French President Emmanuel Macron begins a two-day visit to Britain on Wednesday, viewing the landmark Bayeux Tapestry exhibition with King Charles III and becoming the first EU leader to be hosted by Prime Minister Andy Burnham. Charles and Queen Camilla are set to join Macron and his wife Brigitte later Wednesday to view the tapestry, […]
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French President Emmanuel Macron begins a two-day visit to Britain on Wednesday, viewing the landmark Bayeux Tapestry exhibition with King Charles III and becoming the first EU leader to be hosted by Prime Minister Andy Burnham. Charles and Queen Camilla are set to join Macron and his wife Brigitte later Wednesday to view the tapestry, […]
Read MoreThe Venice Film Festival kicked off on the sun-splashed Lido with a bang on Wednesday, with the glamorous cinema showcase poised to hand George Clooney a lifetime achievement award on its opening night. The charismatic 65-year-old — a frequent red carpet guest at the world’s oldest film festival — will provide a shot of A-list […]
Read MoreVeteran film star George Clooney said Wednesday the United States would surmount an “unfortunate” time in its history under the Trump administration, calling it a government run by the “least qualified people”. Clooney spoke to the media on the opening day of the Venice Film Festival, where he is to be awarded a Golden Lion for […]
Read MoreVeteran film star George Clooney said Wednesday the United States would surmount an “unfortunate” time in its history under the Trump administration, calling it a government run by the “least qualified people”. Clooney spoke to the media on the opening day of the Venice Film Festival, where he is to be awarded a Golden Lion for […]
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The EU on Wednesday said it had summoned Russia’s top diplomat as it eyed sanctions after a drone incident in Germany that the bloc’s foreign policy chief said bore the marks of “state-sponsored terrorism”. The incident involving an explosive-laden drone at Leipzig airport has heightened fears over a sabotage campaign that the EU and NATO […]
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Angesichts der Folgen von Dürre und Hitze auf die Produktion vieler landwirtschaftlicher Betriebe sieht Bundeslandwirtschaftsminister Alois Rainer (CSU) eine “massive Krise von nationaler Tragweite”. Die diesjährige Ernte sei für viele Landwirtschaftsfamilien eine “herbe Enttäuschung”, sagte Rainer am Mittwoch bei der Vorstellung des Ernteberichts seines Ministeriums. Den Bauern stellte er finanzielle Hilfen in Aussicht. Das Bundeslandwirtschaftsministerium […]
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A passenger bus overturned on a desert highway in Egypt’s eastern Sinai Peninsula on Wednesday, killing 22 people and injuring 28 others, authorities said. The crash occurred on the road connecting the Red Sea resort towns of Dahab and Nuweiba in South Sinai, a region known for its beaches, coral reefs and mountain landscapes that […]
Read MoreThe United Nations said Wednesday the 1.5C target would be missed and outlined how global temperatures might be brought back down in a first-of-its-kind assessment met with dismay in climate-vulnernable nations. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres last year acknowledged the inevitability of overshooting 1.5C in the next few years but this assessment is the first […]
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