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US President Donald Trump's administration plans to demand bonds of up to $15,000 (roughly €13,000) from citizens of 12 more countries seeking visas.  Which countries will be impacted? The new requirement, which will be implemented on April 12, is set to impact 12 countries across several continents, half of them in Africa:    Cambodia Ethiopia Georgia Grenada Lesotho

The skeleton found in a simple wooden coffin in Magdeburg Cathedral inside the official sarcophagus of 10th century king Otto I of Saxony almost certainly belonged to the man himself, officials said at a presentation in the city's university hospital on Wednesday.  "With a probability bordering on certainty what we have here in front of

US President Donald Trump has asked China to postpone his planned visit to Beijing because of the Iran war. "I think it's important that I be here," Trump said in Washington on Monday. The move comes as the US-Israeli war with Iran expands and the United States faces growing military and economic pressure. The conflict could

Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban government on Wednesday announced a temporary suspension of military strikes, framing the temporary ceasefire as a gesture to mark the end of Ramadan. Both sides said the halt for Eid al-Fitr had been requested by "brotherly Islamic countries," including Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey. The pause is set to run

European powers have warned Israel against a ground offensive in Lebanon as Israel's military admitted that it was carrying out "limited and targeted ground operations" in the south of the country against Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militia and political group.  "A significant Israeli ground offensive would have devastating humanitarian consequences and could lead to a protracted conflict," read

For the past three years, believers in the Central African Republic have been gathering for Russian Orthodox services at the small parish of Saint-Andre de Bimbo near the capital, Bangui. Patrick, 38, is one of them. He was a member of the Roman Catholic Church before converting to the Russian Orthodox Church. "I joined this church because I

A strike by the Verdi union on Wednesday grounded all passenger flights at Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) for the entire day. The walkout began early in the morning as planned and was set to last until midnight, Verdi negotiator Holger Rössler said. Terminals have remained largely empty. What do we know about the strike at Berlin airport? "All passengers were

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Picking through a crate of reclaimed floor tiles, Micheal Ghyoot pulls out a model with a blue, gray and white art nouveau motif. "These are easy to like, because they have this floral pattern," said Ghyoot, a researcher specializing in architectural reuse, holding up the square cement tile once common in many homes built in Belgium

Students at Polish schools have been able to take a new non-mandatory class in health education since the start of the school year. The class on health education covers a broad range of themes including physical and mental health, healthy eating, the influence of the environment on people, and dangers associated with social media use