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![DR Congo court sentences 51 to death in murder of UN experts](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/7a/3d/99/DR-Congo-court-sentences-51-to-deat-568816_small.jpg)
DR Congo court sentences 51 to death in murder of...
A military court in Democratic Republic of Congo Saturday sentenced 51 people to death, several in absentia, in a mass trial over...
![Young feminist, Iran-born old hand to lead German Greens](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/6b/e2/67/Young-feminist--Iran-born-old-hand--624133_small.jpg)
Young feminist, Iran-born old hand to lead German...
Germany's Green party elected fresh leadership Saturday just a month after joining its first national government in 16 years, crow...
![Ukraine calls on West to be 'firm' in Russia talks](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/78/f2/91/Ukraine-calls-on-West-to-be--firm---746183_small.jpg)
Ukraine calls on West to be 'firm' in Russia talks
Kyiv on Saturday urged the West to remain "vigilant and firm" in its talks with Russia, as US President Joe Biden announced a smal...
![Truckers, others pour into Ottawa to protest vaccine requirements](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/ef/06/63/Truckers--others-pour-into-Ottawa-t-817334_small.jpg)
Truckers, others pour into Ottawa to protest vacci...
Hundreds of truckers drove their giant rigs into the Canadian capital Ottawa on Saturday as part of a self-titled "Freedom Convoy"...
![Italian parties to elect outgoing president, leaving Draghi as PM](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/45/13/67/Italian-parties-to-elect-outgoing-p-240391_small.jpg)
Italian parties to elect outgoing president, leavi...
Italy's parties were set Saturday to vote for outgoing President Sergio Mattarella to stay on for another term, averting the polit...
![Italian parties to beg outgoing president to stay on](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/45/13/67/Italian-parties-to-beg-outgoing-pre-313413_small.jpg)
Italian parties to beg outgoing president to stay...
Italy's warring parties were set Saturday to beg outgoing President Sergio Mattarella to stay for another term, fearing political...
![11 arrested after deadly West Papua nightclub fight](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/85/b9/f1/11-arrested-after-deadly-West-Papua-011502_small.jpg)
11 arrested after deadly West Papua nightclub figh...
Eleven people have been arrested after a deadly clash at a nightclub in Indonesia's easternmost region, police said on Saturday.
![Hong Kong university covers up Tiananmen crackdown tribute](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/6b/24/c4/Hong-Kong-university-covers-up-Tian-241403_small.jpg)
Hong Kong university covers up Tiananmen crackdown...
Hong Kong's oldest university covered up one of the last public tributes to the deadly 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on Saturday...
![Hong Kong university cover up Tiananmen crackdown tribute](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/6b/24/c4/Hong-Kong-university-cover-up-Tiana-313024_small.jpg)
Hong Kong university cover up Tiananmen crackdown...
Hong Kong's oldest university covered up one of the last public tributes to the deadly 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on Saturday...
![US radio sets out to break Russian 'propaganda wall'](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/88/2a/e1/US-radio-sets-out-to-break-Russian--343343_small.jpg)
US radio sets out to break Russian 'propaganda wal...
With Russian troops massed on Ukraine's border, US-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is trying to break through a "wall of Ru...
![Vietnamese bid farewell to father of mindfulness](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/2b/ec/1d/Vietnamese-bid-farewell-to-father-o-134218_small.jpg)
Vietnamese bid farewell to father of mindfulness
Tens of thousands of Vietnamese on Saturday bidded farewell to the late monk and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh -- one of the worl...
![Taiwan will not send delegation to Beijing Olympics ceremonies](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/50/c9/16/Taiwan-will-not-send-delegation-to--236842_small.jpg)
Taiwan will not send delegation to Beijing Olympic...
Taiwan will not send an official delegation to the opening or closing of the Beijing Winter Olympics due to China's strict pandemi...
![Saudis near Yemen border learn to live with Huthi fire](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/ca/e8/cd/Saudis-near-Yemen-border-learn-to-l-234613_small.jpg)
Saudis near Yemen border learn to live with Huthi...
Huthi fire from Yemen this month on the UAE, traditionally a haven of security in a turbulent Middle East, stirred alarm at home a...
![Honduras lawmaker crisis heads to court](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/0a/9c/64/Honduras-lawmaker-crisis-heads-to-c-448111_small.jpg)
Honduras lawmaker crisis heads to court
The crisis in Honduras's Congress -- where rival factions of new President Xiomara Castro's left-wing Libre party have elected sep...
![Biden to send troops to eastern Europe amid Ukraine diplomacy push](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/78/f2/91/Biden-to-send-troops-to-eastern-Eur-411041_small.jpg)
Biden to send troops to eastern Europe amid Ukrain...
US President Joe Biden on Friday sought to maintain pressure on Russian leader Vladimir Putin over Ukraine, announcing a small tro...
![Canada truckers head for Ottawa to protest vaccine mandate](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/48/75/a9/Canada-truckers-head-for-Ottawa-to--461096_small.jpg)
Canada truckers head for Ottawa to protest vaccine...
Hundreds of Canadian truckers converged on Ottawa Friday for a major demonstration against vaccine mandates to cross the Canada-U...
![New push for diplomacy as Ukraine urges calm over Russia threat](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/88/f9/g0/New-push-for-diplomacy-as-Ukraine-u-444446_small.jpg)
New push for diplomacy as Ukraine urges calm over...
Top Pentagon officials on Friday backed a renewed push for diplomacy to avert conflict in Ukraine, after President Volodymyr Zelen...
![Bridge collapses just before Biden infrastructure speech](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/3b/95/cc/Bridge-collapses-just-before-Biden--021162_small.jpg)
Bridge collapses just before Biden infrastructure...
A bridge collapse Friday in Pittsburgh provided a symbolic backdrop for President Joe Biden's trip to the city to tout his $1 tril...
![Russian invasion of Ukraine would be 'horrific': Pentagon](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/6f/09/c1/Russian-invasion-of-Ukraine-would-b-900360_small.jpg)
Russian invasion of Ukraine would be 'horrific': P...
The Pentagon said Friday that the destruction and human cost of a full-scale incursion by Russian forces into Ukraine would be "ho...
![Ukraine tells West not to 'panic' over Russian troop buildup](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/88/f9/g0/Ukraine-tells-West-not-to--panic--o-335963_small.jpg)
Ukraine tells West not to 'panic' over Russian tro...
President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday called on Western leaders to avoid stirring "panic" as Ukraine faces a Russian troop buildu...
![Estonian PM warns against 'any steps towards Russia'](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/81/68/66/Estonian-PM-warns-against--any-step-912331_small.jpg)
Estonian PM warns against 'any steps towards Russi...
Europe and the US should be "very careful" not to make concessions to Russia, Estonia's prime minister told AFP on Friday, insisti...
![IMF says 'understanding' reached with Argentina, more work needed](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/a7/0d/8f/IMF-says--understanding--reached-wi-374436_small.jpg)
IMF says 'understanding' reached with Argentina, m...
The IMF confirmed Friday it had reached a deal with Argentina on a massive loan repayment, though the Washington-based crisis lend...
![Kazakh president takes party leadership after sidelining mentor](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/69/0e/77/Kazakh-president-takes-party-leader-536142_small.jpg)
Kazakh president takes party leadership after side...
Kazakhstan's president was voted chairman of the ruling party on Friday, replacing his mentor and former head of state Nursultan N...
![W.Africa bloc suspends post-coup Burkina](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/ae/86/db/W-Africa-bloc-suspends-post-coup-Bu-116338_small.jpg)
W.Africa bloc suspends post-coup Burkina
West African leaders on Friday decided to suspend Burkina Faso following a coup but will not impose other sanctions pending the ou...
![First Feline takes up residence in Biden White House](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/c4/28/bf/First-Feline-takes-up-residence-in--303191_small.jpg)
First Feline takes up residence in Biden White Hou...
The dog-loving Bidens have finally fulfilled a key White House pledge -- they got a cat.
![Putin says West ignoring Russia's security concerns](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/88/f9/g0/Putin-says-West-ignoring-Russia-s-s-801343_small.jpg)
Putin says West ignoring Russia's security concern...
President Vladimir Putin told French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Friday that the West was ignoring Moscow's security concerns o...
![Campaigning wraps up for tight Portugal snap election](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/82/07/76/Campaigning-wraps-up-for-tight-Port-876188_small.jpg)
Campaigning wraps up for tight Portugal snap elect...
Campaigning wraps up Friday for a tightly-fought weekend general election in Portugal, with polls pointing to a hung parliament an...
![Orange appoints Heydemann as first female CEO](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/a1/b5/17/Orange-appoints-Heydemann-as-first--142726_small.jpg)
Orange appoints Heydemann as first female CEO
French telecoms multinational Orange said on Friday it had appointed Christel Heydemann as its first female chief executive, repla...
![European stocks slump at end of volatile week for markets](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/75/7c/71/European-stocks-slump-at-end-of-vol-704371_small.jpg)
European stocks slump at end of volatile week for...
European stock markets tumbled Friday nearing the end of a highly volatile trading week worldwide as investors assessed the econom...
![Nearly 40 percent of Tigrayans face 'extreme lack of food': UN](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/c7/56/bf/Nearly-40-percent-of-Tigrayans-face-299188_small.jpg)
Nearly 40 percent of Tigrayans face 'extreme lack...
Nearly 40 percent of people in Ethiopia's Tigray are suffering "an extreme lack of food" in the face of an extended de-facto block...
![Nord Stream 2 pipeline: key card in West's hand against Russia](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/fe/8f/c5/Nord-Stream-2-pipeline--key-card-in-132361_small.jpg)
Nord Stream 2 pipeline: key card in West's hand ag...
The Nord Stream 2 pipeline, set to double natural gas supplies from Russia to Germany, has become a key bargaining chip for the We...
![New Le Pen family feud looms ahead of French election](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/83/9c/b0/New-Le-Pen-family-feud-looms-ahead--466017_small.jpg)
New Le Pen family feud looms ahead of French elect...
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen spoke of her shock and pain on Friday after her niece suggested she would back a rival in th...
![Serbians and Albanians kick aside differences on football pitch](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/8d/7b/db/Serbians-and-Albanians-kick-aside-d-366342_small.jpg)
Serbians and Albanians kick aside differences on f...
Relations have rarely been good between Albania and Serbia. But for Serbian footballers playing in the land of their erstwhile foe...
![Six rockets target Baghdad airport, damaging plane: sources](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/43/ac/dd/Six-rockets-target-Baghdad-airport--911516_small.jpg)
Six rockets target Baghdad airport, damaging plane...
Six rockets were fired Friday at the Iraqi capital's airport, causing damage but no casualties, security sources said, the latest...
![Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan agree ceasefire after clashes kill two](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/cc/9e/b5/Kyrgyzstan--Tajikistan-agree-ceasef-410554_small.jpg)
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan agree ceasefire after clash...
Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan said Friday they had agreed a ceasefire after shootouts at their contested border left two Tajik citizen...
![Rattled by Russia, Finland and Sweden revisit NATO debate](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/1c/1e/d6/Rattled-by-Russia--Finland-and-Swed-545534_small.jpg)
Rattled by Russia, Finland and Sweden revisit NATO...
The threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine has reignited debate in Finland and Sweden over whether they should join NATO to fend...
![Tajikistan says two dead after clashes with Kyrgyzstan](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/cc/9e/b5/Tajikistan-says-two-dead-after-clas-836460_small.jpg)
Tajikistan says two dead after clashes with Kyrgyz...
Tajikistan said Friday that two of its citizens were killed and 10 injured during overnight clashes at its contested border with K...
![Hong Kong outbreak exposes flaws in 21-day quarantine policy](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/ef/03/c0/Hong-Kong-outbreak-exposes-flaws-in-433463_small.jpg)
Hong Kong outbreak exposes flaws in 21-day quarant...
Hong Kong's U-turn on its mandatory three-week quarantine for arrivals follows growing scrutiny of the strict policy after a coron...
![Kyrgyzstan says ceasefire reached with Tajikistan after lethal clashes](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/cc/9e/b5/Kyrgyzstan-says-ceasefire-reached-w-354534_small.jpg)
Kyrgyzstan says ceasefire reached with Tajikistan...
Kyrgyzstan said it had reached a ceasefire with Central Asian neighbour Tajikistan on Friday following the latest lethal flare up...