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Donald Trump has claimed “it’s very possible” that his political opponents may face prosecution after he became the first former US president to be criminally convicted.Trump seemed to raise the prospect of it happening if he became president again during an interview with conservative US outlet Newsmax. The 77-year-old said: “It’s a terrible precedent for our country. Does that mean the next president does it to them? That’s really the question.”He added: “So, you know, it’s a terrible, terrible path that they’re leading us to, and it’s very possible that it’s going to have to happen to them.”Trump was found…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s coalition won a majority of seats in India’s general election, as the counting of votes neared completion on Tuesday.  But the tally for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) was well short of an expected landslide, dealing a surprise setback for Modi. Unlike the last two elections, the BJP needs its alliance partners to cross the 272 majority mark in the 543-seat lower house of parliament. Modi had set a target of more than 400 seats for the NDA. But the alliance was leading in only about 290, according to Election Commission data…

The European Union (EU) has been on a mission to become more geopolitical and style itself as the partner of choice for the so-called Global South in the past five years. But with EU elections approaching, analysis by DW’s data team shows members of the European Parliament have paid little attention to most countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America in their speeches since 2019, as global conflicts and competition have kept the focus on Ukraine, Russia and China. Countries including Turkey, Syria, Iran, Belarus and India have gotten some airtime in the parliament’s chamber — though none were featured in more…

TikTok has taken measures to stop a cyber attack targeting several brand and celebrity accounts, including news network CNN.A spokesperson for the company said: “We have been collaborating closely with CNN to restore account access and implement enhanced security measures to safeguard their account moving forward.” TikTok said the number of accounts compromised is “very small” and it is working with affected account owners to restore access if needed. Image: Pic: Ryan Hartford/INSTARimages.com via AP A source at TikTok told Reuters news agency the account of reality TV star Paris Hilton was targeted but had not been compromised.TikTok parent company…

I was 17-years-old the first (and only) time I used laughing gas — nitrous oxide — for fun. I was with some friends who showed me it was sold at the grocery store. As an anxious teenager, I was wary, but the fact it was available for legal purchase at the supermarket helped assuage my concerns. If it was really that harmful, I thought, surely it wouldn’t be available for anyone to buy. Health experts say this is a common introduction to the party drug. Kids are told, often by peers, that laughing gas won’t harm them. They may believe it because there…

In Iraq, most people eat tomatoes with a meal at least once a day, sometimes more. Which is why, when tomato prices go up, people really start complaining, says Kholoud Salman, an Iraqi journalist based in Baghdad. “Tomato prices went from 750 Iraqi dinars [$0.56, €0.52] for a kilo to 2,000 or even 2,500 last summer,” Salman told DW. “People start posting complaints about it on Facebook. Last year I read a post by a young guy, who said that tomatoes were so expensive, his mother was guarding their refrigerator!” Prices for food like tomatoes regularly change at local markets…

US President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed off on an executive order to “gain control” of the southern border with Mexico, as he looks to present a tougher stance on immigration ahead of November’s US election. The long-expected sweeping measures include a temporary closure of the border whenever arrests of illegal migrants by US Border Patrol exceed 2,500 per day. Given current figures, the measure will therefore come into immediate effect as of Wednesday and will remain in place until the number of apprehensions drops back to below 1,500 per day. The executive order also facilitates a swifter deportation of illegal…

The cheers and chants of hundreds of party workers broke out when Prime Minister Narendra Modi walked through the gates of the BJP office earlier today.He had just won a historic third term in the world’s largest ever democratic exercise – but this time with diminished numbers that fell short of an outright majority. His victory lap at party headquarters betrayed no disappointment on his part, as he hailed the victory as a turning point in Indian politics.Addressing the party workers Modi said: “Your affection, your love, for this blessing, I am indebted to all citizens.”Today is an auspicious day.…

If you read German reports about the recent flooding disaster in the southern part of the country, you will likely come across mention of “Vb weather conditions.” These conditions, which are seldom reported in English-language media, were first described in 1891 by German meteorologist Wilhelm Jacob van Bebber, who cataloged typical paths of low-pressure systems and labeled them with Roman numerals. Although the terms Va, Vc and Vd have since fallen out of popular usage, Vb (pronounced five-B weather conditions, V = Roman 5) is still used by meteorologists to describe a rare pressure system that can bring heavy rainfall,…

Eight Holocaust survivors have urged young people to shun far-right parties and vote to protect democracy at the upcoming European Union elections. “For millions of you, the European elections are the first election in your lives. For many of us, it could be the last,” read the open letter, unveiled in Berlin on Tuesday. “We couldn’t stop it back then. But you can today,” the eight authors wrote. ‘Our democracy must be defended again and again’ The letter was published by rights group Avaaz and signed by eight men and women aged between 81 and 102 who witnessed the Holocaust first-hand.…