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Activists from the German climate group Last Generation targeted Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s office in Berlin on Thursday, painting the message “Be fair!” on the building. Police said nine people were involved in the action at the Federal Chancellery, which Last Generation said was directly addressed to Scholz. In a statement, the group asked the chancellor […]

In 2021, before Mark Rozvozov was even ten, his mother and stepfather were taken by government authorities in the embattled Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, leaving him alone with his older brother. Mark said he felt “very shaken” and cried every night. An acquaintance of the family soon began to care for the boys. The

Caribbean Groupe Antilles Glaces has become the majority shareholder of France-based dessert and savory snacks company Groupe Saint Aubin. Antilles Glaces, which produces dairy products, soft drinks, beer, jam and fresh produce in the French West Indies and Guyana, bought the group from European private investment company Capza. Financial details were not disclosed. Groupe Saint

If it wasn’t the maple leaf on the Canadian flag, it might as well be the canoe. This legendary mode of transportation is a symbol of the indigenous people’s millennia-old history and an enduring one, as this canoeist’s paradise of a country is home to more than 2 million lakes – or about one for

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) – South African president Cyril Ramaphosa met with senior African National Congress officials on Thursday to decide how to form a government after the party lost his 30-year grip on power and caused a deadlock after the elections. The party’s National Executive Committee met in Johannesburg to process a split

Children of Russian elites address the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s low-profile daughters will speak at the event. Russia’s most important economic event attracted high-profile international visitors before the war in Ukraine. It’s that time of year for the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum – or the ‘Russian Davos’, as it

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz wants to allow the deportation of serious criminals to Afghanistan and Syria again, he told the Bundestag on Thursday. “Such criminals must be deported – even if they come from Syria and Afghanistan,” he said. “There is no place here for serious criminals and terrorist threats.” The chancellor did not explain

According to the latest service updates, long-distance rail services are back up and running in much of southern Germany following the recent floods. By Thursday, flood-related restrictions on the Ulm-Augsburg-Munich route in Bavaria had been lifted, while a previously restricted route between Augsburg and the city of Donauwörth no longer reported any disruptions or closures.

Date of birth: October 13, 1965 Family: Married Margaret in 1987; two sons Education: Left school at 16 with no formal qualifications and trained as a soldier at Taunton in Somerset Career: Served in the Army from 1982-2009, commissioned officer from 2004-2009. Member of the Ulster Unionist Party assembly since 2016 and leader since 2021.

Radisson Hotel Group aims to double its existing presence in South Africa to 25 hotels by 2030. This expansion plan and recent updates are in line with the company’s commitment to the growth of the hospitality sector in South Africa. Daniel Trappler, senior director of development for Radisson Hotel Group Sub-Saharan Africa, said: “We are