Airstrikes that hit Afghanistan’s border area and the key city of Kandahar are a clear warning from Pakistan to the country’s supreme leader, analysts told AFP. With vital security issues still unresolved between the neighbouring countries, renewed violence raises the spectre of a return to full-scale war seen earlier this year. The latest strikes followed militant attacks […]
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The family of a British contractor killed during a 2021 jihadist attack in Mozambique on Thursday demanded answers from TotalEnergies over why more people were not rescued from a besieged hotel. Philip Mawer was “unlawfully killed” after refusing to escape by helicopter, insisting women and children should be evacuated first, a coroner ruled. Coroner Jason […]
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US-Präsident Donald Trump hat den chinesischen Staatschef Xi Jinping mit militärischen Ehren am Weißen Haus empfangen. Trump und seine Ehefrau Melania begrüßten Xi und seine Ehefrau Peng Liyuan am Donnerstag zu den Klängen einer Militärkapelle. Anschließend schritten sie über einen roten Teppich ins Weiße Haus. Trump sagte in seiner Begrüßungsrede, er werde mit Xi “drängende […]
Read MoreTrotz einer anderslautenden Gerichtsentscheidung hat das Weiße Haus Journalisten der US-Sender CNN und MS NOW sowie der Plattform Politico weiterhin den Zugang verweigert. Die Medien erklärten, ihren Reportern sei am Donnerstag der Eintritt verwehrt worden, als sie über den Staatsbesuch von Chinas Präsident Xi Jinping berichten wollten. Sie beantragten daraufhin eine Eilanhörung vor Gericht. US-Präsident […]
Read MoreHundreds of protesters demanded the return of exiled opposition figure and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado to Venezuela, AFP observed at a demonstration in Caracas on Thursday.”Maria Corina, come, we’re waiting for you!” the crowd chanted, marching under an enormous Venezuelan flag. Machado was blocked from entering the country on Tuesday after yet […]
Read MoreUS rapper Macklemore, who was dropped from British pop star Ed Sheeran’s tour after making pro-Palestinian comments, announced Thursday he will instead perform on his own “Free Palestine Tour.”Macklemore, who was opening for Sheeran’s “Loop Tour,” shouted “Free Palestine!” and told Palestinians they were “not forgotten” during two concerts earlier this month in New Jersey. The […]
Read MoreFrench actress Marion Cotillard said on Thursday she feared the day she might be emotionally moved by an actor created by artificial intelligence, as debate grows over AI’s impact on film and the wider creative industries.”I think I would be very afraid the day I was moved by an AI actor. For now, I find […]
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Die deutsche Zentralbankerin Isabel Schnabel tritt von ihrem Posten im Rat der Europäischen Zentralbank (EZB) zurück und übernimmt stattdessen eine zentrale Rolle beim Internationalen Währungsfonds (IWF). Schnabel habe EZB-Präsidentin Christine Lagarde mitgeteilt, dass sie “ihr Amt am 3. Januar 2027 niederlegen wird”, erklärte die Zentralbank am Donnerstag. Zum 4. Januar wird demnach IWF-Chefin Kristalina Georgieva […]
Read MoreCNN, MS NOW and Politico said their reporters were barred from entering the White House on Thursday despite a court ordering that their access be restored. The three media outlets said their reporters were turned away by the Secret Service when they tried to enter the presidential mansion. A federal judge ruled overnight that the […]
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