Jimmy Carter, who considered himself an outsider even as he sat in the Oval Office as the 39th US president, was honored with a funeral at Washington National Cathedral on Thursday. President Joe Biden praised Carter at a ceremony attended by all living US presidents. After leaving the White House, Carter’s legacy will be remembered … Read more
Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado’s team and Venezuelan media report that Machado was arrested in Caracas on Thursday. After demanding arrest and remaining largely hidden, she appeared in public for the first time in months in Caracas to lead a protest against President Nicolas Maduro being sworn in for a third term. The opposition said … Read more
Vienna— Talks to form a coalition government led by Austria’s far-right Freedom Party, or FPÖ, will begin on Friday, the party said on Thursday, as thousands of people protested in Vienna against the prospect of the country’s first FPÖ-led government. The Eurosceptic, Russia-friendly FPÖ won the September parliamentary election with about 29% of the vote, … Read more
Daniel Lifshitz runs his hands through his short black hair. He is trying to remain calm, because maybe this time the negotiators will reach a hostage agreement. “We’ve had a lot of roller-coasters, but now it feels like something is different,” he said. Hamas has reportedly agreed to a list of the names of 34 … Read more
German prosecutors said Thursday that three people were convicted on suspicion of spying for China by obtaining information about military technology. The work of gathering information was allegedly done by the spy agency of China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS). The indictment comes just weeks after a United States citizen was arrested in Frankfurt in … Read more
Albany, New York – New York’s highest court on Thursday refused to block Donald Trump’s upcoming sentencing in his hush money case, leaving the US Supreme Court as the president-elect’s potential last resort to block a hearing scheduled for Friday. A judge at the New York Court of Appeals issued a letter order refusing to … Read more
34-year-old Taslima Noor says that ever since the police intensified the operation to detain illegal Bangladeshis in the capital Delhi, she has not slept for several days. “I have been working here for seven years and I am afraid the authorities will create problems for my family,” domestic worker Noor told DW. Noor is not … Read more
highlights Fire wreaks havoc in Los AngelesThis fire caused loss of billions of dollarsBut people were seen helping each other during this time Washington: Thousands of people have had to leave their homes due to the terrible fire in Los Angeles, California. Meanwhile, a very touching story has come to light. This story is about … Read more
China is engaged in construction work in Seychelles, a small country in the Indian Ocean. But there is more to the diplomatic push-pull than just bricks and mortar. As a soft power approach to the strategically located archipelago, Beijing is also investing in education. Kate Bartlett reports from the capital, Victoria. Camera: Herbert Labrosse, Zaheer … Read more
