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Former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro, who was recently convicted of attempting a coup, was taken to hospital from his house arrest on Tuesday after feeling “unwell,” his son Flavio said. According to a post on Flavio Bolsonaro’s X account, the 70-year-old  former leader felt “a severe bout of hiccups, vomiting, and low blood pressure.” He also described the situation as an “emergency,” asking people to “pray that it’s nothing serious.” The former Brazilian president’s wife Michelle said on Instagram that Bolsonaro was receiving medication and being examined. Bolsonaro has been hospitalized multiple times after being stabbed during his 2018 election campaign. Why is…

Robert Redford, the Oscar-winning director, and actor, has died at the age of 89. Redford died “at his home at Sundance in the mountains of Utah, the place he loved, surrounded by those he loved,” his publicist Cindi Berger said. He passed away in his sleep at his home in the mountains of Utah, according to his publicist Cindi Berger. Redford rose to fame in films like “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” and “All the President’s Men,” using his star power to spotlight American culture and politics. He later became a champion of independent cinema and was a vocal advocate for environmental…

Brrrrr! Autumn’s chill is creeping in across much of Europe, hinting at the deep freeze to come this winter. Fortunately, Gas Infrastructure Europe, the gas operators’ association, reports that European Union gas reserves are at just over 80% [September 15, 2025] — lower than the 90% cushions of the last few years but stronger than 2021. So will this winter glow with warmth or flicker with uncertainty? Having diversified energy supplies from Russia following Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, EU countries pivoted to liquified natural gas (LNG) from Norway, the United States and Qatar, while continuing to boost the rollout of renewable energies, including…

For Temidayo Oniosun, the story is the same as it ever was: “Space is nothing new in Africa.” But the dimensions have changed, said the space scientist and founder of Space in Africa , a think tank in Lagos, Nigeria. During the early space race in the 1960s, African countries played an important role in the Apollo moon missions, Oniosun told DW. They hosted critical infrastructure, without which, “the missions wouldn’t have been possible.” “But nobody talked about that,” Oniosun said. “When America sent [NASA astronaut] Neil Armstrong to the moon, it wasn’t like, ‘This is good for America, and we…

A British woman from an aristocratic family and her partner were sentenced on Monday for the manslaughter of their newborn daughter, with the court handing both of them 14-year prison terms. Judge Mark Lucraft told Marten, 38, and Gordon, 51, that the way they treated their baby, Victoria, had been “neglect of the gravest and most serious type.” Constance Marten and Mark Gordon caused the death of their baby after Marten secretly gave birth and the couple took her to live in a tent during freezing winter temperatures. Lucraft told the pair that “neither of you gave much, if any,…

Former boxing world champion Ricky Hatton has died at the age of 46, police in the northern English city of Manchester confirmed on Sunday. Officers said there were no indications of foul play after Hatton was found at his home early in the morning. Who was Ricky Hatton? Nicknamed “The Hitman,” Hatton was one of Britain’s most celebrated fighters. Turning professional in 1997, he became known for an aggressive style which led him to multiple world titles at light-welterweight and one at welterweight.  He compiled a proud 43-0 record with signature wins over fighters like Kostya Tszyu and Jose Luis Castillo before high-profile…

US President Donald Trump signed an order on Monday that will see the National Guard sent to Memphis to combat what his administration says is rampant crime. Trump, who has already deployed troops to the capital, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles this year, said he also planned to take similar action in Chicago and elsewhere in the United States. “We think Chicago is going to be next, and we’ll get to St. Louis, and New Orleans,” Trump, a Republican, vowed. The cities in question are all run by Democrats.Trump sends more troops to LA in ‘authoritarian’ moveTo view this video please enable…

Watermelons are grown throughout the Middle East, and they’re a staple of Palestinian cuisine. They owe their political significance to their colors; with their green-and-white rind, red flesh, and black seeds, they recall the colors of the Palestinian flag.  ‘Why don’t you paint flowers?’ “We were not allowed to paint in red, green, black and white: The Palestinian flag was forbidden. And the colors of the Palestinian flag were forbidden,” recalled Palestinian artist Sliman Mansour in a 2021 interview with Al Jazeera+, referring to the 1980s.Palestinian artist Suleiman MansourImage: DW/S. Hofmann After some paintings were confiscated from Mansour’s gallery in Ramallah, he and a group…

US President Donald Trump and his family are pocketing billions from cryptocurrency ventures since his return to the White House, capitalizing on a loosely regulated market he has actively shaped. From meme coins to stablecoins, digital currencies designed to stay at a fixed value, the financial windfall is estimated at over $5 billion (€4.25 billion) on paper, sparking accusations of unprecedented profiteering by a sitting president. Two companies drive the Trump family’s crypto profits: World Liberty Financial (WLF), a decentralized finance platform that lets users with $WLFI tokens help shape the platform’s lending rules, and American Bitcoin Corp. (ABTC), a Nasdaq-listed bitcoin mining company. WLF has earned millions from…

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday greeted the well-wishers who came to Vatican to mark his 70th birthday. “My dears, it seems you know today I have turned 70,” said Leo, the first American to lead the Catholic Church, after the traditional Sunday Angelus prayer. “I thank the Lord, my parents and all those who remembered me in their prayers,” he added. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni sent birthday wishes to the Pope, saying that his teachings are “a solid guide in extremely complex times.”  Chicago-born Leo, whose given name is Robert Prevost, spent his birthday afternoon presiding over an ecumenical prayer service in honor…