“Ende der Brandmauer”: BSW-Spitzenkandidaten legen vor Wahlen im Osten nach

Kurz vor den Landtagswahlen in Ostdeutschland haben sich die Spitzenkandidaten des BSW in Sachsen-Anhalt und Mecklenburg-Vorpommern erneut offen für das Modell eines “überparteilichen Ministerpräsidenten” auch unter Einbeziehung der AfD ausgesprochen. Das Konzept biete “eine überzeugende Perspektive”, erklärten Peter Schabbel und Thomas Schulze am Dienstag in einer vom BSW-Landesverband in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern verbreiteten Erklärung. “Ende der Brandmauer, […]

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Germany opens new drone research centre as security threats mount

Germany on Tuesday opened a new drone defence research centre to help combat the growing threat posed by unmanned aerial vehicles after a surge in suspicious sightings over critical infrastructure. The inauguration of the site, at a Soviet-era airfield in the former East Germany, comes less than two weeks after an explosives-laden drone was found at […]

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Ivonne A-Baki enters race to be next UN chief

Ecuador’s Ivonne A-Baki, a diplomat who represented Quito in the United States, has entered the race to lead the UN, the head of the General Assembly said in a letter Tuesday. Nominated by Tonga, the former foreign trade minister joins a growing field to become secretary-general of the international organization that has been buffeted by global […]

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Ukraine says Russian strike kills 10 in northeast region

A Russian attack on a village in the Kharkiv region of northeast Ukraine killed 10 people, Kyiv said Tuesday, vowing to respond. The strike comes amid a surge in civilian deaths in the four-and-a-half-year war. Russian forces “carried out a rocket strike on Pechenigy”, a village around 40 kilometres (25 miles) from the Russian border, […]

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‘Endividados para sobreviver’, argentinos se afundam na inadimplência

Pressionada por uma dívida que contraiu há um ano e que não consegue pagar, Andrea sente angústia e vergonha. Ela não é a única: a inadimplência das famílias na Argentina triplicou em doze meses e atingiu o seu nível mais alto em 20 anos durante o governo de Javier Milei. O principal problema é o […]

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Pakistan court orders ex-PM Khan moved from jail to hospital

Pakistan’s Supreme Court ordered authorities on Tuesday to move jailed former prime minister Imran Khan to hospital for medical checks, after the popular politician’s lawyers complained about his poor health. Imprisoned since 2023 on corruption charges he deems politically motivated, Khan will be moved “within the next two days” to Shifa International Hospital in the […]

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Three lightly injured as new quake hits Spain’s Granada

A magnitude-4.8 earthquake caused cracks in walls and sent debris falling in Granada on Tuesday, lightly injuring three people, officials said, days after a slightly stronger quake hit the southern Spanish city. The earthquake took place at around 10:38 am (0838 GMT), with its epicentre in the town of Alhendin, 10 kilometres (six miles) south […]

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Zentrum Drohnensicherheit eröffnet – Dobrindt: Zentraler Baustein bei Abwehr

Nach zahlreichen Vorfällen mit Drohnen hat die Bundesregierung in Sachsen-Anhalt ein neues Forschungszentrum eröffnet, das auch gezielt Abwehrmöglichkeiten entwickeln soll. Es gehe darum, durch Forschung und Innovation “das Wettrüsten (…) zwischen Drohnenabwehr und Drohnenabwehr-Überwindungstechnik” zu gewinnen, sagte Bundesinnenminister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) am Dienstag am Flughafen Magdeburg-Cochstedt. Vorwürfe, in Deutschland seien die Zuständigkeiten zur Drohnenabwehr unter den […]

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Moskau droht London nach Bericht über Einsatz britischer Drohnen in Russland

Moskau hat der Regierung in London wegen des mutmaßlichen Einsatzes britischer Drohnen bei ukrainischen Angriffen in Russland mit “Konsequenzen” gedroht. Großbritannien werde sich für die Unterstützung der Ukraine “verantworten” und einen “Preis” zahlen müssen, erklärte die russische Botschaft in London am Montagabend. Ein britischer Regierungssprecher erwiderte, sein Land werde die Ukraine weiter unterstützen. Die russischen […]

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