Ukraine’s ex-energy minister detained while attempting to leave country
His detention comes as he faces legal proceedings after being dismissed in a corruption scandal.
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Trump says Board of Peace will unveil £3.6bn in Gaza reconstruction pledges
Donald Trump has said members of his so-called Board of Peace have pledged 5 billion dollars (£3.6 billion) towards rebuilding war-ravaged Gaza and will commit thousands of personnel to international stabilisation and police forces for the territory. The pledges will be formally announced when board members gather in Washington on Thursday for their first meeting, […]
Continue ReadingEurope and America need each other but trust is gone – POLITICO
But he framed his appeal in terms of blood and soil familiar to Make America Great Again supporters, based on common (often economic) interests and not the common values of democracy and rule of law that had held the alliance together in past decades. “We are bound to one another by the deepest bonds that […]
Continue Reading‘Washington does not need vassals, but strong partners,’ Rubio tells Europe
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said America is not asking European allies to be vassals, but they need to be less dependent on Washington. Rubio made the remarks in a joint press conference in Bratislava after holding talks with Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Slovakia is the first stop on Rubio’s two-state […]
Continue ReadingRubio calls report on Navalny poisoning ‘troubling’ – POLITICO
The findings from five European governments that Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was killed with poison are “troubling,” U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday. France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom said on Saturday that Russia poisoned Navalny with a toxin from a poison dart frog, leading to his death in […]
Continue ReadingSteadfast darts practice in an emergency
Soldiers run during exercise “Steadfast Dart 2025.”Image: keystone The largest NATO maneuver of the year is currently taking place in Germany. After the transport, the exercises in the north are now entering the second phase. The most important questions Feb 15, 2026, 4:09 p.mFeb 15, 2026, 4:09 p.m Claudia Thaler / Zeit Online Steadfast Dart […]
Continue ReadingEight severed heads discovered in Ecuador
A tractor is used in a police operation against gangs in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Friday, March 14, 2025.Image: keystone Feb 15, 2026, 3:49 p.mFeb 15, 2026, 3:49 p.m Eight severed human heads were discovered in jute sacks on the side of the road in Ecuador. “Stealing is forbidden” was written on leaflets at the site, a […]
Continue ReadingPoland should ‘begin work’ on nuclear defenses, Nawrocki says – POLITICO
His comments come amid a growing debate in several European countries about developing their own nuclear weapons in the light of growing threats from Moscow and an erosion of trust in the United States. Latvia’s Prime Minister Evika Siliņa, for example, said at the Munich Security Conference this weekend that “nuclear deterrence can give us […]
Continue ReadingCallum Turner is the new favorite to play 007
There has been speculation about Daniel Craig’s successor for years. Callum Turner is currently the favorite to play 007. He was now asked about this.Image: keystone Feb 15, 2026, 3:41 p.mFeb 15, 2026, 3:43 p.m Ricarda Heil / t-online The rumor mill about Daniel Craig’s successor as James Bond has been simmering for years. At […]
Continue ReadingAvalanche accidents in Italy: several skiers buried
Police report Several skiers buried in an avalanche in Italy Feb 15, 2026, 3:33 p.mFeb 15, 2026, 3:33 p.m At least two skiers have died in another avalanche accident in the Alps. In the Italian Aosta Valley, the mountain rescue service was only able to rescue a dead man from the masses of snow. One […]
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