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{microsoft_credit=”” caption=”A German security officer stands in the destroyed Jobar district of Damascus. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is in Syria for the second time since the overthrow of long-time ruler Bashar al-Assad three months ago. Hannes P. Albert/dpa”} Germany on Thursday reopened its embassy in Damascus, more than three months after the ouster of … Read more
More than 70 Palestinians have been killed in the latest Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, according to the Hamas authorities on Thursday. Among them are women and children, said a spokesman. The information cannot be independently verified. Dozens of people are still missing under the rubble, he said. Residents reported heavy Israeli airstrikes, mainly … Read more
Electric vehicles in Canada generate on average only about a quarter of the lifecycle emissions produced by comparable internal-combustion-engine models, and handily outperform gasoline and diesel vehicles even on the country’s dirtiest electricity grids, according to a recent study from TD Economics. The bank’s analysis published March 4 found cradle-to-grave emissions savings for the average … Read more
At least 55 Palestinians have been killed in overnight Israeli air strikes in Gaza, the Hamas-run civil defence agency has said. It comes after Israel resumed its bombing campaign and ground operations in the territory this week, with air strikes killing more than 430 people over two days, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. Hamas … Read more
Dozens of bus passengers in Ethiopia have been abducted by armed men in the country’s largest region, Oromia, as they were were travelling from the capital, Addis Ababa. Details are only just emerging of the kidnappings which took place earlier this week. The incident happened in Ali Doro, which is near an area where around … Read more
Bullfights have been a popular sporting event in Mexico City for a long time, but that’s about to change, because Mexico City’s Congress has officially voted to ban traditional bullfights. The ban was announced on Tuesday, March 18, and involves “violent bullfights.” The move also introduces “new rules with immediate effect that ban the killing … Read more
Germany on Thursday reopened its embassy in Damascus, more than three months after the ouster of former president Bashar al-Assad. The embassy was formally opened by Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock during a visit to the Syrian capital. The embassy was shut after the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in 2012. Al-Assad ruled Syria for … Read more
Student protesters gather inside their encampment on the Columbia University campus in New York on April 29, 2024. Stefan Jeremiah/AP hide caption toggle caption Stefan Jeremiah/AP The Trump administration is taking a hardline approach to what it alleges is a failure to protect students from antisemitism on college campuses. The administration canceled $400 million in … Read more
What do warming relations between Russia and the U.S. mean for Iran? NPR asks Karim Sadjadpour, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about the complexities. Source link
After a phone call with President Trump Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has agreed to stop striking Russian oil depots and energy infrastructure as part of a ceasefire deal. Source link