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World Boxing, the body hoping to be in charge of the sport at the next Summer Olympics, has vowed to make boxer safety “absolutely paramount,” telling DW it will announce a policy on transgender and difference of sexual development (DSD) competitors in the “coming weeks.” On Wednesday, the organization, which was formed in April 2023, received provisional recognition as an international sports federation from the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the most significant step so far in a process that would safeguard boxing’s place at the Los Angeles Games in 2028. The IOC has run the boxing competition at the past…

Most Ukrainians have been closely following President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to Washington, where Ukraine and the US were to sign an agreement on minerals. From the American side, it was supposed to pave the way for negotiations on peace in Ukraine. But a row between Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance turned everything on its head. Truth, weapons and security guarantees Volodymyr Viatrovych, a deputy from the Ukrainian political party European Solidarity, believes that Zelenskyy defended the truth about Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine with a clear message: Who started the war, who is to blame…

The Israeli government agreed to adopt a proposal by US President Donald Trump’s envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, to extend  the temporary ceasefire in Gaza through the month of Ramadan and the Jewish Passover festival.  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office made the announcement early on Sunday, just hours after the first phase of the ceasefire expired.  The Muslim holy month of Ramadan started this weekend and continues through March 30. The Jewish festival of Passover begins on the evening of April 12 and ends on the evening of April 20. Half of hostages to be released in ceasefire’s extended first phase According to Witkoff’s proposal, half of the remaining…

Every day, millions of cheap products bought online are mailed directly to consumers in the United States, European Union and elsewhere, from China. But unlike most imports, they are allowed to circumvent customs procedures. In just three short years, Temu has grown into a major rival to Amazon and other Western online shopping platforms, offering up to ten million products from clothes to toys, electronics to beauty treatments, at ultra-low prices.  In the first nine months of 2024, Temu achieved revenues of $40.3 billion (€38.5 billion), a nearly 80% increase on the same period in the previous year. A YouGov poll published in March last year found that nearly…

Ukrainians have told Sky News they still support Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the wake of his explosive row with Donald Trump.Volodymyr Zelenskyy had travelled to Washington DC as he was due to clinch a deal on minerals with the US on Friday, but he left empty handed after a heated exchange in the Oval Office. Under the watch of the world’s media, the final ten minutes of the meeting descended into a shouting match, as both Mr Trump and his vice president, JD Vance, accused Mr Zelenskyy of being “ungrateful”.Mr Trump berated Mr Zelenskyy as “disrespectful”, while the Ukrainian leader tried…

With the start of the coming Persian year on March 21, the budget of Iran’s state broadcaster will be increased by around 50% to €35 million ($36m). However, this hike comes amid an ongoing economic crisis in Iran, where the population is becoming poorer by the day due to rampant inflation. According to a report by the parliamentary research center, the share of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, or IRIB, in the total government budget will be higher than the budgets of ten ministries together. In Iran, media are controlled by the state according to the constitution and private media are…

Bad health advice and fraudulent cures are as old as time. Early Christians were instructed to ingest devotional images of saints to heal ailments and pain, while quacks in the 18th century sold so-called “snake oil” as a cure-all for health problems. In the age of social media, medical misinformation has spread far quicker than any travelling charlatan or priest could ever achieve. With millions of followers at the tap of a finger, influencers seemingly wield significant power when it comes to health and medical advice. A new study, published in the journal JAMA Network Open, has found around 85%…

Bayern Munich are Germany’s most successful football club. Thirty-three Bundesliga titles along with 20 German Cup trophies and six Champions League (formerly known as European Champions Clubs’ Cup) wins are unmatched. The Bavarian club’s trophy cabinet also includes the European Cup Winners’ Cup and the UEFA Cup, now known as the Europa League. There are also two Intercontinental Cups and two FIFA Club World Cup trophies, just to name a few of Bayern’s achievements. The club however started out very small 125 years ago, when a group of young men met at Cafe Gisela near the Hofgarten in Munich’s city center on February 27, 1900. The…

When police escorted him to the office of the attorney general on Wednesday, the far-right Romanian populist Calin Georgescu did not look anything like the steely hero he likes to present himself as on social media. Five hours later, when Georgescu emerged, he flashed a triumphant smile before balancing on his crutches to show the same gesture that South African billionaire Elon Musk recently shocked the world with. First, he placed his right palm over his heart, then he extended his arm into what can only be interpreted as a Nazi salute. Shortly before the incident, Musk had posted on his…

The cause of death of Oscar-winner Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, remained unknown on Friday, according to the sheriff leading the investigation Hackmanand Arakawa were found dead with one of their dogs on their property by contractors on Wednesday. At a news conference, Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said the medical examiner’s initial examination showed no sign of carbon monoxide poisoning. Carbon monoxide is a colorless and odorless gas produced from kitchen appliances and other fuel-burning items; it can be fatal in poorly ventilated areas.  Mendoza also said an examination of 95-year-old Hackman’s pacemaker saw it last recorded activity on February…