Pakistan bestellt US-Gesandten wegen Aussagen von US-Botschafter in Indien ein

Die pakistanische Regierung hat den ranghöchsten US-Gesandten in Islamabad wegen Äußerungen des US-Botschafters in Indien zu der umstrittenen Region Kaschmir einbestellt. Wegen der “sachlich falschen Äußerungen des US-Botschafters in Indien zum Status von Jammu und Kaschmir” sei eine “strenge Protestnote” übermittelt worden, teilte das pakistanische Außenministerium am Mittwoch mit. Der US-Botschafter in Indien, Sergio Gor, […]

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Behörden: Mindestens zwölf Tote bei neuen russischen Angriffen auf Region Kiew

Bei neuen russischen Angriffen auf Kiew und Umgebung sind in der Nacht zum Donnerstag nach ukrainischen Behördenangaben mindestens zwölf Menschen getötet worden. Bei den “massiven” Angriffen seien Wohngebiete und Lagerhallen getroffen worden, erklärte Bürgermeister Vitali Klitschko im Onlinedienst Telegram. Insgesamt seien in der Hauptstadt zwölf Menschen getötet und 33 weitere verletzt worden. Bei den Angriffen […]

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US national debt exceeds $40 trillion for first time

The US gross national debt has surged past $40 trillion for the first time, government data showed Wednesday, outstripping earlier forecasts at a pace fuelled in part by President Donald Trump’s invalidated tariffs. The uptick in borrowing is a blow to Trump, who promised to cut public spending during his 2024 presidential campaign, and sparked […]

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USA und Kanada signalisieren weitere Annäherung in Handelsverhandlungen

Die USA und Kanada haben am Mittwoch weitere Fortschritte in ihren Handelsgesprächen verkündet. US-Präsident Donald Trump bekräftigte wie am Vortag, dass es einen “Deal” gebe, es müssten nur noch die Unterlagen finalisiert werden. Später fügte er hinzu: “Wir werden möglicherweise einige der Zölle auf das Niveau anderer Länder senken, da Kanada bisher einen höheren Zoll […]

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Australian prosecutors demand life in prison for mushroom killer

Australian prosecutors asked judges Thursday to stiffen mushroom murderer Erin Patterson’s prison sentence — saying she should never be set free. The 51-year-old was found guilty last year of murdering her husband’s parents and an elderly aunt in 2023 by serving them a beef Wellington lunch laced with lethal death cap mushrooms. Patterson was also […]

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Russian strikes kill 12 in Kyiv, surrounding region

Russian bombardments killed at least 12 peopleand wounded dozens in Ukraine’s capital and its surrounding region overnight, authorities said on Thursday. The two countries have ramped up long-range attacks in recent months, driving up the civilian death toll on both sides in the four-and-a-half-year war. The massive missile attack on Kyiv struck residential areas and […]

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Fallout far-reaching for Australian Rules after latest scandal

An alcohol-fuelled scandal swirling around a top Australian Rules team has been splashed across newspaper front pages as much as the back and triggered broader debate, a sign of the sport’s importance in the country’s social fabric. Tracing its roots to 1858, the Australian Football League (AFL) is the nation’s most-watched spectator sport and a […]

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US India ambassador’s Kashmir remarks rile Pakistan; envoy summoned

Pakistan summoned Washington’s top envoy in Islamabad and “strongly condemned” remarks by the US ambassador to New Delhi calling disputed Kashmir “an important part of India”.”(A) strong demarche was lodged over the factually incorrect remarks of US Ambassador to India, regarding the status of Jammu and Kashmir,” Pakistan’s foreign ministry said in a statement late Wednesday.”It […]

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Australia says relations with Israel ‘difficult’ after aid worker death

Australia’s top diplomat Penny Wong on Thursday said relations with Israel were “difficult” after it dropped a probe into the killing of aid worker Lalzawmi “Zomi” Frankcom and her colleagues in Gaza. Australian national Frankcom was among a group of seven World Central Kitchen staff killed in April 2024 when their aid convoy was hit […]

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