Twitter launches $8 per month blue tick subscription

Twitter has launched a subscription service allowing users to buy blue-tick verification for a monthly fee of $7.99 in a major change under its new owner, Elon Musk. The system was designed to help users identify authentic and influential users on the …

Fans protest against Qatar World Cup at Bundesliga games

Hertha Berlin and Bayern Munich protested against World Cup hosts Qatar during their Bundesliga match on Saturday, just over two weeks before the start of the controversial tournament. “Boycott Qatar 2022,” said one banner, and another read “15,000 dea…

Scholz demands Russia rule out use of nuclear weapons

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called on Russia to rule out the use of nuclear weapons in its war against Ukraine. “It is not permitted, it is unjustifiable, to use nuclear weapons in this conflict,” Scholz said at a convention of his Social Democra…