Nach Sturzflut in Nepal: Rettung von zwei weiteren Überlebenden weckt neue Hoffnung

Die Rettung von zwei Menschen in Nepal zehn Tage nach der verheerenden Sturzflut hat neue Hoffnung auf weitere Überlebende geweckt. Ein chinesischer Staatsbürger sei aus einem Tunnel gerettet worden, sagte ein Sprecher der nepalesischen Armee am Samstag der Nachrichtenagentur AFP. Zudem bargen Einsatzkräfte im Bezirk Nuwakot eine Frau lebend aus ihrem verschütteten Haus. Der Chinese verließ […]

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US-Gesandte Kushner und Witkoff zu Gesprächen über Ukraine-Krieg in Moskau

Die US-Gesandten Jared Kushner und Steve Witkoff sind zu Gesprächen über eine Beendigung des Ukraine-Kriegs in der russischen Hauptstadt Moskau eingetroffen. Ihr Flugzeug landete am Samstagmittag auf dem Flughafen Wnukowo, wie die russischen Nachrichtenagenturen Ria Nowosti und Tass meldeten. In der Folge wollen Kushner und Witkoff Gespräche in der ukrainischen Hauptstadt Kiew führen. US-Präsident Donald […]

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US envoys in Moscow for Ukraine war negotiations

US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner landed in Moscow Saturday to discuss a plan to end more than four years of war between Russia and Ukraine. After talks in Moscow, the pair, sent by President Donald Trump, are expected to travel on to Kyiv for their first visit in Washington’s latest bid to break […]

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Argentina ordered to return Nazi-looted painting to Jewish collector’s heir

Argentina is set to return an 18th-century painting stolen by Nazis from a Dutch Jewish art collector to the rightful owner’s heir, a judge said Friday.”Portrait of a Lady” by Italian late baroque painter Giacomo Ceruti was missing for eight decades before being photographed last year hanging in the home of the daughter of a […]

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Argentina ordered to return Nazi-looted painting to Jewish collector’s heir

Argentina must return an 18th-century painting stolen by Nazis from a Dutch Jewish art collector to the rightful owner’s heir, a judge ruled Friday.”Portrait of a Lady” by Italian late baroque painter Giacomo Ceruti was missing for eight decades before being photographed last year hanging in the home of the daughter of a senior Nazi […]

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US envoy on West Bank visit says Israel has responsibility for Palestinians

The US ambassador to Israel said Saturday that the Israeli government bore responsibility for West Bank Palestinians’ safety and should impose “severe consequences” over violence, as he visited families after a surge in settler attacks. Mike Huckabee, long known as a staunch supporter of Israel and settlers, visited a Palestinian-American’s home in the West Bank […]

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Commemoration held for late Serbian war criminal Ratko Mladic

A commemoration was held Saturday in Belgrade for war criminal Ratko Mladic two days ahead of his burial, attended by dozens of former military personnel, family members and officials. Mladic died last week after suffering several strokes while serving a life sentence in The Hague for war crimes committed during the 1990s war in Bosnia. […]

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How haze from Indonesian fires impacts Southeast Asia

Thick smog has blanketed parts of Indonesia as the vast archipelago for weeks battles to contain fires that have burned large swathes of Borneo and Sumatra. The hazardous smoke has led to an increase in respiratory problems, forced schools to close and has been drifting to neighbouring countries including Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines. Here’s […]

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Oasis fans gather in Venice for band reunion film

Fans of British rock band Oasis gathered in Venice on Saturday ahead of the premiere of a behind-the-scenes film about the group’s reunion tour last year, with the Gallagher brothers set to walk the red carpet. Die-hard followers of the Manchester duo reserved places in front of the main Venice Film Festival hall in the […]

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