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Greek city marks 80th anniversary of Auschwitz train convoy

THESSALONIKI, Greece — Greece’s second-largest city, Thessaloniki, commemorated on Sunday the 80th anniversary of the departure of the first train convoy for the Auschwitz camp. Officials, led by President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, marched from Eleftherias (“Freedom”) Square, where members of the…

Going to War for Globalism – The American Conservative

This year’s premier gathering of world elites, the 2022 Davos World Economic Forum, concluded May 26. Topics of discussion included the climate crisis, global epidemic concerns, continued efforts to grow the prominence of ESG investing, and looming food shortages. One…

Global shares mixed, China markets closed for holidays

TOKYO — Global shares were mixed Wednesday after Wall Street indexes finished little changed as investors awaited earnings results from major global companies. The U.S. government will release economic growth data for the fourth quarter on Thursday. Economists expect the…

Germany garages searched in suspected chemical attack plot

BERLIN — German investigators on Monday searched two garages used by an Iranian man arrested on suspicion that he could be planning an attack with deadly chemicals. The 32-year-old suspect and his 25-year-old brother were detained on Saturday night in…

German police conduct raids on suspected people smugglers

BERLIN — German police conducted a major raid against a group of suspected people smugglers early Wednesday, German news agency dpa reported. Around 400 officers, among them federal police and GSG 9 special units, searched more than 20 apartments and…