Feb 8, 2026, 4:02 p.mFeb 8, 2026, 4:02 p.m According to media reports, 16 sailors were rescued after the accident of a freighter off the southern coast of the Thai island of Phuket, which is popular with tourists. The Panamanian-flagged “Sealloyd Arc” listed on Saturday on its way from Malaysia to Bangladesh and then sank […]
Continue ReadingAndrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew. Image: keystone February 8, 2026, 4:00 p.mFebruary 8, 2026, 4:00 p.m British ex-Prince Andrew (65), who is deeply involved in the Epstein scandal, is said to have invited sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to dinner at Buckingham Palace with a woman from Romania. According to the PA news agency, […]
Continue ReadingMorgan McSweeney has resigned as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff after coming under fire in the Peter Mandelson scandal. The UK prime minister’s right-hand man had faced intensifying calls from within the Labour Party to go after being blamed by many for pushing the appointment of his ally Mandelson as ambassador to the US, despite […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement issued on Sunday afternoon, McSweeney said that the decision to appoint Mandelson was “wrong” and “ damaged our party, our country and trust in politics itself.” He said he took “full responsibility” after personally advising Starmer to make the appointment. He added: “In public life responsibility must be owned when it matters […]
Continue ReadingA Ukrainian-born Russian man suspected of shooting and seriously wounding Vladimir Alekseyev, a senior Russian military intelligence officer, has been arrested in Dubai and extradited to Russia, the FSB security service said Sunday. The incident comes amid a series of attacks on high-ranking Russian officials since the start of Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine.
Continue ReadingHowever, Berlin warns that that will only be possible if it doesn’t mean giving up additional power to bureaucrats intent on piling burdensome regulations on businesses, which are already struggling to compete globally. “This includes new restraint on legislative activity to avoid unnecessary bureaucracy, as well as resolute bureaucracy reduction which up-holds policy goals and […]
Continue ReadingVideo: watson/Emanuella Kälin A month after the killing of Renee Good by the immigration authorities ICE, the protest movement wanted to make a statement. And so on Saturday dildos became a symbol of resistance, so to speak. Feb 8, 2026, 3:25 p.mFeb 8, 2026, 3:46 p.m Nathalie Trappe / watson.de The US state of Minnesota […]
Continue ReadingAt least 14 people have died during, or in the immediate aftermath of, extratropical cyclones Kristin, Leonardo and Marta, which have caused severe flooding from the southern town of Alcoutim to the bustling northern city of Porto, where the Douro River’s waters overflowed into the Ribeira neighborhood. Fierce winds have knocked out the power supply […]
Continue ReadingItalian police fired tear gas and a water cannon at dozens of protesters who threw firecrackers and tried to access a highway near a Winter Olympics venue on Saturday. The brief confrontation came at the end of a peaceful march by thousands against the environmental impact of the Games and the presence of US agents […]
Continue ReadingThere is widespread enthusiasm for Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s first female prime minister, and polls appeared to affirm an appetite for her “Japan First” approach.
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