Keir Starmer is facing mounting pressure after revelations that Peter Mandelson was appointed UK ambassador to the US despite failing security checks, with Starmer saying he was never informed and blaming the Foreign Office. This comes months after Mandelson was dismissed over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
Continue ReadingThe speaker of Iran’s parliament issued a direct threat to close the Strait of Hormuz if a U.S. naval blockade continues, marking one of Tehran’s sharpest public warnings since ceasefire negotiations began. “With the continuation of the blockade, the Strait of Hormuz will not remain open,” Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf wrote on X just after midnight […]
Continue ReadingPolice in Tanzania questioned the fiancé of US social media influencer Ashly Robinson, who died after an alleged suicide attempt while the couple were on vacation in Zanzibar, a tourist hub off the east African country’s mainland. Police had confiscated the passport of her partner, Joseph Isaac McCann, 45, also a US citizen, they said […]
Continue ReadingSpanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva are set to co-chair a gathering of left-wing leaders in Barcelona on Saturday aimed at countering the rise of the far right and strengthening democratic institutions. The meeting brings together figures from across Europe, Africa and Latin America amid growing global political […]
Continue ReadingThe Trump administration on Friday issued a one-month sanctions waiver allowing the sale of Russian oil and petroleum products already loaded at sea, despite the treasury secretary indicating two days earlier that Washington would not renew the measure. The move comes amid efforts to ease global energy prices, which have surged following the Iran war […]
Continue ReadingOther Republicans on Smith’s panel called out the pharmaceutical and food industries, as well as the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare, for the dire state of Americans’ health and for high health care prices. GOP Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania praised Kennedy’s pressure campaign to get food companies to remove artificial dyes, said […]
Continue ReadingU.S. President Donald Trump is making a dramatic show of religiosity just days after he posted an image on social media that many Christians found offensive. A recording of Trump reading a verse from the Old Testament will be released next week as part of a celebration of the Bible, organizers of the event said […]
Continue ReadingIn response, two younger politicians, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó, 47, and Transport Minister János Lázár, 51, often appeared at Orbán’s rallies. But rather than reinvigorating the party, their dynamism just made its leader seem old and tired.
Continue ReadingGordon Repinski spaziert mit Forschungsministerin Dorothee Bär (CSU) durch das Berliner Regierungsviertel. Zwischen Ministeriumsbalkon und Charité erklärt Bär ihre Agenda: von Milliarden für die Kernfusion bis hin zum ersten Europäer mit deutscher Flagge auf dem Mond. Im Gespräch geht es unter anderem auch darum, wie die Ministerin den Gender Data Gap in der Medizin schließen […]
Continue ReadingThe guests in the “Arena” (from left to right): Roland Rino Büchel, Petra Gössi, presenter Mario Grossniklaus, Gerhard Pfister and Jon Pult. Image: screenshot srf Review Should Switzerland “muddle through” its foreign policy? The controversial statement by Foreign Minister Cassis and Trump’s image of Jesus are causing discussions in the “Arena”. April 18, 2026, 02:52April […]
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