Wenige Tage vor der Parlamentswahl in Israel hat die Armee auf Anweisung von Regierungschef Benjamin Netanjahu eine Großoffensive im besetzten Westjordanland begonnen. Israelische Soldaten drangen am Samstag in die Stadt Hebron ein und vertrieben rund 2000 Palästinenser aus ihren Häusern, wie Verteidigungsminister Israel Katz dem Sender Kan sagte. Die israelische Armee kündigte an, am Wahltag […]
Read MoreEine Woche nach den Gewaltausbrüchen am Rande von Demonstrationen gegen hohe Lebenshaltungskosten und Missstände im Bildungssystem sind in Frankreich erneut hunderttausende Menschen auf die Straße gegangen – trotz Einschränkungen seitens der Behörden. Das Innenministerium sprach am Sonntag von landesweit 410.000 Teilnehmern, die Gewerkschaft CGT von fast 800.000. Laut Innenminister Laurent Nuñezkam es erneut zu Ausschreitungen. Mehr […]
Read MoreDie ersten Herbststürme sind am Wochenende über Deutschland gezogen und haben für Schäden gesorgt. In Freiburg und Umgebung fiel am Sonntag aufgrund von Unwetterschäden in rund zehntausend Haushalten stundenlang der Strom aus, wie der Versorger Badenova mitteilte. Insbesondere im Westen des Landes meldeten die Feuerwehren Einsätze unter anderem wegen umgestürzter Bäume. Laut Wetterdienst drohten bis […]
Read MoreBrazil held its breath on Sunday as voters went to the polls to decide between leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva or his right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro. It is the final electoral battle for Lula, who turns 81 on Tuesday and is hoping to pull off a dramatic turnaround after coming in second to […]
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Workers were cleaning the last traces of blood from St George’s Church in Jordan’s Hammoud the day after a deadly attack, when visitors arrived to express their solidarity amid an atmosphere of shock and grief. At noon on Saturday, the bells of the Greek Orthodox church in Jordan’s Karak Governorate, south of Amman, rang in […]
Read MoreBulgarians were voting in a presidential election on Sunday, as security concerns swirl following a series of drone attacks on ships in the Black Sea. Polling stations opened at 7:00 am local time (0500 GMT) and close at 8:00 pm. President Iliana Iotova, who favours dialogue with Moscow and opposes military aid to Ukraine, is […]
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Portuguese police again cleared tents set up by protesters against skyrocketing housing prices overnight Sunday, with organisers criticising the brutality of the officers involved. Officers have frequently moved in to dismantle the camps that have sprung up in Lisbon and Porto in recent weeks, at a time when countries across Europe are grappling with a […]
Read MoreBrazilians headed to the polls on Sunday facing a stark choice: another four years under veteran leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva or a return to the right under Senator Flavio Bolsonaro. It is the final electoral battle for Lula, who turns 81 next week and is hoping to pull off a dramatic turnaround after […]
Read MoreMarine Le Pen, France’s far-right candidate to succeed President Emmanuel Macron in elections in six months, was to give her first campaign speech on Sunday, a day after protests sweeping the country again flared into violence. Le Pen — the frontrunner according to surveys — is seen to be benefiting in the polls from the […]
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