The European Union accused Russia on Tuesday of the “reckless” firing of flares at a Danish frigate which, with the shooting down of a drone over Lithuania, heightened the continent’s anxiety over the Ukraine-Russia war. Amid a mounting security showdown, the Kremlin in turn focused its diplomatic fire on France’s initiative to bring European countries […]
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Die US-Notenbank Federal Reserve (Fed) hat ihre zweitägigen Leitzins-Beratungen aufgenommen. Diesmal richten sich noch mehr Augen auf die Notenbank als gewöhnlich: Erwartet wird, dass die Fed am Mittwoch eine Leitzinserhöhung verkünden könnte. Es wäre die erste seit 2023 – und eine Niederlage für US-Präsident Donald Trump, der einen Zinsschnitt verlangt hatte. Trump hatte seinen Vertrauten […]
Read MoreUS Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that he would meet his Chinese counterpart He Lifeng this weekend for talks including on Iran sanctions, days before both countries’ top leaders are due to convene. Asked about efforts to prevent Tehran’s workarounds of US sanctions amid war with Iran in the Middle East, Bessent told lawmakers […]
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O Canadá continuará sendo um parceiro crucial para os Estados Unidos em “áreas-chave”, afirmou o primeiro-ministro, Mark Carney, nesta terça-feira (15), durante uma reunião com investidores globais, em meio à guerra comercial em curso entre os dois países. Carney afirmou, durante a Cúpula de Investimentos do Canadá, que Washington e Ottawa sempre mantiveram laços estreitos, “mesmo […]
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Brazil’s Supreme Court on Tuesday began examining one of its top justice’s ties to a jailed banker, in an unprecedented crisis that has eclipsed the country’s presidential election campaign. Alexandre de Moraes, considered one of the most powerful figures in Brazil, led the coup trial which convicted former president Jair Bolsonaro in 2025, and is […]
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Saudi Arabia and Egypt’s leaders called on Tuesday for free navigation in the Red Sea, after Riyadh vowed a firm response to attacks by Yemen’s Houthis, who now control the southern entrance to the key waterway. The Houthis have been engaged in renewed fighting with Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces since the country’s civil war reignited in […]
Read MoreUS President Donald Trump assailed the Supreme Court on Tuesday after it denied his request to lift an order halting his divisive plan to restrict mail-in voting — accusing the court of allowing itself to be cowed by Democrats.”Certain Justices are petrified of these crazed and depraved Democrats, and are totally unable to show the […]
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Die Ebola-Epidemie in der Demokratischen Republik Kongo breitet sich laut Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO) in der Unruhe-Provinz Nord-Kivu “exponentiell” aus. Die kongolesische Regierung hatte am Wochenende erklärt, der Höhepunkt der Epidemie sei Mitte August erreicht worden, landesweit nehme die Fallzahl offenbar ab – dem hielt die WHO am Dienstag entgegen, die Entwicklung auf nationaler Ebene spiegele “nicht […]
Read MoreDer als möglicher Präsidentschaftsbewerber der US-Demokraten gehandelte Gouverneur von Kalifornien, Gavin Newsom, will nicht in das Rennen um das höchste Staatsamt einsteigen, sollte er dabei gegen die frühere Vizepräsidentin Kamala Harris konkurrieren. “Ich würde nicht antreten, wenn sie antritt”, sagte Newsom in einem am Montag (Ortszeit) veröffentlichten Auszug eines Interviews des Senders CNN. Der 58-Jährige […]
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