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Germany beat Ghana to complete confidence-boosting March

In a major interview with German sports magazine kicker at the start of March, Germany head coach Julian Nagelsmann had said a team's belief can emerge in the space of just two games. Those two games this month were against Switzerland and Ghana — and they won both, delivering plenty of evidence that confidence is not something this

Haiti: At least 70 killed in ‘massacre,’ says rights group

At least 70 people were killed and 30 more injured in a brutal gang attack in Haiti's Artibonite region, a human rights organization said on Monday — figures far higher than earlier official reports had suggested. Police had first announced 16 fatalities and 10 injuries, while civil protection officials later estimated 17 dead and 19

An in-depth look at Israel’s new death penalty law

Over the years, there have been several attempts to revive capital punishment in Israel, but they didn't get very far — until now. On Monday, Israel's parliament, the Knesset, passed the "Penal Bill (Amendment ― Death Penalty for Terrorists)," making the controversial legislation the law of the land.  The death penalty has previously existed in Israel for war crimes.

US reopens embassy in Venezuela after Maduro seizure

The US State Department on Monday said it had formally reopened its embassy in Venezuela's capitgal Caracas for the first time since March 2019.  The US shuttered its embassy in Venezuela during President Donald Trump's first term, in the aftermath of former President Nicolas Maduro's disputed election win earlier in 2018.   But since the military operation

Israel: Knesset approves death penalty for Palestinians

Israel's parliament, the Knesset, on Monday passed legislation making the death penalty by hanging the default punishment for West Bank Palestinians found guilty of murdering Israeli citizens. A total of 62 of 120 lawmakers backed the bill, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose ruling coalition is reliant on the support of far-right parties, for whom the adoption

Nigeria: Curfew in Jos area after attack near university

The Plateau State government in central Nigeria declared a two-day curfew in the Jos North Local Government Area after an overnight attack in the Angwan Rukuba district of the city.  It said the curfew would remain in force until the end of Tuesday, following what it called a "tragic security incident ...  resulting in the

Pakistan under pressure to host successful US-Iran talks

Pakistan has intensified its diplomatic outreach to become a key mediator in the US-Israel war with Iran, using its strategic relationships with Iran and the US to serve as a mediator. Despite no sign of the conflict slowing down, the government in Islamabad held high-level meetings with Turkey, Egypt and Saudi Arabia on Sunday to lay the

Air Canada CEO to retire after English-only condolence furor

Air Canada's CEO Michael Rousseau will retire later this year, the airline said on Monday , following criticism of his English-only message of condolence after the death of two pilots in a collision at New York's LaGuardia Airport.  Canada's largest airline, based in Montreal in French-speaking Quebec, said Rousseau told the board he would retire

Germany’s Pistorius in Asia warns of a frayed global order

During his eight-day tour to the Indo-Pacific, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius repeatedly emphasized the importance of the rules‑based international order — the shared structures that have underpinned global cooperation for decades. Pistorius' hosts in Japan, Singapore and Australia readily seized on his remarks and emphasized how important this order is. In Canberra, for example, Australian

66 ways to fix Germany’s costly health care system

A commission of experts presented a 66-point plan on Monday that is meant to lower the ever-growing health insurance contributions that Germans have to pay into the system. Germany's health care system is one of the most expensive in the world, with state health insurers alone spending around €1 billion ($1.15 billion) per day on
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