Michael Kitching

The spiritual leader of the Taliban, Hibatullah Akhundzada, asks his followers to respect the amnesty for the deposed Afghan government employees. A few days ago, images emerged on social media of a Taliban fighter beating a former army…

An Australian man is imprisoned in Israel until the year 9999. The Middle Eastern state banned him from leaving the country because he owes his ex-wife and two children more than two million euros in alimony. It is not immediately…

The German government buys one million packs of the corona pills Paxlovid from the American pharmaceutical company Pfizer. That is what Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach says, who calls the drug very promising in an interview with…

Omicron is now the dominant variant of the coronavirus in Belgium. Clinical biologist Emmanuel André of the Catholic University of Leuven reports that omicron accounts for 60 percent of the infections in the country, compared to only 41…

US President Joe Biden has signed a law banning the import of many products from the western Chinese region of Xinjiang. In addition, companies must demonstrate that the goods were not made through forced labour by the Uyghur minority. This…

In January, the French government will start a lawsuit against the United Kingdom to enforce more fishing licenses for British waters. The countries have been at odds about permits for some time. A few weeks ago, the British issued…

The European Commission opens new criminal proceedings against Poland for rejecting the importance of European law. The so-called infringement procedure could bring Poland before the highest European court. Then there is the threat…

The Japanese branches of McDonald's will only offer small portions of fries from Friday. This is due to a shortage of fries. Flooding in a port in Vancouver, Canada, where many fries are usually loaded with final destination Japan,…

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has returned to Earth after spending 12 days on the International Space Station. The trip served the 46-year-old Japanese in preparation for a future tourist flight around the moon. Maezawa…

Austria is easing lockdown for unvaccinated residents for the holidays. Instead, the government has decided to gather in groups of up to ten people during Christmas and the turn of the year, Austrian media reported. A maximum group…