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German Chancellor Merz travels to Ankara to meet Turkey’s Erdoğan
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz heads to Turkey on Wednesday for his inaugural visit, where he is scheduled to meet President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday.The talks in Ankara are...
ICRC decries Hamas staging of hostage remains discovery as ‘unacceptable’
An ICRC statement declared that the organization was "uaware" of the staging, and emphasized that "the return of remains to loved ones must not be politicized."The International Committee of...
Apple ordered to pay French operators 39 mn euros over iPhone sales
The court took issue with clauses that required operators to sell a certain number of iPhones and fixed their retail prices (Julie SEBADELHA) A French court has ordered Apple...
Interpol, German police join hunt for stolen Louvre jewels
Germany's Federal Criminal Police and Interpol have joined the investigation into the jewel heist at the Louvre.Both agencies on Tuesday released a photo of the stolen items and asked...
The rise of global boycotts against Israel’s genocide in Gaza
Protests to end Israel’s mistreatment of Palestinians are getting louder and larger.Seeing the livestreamed genocide Israel perpetrated in Gaza has had an effect globally, with the call to boycott...
Israel weighs five options if Hamas fails to return hostage remains
Israel is working on alternative options if Hamas does not comply with demands to return the remains of hostages still in Gaza, security establishment insiders say.Israel is working on...
Key figures at odds over collapse of China spy case
Key figures involved in the failed criminal case against two men accused of spying for China have given conflicting accounts to a parliamentary committee about why the case collapsed.In...
Cameroon’s 92-year-old president wins controversial eighth term
Cameroon's 92-year-old president has won a controversial eighth term, in a fiercely disputed election.Paul Biya, who is the world's oldest head of state, won 53.7% of the vote, compared...
UN pleads for safe passage for civilians trapped in war-hit Sudan city
The UN has called for safe passage for trapped civilians out of the Sudanese city of el-Fasher after paramilitary fighters announced they had seized control of the army's main...
Rebel group claims capture of key city in Sudan
Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) says it has taken control of the western city of el-Fasher, marking a turning point in the civil war.The group said in a...
Yemeni actress accused of ‘indecent act’ released from five-year Houthi imprisonment
Al-Hammadi was convicted of committing an "indecent act" and possessing drugs by a Houthi-run court, a verdict that the actresses' lawyer says was "marred with irregularities and abuse."Yemeni actress...
Asia-Pacific envoys honor foreign workers killed in Oct 7 attacks
Ambassadors and representatives from across the Asia-Pacific region gathered Sunday at Kibbutz Be’eri for a memorial honoring foreign workers who were killed in the Hamas attacks on October 7,...