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The number of known cases of sexual abuse of children and adolescents increased in Germany last year, according to a police report published on Monday. But because police believe that many cases of such crimes go unreported, this in itself is not an alarming finding, the report said. In 2023, the police received reports of […]

The Israeli army has advanced further into the southern and western regions of Gaza City, located in the northern Gaza Strip, the Israeli army (IDF) reported on Monday. Early Monday morning, the military began counter-terrorism operations in the area and called on civilians to leave before the operation began, the military said. IDF troops reached

A court in Kenya has awarded 10 million shillings (US$78,000; £61,000) in damages to the widow of a prominent Pakistani journalist who was shot dead by police at a roadblock almost two years ago. Arshad Sharif was a television presenter known for his sharp criticism of Pakistan’s powerful military leaders and corruption in politics. The

France’s left-wing alliance that emerged as surprise winners in early parliamentary elections is set to choose its candidate for prime minister within a week, the leader of the Socialist Party said. Olivier Fauré and other top party officials on Monday. The New Popular Front (NFP) alliance consists of the Socialists, the Greens, the Communists and

French President Emmanuel Macron refuses to accept the resignation of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal after the surprise result of France’s early parliamentary elections, the Élysée Palace announced on Monday. Macron has asked Attal to remain prime minister for the time being to ensure the country’s stability, the report said. Attal announced his resignation on Sunday

A statue of a man comforting a person, placed by the government to discourage potential suicides, at the Mapo Bridge over the Han River in Seoul, pictured on January 11, 2013. Credit – Pedro Ugarte—AFP/Getty Images SSouth Korea has a distressing suicide problem. It also has an increasingly sharp division over gender roles in the

Insights from The Guardian, Atlantic Council, Politico, Le Monde and BBC The news France is in a political impasse after a left-wing coalition defied expectations by defeating the far right in the latest round of snap elections but fell short of a majority. The New Popular Front, a left-wing coalition formed last month to keep

PARIS (AP) — The unexpected fireworks lit up the Place de la Republique in Paris. For the thousands of French people who took to the streets on Sunday to celebrate the results of the second round of the parliamentary elections, the outcome came as a great relief. For the leaders of the left-wing coalition New

The logo of the airline Lufthansa is seen on a Lufthansa building in Hamburg. The European Commission is launching an investigation into whether German government state aid to Lufthansa during the Covid-19 pandemic breached EU rules. Bodo Marks/dpa The European Commission launched an investigation on Monday to find out whether German government state aid to

German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck is relieved about the outcome of the parliamentary elections in France, in which the far right failed to achieve a breakthrough and a left-wing coalition unexpectedly emerged as the winner. Habeck said France now faces the daunting challenge of forming a government — especially since no political camp has won