Month: February 2026

Taliban officials inspect a vehicle suspected of being hit by a Pakistani airstrike.Image: keystone According to its own statements, Pakistan has attacked several terrorist camps and hideouts of the Pakistani Taliban and the terrorist militia Islamic State (IS) in the border area with Afghanistan. 02/22/2026, 07:4502/22/2026, 07:45 The Ministry of Information announced this on the […]

The luxury watch brand Breitling is examining customs claims to the US government.Image: keystone With most of Trump’s tariffs found illegal, companies could seek money back from the US government. Two well-known Swiss companies are already examining their options. 02/22/2026, 07:3202/22/2026, 07:55 It is a bitter setback for Donald Trump: many of his tariffs have […]

Donald Trump is interfering in the monetary policy of the US Federal Reserve.Image: keystone America’s debt is growing – and with it the interest burden. This is exactly where the real risk lies. Can lower key interest rates defuse the crisis? 02/22/2026, 06:1602/22/2026, 06:16 Leon Bensch / t-online An article by The United States is […]

Torture of Ukrainian soldiers is apparently not a problem for a Russian commander. He bragged in chats that have now become public. 02/22/2026, 06:0802/22/2026, 06:08 Thomas Wanhoff / t-online An article by A Russian general is said to have proudly told his wife how Ukrainian soldiers were being tortured. Roman Demurchiev is a major general […]

The number of applications received from Americans at ETH Zurich has increased significantly.Image: keystone The former chief of army staff wanted to prevent the amount of his severance pay from being published and applications to top Swiss universities from the USA are increasing significantly: the Sunday news. 02/22/2026, 06:0402/22/2026, 06:04 Swiss companies want money back […]

A series of explosions occurred in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, killing at least one police officer and injuring other security forces. 02/22/2026, 05:4202/22/2026, 05:42 “It was a terrorist attack,” Mayor Andriy Sadowyj was quoted as saying by the Kyiv Independent news portal. He spoke of 15 people injured and a 23-year-old policewoman who […]

Four days after one of the most serious avalanche accidents in US history, the bodies of all nine victims have been recovered. 02/22/2026, 05:3402/22/2026, 05:34 There are seven women and two men between the ages of 30 and 52, including three mountain guides, as the sheriff’s office in Nevada County, California announced on Saturday. They […]

The first manned flight to the moon since 1972 is still a long time coming: Due to technical problems, the US space agency NASA has to postpone the “Artemis 2” launch again. 02/22/2026, 05:2902/22/2026, 05:29 There is a problem with the helium supply in one of the rocket stages, NASA boss Jared Isaacman wrote on […]

Vladimir Putin is emblazoned on a T-shirt: The Kremlin boss is omnipresent in Russia.image: epa interview In his new book, Moscow-born writer Alexander Estis explains why blanket judgments about “the Russians” are misleading – and why propaganda and repression leave little room for resistance. 02/22/2026, 05:2402/22/2026, 07:39 What responsibility do the Russian people bear for […]