An employee at Japan’s nuclear safety agency lost his work phone containing sensitive information during a personal trip to China, Japanese media report. The phone contained confidential contact details of staff involved in nuclear security work at the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA). The agency could not confirm if the data was leaked, reports say. The […]
Continue Reading01/07/2026, 09:0301/07/2026, 09:03 The power outage in Berlin, which has been ongoing since Saturday following an arson attack, still leaves around 19,900 households and 850 commercial businesses without power. Washing machines, heaters and ovens did not work.Image: keystonefunk The operator Stromnetz Berlin announced this on its website. It will probably take until Thursday afternoon for […]
Continue ReadingWatch: What Trump and Vance have said about Greenland US President Donald Trump has been discussing “a range of options” to acquire Greenland, including use of the military, the White House said. The White House told the BBC that acquiring Greenland – a semi-autonomous region of fellow Nato member Denmark – was a “national security […]
Continue ReadingCommuters and travellers in France and across Europe faced further disruption on Wednesday amid a worsening cold snap that has caused flight and train cancellations in several countries and brought dangerous conditions for drivers. Airlines have been ordered to cancel at least 40% of flights at the main Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris.
Continue ReadingThe US President’s oil ambitions in Venezuela are great, but so are the risks. Your own interests may also come into play. Jan 7, 2026, 7:16 amJan 7, 2026, 7:16 am Niklaus Vontobel / ch media The USA kidnapped Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro from his own country. So far so spectacular. But what now? What […]
Continue ReadingEmmanuel Macron and Keir Starmer assure Ukraine of support for security troops.Image: keystone The international protection force to provide military security for a possible ceasefire in Ukraine is taking shape. Jan 7, 2026, 6:41 a.mJan 7, 2026, 6:41 a.m At a meeting of the so-called Coalition of the Willing in Paris, France, Great Britain and […]
Continue ReadingA major error in the months following combat operations In Iraq was a breakdown of law and order. Lawlessness was pervasive, looting was endemic and public order nearly evaporated, only for militias step in until coalition troops were given the mission to restore peace. But by then, it may have been too late, as the […]
Continue ReadingAccording to Israeli police, a bus driver hit several participants with his vehicle during a mass protest by thousands of ultra-Orthodox people against their recruitment in Israel. Jan 7, 2026, 3:54 amJan 7, 2026, 3:54 am A young man was trapped under the bus and declared dead, reported the Magen David Adom emergency service. Accordingly, […]
Continue ReadingElon Musk’s AI company xAI has raised $20 billion in fresh money. Among the backers are the chip giant Nvidia and the Emirate of Qatar, as xAI announced. Jan 7, 2026, 3:45 a.mJan 7, 2026, 3:45 a.m Like other artificial intelligence developers, xAI needs tens of billions of dollars to expand data centers – especially […]
Continue ReadingThe German industrial group Siemens and the US chip giant Nvidia are significantly expanding their cooperation in the area of artificial intelligence. Jan 7, 2026, 3:42 amJan 7, 2026, 3:42 am In the keynote speech at the opening of the CES technology trade fair, Siemens CEO Roland Busch, together with Nvidia boss Jensen Huang, announced […]
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