UK: Rishi Sunak faces Rwanda bill vote amid party revolts
Britain's conservative prime minister faces a tough parliamentary vote on plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. Moderate and right-wing...
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Jan 17
German firm starts remote-driving car service in Las Vegas
The startup Vay has launched its first commercial service in the city of Las Vegas. The company's "teledriving" involves a human driver...
Jan 17
Snow and ice warnings cripple Munich, Frankfurt airports
Severe snow and freezing rain warnings are in effect for most of the south and west of Germany. The country's two biggest airports...
Jan 17
China: Population drops for 2nd straight year
Plunging birth rates and COVID-related deaths have led to a population decline of over 2 million. However, Beijing says it has hit...
Jan 17
Biden and Scholz discuss Ukraine aid in call
US President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz agree on the need for continued aid to Kyiv. Meanwhile, France has announced it...
Jan 17
Pakistan says Iran airstrikes killed 2 children
Islamabad has condemned the "unprovoked violation" of its airspace after an Iranian attack killed two children and injured three people....
Jan 17
Israel-Hamas war: US preparing to send more aid to Gaza
The US has said it intends to increase aid to Palestinians after Israel said it was ending its "intensive" operations. Meanwhile, Iran...
Jan 17
Germany: Couple on trial in doppelganger murder
A woman is accused of luring a lookalike into a trap where a male accomplice brutally murdered her. The woman wanted to fake her own...
Jan 17
French court rules Lafarge can be probed over Syria crimes
Lafarge allegedly paid millions to militants like the so-called "Islamic State" group in order to keep running its operations in Syria...
Jan 16
Hertha Berlin President Kay Bernstein dies aged 43
German football club Hertha Berlin are in mourning after the "unexpected" death of their President, Kay Bernstein. Unusual in rising to...
Jan 16
Smoking on the decline worldwide, says WHO
Just one in five people across the globe is still lighting up or otherwise consuming tobacco, the UN's health agency says. But some...
Jan 16
China summons Philippine diplomat over Taiwan
China warned the Philippines "not to play with fire on the Taiwan issue." Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos had expressed looking...
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