By Agence France-Presse Joerg Prophet flashed a brilliant white grin as he greeted voters at his campaign stand in Nordhausen, a small but prosperous city in the former East German state of Thuringia. The mayoral candidate for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has plenty to smile about. He is the clear favorite to win […]
By Agence France-Presse Olympic Council of Asia chief Raja Randhir Singh on Sunday defended the organisation’s decision to allow North Korea to fly its flag at the Asian Games despite being banned from doing so over doping violations. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) declared the country’s national anti-doping body “non-compliant” in 2021 and slapped it […]
By Agence France-Presse Western powers through their support to Ukraine have effectively entered direct fighting against Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Saturday. “You can call it anything you want, but they are fighting with us, they are straight-up fighting with us. We call it a hybrid war, but that doesn’t change things,” Lavrov […]