Published on 09/01/2026 – 9:32 GMT+1 US President Donald Trump teased a visit to Hungary at the invitation of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán as the country readies for a crucial election in April. According to a letter published by Orbán, Trump praised what he called the “golden era of American-Hungarian relations” and highlighted his […]
Continue ReadingReuters Four people were killed in Kyiv and 25 others injured, authorities said Russia has used the Oreshnik ballistic missile as part of a massive overnight strike on Ukraine. Four people were killed and 25 others injured in Kyiv on Thursday night, where loud booms could be heard for several hours, setting the sky alight […]
Continue ReadingUnder Joe Biden, electric cars were subsidized by the state, Trump is relying on combustion cars.Image: keystone After Ford, General Motors also has to scale back its electric car targets in the USA. 09.01.2026, 09:0009.01.2026, 09:00 The electric car business is causing the US car giant General Motors a huge write-down. The company will take […]
Continue ReadingRussia said it has used the new Oreshnik ballistic missile along with other weapons in a massive strike on Ukraine. Ukrainian officials said four people were killed and at least 22 wounded in the capital overnight. Russia did not say where Oreshnik hit but Russian media and military bloggers said it targeted a huge underground […]
Continue ReadingOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Friday that the military has used the new Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile in a strike on Ukraine. The ministry said the attack was a […]
Continue ReadingJan 9, 2026, 7:31 amJan 9, 2026, 7:55 a.m Despite ongoing peace efforts, Russia has fired a heavy ballistic missile into western Ukraine on the border with EU and NATO territory. The Ukrainian Air Force said an air alert was raised for the entire country on Thursday around 11:30 p.m. local time (10:30 p.m. CET). […]
Continue ReadingRussia on Friday said it targeted Ukraine’s infrastructure with a hypersonic Oreshnik missile as part of a massive overnight attack. The attack on Kyiv killed four people and injured at least 22, according to local authorities. The strikes came shortly after Moscow denounced a Western plan to station peacekeeping troops in Ukraine after a ceasefire […]
Continue ReadingIone WellsBBC South America Correspondent, in Bogotá BBC Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro has told the BBC that he believes there is now a “real threat” of US military action against Colombia. Petro said the United States is treating other nations as part of a US “empire”. It comes after Trump threatened […]
Continue ReadingThe Government has decided not to back a significant European Union trade deal with a South American bloc in a move that risks damaging relations with Brussels but preserves Coalition stability. Taoiseach Micheál Martin said the decision, which came after speculation that the Coalition could change course and back the Mercosur agreement, was due to […]
Continue ReadingJan 9, 2026, 6:26 amJan 9, 2026, 6:26 am For the first time in the history of the International Space Station (ISS), the US space agency NASA is bringing a crew of four astronauts back to Earth early due to health problems of a crew member. The return flight is planned for “the coming days,” […]
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