”The broader market story continues to be the growing (sales), and mostly on the strength of […]

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US regulator finds Boeing 737 MAX software bug ‘not a safety concern’

A software bug that delayed the US certification of Boeing’s 737 MAX 10 aircraft does not pose a safety concern, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Friday after an investigation. The glitch was found in a cockpit software update to the plane model and can cause an automated navigation feature to fail when planes shift […]

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New rallies urged in France as protests disrupt over 730 schools

French high school students on Friday lit fires and hurled projectiles at police who responded by firing tear gas, as activists urged new rallies in an escalating protest movement demanding better conditions in education. The government says that the pupils in their mid-to-late-teens studying in lycees have every right to air grievances but has condemned […]

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G7 concorda em liberar até 100 milhões de barris de diesel e petróleo para conter preços

Os líderes do G7 concordaram nesta sexta-feira (2) em liberar até 100 milhões de barris de diesel e petróleo nos próximos quatro meses, em uma tentativa de reduzir a pressão sobre os preços dos combustíveis. Também concordaram em não proibir as exportações entre os países-membros, como os Estados Unidos ameaçavam fazer. “Foi decidido liberar as reservas […]

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G7 agrees deal to ease global energy supply concerns

G7 countries agreed Friday to release 100 million barrels of diesel and crude oil to ease global energy supply concerns, as President Donald Trump hailed the decision and said the US would not impose a threatened diesel export ban. The announcement came following a video conference of G7 leaders chaired by French President Emmanuel Macron […]

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China a better influence in Latin America than US: poll

China’s influence in Latin America is now viewed more positively than that of the United States, a major poll conducted in 17 Latin American countries showed Friday. The 2026 Latinobarometro survey showed that China overtaking the United States in terms of influence for the first time since the annual survey began in 1995. It showed […]

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