Feb 4, 2026, 4:42 p.mFeb 4, 2026, 4:42 p.m The Prime Minister of the German state of Thuringia, Mario Voigt, has survived a parliamentary attack from his long-term opponent Björn Höcke from the right-wing populist AfD party. Björn Höcke (AfD) had initiated a vote of no confidence against Mario Voigt (CDU).Image: IMAGO / Image13 The […]
Continue ReadingRussia on Wednesday said it was no longer bound by limits on the number of nuclear warheads under the bilateral New START treaty, which is set to end Thursday after the Trump administration failed to follow up with negotiations. Moscow vowed to act “responsibly” as its last nuclear treaty with the US expires, sparking fears of […]
Continue ReadingFeb 4, 2026, 4:24 p.mFeb 4, 2026, 4:24 p.m Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin’s confidant, Kirill Dmitriyev, has rejected suspicions that the Russian secret service was involved in the Epstein scandal as a lie. “The desperate, depraved and lying left elites are panicking and trying to mislead,” he wrote on the X platform. Desperate, depraved, lying […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 04/02/2026 – 16:11 GMT+1 Active wars near EU borders and disinformation have emerged as the greatest concerns for European citizens, according to a Eurobarometer survey published by the European Parliament on Wednesday. The survey, conducted last autumn, found 72% of respondents expressed high concern about active wars near EU borders, whilst 69% said […]
Continue ReadingFeb 4, 2026, 3:58 p.mFeb 4, 2026, 3:58 p.m After days of controversy, the face of Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has been painted over on a picture of an angel in one of Rome’s oldest churches. Bruno Valentinetti, who is said to be responsible for the angel’s face in the Basilica of San Lorenzo […]
Continue ReadingA London bus driver who was sacked after he chased down a thief to return a passenger’s stolen necklace has said he did not tell his family back in Ireland about the case. Mark Hehir, 62, who is originally from Limerick but now lives in north-west London, was fired by Metroline after the incident. More […]
Continue ReadingThe New Start treaty has limited the number of deployed strategic nuclear warheads for both countries.
Continue ReadingLawmakers from the international trade committee disagreed on the length of a sunset clause which would limit the proposals’ application to 18 to 36 months, as well as whether the EU should withdraw any tariff concessions until a solution is found between Brussels and Washington on the 50 percent tariff the Trump administration has put […]
Continue ReadingAt a press conference, “Border Czar” Tom Homan announced that 700 officers would be withdrawn from Minneapolis. And that immediately. Trump’s border czar Tom Homan announced at a media conference in the White House that Homeland Security wanted to withdraw 700 federal officers from Minneapolis immediately. There are currently around 3,000 officers on site. His […]
Continue ReadingFeb 4, 2026, 3:38 p.mFeb 4, 2026, 3:39 p.m William Stevenson was married to Jill Biden from 1970 to 1975.Image: keystone The ex-husband of the former first lady of the United States, Jill Biden, has been charged with murder, according to police. 77-year-old William Stevenson is said to have killed his 64-year-old wife, Linda Stevenson, […]
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