A union representing tens of thousands of workers at Samsung Electronics in South Korea went on strike on Friday, marking the first strike in the smartphone and chip maker’s 55-year history. This was reported by the Nationwide Samsung Electronics Union (NSEU). last week that its 28,000 members – just under a quarter of the company’s […]

The German refugee organization Pro Asyl has condemned German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s initiative to allow deportations of serious criminals to Afghanistan and Syria. “International law clearly prohibits any deportation to Afghanistan and Syria,” Karl Kopp, director of Pro Asyl, told the Augsburger Allgemeine newspaper in a comment published Friday. Kopp described Scholz’s proposed plans as

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday called Russian President Vladimir Putin’s praise for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) “embarrassing” for the far-right party. “It is shameful that you have received so much praise from the Russian president,” the chancellor said in the Bundestag, Germany’s lower house, after an argument from members of the AfD. “You

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will be received by President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace on Friday as part of an official visit to France. Zelensky will first meet with Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu tomorrow morning and then visit the defense company KNDS in Versailles. The Élysée announced that the company plans to set up

Four days after Mexico held presidential elections, government candidate Claudia Sheinbaum was officially declared the winner, making her the first female president in the country’s history. Former Mexico City Mayor Sheinbaum, of the ruling left-wing Morena party, won 59.75% of the vote, the election authority said late Thursday. Her main challenger, opposition candidate Xóchitl Gálvez,

Screenshot of the misleading X-post, taken on June 4, 2024 In the video, people wearing white clothing walk counterclockwise around a structure that resembles the Kaaba, a large black cube-shaped structure that Muslims around the world pray to. Their movement resembles the Tawaf ritual (circulation) during Hajj. The claim suggests that the West African country

The Associated Press analyzed the death toll in the Israel-Hamas war using data from the Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip. The analysis found that the proportion of women and children murdered has decreased over time. The ministry, which is part of the Hamas-led government in Gaza, does not distinguish between deaths of civilians

The information minister of Punjab, Pakistan’s most populous province, has said that none of the hospitals will be renamed, contradicting social media posts that falsely claimed that a cardiology institute was named after the prime minister is named. Maryam Nawaz Sharif. The messages shared a fabricated message from a government department from Punjab. “Cardiology Institute

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – According to a memorandum of understanding signed by the mayor and the China Wildlife Conservation Association, two giant pandas will arrive in San Francisco in 2025. However, preparing a habitat worthy of a panda is a costly undertaking. The adorable animals, considered national treasures in China, will live at the San

A selection of the best photos of the week from across the African continent: (Amanuel Sileshi/AFP) As the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris draw closer, athletes warmed up Saturday during training in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, hoping to win the gold. (Said Hassan/Getty Images) On Thursday, a man carries a sheep at an