The death toll from an explosion and gun attack at a police headquarters in northern Pakistan rose to at least 31, including 16 police personnel, a senior police official told AFP on Saturday, with fighting ongoing. Attackers stormed the Old Police Lines complex at Kohat, a town of around 220,000 people in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa […]
Read MoreDie Einigung zwischen den USA und Dänemark zur Sicherheit Grönlands hat jede Seite für sich als Erfolg verbucht. Die Vereinbarung sei “gut für die Nato und für Europa”, erklärte die dänische Regierungschefin Mette Frederiksen am späten Freitagabend. US-Präsident Donald Trump betonte seinerseits, die Vereinbarung über die Zukunft der autonomen dänischen Arktisinsel übertrage die “dauerhafte Kontrolle […]
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Black smoke and flames rose near Riyadh’s international airport on Saturday, after Saudi authorities — fighting an escalating conflict with Yemen’s Houthis — issued an air raid alert. Firefighters extinguished a blaze on fuel tank emblazoned with the logo of the Saudi oil giant Aramco at a fuel depot near the airport, according to an […]
Read MoreThe widower of French screen icon Brigitte Bardot on Saturday slammed as a “joke” the planned auction of hundreds of the late star’s personal belongings organised by her animal welfare foundation. The sale, featuring more than 300 items ranging from portraits and toiletries to a flamenco guitar and a black tutu, is due to take place […]
Read MoreProtesters and police were expected to greet concertgoers in Philadelphia on Saturday for pop superstar Ed Sheeran’s first show since he became embroiled in controversy set off by his opening act’s pro-Palestinian comments. Rapper Macklemore was booted from Sheeran’s US Loop Tour on Monday after the owners of stadiums hosting upcoming shows objected to his […]
Read MoreUS President Donald Trump has signed a bill authorizing new sanctions designed to pressure Russia over its war in Ukraine, after Congress gave its approval following months of delay. Washington is pushing to revive a mediated path towards ending the conflict as Moscow intensifies attacks against Ukraine, even though much of its attention — and […]
Read MoreUS-Präsident Donald Trump hat verschärfte Sanktionen gegen Russland in Kraft gesetzt. Er unterzeichnete am Freitag ein nach langen Verhandlungen vom US-Kongress beschlossenes Gesetz, das den Druck auf Russland zur Beendigung des Ukraine-Kriegs erhöhen soll. Der ukrainische Präsident Wolodymyr Selenskyj dankte Trump für das Sanktionspaket, aus Moskau kamen neue Drohungen. Das am Mittwoch vom US-Kongress verabschiedete Sanktionspaket […]
Read MoreBritish actor Naomi Watts is to receive a special honour on Saturday at the San Sebastian Film Festival in Spain, where she declared an unwavering appetite for challenging roles that make audiences think differently. The festival will present Watts with its top prize, the Donostia Award, previously handed to actors such as Gregory Peck, Julia […]
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Mit dem traditionellen Fassanstich hat am Samstag um 12.00 Uhr das 191. Münchner Oktoberfest begonnen. Erstmals stach dafür Münchens neuer Oberbürgermeister Dominik Krause (Grüne) das erste Bierfass an – zwei kräftige Schläge genügten ihm dafür. Die erste Maß Bier reichte er nach dem Anzapfen an den bayerischen Ministerpräsidenten Markus Söder (CSU). Die Anzahl der Schläge, […]
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