With about a month to go until Germany’s general election, the conservative CDU/CSU bloc has seen its lead shrink, according to a new poll released on Wednesday. The YouGov poll showed that the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), dropped 2 percentage points compared to the previous…
Mexican President pledges to defend the country’s independence and sovereignty amid U.S. President ‘s executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America. “For us, it is still the Gulf of Mexico, as it is for the rest of the world,” Claudia Sheinbaum told reporters at a regular press conference on Wednesday….
Japan is experiencing a surge of avian influenza outbreak, with approximately five million chickens and other birds culled across five prefectures this month. The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has confirmed the new outbreaks at two poultry farms in Morioka City this week. This has prompted the establishment of an on-site response headquarters in…
Iran is pursuing its mass deportation of Afghan migrants back across the border, according to the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). “The Islam Qala border crossing sees around 3,000 people crossing daily from Iran,” NRC’s secretary general Jan Egeland said, having recently visited the border town. These are mainly people who have been deported or expelled,…
Iran must take a first step toward improving relations with countries in the region and the United States by making it clear it does not aim to develop nuclear weapons, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday. He also said he hoped all parties in Gaza would realise they would benefit from a permanent truce…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), says the development of Faecal Sludge Management (FSM) guidelines will drive Open Defecation Free (ODF) campaign in Bauchi State. Dr Nuzhat Rafique, UNICEF’s Chief of Bauchi Field Office, said this at a one-day study tour of the FMS strategy implementation in the state. According to her, Bauchi state is…
Prince Harry settled his lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers (NGN) over alleged unlawful information gathering, his lawyer said on Wednesday. Harry’s lawyer said a deal had been struck after NGN agreed to pay significant damages and admitted Harry, younger son of Britain’s King Charles, had been the victim of unlawful activity by the…
South Korea on Wednesday, stationed police officers at courts, including the Constitutional Court, on a 24-hour basis to ensure security amid heightened tensions following the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol. The announcement came after supporters of the impeached president stormed the Seoul Western District Court on Sunday, smashing windows and entering the premises in…
Nearly 900 humanitarian aid trucks entered the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, the third day of a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas, as a senior UN official said so far there had been no apparent law-and-order issues. The latest arrivals bring the three-day total to more than 2,400 trucks entering the enclave. Throughout the…
Germany’s Constitutional Court has upheld a special tax on disposable food and drink packaging levied by the small university city of Tübingen, rejecting a lawsuit brought by a local McDonald’s fast food franchise. The McDonald’s franchise owner had argued that the tax, which applies to products like disposable paper cups, cutlery and straws, violated protections…
