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A prosecutor said on Monday that while few have been willing to speak about the 1996 killing of prominent hip-hop star Tupac Shakur, Duane “Keffe D” Davis is the “one person who has a hard time being silent.” “Let’s be clear, Duane Davis did not pull the trigger. But he did plan the shooting in retaliation of the beating of his nephew,” Chief Deputy District Attorney Binu Palal told jurors at the start of Davis’ Las Vegas trial. “Remarkably, you will learn that from Duane Davis himself.” Davis, 63, could get life in prison if he’s convicted of murder with…

Published on 18/08/2026 – 7:54 GMT+2•Updated 7:55 Water is being diverted into the Danube in Hungary and barges are being deliberately sunk in an effort to raise critically low river levels and prevent another shutdown at the country’s Paks Nuclear Power Plant. Since noon on Monday, an additional 20 cubic metres of water per second has been released into the main Danube from the Ráckeve-Soroksár branch at Dömsöd, around 50 kilometres south of Budapest. The measure has raised the river level by about two centimetres. Further downstream at Paks, about 100 kilometres south of the Hungarian capital, two barges are…

Published on 18/08/2026 – 7:00 GMT+2 Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema won re-election with around 60% of votes cast last week, the electoral commission announced on Tuesday, after a race critics said was tightly managed by his government. The result was widely expected, with Hichilema, who has been in power since 2021, facing a crowded field of 13 challengers led by a former provincial minister, Brian Mundubile, making his first bid for the presidency. Mundubile, 55, who entered the race in May, secured nearly 38% of the vote, Electoral Commission of Zambia chairperson Mwangala Zaloumis said. Five of the 226 constituencies…

Tulum-born hotel brand Nômade Temple has just opened its second property in Europe in Ibiza. Located in Portinatx in the Spanish island’s north, the 182-key property has direct access to a secluded beach. The design of the new hotel preserves iconic elements of the original resort found here, such as arches and terraces, and the project as a whole is meant to “look back to a time when the island functioned as a meeting point for creative communities, where music, art and human connection shaped everyday life”. Blending wellness, music and gastronomy, Nômade Temple Ibiza will offer retreats, artist residences…

Published on 18/08/2026 – 6:47 GMT+2 A US judge on Monday blocked plans to move the FBI’s headquarters to a federal office building in Washington, finding that President Donald Trump’s administration illegally tossed out a previously approved plan to build a new facility nearby in Maryland. The ruling is the latest development in a years-long battle over where to house the main office for the nation’s premier law enforcement agency. A site in Greenbelt, Maryland, was selected during former President Joe Biden’s tenure, but Trump appointees sought to reverse that decision last year in favour of repurposing the Ronald Reagan…

LONDON — Britain’s Liberal Democrats are holding fire against Andy Burnham — for now. The centrist party has studiously avoided criticizing the new Labour prime minister during his first weeks in power, instead pushing the same “constructive opposition” approach followed during predecessor Keir Starmer’s early stint in Downing Street. “I like what he’s doing,” says 2024-intake Lib Dem MP Martin Wrigley. “I like the way he’s going, focusing on things that matter.” The question is: how long can it last? A person familiar with Lib Dem Leader Ed Davey’s thinking, granted anonymity because their job does not authorize them to speak…

Chinas Exporte treffen die deutsche Kernindustrie in nie da gewesener Härte und Geschwindigkeit. Weil massiv Arbeitsplätze wackeln, sucht Europa händeringend nach einer politischen Notbremse. Rixa Fürsen spricht mit Janka Oertel über die existenzielle Bedrohung für den Autobau und Maschinenbau. Oertel ist Politikwissenschaftlerin und China-Expertin, bei der Denkfabrik „European Council on Foreign Relations“ ist sie Direktorin des Asienprogramms und Senior Policy Fellow. Wie hart Peking inzwischen zurückschlägt, zeigt die Reaktion auf jüngste EU-Sanktionen. Binnen 24 Stunden konterte China mit Exportrestriktionen gegen Rüstungskonzerne wie Rheinmetall. Trotzdem wächst in Europa der Widerstand, sodass beim EU-Rat im Oktober scharfe Handelsschutzmaßnahmen folgen könnten. Während wir…

“All this ‘brain gain’ talk isn’t just a joke; it’s a massive step backward,” Aristides Hatzis, a professor at the University of Athens, said. “During the financial crisis, there was only one area where there was money invested: research, as the EU prioritized this. Now there’s nothing; it’s at the very bottom of the list of priorities — a complete abandonment.” An estimated 500,000 people moved abroad during Greece’s financial crisis, which began in 2008, shrinking the country’s economy by a quarter and driving unemployment to 28 percent. Greece had experienced mass migration before, including in the decades after World…

Published on 17/08/2026 – 20:42 GMT+2 The King of Norway, Harald V, has been admitted to hospital and placed on sick leave for two weeks, with Crown Prince Haakon taking over as regent in the meantime, according to a statement from the royal palace. It said the monarch, 89, has been battling haemolytic anaemia, a blood disorder characterised by the premature destruction of red blood cells. “In recent weeks, the King has been treated with cortisone,” the palace’s statement reads. “This has led to fluid retention in the body, which requires hospital treatment.” Harald has been King of Norway since…

British rail operator Virgin Trains has received pre-approval to run international train services through the Channel Tunnel, potentially breaking the current monopoly held by Eurostar. Eurostar, a French-controlled international rail operator, is the only company providing direct passenger services from England to cities such as Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris through the tunnel. But from 2030, this could change. “This is an important next step in bringing competition and growth to the market for international rail services,” said Martin Jones, the British Office of Rail and Road deputy director of access and international, in an official press release.