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India and Pakistan edge closer to war
News, Published on 08/05/2025
» Yesterday, India launched strikes on Pakistan and Pakistani-administered Kashmir, two weeks after a terrorist attack. The situation follows a long-smouldering fuse which has reignited in the wake of the terrible terrorist attack killing 27 tourists in a region of disputed Kashmir, part of India's territory. Some 25 Indian civilians were apparently targeted because of their Hindu religion.
Ukraine, Russia trade attacks ahead of Moscow parade
AFP, Published on 07/05/2025
» KYIV - Russia and Ukraine traded a barrage of drone strikes overnight on Wednesday, in attacks that killed two in Kyiv and forced Moscow to shut major airports hours before a swathe of foreign leaders was to arrive.
Bumpy start for new German chancellor
Published on 06/05/2025
» German parliamentarians elected conservative leader Friedrich Merz as chancellor on Tuesday afternoon in a second round of voting after his new alliance with the centre-left Social Democrats was dealt a surprise defeat in the first attempt.
Putin gears up for 'grandest' Victory Day amid Ukraine conflict
AFP, Published on 06/05/2025
» MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin will address the "grandest" ever annual Victory Day parade in Moscow on Friday, evoking the Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II to rally support for his troops fighting in Ukraine.
Germany's Merz to launch new govt amid Trump turbulence
AFP, Published on 06/05/2025
» BERLIN — Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz is set to be sworn in as chancellor on Tuesday with a mission to revive the ailing economy and boost the diplomatic standing of the European Union's (EU) most populous country.
French Resistance members reunited 80 years after end of WWII
AFP, Published on 06/05/2025
» WASHINGTON — Renee Guette, 98, laughed as she looked at her computer screen in Texas. On the other end of the video call was 97-year-old Andree Dupont, living in France.
Lufthansa, Air France, others avoid Pakistan airspace amid India tensions
Published on 05/05/2025
» NEW DELHI - Air France and Germany's Lufthansa were among global carriers avoiding Pakistani airspace, airlines and flight trackers showed on Monday, as tension between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan stays high after a deadly attack in Kashmir last month.
Leverkusen draw hands Kane's Bayern Bundesliga title
AFP, Published on 05/05/2025
» BERLIN - Bayern Munich were crowned German champions for the 34th time on Sunday, giving striker Harry Kane his first major trophy, after second-placed Bayer Leverkusen drew 2-2 at Freiburg.
Chinese president to visit Russia on May 7-10: Kremlin
AFP, Published on 04/05/2025
» MOSCOW - Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Russia on May 7-10 and join his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at commemorations of the Allied victory against Nazi Germany, the Kremlin said on Sunday.
Germany's AfD dealt blow with right-wing extremist label
AFP, Published on 03/05/2025
» FRANKFURT (GERMANY) - Germany's domestic intelligence service on Friday designated the far-right AfD party as an extremist group, handing authorities greater powers to monitor it and fuelling calls for it to be banned.