Several hundred people turned out to a demonstration in Munich on Saturday that was planned as a large-scale protest ahead of the G7 summit in Bavaria. There were between several hundred and 1,000 people at the Theresienwiese on Saturday, according to …
Scholz fears for women’s rights after US court allows abortion bans
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has expressed concern about the rights of women after a historic decision by the US Supreme Court to allow states to ban abortion. The move, ending constitutional protections for abortion by overturning the landmark 1973 R…
Police assume deadly shooting at Oslo nightclub was terror related
Police in Norway are working on the assumption that a deadly shooting at a Oslo nightclub popular among the LGBTQ community was related to terror, they said on Saturday morning. At least two people were killed and 21 were injured, 10 seriously, police …
Lufthansa expects normalization of flight operations only in 2023
German airline Lufthansa does not expect operations to return to normal until next year and said reducing the number of flights in the only solution at the moment. “Unfortunately, we will hardly be able to realistically achieve a short-term improvement…
Reports: 18 migrants die in storming of Spanish border in Morocco
At least 18 migrants were reportedly killed when up to 2,000 broke through the border fence between Morocco and the Spanish exclave of Melilla in North Africa on Friday. The Spanish newspapers El Pais and La Vanguardia reported the update Friday evenin…
UN, world leaders slam top US court’s overturning of abortion rights
The UN and leaders around the world criticized the US Supreme Court’s historic decision to overturn a 50-year-old landmark ruling and allow states to outlaw abortion, denouncing it as a step backwards that will harm millions of women. UN High Commissio…
Rome tightens e-scooter rules, cuts number of rentals in circulation
The number of rented e-scooters allowed on the streets of Rome is being slashed while stricter rules are coming into effect regulating who can hire one and where they can park it. The city council on Friday agreed to reduce the number of e-scooter rent…
IOC won’t add women’s Nordic combined to 2026 Winter Games
A women’s Nordic combined will not be added to the programme for the 2026 Games in Milan/Cortina d’Ampezzo, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Friday. Nordic combined, which sees athletes ski jump then ski cross country, is the only Olym…
IOC won’t add women’s Nordic combined to 2026 Winter Games
A women’s Nordic combined will not be added to the programme for the 2026 Games in Milan/Cortina d’Ampezzo, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Friday. Nordic combined, which sees athletes ski jump then ski cross country, is the only Olym…
Erdoğan suggests death sentence for those who ignite wildfires
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday suggested reinstating the death penalty for those responsible for igniting wildfires. “Where would this [punishment] lead to? Death sentence? It should be death sentence,” Erdoğan told reporters in the f…