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Syrians hope for a future without Russia, but it may not be easy
With the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, Russia lost a key all in the Middle East - but it still hopes to keeps its military bases in Syria.
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'I have been saved': Kidnapped Tanzanian activist found hours later
She is a staunch critic of the Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan.
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Sudanese army claims capture of key city from rebels
The development marks one of the most significant gains for the army in its almost two-year long war with rebel forces.
2 min read - Worlddpa international
Zelensky: Slovakia's Fico made 'mistake' in dealing with Moscow
A controversial trip to Moscow by Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has prompted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to further criticize his neighbour. "It was a clear mistake for Fico to believe that he could continue his shady dealings with Moscow indefinitely," Zelensky said in a post on social media platform X on Sunday. Zelensky's account of events is as follows: Before the Russian gas transit through Ukraine was halted, Kiev wanted to help Slovakia, but Fico "arrogantly denied" this of
1 min read - WorldAssociated Press
An Austrian woman has been kidnapped in Niger's Agadez city, authorities say
An Austrian woman has been kidnapped by gunmen in Niger's Agadez city, local residents and the Austrian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday, the first time a European citizen is known to have been kidnapped in the conflict-hit West African nation since a military junta took power in 2023. The ministry said Austria's embassy in Algeria, which is also responsible for Niger, had been informed of the kidnap of an Austrian woman in Agadez and was in contact with regional authorities on the ground.
2 min read - WorldBBC
Zelensky offers exchange of North Korean soldiers
Ukraine's president adds that "for those North Korean soldiers who do not wish to return, there may be other options".
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Austrian woman kidnapped by unknown assailants in Niger
The woman has lived in Niger for over two decades and is a fixture in her community, reports say.
2 min read - Worlddpa international
Germany backs easing sanctions on Syria, pledges €50 million in aid
Germany has advocated a relaxation of some EU sanctions against Syria following the ouster of long-time ruler Bashar al-Assad as Saudi Arabia hosted Sunday an international conference on the situation in the war-shattered country. "We as an international community must not let the chance of a future for Syria pass us by, despite all the justified scepticism. That is why we in Germany and Europe are now taking the first concrete steps," German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on the sideli
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Paddle-Out Held to Honor Shark Attack Victim Lance Appleby
A memorial paddle-out was held just over a week after 28-year-old Lance Appleby was attacked while surfing Granite's Beach in South Australia.
2 min read - Worlddpa international
Protesters slam German police conduct at rally against far-right AfD
The organizers of a protest against Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party have criticized the behaviour of the police after a left-wing politician says he was knocked unconscious. "The police's approach was scandalous," said Mascha Meier, a spokeswoman for the Widersetzen alliance, the organizer of a mass protest against the far-right party in the eastern German town of Riesa. The Interior Ministry for the state of Saxony, where Riesa is located, and the police did not initiall
2 min read - ScienceSpace
China test-fires 5 new rocket engines in a single day. But what are they for? (video)
China's state-owned main space contractor tested five different rocket engines on one day last week in preparation for future missions and projects.
2 min read - WorldAssociated Press
A young gorilla rescued from aircraft hold recovers at Istanbul zoo
A young gorilla rescued from a plane’s cargo hold is recovering at an Istanbul zoo, officials said Sunday, while wildlife officers consider returning him to his natural habitat. The 5-month-old gorilla was discovered in a box on a Turkish Airlines flight from Nigeria to Thailand last month. After a public competition, he has been named Zeytin, or Olive, and is recuperating at Polonezkoy Zoo.
1 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Sweden to contribute up to 3 warships to reinforced NATO presence in the Baltic
Sweden will contribute up to three warships to a NATO effort to increase the alliance's presence in the Baltic Sea as it tries to guard against sabotage of underwater infrastructure, the government said Sunday. The Swedish military also will contribute an ASC 890 surveillance aircraft, the government said in a statement. Sweden became the Western military alliance’s 32nd member in March.
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Germany backs easing some Syria sanctions, pledges €50 million in aid
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has advocated a relaxation of some EU sanctions against Syria following the ouster of long-time ruler Bashar al-Assad. "We as an international community must not let the chance of a future for Syria pass us by, despite all the justified scepticism. That is why we in Germany and Europe are now taking the first concrete steps," Baerbock said on the sidelines of an international conference on Syria in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh on Sunday. Sanctions again
3 min read - Worlddpa international
Germany's far-right AfD votes to replace controversial youth wing
Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has voted to swap out its controversial youth organization - a group which intelligence officials classify as right-wing extremist - with a new one. At a party conference on Sunday, the party leadership introduced a motion with the aim of binding the AfD's youth organization more closely to the party. The motion then passed with the necessary two-thirds majority. The current Junge Alternative (JA) has been steeped in scandal in recent years. In 2
1 min read - WorldInteresting Engineering
World’s 1st carbon fiber train enters service in China, cuts 130-ton CO2 emissions
The CETROVO 1.0 Carbon Star Express started operations on a 37.2-mile stretch of railway line in Qingdao, part of Shandong Province in China.
3 min read - Worlddpa international
Germany to provide humanitarian aid worth €50 million to Syria
Germany is to provide an additional €50 million ($51 million) in humanitarian aid for Syria, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Sunday on the sidelines of an international conference in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh. The money, to be disbursed to the UN World Food Programme and various non-governmental organizations, is to be used for food, emergency shelter and medical care, she said. Baerbock also discussed the prospect of easing some sanctions against Syria. Sanctions against members
1 min read - Worlddpa international
Police believe weather conditions behind fatal bus crash in Germany
Police said on Sunday that they are treating the fatal bus accident that killed two people and injured 11 others in north-eastern Germany as a weather-related accident. They are investigating the extent to which the slippery road surface, the speed of the coach and gusts of wind were responsible for the accident on Saturday evening, a spokesman told dpa. The accident on the A11 motorway involved a FlixBus coach travelling from Berlin to Szczecin, Poland, carrying 13 passengers and one driver, th
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Russia forms an emergency task force as Kerch Strait oil spill continues to spread
An emergency task force arrived in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region on Sunday as an oil spill in the Kerch Strait from two storm-stricken tankers continues to spread a month after it was first detected, officials said. The task force, which includes Emergency Situations Minister Alexander Kurenkov, was set up after Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday called on authorities to ramp up the response to the spill, calling it “one of the most serious environmental challenges we have faced in
2 min read - WorldINSIDER
Zelenskyy said Ukraine captured 2 wounded North Korean soldiers in Russia's Kursk region. Here's what we know.
In a statement posted on X, Zelenskyy said he had instructed Ukraine's security service to allow journalists access to the captured soldiers.
3 min read - Worlddpa international
Diplomats discuss Syria at international gathering in Riyadh
Top diplomats from regional countries and the West are gathering in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh on Sunday to discuss the situation in war-torn Syria, more than a month after the ousting of Bashar al-Assad's regime. The international gathering began with a meeting between Arab foreign ministers and their Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan, the Saudi state television al-Ekhbariya reported. Their talks are set to be followed by an Arab-international meeting, the broadcaster added. Foreign ministers
2 min read - LifestyleNational Geographic
6 heritage towns in Japan to rival Kyoto
Travellers are spoilt for choice in Japan — whether a first-timer to the country or a repeat visitor, try these alternative heritage centres.
4 min read - WorldInteresting Engineering
China deploys drone army to battle water scarcity with artificial snow enhancement
China has conducted its first drone-assisted artificial snow-enhancement experiment in the Kunlun Mountains of Xinjiang.
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Chloe Bailey Further Fuels Burna Boy Dating Rumors
The two were seen hanging out and getting close in Lagos, Nigeria, last month.
2 min read - USdpa international
Yoon to skip first hearing in impeachment trial over safety concerns
South Korea's suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol will not attend the first hearing in his impeachment trial, local media reported on Sunday. Yoon would not attend due to concerns for his safety, the Yonhap news agency reported, citing the president's lawyer. On Tuesday, the Constitutional Court is scheduled to formally begin the impeachment process against Yoon, who issued a short-lived martial law decree on December 3. The court will decide whether to uphold his impeachment or reinstate him to o
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Disabled oil tanker adrift in Baltic Sea towed to Sassnitz
A loaded oil tanker that lost the ability to manoeuvre in the Baltic Sea near the German island of Rügen has been towed to the city harbour of Sassnitz. The stricken tanker Eventin, loaded with 99,000 tons of oil, was being held in place about five kilometres off the coast by two tugboats on Sunday. The vessel will remain there until a decision is made on next steps, a spokesperson for Germany's Central Command for Maritime Emergencies (CCME) said. The ship is watertight and poses no danger to t
2 min read - Worlddpa international
Palestinians say 20 dead in Israeli attacks in Gaza Strip
At least 20 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip over the past day, the Palestinian territory's civil defence agency said Saturday. In Gaza City alone, nine Palestinians were killed in multiple attacks, a spokesman for the Hamas-controlled agency told dpa. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) did not provide immediate comment. It regularly stresses that it is taking measures to protect civilians in the fight against the Palestinian Islamist organization Hamas. The IDF did say ea
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Brazilian police investigate attack on workers’ settlement that killed 2
Brazilian police were investigating the deaths of two men in an attack on a workers’ settlement in Sao Paulo state, authorities said Saturday. Brazil’s Landless Workers Movement, known as MST, said 10 people invaded a settlement in Tremembe, a city about 90 miles (145 kilometers) northeast of Sao Paulo, and fired on members of the group late Friday. Gleison Barbosa de Carvalho, 28, and Valdir do Nascimento, 52, were killed, and six others were hospitalized with injuries, state police said.
2 min read - WorldBBC
The Maths Queen with a quantum mission to mentor girls
Dr Angela Tabiri wants more African girls and women from less privileged backgrounds to study maths.
6 min read - Worlddpa international
Zelensky: Two North Koreans fighting for Russia captured in Kursk
Two North Korean soldiers have been taken prisoner during fighting in Russia's southern Kursk region, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday. The men had survived despite their combat injuries and had been taken to Kiev, where Ukrainian intelligence operatives were interrogating them, Zelensky posted on social networks. The press would be given access to the prisoners, he said: "The world must know what is happening." It was not his first report about captured North Koreans. How
2 min read - Worlddpa international
AfD rejects involvement of Chinese firms in ports, digital networks
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is calling for limiting the involvement of Chinese companies in Germany's seaports and digital infrastructure. After a debate among delegates at a national party conference in Riesa, a town in the eastern state of Saxony, the AfD adopted the demands for inclusion in the party election manifesto. "In general, seaports are part of the critical infrastructure and must therefore remain under German control," a motion approved by the delegates said. Another
1 min read - WorldThe Hill
Ukraine captures first North Korean soldiers, Zelensky says
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that his military has captured two North Korean soldiers fighting on the Russian side in the Kursk region, likely the first such development since Pyongyang dispatched soldiers to help with the Kremlin’s war in Eastern Europe. Zelensky wrote Saturday on social media the two soldiers, when captured, were wounded and…
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Israel says airstrike destroys Hamas post in former Gaza school
The Israeli military said on Saturday that it conducted an airstrike that destroyed a Hamas command post in a former school complex in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip. There were no reports from the Israeli side of killed or injured Hamas fighters or other casualties. But the Palestinian news agency WAFA in the West Bank reported, citing Palestinian sources, that at least eight people were killed in the attack on the complex, including children. WAFA said refugee families had found shelter in
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Quiet weekend weather with Arctic air returning by start of workweek
ST. LOUIS – Thankfully we have a dry weekend ahead of us. Temperatures will warm to a few degrees above freezing in St. Louis with decreasing cloud cover. For Sunday, expect more cloud cover and highs in the mid to upper 30s. A strong cold front sweeps through the region on Sunday and arctic air […]
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Tesla launches refreshed Model Y in China with 450-mile range, new features
Tesla has officially rolled out a refreshed version of the Model Y in China, featuring new interior upgrades and improved features.
3 min read - Worlddpa international
Protest action delays start of German far-right AfD rally in Saxony
Protests organized on Saturday by an alliance of activists against the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) have delayed the start of the party's conference in the eastern German state of Saxony. The protests come as three of Germany's major political parties are holding gatherings on the same day to finalize their election platforms and candidate nominations ahead of the national elections on February 23. Early polls were called following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-party
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Scientists just excavated an unprecedented specimen from Antarctica
Scientists in Antarctica successfully drilled thousands of feet beneath the surface and excavated an unprecedented ice core that reveals at least 1.2 million years of Earth's history.
3 min read - Worlddpa international
Germany's Merz: Teaming up with AfD would 'sell the soul' of party
Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany's center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU), firmly rejected any cooperation with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in an interview with public broadcaster ARD on Friday evening. "Let me repeat it here for the record. There will be no cooperation with the CDU in Germany under my leadership," said Merz. The reasons are clear and obvious, he said. "We will not work with a party that is xenophobic, that is anti-Semitic, that has r
2 min read - Worlddpa international
German armed forces to form new homeland security unit
Germany's Bundeswehr will establish a major new land forces unit dedicated to securing critical infrastructure and key military facilities across the country, an army spokesman said on Saturday. The new homeland defence division will consist of reservists and active soldiers under a unified command and will be partially active, the spokesman told dpa. The unit is expected to be formed in mid-March and number some 6,000 personnel by the summer before it is expanded further, according to the milit
3 min read - Worlddpa international
Germany's Bundeswehr to establish new homeland security unit
Germany's armed forces plan to establish a fourth major branch dedicated to securing critical infrastructure and key military facilities across the country, an army spokesman said on Saturday. The new homeland defence division will consist of reservists and active soldiers under a unified command and will be partially active, the spokesman told dpa. Last year, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius ordered a reorganization to strengthen the Bundeswehr's defence capabilities with a unified operational
2 min read - Worlddpa international
Protests begin ahead of far-right AfD rally in eastern Germany
Planned protests organized by an alliance of activists have begun ahead of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) two-day party conference, which kicks off Saturday morning in the eastern German town of Riesa in Saxony. Three of Germany's major parties are holding gatherings on Saturday to firm up their programmes and candidates ahead of the nationwide elections on February 23, following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-party coalition. Organizers expect more than 10,000 peopl
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Spacecraft makes final flyby of smallest planet in solar system
The European Space Agency (ESA) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the joint Mercury mission in 2018. The BepiColombo spacecraft was expected to fly less than 200 miles above the surface of the Swift Planet. The spacecraft is expected to continue its journey and enter Mercury’s orbit, where it will study the planet's surface features and magnetic field.
3 min read - Worlddpa international
Disabled oil tanker adrift in Baltic Sea being towed eastwards
A loaded oil tanker that lost the ability to manoeuvre in the Baltic Sea near the German island of Rügen was being towed almost 25 kilometres eastwards by three tugs. The towing operation was proceeding very slowly at one to two knots (1.85-3.7 kilometres per hour), explained a spokesperson for Germany's Central Command for Maritime Emergencies (CCME). The manoeuvre was expected to take about eight hours. The stricken tanker Eventin, loaded with 99,000 tons of oil, had to be moved for safety rea
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Winter storm delays Piedmont cardiologists' lifesaving mission to Ethiopia
A team of Piedmont cardiologists on a lifesaving mission to Ethiopia has been delayed in Atlanta due to this winter storm.
3 min read - WorldInteresting Engineering
China turns to humanoid robots to support its expanding elderly population
In the face of a rapidly aging population, China is making top-level policy plans to put AI, BCI, and humanoid caregivers to work.
3 min read - WorldINSIDER
NATO turned to elite divers to test sabotage protections for critical undersea cables increasingly at risk
NATO shared new footage of a recent test of new sensors able to shield undersea cables by special operations divers.
3 min read - Worlddpa international
Thousands protest in Slovakia against government's Ukraine policy
Thousands of people protested in cities across Slovakia on Friday evening against the Ukraine policy of Slovakian left-wing populist Prime Minister Robert Fico. The demonstrators accused Fico of following a pro-Russian course and of "betraying" Western allies and neighbouring Ukraine. The rallies were initiated by the citizens' initiative "Mier Ukrajine" (Peace for Ukraine), which advocates for arms deliveries to Kiev. Organizers estimated that 15,000 people gathered in front of the government b
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German foreign minister says Syrians have a right to visit homeland
Syrian refugees living in Germany should have the right to visit their homeland before deciding whether to return, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Friday. Speaking at a reception for the Green parliamentary group in the northern German city of Hamburg, Baerbock said that Syrians should be allowed to see for themselves whether it is possible for them to return to their home country permanently. Germany has seen a heated debate over the status of Syrian residents since the fall o
2 min read - Worlddpa international
German tug secures 'shadow fleet' oil tanker adrift in Baltic Sea
German rescue teams on Friday secured towing lines to a loaded oil tanker that lost the ability to manoeuvre in the Baltic Sea near the German island of Rügen. The stricken tanker Eventin, loaded with 99,000 tons of oil, will not be moved for the time being, a spokesman for Germany's Central Command for Maritime Emergencies (CCME) told dpa. He said next steps were now being discussed with the authorities and the shipping company. The CCME had earlier said that the ship would be towed to a port b
3 min read - WorldAssociated Press
More than 100,000 people displaced in eastern Congo since the start of the year, UN says
More than 100,000 people have been displaced since the start of the year in eastern Congo as a result of a new rebel offensive, according to a United Nations report released Friday. M23 rebels captured the town of Masisi on Monday, leading to a mass exodus of people in the face of a new offensive by the rebel group that saw them take over two strategic towns in the east of the country in less than a week. M23, or the March 23 Movement, is a militant group composed of ethnic Tutsis who broke aw
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