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Alexandra Popp and Borussia Dortmund: A sign of the times

There is not much Alexandra Popp hasn't achieved in her career. Three Champions League titles, one Olympic gold medal, seven Bundesliga titles, 13 German Cup titles and an incredible 145 caps for Germany makes for quite the resume. Now though, the 34-year-old will join the club her "heart beats for" after agreeing to leave Wolfsburg for

Fatal ground collision at New York’s LaGuardia Airport

An Air Canada Express regional jet collided with a ground vehicle after landing at New York's LaGuardia airport on ⁠Sunday evening, ⁠according to flight tracking website Flightradar24. The New York Police Department has confirmed the collision, which led to closing the airport. A New York Port Authority official confirmed that both pilots of the plane were

Pistorius brushes off SPD leadership talk

Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know The center-left Social Democrats suffer a jarring defeat after decades of leading coalitions in Rhineland-Palatinate The SPD's popular Defense Minister Boris Pistorius says now is not the right time for party leadership speculation The SPD also lost a longstanding mayoralty in the Bavarian

India can withstand Iran war turmoil, Modi tells parliament

Skip next section WATCH — Cost of a dream: Indian students in Germany March 23, 2026 WATCH — Cost of a dream: Indian students in Germany Germany is a popular dream for young Indian students seeking a better life. But high tuition fees can push students into financial hardship. What begins as hope, for some

Pro-Kremlin blogger turns on Putin, sent to psychiatric care

On March 17, Ilya Remeslo, a blogger, lawyer and former member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, posted a sensational "manifesto" entitled "Five reasons why I stopped supporting Vladimir Putin" on his Telegram channel. He said the war against Ukraine was "failing" and also criticized online censorship and the lack of freedom of

UK police treat ambulance arson as antisemitic attack

London emergency services who were called to reports of a fire on Monday morning found four vehicles belonging to a the Jewish Community Ambulance service damaged. The incident, which sparked panic after several explosions were heard, comes amid a sharp rise in antisemitic incidents in the UK since the outbreak of the Gaza War in

What’s next for Germany’s troubled car giants?

2025 was a record-breaking negative year for German car manufacturers. In addition to tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump, companies faced billions in costs due to strategic restructuring. Porsche was hit particularly hard. Rather than sticking exclusively to fully electric models — which fell short of sales expectations — the carmaker is now shifting back to

Trump installs Columbus statue on White House campus

The White House has installed a statue of Italian explorer Christopher Columbus on its grounds, in US President Donald Trump's latest bid to recognize the controversial historical figure.  The statue is a replica of the one which was tossed into Baltimore's Inner Harbor in 2020 amid nationwide protests against racism in US institutions, triggered by

Earth’s climate more unbalanced than ever, WMO warns

Every person alive today has grown up in a world of worsening weather extremes. Last year, a 50-year flood swamped Texas, glaciers in Iceland melted at record speed, a hurricane struck Jamaica with near-unprecedented force, and the world sweltered through record heat. The window to change course is narrowing fast, warn scientists. A report published

Iran war: World economy faces ‘major threat’ — IEA

Skip next section Global economy 'taken hostage' by Iran war — Singapore top diplomat March 23, 2026 Global economy 'taken hostage' by Iran war — Singapore top diplomat Balakrishnan also raised questions about the legality of the conflict with regards to US and Israeli strikesImage: Edgar Su/REUTERS Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said the US-Israeli
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