Polls open in Armenia on Sunday in a vote that is set to test the former Soviet republic’s ties with Russia. As Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has sought to loosen dependence on Moscow, the Kremlin has been accused of seeking to sway the vote and Armenia’s EU ambitions to the same path it claims triggered … Read more
A day before the high-profile visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping, North Korea said it will not back down from developing nuclear weapons. “Our status as a nuclear power is absolutely non-negotiable,” Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said in comments published by Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper of record … Read more
Polls will open for the final round of Peru’s presidential elections on Sunday with voters set to choose the country’s ninth leader in 10 years. Following a first-round vote marred by logistical problems and fraud allegations, voters will choose between conservative Keiko Fujimori and leftist Roberto Sanchez. Source link
Meta from Instagram and Facebook, Elon Musk from X (formerly Twitter), ByteDance from TikTok – billions of social media users interact with these products every day. These and other technology corporations have become huge and powerful. But in recent years the EU has made considerable efforts to limit their influence. DW has the most important … Read more
At least 12 people were wounded in a shooting near a community festival in Toledo, Ohio, on Saturday, police said. According to Toledo Deputy Police Chief Joe Heffernan, two victims were in critical condition. Authorities said an active search is underway for suspects following the shooting near the Old West End festival. Heffernan said at … Read more
A day before the high-profile visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping, North Korea said it will not back down from developing nuclear weapons. “Our status as a nuclear power is absolutely non-negotiable,” Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister Kim Yo Jong said in comments published by Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper of record on Sunday. He … Read more
Good news about the state of the planet may seem to be in short supply, but it is available. Every week, DW’s Environment Desk brings you what went right. Source link
Janez Janša is a great survivor of Slovenian politics. He served as Defense Minister in Slovenia’s first independent government in 1991 and has now returned to the Prime Minister’s office for the fourth time. Appointed on May 22, he is already stirring controversy, both historically – over the treatment of Nazi collaborators at the end … Read more
The current election campaign in Kosovo is marked not only by the usual competition between rival parties, but also by the disintegration of one of the country’s most important political coalitions in recent years, that of Prime Minister Albin Kurti and former President Vjosa Osmani since 2021. Osmani had the support of the Prime Minister … Read more
Germany made it nine wins from nine with a 2–1 victory over the United States in their last match before the World Cup. The victory, achieved with goals from Kai Havertz and Leroy Sane, meant they had won four successive friendlies, having also won their last six World Cup qualifiers. But Julian Nagelsmann knows that … Read more