## Deportation flight leaves Germany for Afghanistan – DW – 08

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A flight has taken off from an airport in eastern Germany deporting individuals to Afghanistan.

A deportation flight to Afghanistan has left Germany's Leipzig/Halle Airport, the Interior Ministry for the state of Saxony said on Friday.

It is the first deportation of Afghans back to their home country since the Taliban took power in Kabul in August 2021.

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According to the German news magazine Der Spiegel, the deportation flight was the result of two months of secret negotiations with mediator Qatar.

Germany does not have any diplomatic relations with the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.

A political debate over asylum and deportation rules has been brewing in Germany ahead of state elections. »

### New details suggest Trump’s Arlington controversy won’t end soon

Authored by msnbc.com

According to the Army, the employee “acted with professionalism and avoided further disruption.”.

Meanwhile, on Capitol Hill, there’s a burgeoning conversation about uncovering answers that have not yet reached the public.

Mark Esper, who served as Trump’s Defense Secretary, has also called for an investigation into the incident. »

### Brazilian court orders suspension of Elon Musk’s X after it missed deadline

Authored by theguardian.com

The decision imposes a daily fine of R$50,000 (£6,800) on individuals and companies that attempt to continue using X via VPN.

The deadline given to X to appoint a new legal representative in the country expired at 8.07pm local time on Thursday (0.07am BST on Friday).

The president said Musk “must respect the decision of the Brazilian supreme court … If not, this country will never be sovereign”. »

### Japan Scraps Plan To Pay Tokyo Women To Marry Rural Men After Cash Scheme Flops

Authored by news18.com

A widely ridiculed Japanese government idea to woo Tokyo women into marrying men in rural areas by offering cash payouts and train tickets to matchmaking events has been scrapped, officials said Friday.

“Did they think independent, motivated and educated women in the city would think, ‘What?

This is something people who see women as valuable only if they give birth would come up with.”. »

### Ex-election workers want Rudy Giuliani’s apartment, Yankees rings in push to collect $148M judgment

Authored by apnews.com

Giuliani spokesperson Ted Goodman criticized Friday’s filing as a step “designed to harass and intimidate the mayor” while he’s appealing the “objectively unreasonable” judgment.

Giuliani, a longtime Trump ally, filed for bankruptcy last December just days after the eye-popping damages award to Freeman and Moss.

In May, he spent nearly $33,000 including nearly $28,000 for condo and co-op costs for his Florida and New York homes. »

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