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The United States urges Israel to allow Muslims to worship at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem during Ramadan, after a far-right minister proposed barring Palestinians from the occupied West Bank from praying there. „We have urged them (Israel, ed) that worshippers should have access to Al-Aqsa during Ramadan,“ State Department spokesman Matthew Miller tells reporters. SOUNDBITE

French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu and Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani attend a ceremony in the courtyard of Les Invalides to mark the Qatari leader’s state visit to France. IMAGES

Die Ampel-Koalition treibt die umstrittene Freigabe von Cannabis für Erwachsene voran. Der Minister äußert sich optimistisch, dass eine Mehrheit im Parlament dafür steht.

French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin awarded medals to the nine police officers who responded to subdue a radicalised young man who had just killed a high school teacher on 13 October 2023, in Arras, northern France. IMAGES

Jailed former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra leaves police hospital with his daughter, Paetongtarn Shinawatra and family members. IMAGES

Jailed former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrives back at his Bangkok home early Sunday, just six months after his dramatic return to the kingdom from 15 years of self-imposed exile. IMAGES

Die Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz wird das größte Treffen von Staats- und Regierungschefs, Sicherheitspolitikern und Experten in ihrer Geschichte sein. Angesichts des derzeit angespannten weltpolitischen Klimas ist die Konferenz eine wichtige Plattform, um dringende Sicherheitsfragen zu erörtern und zu klären. Mehr als 50 Staats- und Regierungschefs sowie 60 Minister werden anwesend sein, um über Themen von Cybersicherheit bis Terrorismus, von nuklearer Abrüstung …

Jordan’s King Abdullah II is greeted at 10 Downing Street by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, as part of a tour which sees the monarch also visiting the US, Canada, France and Germany. King Abdullah, whose nation borders Israel, has called for a full and lasting ceasefire to the Hamas-Israel war in Gaza. IMAGES

Voting begins in Indonesia’s presidential, national and provincial elections. Voters start entering a polling station in the easternmost province of Papua in an election Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto is favoured to win against two former governors to lead the world’s third-largest democracy. IMAGES

Trotz der landesweiten Proteste der Landwirte hat die Bundesregierung ihre Pläne nicht zurückgezogen. Deshalb fragen sich viele Menschen, ob es eine Chance gibt, dass die Regierung ihre Entscheidung rückgängig macht. Um diese Frage zu klären, haben wir mit dem Minister für Wirtschaft und Energie, Hubert Aiwanger, gesprochen, der uns seine Ansichten über die Zukunft der Demonstrationen mitteilte. Aiwanger erkannte zunächst …

Antony Blinken called Wednesday on Israel to prioritise civilians in Gaza’s Rafah, but stopped short of urging against military action in the packed Palestinian city. The US Secretary of State also warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government against actions and talk that raise tensions. „I also raised our profound concerns about actions and rhetoric, including from government …