During his election campaign, Friedrich Merz complained frequently that Germany’s closest foreign policy partnership — with France — had been neglected under the government of his predecessor, Olaf Scholz, as had relations with…
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Misleading Kashmir posts obtaining millions of views on X
Matt Murphy, Olga Robinson & Shayan SardarizadehBBC Verify
Getty Images/SOPA ImagesIndia’s strikes on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir have unleashed a wave of misinformation online, with unrelated videos purporting to be from the…
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Israeli strikes on Gaza restaurant and market kill 20, medics say
At least 20 Palestinians have been killed in two Israeli strikes on a crowded restaurant and market on the same street in Gaza City, medics say.
Graphic videos posted on social media showed bodies slumped over tables at the Thailandy restaurant,…
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Cardinals enter Sistine Chapel to elect new pope – DW – 05/07/2025
The Catholic church’s College of Cardinals has gathered at the Vatican in Rome, Italy, and will begin the process of electing a new pontiff to replace Pope Francis on Wednesday.
Francis, the church’s 266th pontiff, died on Easter Monday (April…
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How Black Germans fight for recognition of Nazi-era crimes – DW – 05/07/2025
“What I think people did not realize is that the Nazi time in Germany was only 12 years. What 12 years can do to society and what can happen, it doesn’t need to be 50 years or 100 years,” said Berlin-based German historian Katharina…
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The resilience of Afro Germans during the Nazi regime – DW – 05/07/2025
“What I think people did not realize is that the Nazi time in Germany was only 12 years. What 12 years can do to society and what can happen, it doesn’t need to be 50 years or 100 years,” said Berlin-based German historian Katharina…
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Another Fighter Jet Tumbles from Truman Carrier Deck into Red Sea
The USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier lost another F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet on Tuesday — the third since it deployed to the Middle East — this time amid a landing incident that caused the…
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Who’s attending Moscow’s Victory Day parade? The Kremlin has published a guest list ahead of May 9
Troops march toward Red Square to attend a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, on May 3, 2025. (Sefa Karacan / Anadolu via Getty Images)
Russia’s annual Victory Day parade is set to take place in Moscow on May 9, in…
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Trump plans to announce US will call Persian Gulf ‘Arabian Gulf’, officials say | Donald Trump
Donald Trump plans to announce while on his trip to Saudi Arabia next week that the United States will now refer to the Persian Gulf as the “Arabian Gulf” or the “Gulf of Arabia”, according to two US officials.
The move has prompted a push…
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Second U.S. Navy Jet in 2 Weeks Is Lost Off the U.S.S. Truman
For the second time in less than two weeks, a United States Navy fighter jet from the aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman has been lost in the Red Sea.
The jet was landing on the flight deck of the Truman on Tuesday when the aircraft’s arrestment…
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