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Bolivian armed forces have taken over the capital’s central square as an armoured vehicle rammed through the entrance of the presidential palace, igniting fears of a military coup.The country’s president, Luis Arce, warned that an “irregular” deployment of troops had taken place and called for “democracy to be respected” on X as Bolivian TV showed two tanks and a number of soldiers in front of the government palace in La Paz. Video on Bolivian TV showed Mr Arce confronting the general commander of the army, Juan Jose Zuniga, in the palace hallway, telling him: “I am your captain, and I…

Bedrich Smetana and Antonin Dvorak were renowned Czech composers who borrowed from the folk music of their homeland in their classical-romantic works. “Ma Vlast” (My Fatherland) by Smetana, for example, is a homage to what is now the Czech Republic; while the famous “The Vltava” (also known as “The Moldau”) references the river that builds up from a trickle from its source over rapids to a large river that then flows into the Elbe in Germany. The full orchestra of the Hessischer Rundfunk symphony orchestra that opens the Rheingau Music Festival every year are performing the Czech classics. When the Armenian-French chief conductor…

An evening of Döner kebabs and a fully dressed Joshua Kimmich jumping into swimming pools — it’s safe to say spirits are high in the Germany camp. Top of the group and contributing to a party atmosphere at Euro 2024 , it’s easy to see why Germany are all smiles.  One man who deserves perhaps more credit than he is getting is head coach Julian Nagelsmann. The 36-year-old was the face of Germany’s young coaching generation. Now, he has seamlessly transitioned into leading the country at a home tournament. Ironic then, that the man who has long insisted football is a players’ game now looks like…

On Monday, the remains of a German hiker were found on the Greek island of Crete. His body was in a ravine, in an inaccessible area near Sentoni beach in the western Chania region. The 67-year-old had been vacationing with his wife on the Mediterranean island when he decided to take a hike from the Omalos plateau to the fishing village of Sougia on the southern coast. The trail is about 24.5 kilometers (12.5 miles) long and normally takes about 8 hours to complete. It’s not particularly difficult, as long as one is well-prepared and the weather is good. Neither seem…

A court in New York on Wednesday sentenced Juan Orlando Hernandez to 45 years in prison. The Honduran former president was convicted of helping cartels to traffic hundreds of tons of cocaine into the US in March.  The sentence also included an $8 million (roughly €7.5 million) fine. The prison term fell short of the life sentence prosecutors had sought, however, given the 55-year-old’s age, he is likely to die behind bars.  Judge P. Kevin Castel said the sentence should serve as a warning to “well educated, well dressed” individuals who gain power and think their status will insulate them from justice.  “I…

Emergency services searching for missing British teenager Jay Slater have honed in on a specific area, authorities have said.Police officers told Sky News they were examining the area, a rock face where there is a water source, with the help of drones. They said the land they were focusing on was arid, barren and difficult to get to on foot. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 0:53 Police released new video in search The search for the 19-year-old from Lancashire, who is missing in Tenerife, has now entered its 10th day.He has been missing since Monday…

The Deutsche Bahn (DB) board member responsible for long-distance travel, Michael Peterson, apologized in the Wednesday edition of Germany’s top-selling Bild newspaper for delays and cancellations inconveniencing thousands of football supporters during the opening phase of Euro 2024 championship.  “We understand the dissatisfaction and criticism from fans,” Peterson told Bild. “Deutsche Bahn is not currently offering the quality that everyone deserves. But at the same time we are doing everything possible to bring passengers reliably to their destinations.”  Delayed, overcrowded and canceled trains have led to fans being late to games, or sometimes even missing the matches altogether. The competition was always sure…

The Taliban ban on opium production in Afghanistan, the world’s biggest supplier of the drug, could drive up the use of synthetic opioids in its stead, consequently increasing overdose deaths, the UN drug agency warned on Wednesday. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said in its annual drug report that opium production fell globally by around 74% last year. The Taliban banned opium production in 2022. While the agency said there were still “no real shortages” of the drug in the main destination markets as of yet, it warned that this would become an inevitability should its…

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The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday issued a guilty verdict in the case of an al-Qaeda-linked jihadist accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity during an alleged reign of terror in Mali. Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud will be sentenced at a later date, but the crimes he is convicted of could amount to life imprisonment. The charges brought against him included torture, rape and sexual slavery, as well as destroying religious and historic buildings. The crimes are believed to have taken place when al-Qaeda-linked insurgents, a group known as Ansar Dine, took over the Malian ancient…