Austria’s Islamic headscarf ban in force as under-14s go back to school
Some teachers have expressed concerns about having to enforce the ban. The Green Party’s Sigi Maurer accused Education Minister Christoph Wiederkehr, from the liberal NEOS, of «creating new conflicts and offloading them onto the teachers». She said…
US envoys bring ‘more effective’ Ukraine peace proposals to Kyiv, official says
Washington’s envoys have brought new, «more effective» proposals on ending the war with Russia to Kyiv, a senior Ukrainian presidential official told AFP Sunday. Earlier Sunday, Zelensky had said the war with Russia looked likely to continue into…
Five dead after Amazon cargo plane crashes at Miami airport
An Amazon Air cargo plane overshot the runway while attempting to land at Miami International Airport, killing five people and seriously injuring five more. The Boeing 767-300 cargo aircraft crashed just before 14:00 local time (19:00 GMT) after…
Germany: AfD’s Ulrich Siegmund eyes outright majority
Under its 35-year-old lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund, the AfD has polled above 40% for months and has a realistic shot at winning an absolute majority if several smaller parties fail to clear Germany’s 5% hurdle to enter parliament. Keywords for…
Indonesia fires: The volunteer firefighters risking their lives to defuse ‘carbon bombs’
Indonesia is in the throes of a wildfire catastrophe. Amid a so-called «Super El Niño» that has supercharged local drought conditions, thousands of active fire hotspots are spreading and multiplying across the country, fuelling a transnational haze…
Amazon cargo plane crashes at Miami airport, killing at least five
An Amazon cargo plane barreled off a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, killing at least five people as it struck vehicles and burst into flames, authorities said. The aircraft overran the runway around 2 p.m. after arriving from San Juan,…
Video shows damaged Amazon cargo plane after crash
A Boeing 767-300 cargo plane was landing in Miami after departing from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Sunday when it overran the runway. Five people are confirmed to have died and five more were injured in the crash.…
Under-fire FIFA boss Infantino to seek re-election despite calls to resign
Gianni Infantino will stand in next March’s FIFA presidential election, despite the backlash over his now-abandoned plan to bring private investment into the World Cup, football’s global governing body announced Sunday. «The FIFA President…
Peace talks rich in symbolism but differences between Russia and Ukraine remain
But fundamental differences remain. The US envoys had come hot foot from Moscow where Vladimir Putin had told them Russia was making «tangible advances» on the battlefield. The story they heard from Ukraine was different, in fact the opposite. Ukrainian…
Deauville Film Festival: What’s your favourite American film?
The United States ranks second in the world in terms of the number of films produced. It produces between 500 and 700 films every year, which is just behind India. The Deauville Film Festival, with its stars, premieres and awards, aims to showcase the…