The trial against Mette-Marit’s eldest son, Marius Borg Høiby, continues. On Wednesday, the defendant caused a stir with an emotional outburst. February 25, 2026, 2:12 p.mFebruary 25, 2026, 2:12 p.m Steven Sowa / t-online An article by Marius Borg Høiby has been questioned further since Wednesday morning. This continues yesterday’s hearing. There, his ex-girlfriend Nora […]
Continue ReadingA telescope in Chile has revealed in unprecedented detail the swirling splendour of star-forming gases at the heart of our Milky Way galaxy. The picture released on Wednesday by the European Southern Observatory zeros in on a region of cold cosmic gases more than 650 light-years across. A light-year is nearly six trillion miles. The […]
Continue ReadingDie AfD kämpft an mehreren Stellen und diesmal kommt der Druck von innen. Recherchen von Pauline von Pezold und Frederik Schindler zeigen, wie sehr Vorwürfe rund um Vetternwirtschaft und Überkreuz-Anstellungen die Parteispitze um Alice Weidel und Tino Chrupalla belasten. Drohen nun personelle Konsequenzen und trifft es am Ende ausgerechnet denjenigen, der die Missstände öffentlich gemacht […]
Continue ReadingUS President Donald Trump beat his own record on Tuesday, delivering the longest-ever State of the Union address, clocking in at just under 1 hour and 48 minutes. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Traditionally, the speech before Congress largely focuses on domestic politics, offering a state of play on the US economy and internal affairs, and that was […]
Continue ReadingOn Wednesday, three EP committees voted to endorse proposals introducing the concept of small mid-cap enterprises (SMCs) and extending to them various exemptions that so far have been available to small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The aim is to avoid cliff-edge situations where a company’s obligations drastically increase when they grow beyond the SME threshold. […]
Continue ReadingWine is the lifeblood of France’s southwestern Bordeaux region, employing 60,000 people both directly and indirectly. But faced with falling consumption, overproduction and the French state’s “grubbing up” scheme, the wine industry is being forced to reinvent itself in order to survive. Winemakers are seeking new outlets, whether that means distilling surplus stock or developing […]
Continue ReadingFeb 25, 2026, 1:36 p.mFeb 25, 2026, 1:36 p.m The well-known Iranian journalist Elaheh Mohammadi has been arrested. As the human rights organization Hengaw and an informed source in Tehran reported, the reporter was detained on Wednesday. The exact reason for this was initially unknown. There was no confirmation from the judiciary. Elaheh Mohammadi’s arrest […]
Continue ReadingFebruary 25, 2026, 1:33 p.mFebruary 25, 2026, 1:33 p.m As part of the US-brokered Ukrainian-Russian peace talks, a new meeting between representatives of Ukraine and the US is planned for Thursday in Switzerland. The topic of the discussions will, among other things, be a reconstruction program for Ukraine.Image: keystone “I just spoke to (chief negotiator) […]
Continue ReadingSince the war in Ukraine started, Russia’s Vladimir Putin has made repeated nuclear threats, also updating the country’s doctrine to lower the threshold that would trigger a nuclear strike. In the past few years, several Cold War-era treaties that limited nuclear arsenals have also expired. The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, known as INF, ended in […]
Continue ReadingOn 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 The Louvre museum is getting a new boss. Veteran art historian Christophe Leribault is shouldering the challenge of getting the institution out of crisis after the French crown jewels […]
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