Several universities and research institutes in Germany and Austria on Friday banned online messaging platforms. The planned return to academia comes as the German government says it is also considering abandoning the platform because it was having an “exacerbating and polarizing” effect on public political discussion. On Thursday, the trade union GEW, which represents teachers … Read more
Washington— President Joe Biden’s administration announced Friday it was expanding sanctions against Russia’s vitally important energy sector, revealing a new effort to torment Moscow over its nearly 3-year-old war in Ukraine as the newly elected President Donald Trump is ready to return to his post. End the fight quickly. The outgoing Democratic administration billed the … Read more
A New York state court has sentenced US President-elect Donald Trump to a criminal conviction related to hush money payments to a porn star in connection with an alleged sexual encounter. Trump was not sentenced, claiming the charges were politically motivated, although the conviction was upheld. Prior to sentencing, Judge Juan Merchan indicated that he … Read more
When it comes to migration, Europe is shifting to the right: Italy is promoting the idea of outsourcing asylum procedures to third countries; The Netherlands is working on introducing strict new immigration laws; And in Austria, the country’s anti-immigrant Freedom Party has now been tasked with forming the government. With the shadow of immigration also … Read more
London- Britain’s Treasury chief is traveling to China this weekend to discuss economic and financial cooperation between the countries, as Britain’s Labor government seeks to reset strained relations with Beijing. The Treasury said on Friday that Rachael Reeves will travel to Beijing and Shanghai and meet with her Chinese government counterpart, Vice Prime Minister He … Read more
A flight operated by state-owned Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) took off from Islamabad for Paris on Friday morning, as the carrier resumed direct flights to Europe after the lifting of EU restrictions. The European Union blocked PIA in 2020 after one of its Airbus A-320s crashed in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, killing 97 … Read more
Russia says it is closely monitoring the situation in Greenland after US President-elect Donald Trump ruled out taking military or economic measures to take control of the territory from Denmark. As Henry Ridgwell reports, geopolitical tensions are rising in the Arctic region amid rapid global warming. Camera: Henry Ridgwell Source link
A man notorious for firing his gun inside a pizzeria in the US capital was shot dead by police in the state of North Carolina, US media reported late Thursday. The dead man was caught up in the Pizzagate conspiracy – falsely suggesting that former US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and other top members of … Read more
Authorities in the western US state of California say at least 10 people have been killed in a massive wildfire that devastated the city of Los Angeles. The Los Angeles County medical examiner announced the new death toll late Thursday, doubling from earlier reports. Officials warned that the number could rise as the fire was … Read more
