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Juan Guaido -- who is backed by the United States and is recognized as interim president by more than 50 countries -- has been leading a push to oust Venezuela's firebrand leader Nicolas Maduro
World
06.08.2024
Guaido renews call for Maduro to step down after Norway talks
Last year, the Taliban observed a three-day ceasefire over Eid and many Afghans -- exhausted by decades of war and violence -- had pinned their hopes on another truce this year
World
06.08.2024
Taliban leader indicates no ceasefire anytime soon
Firefighters came to extinguish the blaze, which destroyed the diplomatic mission's gate without damaging the main embassy building
World
06.08.2024
Masked group targets US embassy with arson attack during protests
Washington and Beijing have been vying for influence in the region, which hosts potential flashpoints such as the South China Sea, the Korean Peninsula and the Taiwan Strait
World
06.08.2024
US warns China on behaviour towards its Asian neighbours
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A memorial wall for German soldiers killed in Russia during WWII illustrates the role that country played in defeating the Nazi regime
World 06.08.2024
Who won WWII? Russia's role gets short shrift in France
"Fake news" convinced Nazi defenders that the D-Day landing would not be in Normandy, but further north in the Calais region
World 06.08.2024
Inflatable tanks and 'fake news': the little-known side of D-Day
China's tariff hike comes after Washington's move to blacklist Chinese tech giant Huawei over national security concerns
World 06.08.2024
China raises tariffs on US goods amid esclating tensions
A specialist in transatlantic relations says "there isn't that same sense of shared destiny which is what you need to land people on a beach together"
World 06.08.2024
On D-Day, US allies look for unity and fear the Trump show
Angolan rebel chief Jonas Savimbi was killed 17 years ago
World 06.08.2024
Angola rebel Savimbi gets reburial 17 years after death
Polish inventor and entrepreneur Jerzy Wysocki holds a wheat bran plate he invented 15 years ago at the Biotrem factory in Zambrow, Poland
World 06.08.2024
You can have your plate and eat it too, says Polish inventor
Botswana's former President Ian Khama (L) has accused his successor Mokgweetsi Masisi (R) of becoming autocratic after taking up his post
World 06.08.2024
Botswana ex-president slams successor
The US has long voiced suspicions that Huawei is controlled by the Chinese government
World 06.08.2024
Huawei 'too close' to Chinese government to be trusted: US
With waterways covered and silting up, the aquatic weed is also threatening fishing jobs and a vital food source
World 06.08.2024
In Nigeria's Lagos, aquatic weed plagues waterways
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