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UN chief calls on Taliban to uphold women's rights
The Taliban must uphold the fundamental human rights of women and children, the United Nations chief said Wednesday, urging the in...
![Fed signals first US rate hike since pandemic could come in March](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/g0/91/a3/Fed-signals-first-US-rate-hike-sinc-326331_small.jpg)
Fed signals first US rate hike since pandemic coul...
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday indicated it is ready to raise US interest rates in March for the first time since cutting them t...
![US rejects Russia demands on Ukraine but offers 'path' out of crisis](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/c0/a3/a0/US-rejects-Russia-demands-on-Ukrain-224621_small.jpg)
US rejects Russia demands on Ukraine but offers 'p...
The United States on Wednesday rejected Russia's demand to bar Ukraine from NATO and said it believed Moscow was ready to invade b...
![Infantino says biennial World Cup can 'give hope' to potential migrants](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/bc/90/ae/Infantino-says-biennial-World-Cup-c-144343_small.jpg)
Infantino says biennial World Cup can 'give hope'...
FIFA president Gianni Infantino seemed to establish a link on Wednesday between his plan for a World Cup every two years and the t...
![Italian MPs fail in third bid to elect president](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/0d/a6/82/Italian-MPs-fail-in-third-bid-to-el-316252_small.jpg)
Italian MPs fail in third bid to elect president
Italian lawmakers failed Wednesday to elect a new president in a third round of voting, as bickering party leaders blamed each oth...
![US rejects Russian demand that Ukraine stay out of NATO](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/c5/ca/79/US-rejects-Russian-demand-that-Ukra-258414_small.jpg)
US rejects Russian demand that Ukraine stay out of...
The United States on Wednesday rejected Russia's demand to bar Ukraine from NATO and said it believed Moscow was ready to invade b...
![WTO: China can slap duties on $645 mn of US imports](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/ab/49/37/WTO--China-can-slap-duties-on--645--414313_small.jpg)
WTO: China can slap duties on $645 mn of US import...
The World Trade Organization on Wednesday handed a fresh victory to China, permitting it to slap duties on $645 million worth of U...
![Liberal US Supreme Court justice Stephen Breyer to retire: media](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/1e/fa/39/Liberal-US-Supreme-Court-justice-St-212131_small.jpg)
Liberal US Supreme Court justice Stephen Breyer to...
Stephen Breyer, one of three liberal justices on the US Supreme Court, plans to retire, paving the way for Joe Biden to name a rep...
![US warns firms over doing business in Myanmar](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/3e/cf/34/US-warns-firms-over-doing-business--424436_small.jpg)
US warns firms over doing business in Myanmar
The US government warned companies Wednesday to be extremely wary of doing business in Myanmar, citing the risks of being linked t...
![Russia, Ukraine hold talks as US warns of invasion](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/c0/a3/a0/Russia--Ukraine-hold-talks-as-US-wa-622222_small.jpg)
Russia, Ukraine hold talks as US warns of invasion
Top officials from Ukraine and Russia met in Paris on Wednesday for talks to defuse tensions on their border, a meeting seen as a...
!['Every indication' Putin plans force by mid-February: US](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/3c/d3/24/-Every-indication--Putin-plans-forc-426366_small.jpg)
'Every indication' Putin plans force by mid-Februa...
The United States believes that Russian President Vladimir Putin remains poised to use force against Ukraine by mid-February despi...
![Stocks rally before key Fed update](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/63/3d/51/Stocks-rally-before-key-Fed-update-281042_small.jpg)
Stocks rally before key Fed update
European and US stock markets powered higher Wednesday, recovering further from recent sharp losses, as traders await the outcome...
![Sudanese rally against UN bid to resolve post-coup crisis](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/b6/06/95/Sudanese-rally-against-UN-bid-to-re-848328_small.jpg)
Sudanese rally against UN bid to resolve post-coup...
Thousands of Sudanese pro-military protesters rallied Wednesday against a UN bid to resolve a political crisis in the country thre...
![Art Basel wins Paris slot over France's own art fair](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/24/a9/bb/Art-Basel-wins-Paris-slot-over-Fran-800116_small.jpg)
Art Basel wins Paris slot over France's own art fa...
The French art world was shaken Wednesday by news that the Art Basel fair has swooped in to replace France's own, long-running FIA...
![Putin addresses Italian firms despite Ukraine tensions](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/9c/af/g0/Putin-addresses-Italian-firms-despi-168286_small.jpg)
Putin addresses Italian firms despite Ukraine tens...
Russian President Vladimir Putin spent more than two hours Wednesday in a virtual meeting with top Italian executives, despite Rom...
![Hundreds of IS jihadists surrender as Kurds advance inside Syria jail](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/b3/3d/91/Hundreds-of-IS-jihadists-surrender--664306_small.jpg)
Hundreds of IS jihadists surrender as Kurds advanc...
Hundreds of Islamic State group fighters surrendered Wednesday in a Syria prison where they had been holed up for days, as US-back...
![Germany weighs ban on Telegram, tool of conspiracy theorists](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/87/0d/92/Germany-weighs-ban-on-Telegram--too-060455_small.jpg)
Germany weighs ban on Telegram, tool of conspiracy...
The German government is considering a ban on encrypted messaging app Telegram after it was repeatedly used as a channel for sprea...
![Russia warns against 'destructive' sanctions on Putin](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/c0/a3/a0/Russia-warns-against--destructive---346119_small.jpg)
Russia warns against 'destructive' sanctions on Pu...
Russia hit back Wednesday at US threats of direct sanctions against President Vladimir Putin, saying moves against the Russian lea...
![Ousted Burkina president 'well,' says party source](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/d6/f3/a8/Ousted-Burkina-president--well---sa-163636_small.jpg)
Ousted Burkina president 'well,' says party source
Burkina Faso's ousted president, Roch Marc Christian Kabore, "is physically well" and is being held by the army in a villa, a sour...
![India showcases military might in Republic Day parade](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/23/0f/04/India-showcases-military-might-in-R-994196_small.jpg)
India showcases military might in Republic Day par...
Lumbering tanks and the deafening roar of fighter planes echoed through New Delhi on Wednesday as India's military showcased its m...
![Most markets see much-needed gains as Fed's big day arrives](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/63/3d/51/Most-markets-see-much-needed-gains--464361_small.jpg)
Most markets see much-needed gains as Fed's big da...
Most markets rose Wednesday to provide some respite from the hefty selling at the start of the week, with focus on the end of the...
![California city votes to become first in US to mandate gun insurance](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/08/21/c0/California-city-votes-to-become-fir-322314_small.jpg)
California city votes to become first in US to man...
The city of San Jose voted Tuesday to pass a law that will compel gun owners to take out insurance to cover any damage caused by t...
![Most Asian markets see much-needed rally as Fed's big day arrives](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/63/3d/51/Most-Asian-markets-see-much-needed--141113_small.jpg)
Most Asian markets see much-needed rally as Fed's...
Most Asian markets enjoyed some respite Wednesday from the hefty selling at the start of the week, with focus on the end of the Fe...
![Why is North Korea firing so many missiles?](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/2e/1b/0c/Why-is-North-Korea-firing-so-many-m-967611_small.jpg)
Why is North Korea firing so many missiles?
From hypersonic to cruise missiles, North Korea started 2022 with its most intensive spate of weapons testing in years, but analys...
![93 potential graves found at Canada school site](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/a1/4a/51/93-potential-graves-found-at-Canada-688113_small.jpg)
93 potential graves found at Canada school site
An Indigenous community in Canada has identified nearly 100 "potential" graves at a residential school site, months after the disc...
![Covid-hit Australian aid ship to dock in virus-free Tonga despite risk](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/0c/23/27/Covid-hit-Australian-aid-ship-to-do-631347_small.jpg)
Covid-hit Australian aid ship to dock in virus-fre...
A coronavirus-hit Australian warship will dock in Tonga Wednesday, delivering desperately needed aid to the volcano-and-tsunami-st...
![Mexico urged to do more to protect journalists after murders](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/0f/54/24/Mexico-urged-to-do-more-to-protect--116041_small.jpg)
Mexico urged to do more to protect journalists aft...
The murders of two journalists in the Mexican border city of Tijuana in less than a week have triggered calls for the government t...
![Wall Street falls as Fed meets, Europe rebounds](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/d8/02/f8/Wall-Street-falls-as-Fed-meets--Eur-844541_small.jpg)
Wall Street falls as Fed meets, Europe rebounds
European stocks rallied Tuesday along with oil prices, while Wall Street ended lower as markets nervously eyed the impasse over Uk...
![Russia adds Kremlin critic Navalny to 'terrorists' list](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/70/08/1b/Russia-adds-Kremlin-critic-Navalny--031496_small.jpg)
Russia adds Kremlin critic Navalny to 'terrorists'...
Russia on Tuesday added jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and a number of his allies to a list of "terrorists and extremists",...
![Riyadh and Bangkok restore ties, decades after gem theft](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/c6/77/e5/Riyadh-and-Bangkok-restore-ties--de-415434_small.jpg)
Riyadh and Bangkok restore ties, decades after gem...
Saudi Arabia and Thailand on Tuesday announced they had re-established diplomatic ties, after more than three decades of frozen re...
![Biden threatens Putin with personal sanctions over Ukraine](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/26/31/4c/Biden-threatens-Putin-with-personal-416222_small.jpg)
Biden threatens Putin with personal sanctions over...
The United States warned Moscow on Tuesday of damaging sanctions, including measures personally targeting Vladimir Putin, as Russi...
![Burkina junta faces worldwide criticism but wins popular support](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/8f/cb/c6/Burkina-junta-faces-worldwide-criti-204044_small.jpg)
Burkina junta faces worldwide criticism but wins p...
Supporters of Burkina Faso's new junta rallied on Tuesday as the UN, France and the poor Sahel country's neighbours condemned its...
![Honduras political crisis deepens ahead of president-elect's swearing-in](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/bc/9a/33/Honduras-political-crisis-deepens-a-623161_small.jpg)
Honduras political crisis deepens ahead of preside...
Rival factions of Honduras' newly-elected congress held duelling first sessions Tuesday as a split in president-elect Xiomara's Ca...
![US ups sanctions pressure on Moscow over Ukraine](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/26/31/4c/US-ups-sanctions-pressure-on-Moscow-771173_small.jpg)
US ups sanctions pressure on Moscow over Ukraine
The United States on Tuesday warned Moscow of damaging sanctions, including high-tech export curbs, as Russian combat troops massi...
![Libya parliament in push to replace interim PM](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/75/92/0c/Libya-parliament-in-push-to-replace-146013_small.jpg)
Libya parliament in push to replace interim PM
Libya's parliament, in a push to replace interim Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah, on Tuesday published criteria governing candid...
![US ratchets up sanctions pressure against Moscow](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/26/31/4c/US-ratchets-up-sanctions-pressure-a-346525_small.jpg)
US ratchets up sanctions pressure against Moscow
The United States on Tuesday warned Moscow of damaging sanctions, including high-tech export curbs, as Russian combat troops massi...
![Europe warns against Russian provocation in Donbass](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/8c/dd/ac/Europe-warns-against-Russian-provoc-442414_small.jpg)
Europe warns against Russian provocation in Donbas...
More than an open Russian invasion of Ukraine, European capitals fear Kiev could be lured into a clash with pro-Russian separatist...
![Kurds locked in tense Syria prison standoff with IS jihadists](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/87/fa/51/Kurds-locked-in-tense-Syria-prison--641464_small.jpg)
Kurds locked in tense Syria prison standoff with I...
US-backed Kurdish forces tightened the noose Tuesday around armed jihadists hunkering down inside a Syrian prison, with both sides...
![US threatens stiff sanctions, warns Russia not to 'weaponize' energy](https://www.muenchenerpost.de/media/shared/articles/b4/47/64/US-threatens-stiff-sanctions--warns-114244_small.jpg)
US threatens stiff sanctions, warns Russia not to...
The United States on Tuesday warned Russia of damaging sanctions, including high-tech export curbs, and said attempts by Moscow to...