Most civilian victims of Afghanistan’s 2001-2021 war have been left “without justice, reparation or even acknowledgement” of their suffering, the United Nations said Tuesday, with one man in Kabul telling AFP “the world has forgotten us”. The US launched a military intervention in Afghanistan following the September 11, 2001, attacks, ushering in two decades of […]
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Der Onlineriese Amazon soll seine Versteigerungen von Online-Werbung seit Jahren manipuliert und damit die Preise nach oben getrieben haben. Das werfen die US-Verbraucherschutzbehörde FTC und 22 Bundesstaaten dem Konzern vor, wie es in der am Montag eingereichten Klage heißt. Amazon wies den Vorwurf als “fehlgeleitet” und “mangelhaft” zurück; die Aufsichtsbehörden hätten “selektiv” veraltete interne Dokumente […]
Read MoreNach der verheerenden Sturzflut im Grenzgebiet zwischen Nepal und Tibet ist die Zahl der Todesopfer insgesamt auf mehr als 1000 gestiegen: In Nepal gebe es inzwischen 987 bestätigte Todesfälle, teilte der Katastrophenschutz am Dienstag mit. Chinesische Staatsmedien hatten zuvor 16 Tote in Tibet gemeldet. Die Sturzflut hatte vergangene Woche Mittwoch im Grenzgebiet zwischen Nepal und […]
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Der Onlineriese Amazon soll seine Versteigerungen von Online-Werbung seit Jahren manipuliert und damit die Preise nach oben getrieben haben. Das werfen die US-Verbraucherschutzbehörde FTC und 22 Bundesstaaten dem Konzern vor, wie es in der am Montag eingereichten Klage heißt. Amazon wies den Vorwurf als “fehlgeleitet” und “mangelhaft” zurück; die Aufsichtsbehörden hätten “selektiv” veraltete interne Dokumente […]
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A US aircraft carrier at the centre of a political row over conditions on board was set to arrive in Thailand on Tuesday, the first port call for its 5,000 crew since November. The resort city of Pattaya, a rest-and-recreation destination for US troops since the Vietnam War, has stepped up security as it prepares […]
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The US Army’s top civilian leader Dan Driscoll has submitted his resignation, the White House confirmed Monday, following reports of tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Asked about a Wall Street Journal report that Driscoll had resigned, White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly did not deny it.”Driscoll has been highly effective in advancing […]
Read MoreThe pivotal role played by Russia’s Africa Corps mercenaries in putting down a mutiny in Niger at the weekend has revealed just how dependent on Moscow the west African country’s ruling junta has become. The growing reliance on Russian mercenaries is also at odds with the junta’s insistence that its 2023 coup was about reclaiming […]
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Munich is booming as a hub for young defence tech firms making everything from AI-powered drones to cutting-edge military software as Europe rearms to face an increasingly dangerous world. UAV makers Quantum Systems, Helsing and Tytan Technologies are among dozens of mil-tech players around the German city best known for beer extravaganza the Oktoberfest, football […]
Read MoreDuane “Keffe D” Davis, a former Los Angeles gang leader, was found guilty on Monday by a Las Vegas court of the 1996 murder of chart-topping rapper Tupac Shakur. Thirty years after the rap legend’s death, the jury found Davis, 63, guilty of murder after just a few hours of deliberation.”Count one, murder with use […]
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