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Germans protest against party leader who pushed migration bill backed by far right
Angry rallies in Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg, Leipzig and Munich accuse Friedrich Merz of cooperating with AfD
Tens of thousands of people marched in Germany on Sunday to protest against the decision by the centre-right leader – and frontrunner in a looming election – to send to parliament proposals for tough migration rules that received the backing of a far-right party.
Angry protesters in Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg, Leipzig and Munich said that Friedrich Merz and his Christian Democrats (CDU) broke Germany’s unwritten post-Nazi promise by all democratic parties to never pass any rule or resolution in parliament with the support of far-right, nationalist parties such as Alternative für Deutschland (AfD).
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Luka Doncic heading to LA Lakers in ‘crazy’ blockbuster trade
26-year-old Doncic would join up with “idol” Lebron James in Los Angeles
Israel’s Netanyahu heads to US to discuss ‘victory over Hamas’ with Trump
Mavs’ Luka Dončić headed to Lakers in blockbuster trade for Anthony Davis
- Dončić and Davis switching teams in major swap
- Utah Jazz also reportedly involved in trade
Luka Dončić led Dallas to the NBA finals last season. Anthony Davis won a championship with the Los Angeles Lakers.
They’re switching teams now – in an absolute blockbuster.
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Olympic champions reunite to seal Australia’s Davis Cup win over Sweden
- Australia defeat Sweden 3-1 to seal home tie in next round
- Peers-Ebden beat Bergevi-Goransson 6-7 (7-9), 6-3, 6-2
Olympic champions John Peers and Matt Ebden have reunited to seal an emphatic Davis Cup triumph in Sweden and celebrate their Australian team earning a rare tie back on home soil.
With Lleyton Hewitt’s outfit 2-0 overnight in the first-round qualifying tie after the first-day singles in Stockholm, the golden veterans teamed up on Saturday for the first time since their Paris triumph to win the tie-clinching doubles rubber.
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At least 770 killed in Goma, east DRC, in fighting with Rwanda-backed M23
Rebels had captured the city in January in major escalation of 10-year-old conflict
At least 773 people were killed in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo’s largest city of Goma and its vicinity this week amid fighting with Rwanda-backed rebels who captured the city in a major escalation of a decade-long conflict, Congolese authorities have said.
The rebels’ advance into other areas was slowed by a weakened military that recovered some villages from them.
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Dozens killed as opposition RSF forces attack open market in Sudan
Assault by the Rapid Support Forces in city of Omdurman also leaves more than 150 people wounded
Fighters with the opposition Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have attacked an open market in the Sudanese city of Omdurman, killing 54 people.
The attack on Sabrein market also wounded at least 158 others, Sudan’s health ministry said.
Continue reading...Support letter for RFK Jr’s confirmation includes signatures of doctors with suspended or revoked licenses
Meant to lend credibility to his nomination to head HHS, the letter is signed by some doctors disciplined for not following Covid guidelines
A letter submitted to the US Senate that states it was sent by physicians in support of Robert F Kennedy Jr’s nomination as secretary of health and human services includes the names of doctors who have had their licenses revoked or suspended, or who have faced other disciplinary actions, the Associated Press has found.
The letter was meant to lend credibility to Kennedy’s nomination, which has faced strenuous opposition from medical experts due to his two decades of anti-vaccine activism. Republican senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, a medical doctor who boasts on his official website of an effort he created to vaccinate 36,000 children against hepatitis B, expressed hesitancy about Kennedy’s nomination and is seen as a key vote.
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