Published on 14/01/2026 – 18:06 GMT+1 •Updated 15/01/2026 – 7:31 GMT+1 While it was approved last Friday by a majority of EU member statesthe European Union’s Mercosur free trade agreement is not yet out of the woods. Several countries, led by France, remain opposed to the deal, which would create a free-trade area between the […]
Continue Reading01/15/2026, 07:1001/15/2026, 07:13 Europe continues to lag significantly behind its wind energy targets. In order to achieve the goal of more than 40 percent renewable energy by 2030, there must be significantly more wind turbines in the EU. According to the wind industry association, the expansion is going too slowly. By 2030, renewable energies are […]
Continue ReadingAFP via Getty Images It was a piece of audio obtained by the BBC that revealed what worries the Taliban’s leader most. Not an external danger, but one from within Afghanistan, which the Taliban seized control of as the previous government collapsed and the US withdrew in 2021. He warned of “insiders in the government” […]
Continue ReadingAs of today, Thursday, you can only drive at a maximum speed of 30 kilometers per hour in Rome city center. Jan 15, 2026, 06:44Jan 15, 2026, 06:44 The new speed limit applies primarily in the historic heart of the Italian capital, but also on some broader arteries along the city center. Previously, the limit […]
Continue ReadingReuters Protester shielding themself from tear gas in Minneapolis An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer has shot a man in the leg in the US city of Minneapolis, where an ICE agent shot dead a woman last week. In a statement, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said federal officers initially pursued the man […]
Continue ReadingA labour rights organisation claims it has found evidence of worker exploitation in a Chinese factory that makes the viral Labubu dolls. China Labor Watch (CLW), a US-based non-governmental organisation, alleges that its investigation found that one of Pop Mart’s suppliers made employees work excessive overtime shifts, sign blank or incomplete contracts and did not […]
Continue ReadingDie SPD ringt sichtbar mit ihrem Führungsanspruch. Parteichefin und Arbeitsministerin Bärbel Bas schließt eine Kanzlerkandidatur 2029 für sich schon mal aus und löst damit Zweifel an Ambition, Rollenverständnis und strategischer Orientierung der Sozialdemokratie aus. Gordon Repinski analysiert, warum diese Aussage keine persönliche Zurückhaltung ist und was sie über den aktuellen Zustand der SPD sagt. Im […]
Continue ReadingAccording to an analysis by Greenpeace, more and more top managers and political figures are traveling in private jets to the World Economic Forum in Davos GR. 01/15/2026, 06:0101/15/2026, 06:01 Compared to 2024 and 2025, the number of private flights registered at surrounding airports increased by ten percent. A private jet at Zurich Airport. (symbol […]
Continue ReadingAs mountain glaciers melt at accelerating rates worldwide, the Ice Memory Foundation has opened the world’s first ice-core sanctuary in Antarctica to preserve disappearing ice for future climate research. Since 2000, mountain glaciers have lost between 2% and 39% of their ice, depending on the region, and around 5% globally, according to the Ice Memory […]
Continue ReadingEU ambassadors on Wednesday authorised the European Commission to open negotiations with Morocco on a new fisheries deal, after the previous one was struck down in court. In 2024, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that the EU-Morocco fisheries and agricultural agreements breached the right to consent of the people of the disputed Western […]
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