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Roadtrip Brian Laundrie and Gabby Petito had been dating for some time and even had wedding plans. But first, they wanted to take a road trip across the United States. “Because you really get to know each other on such a long trip,” they had told friends before they left. At first everything was fine, as could be seen from …

French Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian.AFP Image Instead, Australia has decided to enter into a new agreement with the United States and the United Kingdom: the AUKUS Security Pact. As part of this agreement, the country will receive a fleet of US nuclear submarines. French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian evokes a “serious crisis” between the allies. “There …

The movement of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny urged voters to use the “Smart Voting” app. This allows the Russians to see which candidate they can best vote for so that the United Russia candidate is not elected. This system has been used several times over the past few days sensitive blows inflicted. Yesterday, Apple and Google removed the app …

A remarkable turning point in the case of the disappearance of YouTube star Gabby Petito (22): her fiancé, with whom she made a road trip across the United States, is now missing. Brian Laundrie had previously made himself a suspect by not cooperating in any way with the investigation. Gabby Petito, 22, has not returned from a vacation trip with …

Kavala’s relatives and friends celebrate his acquittal in 2020. Kavala was a few hours away.AP Image Kavala, highly regarded by Turkish and foreign intellectuals, has been imprisoned for four years. He is accused of attempting to overthrow the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan by force. The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg ordered Turkey to release Kavala three …

After the devastating earthquakes of 2010, many Haitians moved to South America. When it became more difficult to work in Rio de Janeiro after the 2016 Olympics, many traveled to the US border on foot, by bus or by car. It is not known what has now led to the sudden influx of large numbers of migrants from Haiti. One …

A Jakarta court yesterday ruled that the Indonesian government is doing far too little to ensure that metropolitan residents can breathe clean air. The Indonesian president and six other influential government officials must improve the poor air quality in the capital, the court said in what is called a “landmark decision”. Two years ago, 32 residents filed a complaint about …

The tallest tree in the world, a so-called redwood tree with a height of 83 meters, has been wrapped in aluminum foil in the hope that it will protect against wildfires in California. Wildfires in the western United States have reached the national park where the trees are found and threaten more than 2,000 individuals. Firefighters have started installing fire …

A 2017 archive photo by Peter Madsen.AFP Image “In recent years we have seen disgusting examples of prisoners committing horrific crimes and then addressing young people in the hope of getting their attention and sympathy,” Danish Justice Minister Nick Haekkerup said. “Of course this has to stop. Criminals cannot use our prisons as a meeting place or a platform to …

The launch was scheduled between 2:02 am and 7:02 am (Dutch time), because the rocket was not on its way to the International Space Station, a precise departure time was not necessary. At 2:02 am the conditions were good and the rocket took off, a fireball illuminated the sky over Cape Canaveral. The spaceship is at most 540 kilometers from …