Rescuers were searching for seven people feared trapped after a multi-storey building under construction collapsed in Kenya’s capital on Friday, the interior minister said. Videos shared online showed a dramatic crash and huge clouds of dust as the 16-storey building came down in the densely populated business and residential area of Eastleigh. The building lay in […]
Read MoreBei einem offenbar rassistisch motivierten Anschlag auf offener Straße im Großraum Paris hat ein Mann einen Menschen erschossen und fünf weitere verletzt. Frankreichs Staatschef Emmanuel Macron sprach am Freitag von einem “rassistischen Terroranschlag”. Der polizeibekannte Angreifer konnte festgenommen werden. Die französische Anti-Terror-Staatsanwaltschaft übernahm die Ermittlungen zu dem Angriff, bei dem auch ein zwölfjähriges Mädchen schwer […]
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President Donald Trump on Friday said he ordered a Justice Department lawsuit seeking to prevent certification of Alaska’s Senate election result if the Republican incumbent loses — ramping up questions over whether he will accept midterms defeat.”I’m the one that said, ‘Do it,’” Trump announced during a trip to Florida, where he is due to […]
Read MoreBrazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will clash with right-winger Flavio Bolsonaro in a second and final election debate on Friday, in a last-ditch effort to lure undecided voters. The son of former president Jair Bolsonaro took a shock lead over Lula in a first-round vote, setting up a runoff on Sunday that could […]
Read MoreUS First Lady Melania Trump said in a surprise announcement Friday she had brokered a localized ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the ravaged city of Oleshky, where citizens are trapped and running out of food. Her unusual intervention comes as her husband, President Donald Trump, pursues a full end to Russia’s war with a […]
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The United States appears to be preparing to resume large-scale strikes against Iran, but there is unlikely to be a military solution for either side in the devastating conflict, experts say. Washington and Tehran’s forces have settled into a pattern of strikes on commercial ships, with the United States seeking to enforce a blockade of […]
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a major military operation in the occupied West Bank on Friday after Palestinian gunmen killed two soldiers in an attack near Hebron, days ahead of Israeli elections in which security has been a central focus. Netanyahu is locked in a tight race to keep his job in Tuesday’s vote, having […]
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Für die von Russland besetzte Stadt Oleschky im Süden der Ukraine ist eine befristete Waffenruhe angekündigt worden. Russland und die Ukraine hätten sich auf eine vorübergehende Einstellung der Kämpfe geeinigt, um Hilfslieferungen und die Evakuierung von Zivilisten zu ermöglichen, erklärte das Weiße Haus am Freitag. Moskau bestätigte die geplante Feuerpause. Die ukrainische Armee sagte ihre […]
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Bei einem Treffen in Istanbul haben Außenminister aus acht Ländern für eine diplomatische Lösung der Konflikte in der Golfregion geworben und die Öffnung der Straße von Hormus gefordert. Es herrsche Einigkeit, “dass Diplomatie und Dialog der einzige Weg nach vorn sind”, sagte der türkische Außenminister Hakan Fidan zum Abschluss der Beratungen am Freitag. Bundesaußenminister Johann […]
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