01/15/2026, 07:4801/15/2026, 07:48 No electricity, no heating, but severe frost – the Ukrainian leadership is intervening in the emergency situation in the capital Kiev that has been going on for days. At the same time, President Volodymyr Zelenskyj criticized the city administration’s current crisis management under Mayor Vitali Klitschko. The mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko.Image: […]
Continue ReadingPanisa AemochaBBC Thai, Sikhio, Nakhon Ratchasima Watch: BBC reports from site where crane collapsed on train in Thailand Residents in Thailand’s Ban Thanon Khot are accustomed to the rumbling of trains – rail is a key mode of transportation connecting the remote town with major cities. But on Wednesday, the mundane rhythm ended in tragedy. […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 15/01/2026 – 7:36 GMT+1 •Updated 8:07 A high-level meeting between the Foreign Ministers of Denmark and Greenland ended without resolution in Washington yesterday. Donald Trump is still insisting Greenland is crucial for national security. Meanwhile, several NATO allies have announced troop deployments to Greenland for surveillance and training. For more on this, we […]
Continue Reading01/15/2026, 07:33January 15, 2026, 08:11 The story of Erfan Soltani (26) went around the world: The young man should will be executed in Iran on Wednesdayafter he demonstrated on the streets in the city of Karaj against the mullahs’ regime. As a family member of Soltani now tells AP, the execution has at least been […]
Continue ReadingIn the Comco’s sights: US tech giant Microsoft.Image: keystone The Competition Commission (Comco) is investigating Microsoft’s increased license prices in Switzerland. These could lead to proceedings against the US software giant. 01/15/2026, 07:3101/15/2026, 07:51 The federal government has that in one Media release announced on Thursday morning. The competition authorities have received reports that there […]
Continue ReadingPublished 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 […]
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