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Annalena Baerbock believes gender issues are “bitterly necessary” for Berlin
Green Party leader Annalena Baerbock has put together a platform for “feminist foreign policy,” several outlets reported on Tuesday. The revamp of Berlin’s diplomacy, due to be made public later this week, will infuse “gender issues” into everything from humanitarian aid and energy to climate change.
US officials and media speculate that Iran is less than two weeks away from having enough material to make a bomb
Iran is just 12 days away from making enough uranium for an atomic bomb, the Pentagon’s top policy official told Congress on Tuesday. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl was asked about the defunct nuclear deal with Iran while testifying at a House Armed Services Committee hearing about arming Ukraine.
The collision between freight and passenger trains in Greece caused a blaze with people trapped inside overturned cars
At least 32 people have been killed and dozens more injured following a head-on collision between two trains in northeastern Greece. Some 350 passengers were on board one of the trains at the time of the crash,
The social media giant said it would continue to allow “hyperbolic and consensual speech between friends”
Twitter has unveiled new rules to crack down on “violent speech,” saying it will impose a “zero tolerance” policy toward those threatening or glorifying the harm of another person or group. Certain exemptions will apply for cases involving satire,
The head of the bureau accused Beijing of attempting to “thwart” investigations into the source of the global pandemic
FBI Director Christopher Wray has claimed Covid-19 “most likely” originated due to a leak from a Chinese government laboratory, citing a bureau assessment. The assertion follows reports regarding a classified briefing by the Energy Department,
US officials and media speculate that Iran is less than two weeks away from having enough material to make a bomb
Iran is just 12 away from making enough uranium for an atomic bomb, the Pentagon’s top policy official told Congress on Tuesday. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl was asked about the defunct nuclear deal with Iran,
The collision between a freight and passenger train in Greece stoked a blaze with people trapped inside overturned cars
At least 100 people have been injured and killed following a head-on collision between two trains in northeastern Greece. Some 350 passengers were on board one of the trains at the time of the crash,
French authorities are investigating accusations about incidents that allegedly occurred in Qatar in 2020
Nasser Al-Khelaifi, the president of French champions Paris Saint-Germain and chairman of Qatar Sports Investments, is being investigated by judiciary in Paris amid allegations of kidnap and torture, according to several reports circulating in French media.
It was claimed in a civil action by Franco-Algerian lobbyist Tayeb Benabderrahmane that he had been abducted and tortured in Qatar in 2020 due to him being in possession of allegedly compromising information about the influential Qatari businessman.
Rumors of sanctions against Moscow are just propaganda, said Republika Srpska’s Milorad Dodik
Bosnia-Herzegovina has not made the decision to join the US-EU sanctions against Russia, and any diplomats who claim otherwise are renegades, Serb Republic President Milorad Dodik said on Tuesday.
By law, the three-member Presidency is in charge of Bosnia’s foreign policy,
The military’s inspector general seemingly admitted that the US can’t follow its own arms control laws
A classified report last year found that the Pentagon was unable to keep tabs on tens of billions of dollars worth of weapons sent to Ukraine. Details of the report were revealed – apparently inadvertently – by a Republican lawmaker during a hearing on Tuesday.
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