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China’s vehicle export growth set to slow in 2025: CAAM data
China's vehicle export growth is expected to temper to 5.8%, reaching 6.2 million units this year, a significant deceleration from the 19.3% surge experienced in 2024, according to China...
Taliban do not see women as human beings, Malala Yousafzai says
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai decried the state of women’s rights in Afghanistan as “gender apartheid” on Sunday and urged Muslim leaders to speak out against the Taliban...
Pakistani security forces kill 27 insurgents during raid in Balochistan
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani security forces raided a militant hideout on Monday, killing 27 insurgents, the military said.The operation in southwestern Pakistan was conducted in Kachhi, a district...
EU’s executive branch denies cover up over the health of its president, Ursula von der Leyen
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission denied on Monday that it had tried to cover up the state of health of its president, Ursula von der Leyen, after the...
Germany reports illegal drone flights over military base
Up to 10 drones of unknown origin have been spotted above a military airfield in southern Germany, Bavarian authorities said on Monday.Investigators say they have not ruled out espionage...
EU sends €140 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine
The European Commission announced on Monday a new humanitarian aid package worth €140 million ($142.8 million) to address the most pressing needs in eastern and southern Ukraine.The funding is...
Germany welcomes release of German-Iranian rights activist from prison in Iran and her return home
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's foreign minister on Monday welcomed the release of a German-Iranian rights activist from prison in Iran and her return to Germany.Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock wrote...
Germany’s Nordex secures order for 36 wind turbines in Canada
The logo of Nordex is seen on the roof of the rotor blade factory of the company in Rostock. Daniel Reinhardt/dpa German wind turbine maker Nordex SE on Monday...
Nigerian airstrike mistakenly kills civilians supporting security forces while targeting rebels
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian military airstrike targeting armed groups in the conflict-battered northwest mistakenly killed a number of civilians working in community security outfits, authorities and residents...
‘The worst is choosing who to help’: Life as a war medic in Ukraine
Battlefield medics and volunteers in Ukraine face challenging conditions, with off-road vans often only able to transport two severely injured individuals at a time.Michael, a 39-year-old paramedic from northern...
One of the world’s greatest religious spectacles is underway and the numbers are staggering
Millions of Hindu devotees are bathing in sacred waters as the world’s biggest religious gathering begins in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh.Over the next six weeks, a staggering...
A stick-figure drawing in a North Korean soldier’s diary showed how Pyongyang’s troops wanted to use each other as drone ‘bait’
Ukraine has been releasing excerpts of what its forces say is a North Korean soldier's diary.They include a stick-figure sketch of using a comrade as "bait" to shoot down...