On 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 Epibatidine, the highly potent toxin Britain has linked to the death of Alexei Navalny, is reportedly 100 times more powerful than morphine. This extremely toxic, nicotine-like compound originates from […]
Continue ReadingThe delivery of Patriot air defense systems from the USA has been delayed indefinitely. Now a French-Italian group is making an alternative offer to Switzerland. 02/15/2026, 07:3102/15/2026, 07:49 It has been known for some time that there are problems with the delivery of the new Patriot air defense systems that Switzerland has ordered from the […]
Continue ReadingBut in an interview with the BBC in Tehran, Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran’s deputy foreign minister, said the ball was “in America’s court to prove that they want to do a deal”, adding: “If they are sincere, I’m sure we will be on the road to an agreement.”
Continue ReadingNASA wants to put people on the moon again.Image: keystone There are new technical problems before the planned launch of the US space agency Nasa’s manned lunar mission “Artemis 2”. 02/15/2026, 06:3302/15/2026, 06:33 During a test at the Cape Canaveral spaceport in the US state of Florida, the hydrogen filling of the “Space Launch System” […]
Continue ReadingRixa Fürsen und Gordon Repinski analysieren und bilanzieren den Samstag auf der Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz. Die Ansprache des US-Außenministers Marco Rubio war versöhnlicher als viele erwartet hatten. Wie schon bei JD Vance vor einem Jahr ging es um Sicherheit und Migration, zugleich betonte Rubio das gemeinsame Wertefundament zwischen Europa und den USA. Gordon und Rixa ordnen […]
Continue ReadingFormer Secretary of State and presidential candidate in the USA, Hillary Clinton, considers Trump’s attitude towards Ukraine to be disgraceful.Image: keystone Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has called President Donald Trump’s stance on Ukraine “disgraceful.” 02/15/2026, 05:4702/15/2026, 05:47 “I think the attempt to force Ukraine into a surrender agreement with (Russian President Vladimir) […]
Continue Readinganalysis What opium and smoking once were, social media is today. Tiktok stuns many people and makes them addictive – not randomly, but systematically. However, there are important differences. 02/15/2026, 05:2902/15/2026, 05:29 Raffael Schuppisser / ch media For Karl Marx, religion was the opium of the people in the 19th century: a supposed source of […]
Continue ReadingThe Council has asked the government to relieve the financial pressure of the loan and declining grants, requesting an extra £20 million in annual funding. Its chief executive warned last year that the organization might have to sell assets to survive, and that dozens of country operations were at risk. A similar process has unfolded […]
Continue ReadingIn a message posted in Bengali, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated BNP leader Tarique Rahman, the 60-year-old dynast, on a “decisive victory”. He pledged India’s support for a “democratic, progressive and inclusive” neighbour. He added that he looked forward to working closely to strengthen “our multifaceted relationship”.
Continue ReadingAssailants shot dead or cut the throats of their victims, lit homes on fire and abducted multiple people in Niger state, Nigeria.
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