Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday fired his rebellious Finance Minister Christian Lindner, spelling doom for the three-party coalition though Scholz could stay on in a minority government. The move came after weeks of bitter feuding that have rocked the coalition government between Scholz’s Social Democrats, Lindner’s Free Democrats and the Greens. Scholz fired his […]
Taiwan said it detected 37 Chinese fighter jets, drones and other aircraft near the self-ruled island on Sunday as Beijing carried out “long-distance” training flights. China has ramped up military activity around Taiwan in recent years as Beijing pressures Taipei to accept its claims of sovereignty over the island. The Chinese aircraft were spotted from […]
By FRANCE24 France’s struggle with drug-related violence is at a “tipping point” after a bloody shootout gravely wounded one teenager and left four more hurt, Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said Friday. Police were called out around 10:45 pm (2145 GMT) on Thursday night in response to gunshots outside a restaurant in a working-class neighbourhood of western city Poitiers, a security source said. Source: Gangland shootout in western France leaves five minors injured