Sixteen security personnel were killed in an attack by Islamist militants in northwestern Pakistan early on Saturday, officials said. The attack on a security forces post took place at 2 a.m. (2100 GMT on Friday) and the attackers had used light and heavy weapons, police deputy superintendent Hidayat Ullah told Reuters. “A search operation is underway in the area,” he added. The siege began after midnight and lasted about two hours as about 30 militants attacked the mountainous…
COMECE advocates for the unique contribution of Religious Education at the European Schools in latest position paper. The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) publishes a position paper titled ‘Religious Education in the European Schools – A Unique and Essential Contribution to the Next Generation of Europeans’ on Wednesday, 18 December 2024. The document underscores the importance of preserving the religious and testimonial dimension of faith within the educational mission of European Schools. Read…
Trump-walks-by-Elon-Musk-during-the-America-First-Policy.jpg” />On Friday evening, the tech billionaire called for Olaf Scholz’s immediate resignation. The day after the attack in Magdeburg, Elon Musk published further messages: Germany should have extradited the Saudi assassin.The billionaire and advisor to the next US President Donald Trump, Elon Musk, sharply criticized the German authorities and the federal government after the attack on the Magdeburg Christmas market. On Sunday night, Trump’s designated Vice President JD Vance also got in and indirectly…
There is apparently a threat of medical collapse in the embattled north of the Gaza Strip. The director of Kamal Adwan Hospital is pushing for aid supplies. Meanwhile, the Israeli army continues its attacks in Gaza. Gaza: Last intact clinic in northern Gaza calls for international help
The now 27-member European Union has been repeating the mantra since the 2003 EU summit in Thessaloniki, Greece: The countries of the Western Balkans that emerged from the disintegration of Yugoslavia, as well as Albania, belong to Europe, and should be welcomed into the European Union. So far, the only one that has made the leap into the EU is Croatia in 2013. The other six — Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Albania…
MAGDEBURG, Germany – December 21, 2024 – A festive evening at a bustling Christmas market in Magdeburg turned into a scene of devastation on Friday night by a terrorist psychiatrist, as a vehicle plowed through crowds of holiday shoppers, leaving five people dead and over 200 injured. Authorities have identified the suspect as Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, a 50-year-old Saudi-born psychiatrist who has lived in Germany since 2006. The incident occurred around 7:00 p.m. local time when…
Numerous citizens come to the memorial service in Magdeburg Cathedral. “Is there still a safe place?” shouts a bishop during his sermon. Meanwhile, Sahra Wagenknecht is demanding answers from the Interior Ministry about the warnings about the perpetrator. All developments in the live ticker.The attack on the Christmas market in Magdeburg shocked Germany. At least five people were killed, including a nine-year-old child. 200 people were injured, some seriously. A driver drove straight into the…
Unanimous victory on points: Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk has beaten Britain’s Tyson Fury again and remains heavyweight world champion. Boxing: Oleksandr Usyk defeats Tyson Fury again and remains world heavyweight champion
The hunt for league leaders Bayern Munich begins on the last matchday of the year. After the record champions presented against RB Leipzig, the pursuers in particular are challenged. Above all, Eintracht Frankfurt. All information about the Bundesliga duels can be found here [matched_excerpt] Mainz celebrates after a strange own goal, receives a red card – and takes the lead
The winners of the ‘jackpot’ of the Christmas Lottery that will be held tomorrow, Sunday, December 22, will have to pay taxes for their prize to the Public Treasury, which will keep 72,000 euros from each tenth. All prizes organized by the State Lottery and Betting Society (Selae), including the special Christmas draw, that exceed 40,000 euros are subject to the payment of a special tax, as recalled by the Tax Agency on its website.…
Dead, injured, traumatized: the suffering is omnipresent after the Christmas market attack in Magdeburg. Likewise the anger – although the suspect’s motive seems more diffuse than many initially assumed. Shortly after the crime, people’s anger boiled over
“You chop veal lung nice and small”: The “Küchenmeisterei” is considered Germany’s oldest printed cookbook. It contains gold-plated dishes and sophisticated recipes. Some things have been preserved to this day. Feast at Christmas: Insights into the “Küchenmeisterei”, Germany’s oldest cookbook
The US Congress has passed a spending legislation has passed a funding bill that will avert a midnight government shutdown. The Democratic-controlled Senate, in an 85-11 vote, passed the bill to continue government funding 38 minutes after it lapsed at 12 a.m. Saturday (0500 UTC/GMT). Earlier Friday, night with a 366-34 vote, the House approved the last-minute plan from House Speaker Mike Johnson that would keep federal operations and disaster aid temporarily funded. Johnson had said Congress would…
At least two killed, 60 injured after car ploughs into Magdeburg Christmas market At least two killed, 60 injured after car ploughs into Magdeburg Christmas market
EU leaders gathered in Brussels to talk over the EU’s role in the world. Their focus was on Ukraine and on the situation in the Middle East, following the fall of Bashar Al-Assad’s regime. They also exchanged on the situation in Moldova and Georgia, as well as on the latest progress on enlargement. EU summit discusses EU’s role in the world
After the attack on the Christmas market in Magdeburg, Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Interior Minister Nancy Faeser will travel to the city on Saturday. See this and other news at WELT.© Axel Springer Germany GmbH. All rights reserved. Now live: After the attack on the Magdeburg Christmas market – all developments – video
A death drive at the Christmas market in Magdeburg shocks Germany. The BSW has a real problem, the Union has a perceived one. Elon Musk intervenes in the German election campaign. This is the situation on Saturday morning. News: Dead and injured in Magdeburg, Christmas market, Hamburg BSW, Elon Musk
As has often been the case since the overthrow of communism 35 years ago, Romania is currently oscillating between the tragic and the grotesque. It is simultaneously tragic and grotesque that a massive reform backlog and a deep-seated mistrust of politicians have propelled extreme right-wing, pro-Russian politicians to major electoral successes in recent weeks. Equally tragic and grotesque is the fact that the country’s traditional political elite does not seem willing to learn anything from…
“No one had this on their radar,” says Tim Röhn. More and more details are becoming known about the alleged perpetrator. However, the 50-year-old from Saudi Arabia’s motives are still largely unclear. Our head of investigations reports on the status of the research.© Axel Springer Germany GmbH. All rights reserved. Attack in Magdeburg: “How can it be that someone publicly announces revenge against Germany?” – Video
This time the defense shield did not catch the incoming missile from Yemen in time. It hits Jaffa. The emergency medical service reports injuries. War in the Middle East: More than a dozen injured in Israel after a “bullet” hits from Yemen
Bushfires raged in Australia’s Victoria on Saturday, prompting an evacuation order at the highest rating for hundreds of people residing in the west of the state. Authorities raised the alert for an area near the Grampians National Park, which is located about 241 kilometers (roughly 150 miles) from the state’s capital Melbourne. Soon after, Victoria’s emergency services agency upgraded the advice to “evacuate immediately” and widened the affected area. “This is an EMERGENCY WARNING – BUSHFIRE…
More than 60 people were injured and at least two died in an attack on the Christmas market in Magdeburg. The police have arrested a suspect. He had publicly announced the crime months ago – without consequences. Apparently he indulged in fantasies of persecution.A driver drove into a group of people at the Christmas market in Magdeburg. The suspected perpetrator is in police custody. The suspect is a doctor from Saudi Arabia who has been…
US diplomats met the HTS leader in Syria and reported good discussions afterwards. The USA is now withdrawing the ten million dollar bounty. But they also attach expectations to the decision. Syria: US lifts bounty on militia leader Ahmed al-Sharaa
Pact in extremis between PSC and Barcelona en Comú (BComú) to save the 2025 tax ordinances. After the clashes of recent days, the mayor of Barcelona, Jaume Collboni, has finally accepted the demands of the commons to reject a ‘mini-terminal’ of luxury cruises and negotiate with the Port the reduction from seven to five piers. In this way, the ordinances have been able to be carried out, which have also had the support of ERC.…
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