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US says wants deal with Iran, but not 'at any price'
Top US diplomat Marco Rubio said Thursday that there were limits to what Washington would accept in any deal with Iran, warning that permitting Tehran to charge fees in the Strait of Hormuz would open the door to "total chaos".
Colombian president-elect gives armed groups one month to surrender
Colombia's hard-right president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella on Thursday gave the country's guerrilla groups one month to surrender, taking a tough stand on an issue that helped propel him to victory.
US Supreme Court says asylum seekers can be turned away before border
The US Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that migrants seeking to present an asylum claim can be turned away before they reach the US-Mexico border.
Noosha Aubel and Dietmar Woidke: How Potsdam Is Letting Down a Young Child with Profound Disabilities
The state capital of Potsdam likes to present itself as a modern, child-friendly municipality. As recently as October 2025, the city administration celebrated the election of a “Lord Mayor for everyone,” when Noosha Aubel, 50, entered Potsdam City Hall with 72.9 percent of the vote. Born in 1978, Aubel built her career in child and youth welfare before rising to become a senior civil servant and, ultimately, Lord Mayor. Yet it is under her responsibility, of all people, that a morally shameful scandal is now unfolding—one that fundamentally undermines the city’s self-image as a socially responsible and inclusive community: a two-year-old child with an officially assessed degree of disability of 100 and care grade 4 has been waiting in vain for more than a year for the legally mandated daycare place with personal assistance.Our investigation is based on court documents, supervisory complaints, and press inquiries available to us. It reveals an alarming sequence of delays, unlawful referrals to other authorities, and a press office at Potsdam City Hall that appears intent on evading its duty to provide information through flimsy procedural maneuvers. The affected family does not regard the city’s conduct as an unfortunate isolated case, but as a structural failure. In 2022, the older sister of the child with profound disabilities was likewise denied a daycare place despite her severe disabilities—an officially assessed degree of disability of 100 and care grade 5. In that case, too, those responsible in the state capital of Potsdam failed completely, raising serious questions about morality, decency, callousness, and utter incompetence (https://live.deutsche-boerse.com/nachrichten/IRW-News--ACCESS-Newswire-Noosha-Aubel-Skandal-in-Potsdam-um-schwerstbehindertes-Kind-b9408cc0-6dbe-49d8-b664-7e5d788b2686).
Greek families receive keepsakes of Holocaust victims
A watch, a wallet, a ring: personal effects taken from Greek prisoners at a German concentration camp were returned to their descendants on Thursday, 81 years after the Holocaust.
US Supreme Court paves way for mass deportation of Haitians, Syrians
The US Supreme Court on Thursday backed a Trump administration move to strip deportation protections from some 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians living in the United States.
South Africa vows firm response to anti-migrant violence
South Africans President Cyril Ramaphosa vowed on Thursday to crush any attempts to destabilise the nation during planned anti-immigrant marches next week, amid a wave of xenophobia.
Poland, Ukraine hold key Gdansk conference without Zelensky
Poland and Ukraine tried to strike a conciliatory tone Thursday as they opened the annual Ukraine Recovery Conference in the Polish port of Gdansk after weeks of squabbling over historical differences -- albeit without President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Massive police deployment blocks Kenya protest anniversary
Kenyan police shut down much of the capital with a massive security operation on Thursday to prevent protests marking two years since a landmark "Gen Z" uprising.
Stocks rally on renewed AI optimism, oil price declines
Stock markets advanced Thursday after bumper earnings from US chip titan Micron helped calm investor worries about promised payoffs from the massive AI investment boom.
Poland, Ukraine tone down dispute at reconstruction conference
Poland and Ukraine struck a conciliatory tone Thursday as they opened the annual Ukraine Recovery Conference in the Polish port of Gdansk after weeks of squabbling over historical differences -- albeit without President Volodymyr Zelensky.
'Need each other': Macron hosts Meloni after Trump rift
Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, fresh from a spat with US leader Donald Trump, was set Thursday to meet French President Emmanuel Macron Thursday to tighten ties.
Kenya police turn out in force on protest anniversary
Kenyan police mounted a massive security operation Thursday, blocking off much of the capital in a bid to prevent protests marking two years since a landmark "Gen Z" uprising.
Seoul stocks soar in Asia tech rally after Micron's blowout forecast
South Korea's Kospi soared more than five percent in a tech-led surge across Asia on Thursday as a forecast-busting earnings report from US chip titan Micron helped traders brush off their latest worries about the AI investment boom.
Trump-linked resort shines light on Albania's 'stolen' land
Acres of land that Albanian Minella Balliu has fought for decades to reclaim has been thrust into the global spotlight by the Trump family's plans to build a luxury hotel complex on it.
Violence feared as Kenya marks protest anniversary
Kenya prepared for possible violence on the streets Thursday as police shut down large parts of the capital in a bid to block protests marking two years since a landmark Gen Z uprising.
Ukraine recovery summit opens, overshadowed by Kyiv-Warsaw row
A landmark conference on Ukraine's post-war reconstruction is set to open Thursday in Poland without President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is snubbing the event over a diplomatic row with ally Warsaw.
Municipal misery weighs on looming S.African elections
Mounds of garbage, potholed roads and sewage spills: grim conditions like these led voters near Johannesburg to abandon their long-time loyalty to the ANC and hand the rival DA its first black township ward in South Africa.
Chad sees influx of drone victims from Sudan
Faouzi Abdulbagi Mahammat Anour woke up in Tine, Chad, with a burnt face and his right eye missing after being attacked on the Sudanese side of the border by a drone.
Rubio in Bahrain as US-Iran diplomacy ramps up
Top US diplomat Marco Rubio was in Bahrain on Thursday after promising Gulf allies that Washington would protect their interests as it seeks to hammer out a final settlement to end the war with Iran.
Seoul stocks soar in Asia tech rally after Micron blowout forecast
South Korea's Kospi soared more than five percent in a tech-led surge across Asia on Thursday as a forecast-busting earnings report from US chip titan Micron helped traders brush off their latest worries about the AI investment boom.
Beloved spiritual utopia under threat in Modi's India
It was founded as a Sixties utopia "where men and women of all countries are able to live in peace and progressive harmony" without money or religious strife in southern India.
Trump opens US 250th birthday party with rally-style speech
US President Donald Trump opened 16 days of celebrations for America's 250th anniversary Wednesday with a rally-style speech -- turning a national commemoration into a highly politicized showcase for his second-term agenda.
ICC judges sue Trump over 'draconian' sanctions
Three International Criminal Court judges sanctioned by the United States filed a lawsuit Wednesday against President Donald Trump and other senior US officials, arguing the measures against them are unlawful.
Trump seeks $88 bn in extra funding, mostly for Iran war
US President Donald Trump asked Congress on Wednesday for nearly $88 billion in extra spending, most of it to cover the cost of the Iran war, at a moment of growing unease in both parties over the conflict and its political price.
Brent falls below $75 as Nasdaq drops for 3rd straight day
Oil prices retreated Wednesday to their lowest levels since the start of US-Iran war while tech shares continued to show weakness on a mixed day for global stocks.
'New rules': life in world epicentre of jihadist terror
The epicentre of global jihadism is today firmly planted in Africa's Sahel, where extremists are steadily expanding beyond the rural areas where they first sprang roots, killing thousands, roiling governments and sowing terror.
Trump clashes with Republicans in testy Capitol visit
President Donald Trump jolted Republicans during a fiery appearance at the US Capitol on Wednesday, scrapping a housing bill signing ceremony and clashing behind closed doors with a party rebel who challenged him over the Iran war.
Zimbabwe Senate approves bill to extend presidential term
Zimbabwe's Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved controversial constitutional amendments that would keep President Emmerson Mnangagwa in office until 2030, giving the changes full parliamentary support after earlier consent from the lower house.
Mamdani-backed leftist candidates win New York Democratic primaries
Three candidates backed by New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani won Democratic primary elections for Congress on Tuesday, underlining the surge of the left in US politics as Democrats grow disillusioned with the party establishment.
Hantavirus outbreak should formally end on July 2: WHO
The deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, which sparked international alarm, should be formally declared over on July 2, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced Wednesday.
Major Nigeria police reform edges forward with senate approval
The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday approved a bill to allow states to create their own police forces, following lower chamber passage earlier this month of what could be a potentially sweeping security reform.