DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Chad’s presidency said at least 40 soldiers were killed by unidentified assailants during a Sunday night attack on a military base in the country’s west. President Mahamat Debby Itno visited the base early Monday morning and announced the launch of a military operation to track the assailants. Chad has long battled […]
Union denounces reported Volkswagen plans to shut plants in Germany
Daniela Cavallo, Chairwoman of the General and Group Works Council of Volkswagen AG, and Thorsten Groeger, negotiator for IG Metall, stand at an information event of the General Works Council of Volkswagen AG at the VW main plant. Volkswagen intends to close at least three plants in Germany and cut tens of thousands of jobs, […]
Man dies after boat deflates crossing Channel, French authorities say | World News
A man has died after a boat carrying migrants deflated in the English Channel, officials say. French authorities said the man, who was Indian and around 40 years old, was on a boat that departed from Tardinghen, northern France, at 5.30am on Sunday. The boat quickly deflated after departing, and those onboard swam back to […]
Israeli President Herzog apologizes to relatives of October 7 victims
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has apologized to the relatives of the victims of the Hamas massacre on October 7 last year on behalf of the Israeli state. “I am standing here as president of the State of Israel and apologizing,” Herzog said during a ceremony in Jerusalem on Sunday. Unlike Herzog, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu [&hell
Furore as Israeli journalist helps blow up building in Lebanon
An Israeli TV journalist has helped soldiers to blow up a building in southern Lebanon, prompting widespread criticism at home. The well-known journalist from the N12 television channel was embedded with ground troops on an operation. When a building which had apparently been used as a launch site against Israel was to be blown up […]