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European stocks retreat after positive start, oil...
European equities retreated from a positive start Friday as investors await key US jobs data after being spooked by a possible eur...
![Russia wins Chinese backing in showdown over Ukraine](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/06/38/fa/Russia-wins-Chinese-backing-in-show-834351_small.jpg)
Russia wins Chinese backing in showdown over Ukrai...
Russia won China's backing in its showdown with the West over Ukraine on Friday, as Beijing agreed with Moscow that the US-led NAT...
![Beijing Olympics opening ceremony starts under cloud of Covid, rights fears](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/72/e7/bf/Beijing-Olympics-opening-ceremony-s-137435_small.jpg)
Beijing Olympics opening ceremony starts under clo...
The opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics began on Friday as China attempted to turn the page on a troubled build-up ove...
![Death of IS chief: what we know](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/6d/52/6c/Death-of-IS-chief--what-we-know-654816_small.jpg)
Death of IS chief: what we know
A day after the death of Islamic State leader Abu Ibrahim al-Qurashi during a US raid in Syria, many questions remain on the opera...
![Myanmar's Suu Kyi back in court after health no-show](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/f5/b0/09/Myanmar-s-Suu-Kyi-back-in-court-aft-063966_small.jpg)
Myanmar's Suu Kyi back in court after health no-sh...
Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi returned to a junta court on Friday after skipping a previous hearing because she felt unwe...
![After eight years of war, Ukraine's army a tougher prospect](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/8e/af/21/After-eight-years-of-war--Ukraine-s-496021_small.jpg)
After eight years of war, Ukraine's army a tougher...
When he arrived at the front line as a volunteer to fight Russian-backed separatists in 2014, Pavlo Dolynskiy found Ukraine's army...
!['Bless that woman': Hondurans look to tiny icon, and a new president, for hope](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/c0/18/38/-Bless-that-woman---Hondurans-look--614662_small.jpg)
'Bless that woman': Hondurans look to tiny icon, a...
Thousands of Honduran believers descended on their country's most famous religious icon Thursday, praying for an end to the Cathol...
![Ahead of Beijing Games, is China really 'a winter sport country'?](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/66/40/e1/Ahead-of-Beijing-Games--is-China-re-461476_small.jpg)
Ahead of Beijing Games, is China really 'a winter...
Beijing says it met and even exceeded its target to make more than 300 million Chinese people winter sports enthusiasts since it w...
![Nicaragua court finds activists guilty of 'conspiracy'](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/83/1f/b8/Nicaragua-court-finds-activists-gui-411462_small.jpg)
Nicaragua court finds activists guilty of 'conspir...
A Nicaraguan court Thursday found two prominent opposition figures guilty of "conspiracy," according to a human rights organizatio...
![Costa Rica: Central America's green pin-up](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/6d/e0/e4/Costa-Rica--Central-America-s-green-800952_small.jpg)
Costa Rica: Central America's green pin-up
Costa Rica, which elects a new president Sunday, is a small country thriving on ecotourism. Its neutrality, strong democracy and p...
![Ex-heavyweights resurrected in Costa Rica polls, but election still unclear](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/84/14/09/Ex-heavyweights-resurrected-in-Cost-146189_small.jpg)
Ex-heavyweights resurrected in Costa Rica polls, b...
There is a feeling of uncertainty hanging over one of Latin America's most stable democracies as Costa Rica heads to the polls on...
![Private military contractors bolster Russian influence in Africa](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/fe/7a/f7/Private-military-contractors-bolste-712613_small.jpg)
Private military contractors bolster Russian influ...
Russia's geopolitical ambitions in Africa have in recent years been backed by private military contractors, often described as bel...
![Repsol says Peru oil spill will be cleaned up in March](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/49/23/01/Repsol-says-Peru-oil-spill-will-be--416653_small.jpg)
Repsol says Peru oil spill will be cleaned up in M...
Spanish energy giant Repsol on Thursday vowed to finish by March cleaning up a devastating oil spill that has polluted beaches and...
Europe to fore in Ukraine crisis as US warns of Ru...
The leaders of Turkey and France attempted to mediate in the Ukraine crisis on Thursday as Washington announced it had evidence of...
![US claims evidence of Moscow plan for 'false flag' Ukrainian attack](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/df/17/4f/US-claims-evidence-of-Moscow-plan-f-644599_small.jpg)
US claims evidence of Moscow plan for 'false flag'...
The Pentagon said Thursday it had evidence of a plan by Moscow to film a fake Ukrainian attack on Russians to justify a real assau...
!['Incredibly complex': the US raid that killed IS chief](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/21/ed/2b/-Incredibly-complex---the-US-raid-t-402032_small.jpg)
'Incredibly complex': the US raid that killed IS c...
By early December US intelligence was certain: the man occupying the top floor of a nondescript house in Atme, northern Syria -- w...
![Beijing Olympics set to open under cloud of Covid, rights fears](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/b3/4c/19/Beijing-Olympics-set-to-open-under--263496_small.jpg)
Beijing Olympics set to open under cloud of Covid,...
A Winter Olympics overshadowed by rights concerns and Covid will officially begin in Beijing on Friday with an opening ceremony at...
![Xi to meet Putin as tensions rise with West](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/69/75/80/Xi-to-meet-Putin-as-tensions-rise-w-688918_small.jpg)
Xi to meet Putin as tensions rise with West
China's President Xi Jinping is poised for his first face-to-face meeting with a world leader in nearly two years on Friday when h...
![Using military to end trucker protest 'not in the cards': Trudeau](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/78/73/16/Using-military-to-end-trucker-prote-421241_small.jpg)
Using military to end trucker protest 'not in the...
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday poured cold water on sending in the military to clear protestors opposed to Cov...
![From Kansas school teacher to Islamic State battalion leader](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/bd/ca/68/From-Kansas-school-teacher-to-Islam-009025_small.jpg)
From Kansas school teacher to Islamic State battal...
On a scale of one to 10 of jihadist radicalization, an American woman alleged to have led an all-female Islamic State battalion in...
![Tibetans protest 'Games of shame' at Olympic HQ](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/21/fa/d2/Tibetans-protest--Games-of-shame--a-699261_small.jpg)
Tibetans protest 'Games of shame' at Olympic HQ
Around 500 Tibetans marched outside the International Olympic Committee headquarters on Thursday, led by an activist on skis dragg...
!['Incredibly complex': the raid that killed IS chief](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/21/ed/2b/-Incredibly-complex---the-raid-that-436144_small.jpg)
'Incredibly complex': the raid that killed IS chie...
By early December, US intelligence was certain of it: the man occupying the top floor of a nondescript house in Atme, northern Syr...
![US raid on IS leader boosts Biden's foreign policy stature](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/63/72/be/US-raid-on-IS-leader-boosts-Biden-s-149210_small.jpg)
US raid on IS leader boosts Biden's foreign policy...
The daring US helicopter raid deep in Syria that ended in the death of one of the world's most wanted men gives Joe Biden the kind...
![Biden says IS leader killed, removing 'major terrorist' threat](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/96/5b/ef/Biden-says-IS-leader-killed--removi-132146_small.jpg)
Biden says IS leader killed, removing 'major terro...
President Joe Biden said Thursday a global "terrorist threat" was removed when the head of the Islamic State blew himself up after...
Erdogan offers Ukraine-Russia summit as Europe pus...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan offered Thursday on a visit to Kyiv to hold a Ukraine-Russia summit, as EU leaders stepped...
![Biden says 'major terrorist' blew himself up in US raid](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/96/5b/ef/Biden-says--major-terrorist--blew-h-919412_small.jpg)
Biden says 'major terrorist' blew himself up in US...
President Joe Biden said Thursday a global "terrorist threat" was removed when the head of the Islamic State group blew himself up...
![Myanmar junta slams 'dictating' UN rights chief](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/2e/76/dd/Myanmar-junta-slams--dictating--UN--430334_small.jpg)
Myanmar junta slams 'dictating' UN rights chief
Myanmar's junta on Thursday slammed "dictating" remarks by the United Nations human rights chief and accused the body of interferi...
![Brazil's Bolsonaro tweets support for podcaster Rogan](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/26/ca/e9/Brazil-s-Bolsonaro-tweets-support-f-426192_small.jpg)
Brazil's Bolsonaro tweets support for podcaster Ro...
Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro tweeted his support for embattled American podcast host Joe Rogan, whose spreading of...
![IS chief blows himself up during US raid in Syria](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/a4/40/79/IS-chief-blows-himself-up-during-US-010660_small.jpg)
IS chief blows himself up during US raid in Syria
US special forces carried out a nighttime airborne raid Thursday in northwestern Syria during which the head of the Islamic State...
![Beijing Games set to open as Peng Shuai allegations back in spotlight](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/fb/69/96/Beijing-Games-set-to-open-as-Peng-S-444441_small.jpg)
Beijing Games set to open as Peng Shuai allegation...
Thomas Bach will meet Peng Shuai at the Beijing Winter Olympics to assess her "physical integrity and her mental state", the IOC c...
![US says IS leader 'taken off battlefield' in Syria raid](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/a4/40/79/US-says-IS-leader--taken-off-battle-449643_small.jpg)
US says IS leader 'taken off battlefield' in Syria...
US special forces carried out a brazen nighttime airborne raid in northwestern Syria during which the head of the Islamic State gr...
![Top India diplomat to boycott Beijing Games over torchbearer](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/50/c9/16/Top-India-diplomat-to-boycott-Beiji-343311_small.jpg)
Top India diplomat to boycott Beijing Games over t...
India's top diplomat in Beijing will skip the Winter Games after a Chinese soldier involved in a deadly Himalayan skirmish took pa...
![Pakistan says 7 troops killed in southwest, rebels claim dozens](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/8b/50/53/Pakistan-says-7-troops-killed-in-so-823964_small.jpg)
Pakistan says 7 troops killed in southwest, rebels...
Seven Pakistani soldiers and at least 13 militants were killed in clashes in restive Balochistan province, the army said Thursday,...
![Invasion or not, Ukraine's economy is already paying price](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/ed/be/f3/Invasion-or-not--Ukraine-s-economy--138866_small.jpg)
Invasion or not, Ukraine's economy is already payi...
In his open-plan office in the centre of Kyiv, tech executive Dmytro Voloshyn lists off the tricky questions he's dealt with over...
Erdogan in Ukraine as Europe pushes to defuse Russ...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan landed in Kyiv Thursday in an effort to mediate the crisis with Russia, as EU leaders stepp...
Erdogan visits Ukraine as Europe pushes to defuses...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan headed to Kyiv Thursday in an effort to mediate the crisis with Russia, as EU leaders stepp...
!['Where is Scholz?': Germany's new chancellor under fire](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/64/83/d8/-Where-is-Scholz----Germany-s-new-c-212185_small.jpg)
'Where is Scholz?': Germany's new chancellor under...
Two months into the job, the honeymoon is already over for German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, with critics accusing him of being "invi...
![Biden battles accusations of 'weakness' against US rivals](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/1c/88/de/Biden-battles-accusations-of--weakn-868486_small.jpg)
Biden battles accusations of 'weakness' against US...
Is Joe Biden "weak" in the face of Russia, Iran or North Korea? This is the accusation leveled by opponents of the US president, w...
![Five things to know about 60 years of US sanctions on Cuba](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/1b/e5/32/Five-things-to-know-about-60-years--111684_small.jpg)
Five things to know about 60 years of US sanctions...
Decreed in February 1962 and still in place today, American sanctions against Cuba is one of the world's longest-running boycotts...