Will German schools train students for war and disasters?

[ad_1] Representative image (AI) Crises, disasters, war: These topics have long been covered in German schools, at least on an abstract, academic level. But how practically prepared are students for real-life crisis situations? Do they know what to do in case of an attack or emergency situation?German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt of the conservative Christian […]

Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskyy says 1.7 lakh Russian troops in Donetsk as fight for Pokrovsk intensifies; calls situation ‘difficult’

[ad_1] File photo: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Picture credit: AP) Russia has deployed about 170,000 troops in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region as it intensifies efforts to seize the strategic city of Pokrovsk, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed on Friday. Speaking at a press briefing in Kyiv, Zelenskyy described the situation as “difficult” but rejected Moscow’s claims […]

How the Trump-Xi Meeting Eased a Major Trade War

[ad_1] new video loaded: How the Trump-Xi Meeting Eased a Major Trade War President Trump and China’s leader Xi Jinping just had a highly anticipated meeting in South Korea. David Pierson, a New York Times foreign correspondent covering China, breaks down what they accomplished and how they de-escalated a major trade war. By David Pierson, […]

Kenya’s sacred Mrima Hill turns into a real-world ‘Avatar’: The hidden $62 billion mineral war drawing in the US and China | World News

[ad_1] Mrima Hill in Kenya’s coastal region has emerged as a focal point of global interest and growing local tension. Vast deposits of rare earth minerals lie beneath its lush forest vital for producing smartphones, electric vehicles and renewable energy systems. Major global powers like the United States, China and Australia have been attracted towards […]

Canada says China is a strategic partner amid trade war with US: ‘Any relationship has challenges’

[ad_1] Anita Anand says Canada is in a ‘strategic partnership’ with China. Canada foreign minister Anita Anand said Canada now sees Beijing as a strategic partner in a dangerous world, in a major shift in the power equation as Canada’s relationship with the US worsens. US President Donald Trump canceled trade talks with Canada, taking […]

‘Waging war on our border’: US strikes ‘drug-smuggling’ boat in Pacific; 2 killed

[ad_1] The United States “Department of War” carried out a “lethal” strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Pacific, killing two “terrorists”, defense secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday.He also shared an unclassified video of the strike in a post on X.“Yesterday, at the direction of President Trump, the Department of War conducted a […]

Russia-Ukraine war: Europe and Kyiv develop 12-Point peace plan to end conflict; Trump to oversee implementation

[ad_1] European nations are reportedly collaborating with Ukraine on a 12-point plan to end Russia’s war along existing front lines, rejecting Vladimir Putin’s renewed demands for Kyiv to cede territory in exchange for peace. A peace board chaired by US President Donald Trump would oversee the plan’s implementation, as per sources cited by Bloomberg. The […]

Russia-Ukraine war: Did Donald Trump pressure Zelenskyy to give up eastern Donbas in ‘tense’ meeting? It was Putin’s key demands

[ad_1] President Donald Trump greeted Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House (AP photo) During a recent meeting in Washington, US President Donald Trump reportedly pushed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to consider relinquishing the eastern Donbas region in exchange for peace, according to a senior Ukrainian official speaking to AFP. The discussions, described as […]

‘7 planes were shot down’: Donald Trump yet again claims he stopped India-Pakistan war; cites ‘200% tariff’ threat

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump has once again claimed credit for averting a potential war between India and Pakistan, saying he used the threat of steep trade tariffs to stop the two nuclear-armed neighbours from “going at it.“Speaking to Fox News on Sunday (local time), Trump said his administration leveraged economic pressure to defuse tensions […]

‘Putin can’t be stopped with words’: Zelenskyy urges global action against Russia; claims ‘Moscow doesn’t want to end war’

[ad_1] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (ANI) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday called on the United States, Europe, the G20, and G7 nations to take “decisive steps” to protect lives and stop Russian President Vladimir Putin.In a post on X, Zelenskyy said, “Ukraine has never sought war. We agreed to an unconditional ceasefire, looked for […]