There was both joy and relief in being victorious for Sarah Mitton. Mitton won her second consecutive women’s shot put title at the world indoor track and field championships last weekend, with a top throw of 20.48 metres — 0.41 metres ahead of second place. She had three 20-plus metre throws (20.36, 20.15 and 20.48) … Read more
BERLIN — German elections usually pride themselves on being reliably boring. Not so this time. The world’s third largest economy goes to the polls Sunday under the shadow of unusually brusque interventions from the Trump administration in support of the anti-immigration far-right. Meanwhile a spate of high-profile attacks on Germany’s streets, the latest coming Friday … Read more
KARLSRUHE, Germany — Shouting so loudly he barely needed a microphone, Martin Hess had an unyielding message for opponents of Alternative for Germanythe party beloved by Elon Musk and surveilled by German intelligence for suspected far-right extremism. “We will not let anybody or anything stop us!” said Hess, an ex-policeman turned lawmaker with the AfD, … Read more
Rwanda-backed rebels reached the center of east Congo’s second largest city, Bukavu, on Sunday morning and took control of the South Kivu province administrative office after little resistance from government forces, many of whom fled the rebels’ advance. Associated Press journalists witnessed scores of residents cheering on the M23 rebels in central Bukavu on Sunday morning … Read more
