Germany: Car driven into crowd at Magdeburg Christmas market
According to German media reports, at least one person has died. The regional government spokesperson has described the incident as an attack. Source link
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The World This Year 2024: A look back at events
This year, headlines have been dominated by wars in Ukraine, Sudan and the Middle East. Israel’s leader has become a wanted man for alleged war crimes, and revolution in Syria has led to the downfall of a dictator, though the true scale of Assad’s reign of terror is still coming to light. Source link
Car drives into a crowd at Christmas market in Germany
A car barreled through a Christmas market crowd in the eastern German city of Magdeburg on Friday, leaving 60 to 80 people injured, in what regional authorities were treating as a suspected attack. FRANCE 24’s Nick Holdsworth reports from Berlin. Source link
Paris court convicts 8 in connection with beheading of teacher Samuel Paty
France’s anti-terrorism court convicted eight individuals on Friday for their roles in the 2020 beheading of teacher Samuel Paty, who was killed after showing Prophet Muhammad cartoons in class during a debate on freedom of speech. Source link
Car drives into crowd at German Christmas market
A car drove into a crowd at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on Friday. The suspected driver was arrested, according to local media. Source link
South Africans pioneer the commercialization of waste collection
Some of Johannesburg’s informal waste recyclers have recently received an upgrade. One collaboration transformed a massive camp into an award-winning, data-driven solar-powered sorting and baling hub. As Marie de Klerk reports, incomes have increased and neighbors are happier. Videographer: Marie De Clercq and Patrick O’Reilly Source link
‘Ultimate form of government would allow for participation of as broad a swath of Syrian population’
For the first time in a decade, US diplomats are in Damascus to hold official meetings with Syria and their new de facto rulers led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) to discuss the future of Syria’s political transition. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on post-Assad Syria and the West’s efforts to open channels … Read more
Italian court aquits Vice Premier Salvini in migrant rescue ship case
A Sicilian court on Friday acquitted Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini of illegally detaining 100 migrants aboard the Open Arms rescue ship in 2019, when he was interior minister. Source link
Volkswagen plans closures, layoffs postponed, union says – DW – 12/20/2024
German union IG Metall said on Friday it has reached a deal with Volkswagen to avoid involuntary redundancies at the carmaker’s production sites in Germany by 2030. Union representatives have been in talks for weeks with the company – Europe’s biggest automaker – over cost-cutting measures, including plans to close three plants and cut jobs. … Read more
