Humanitarian and development spending on food crises has collapsed to 2016-2017 levels, the report says, against a backdrop of a nearly 57 percent drop in U.S. foreign aid last year and sweeping cuts in Germany, France, the Netherlands and the U.K. — among others. The report notes that the share of the analyzed population facing […]
Continue ReadingThe US and Iran’s rival blockades of the Strait of Hormuz have become a “test of wills”, says BBC’s Chief International correspondent Lyse Doucet. Earlier this month, US forces announced they would intercept or turn back vessels travelling to or from Iran’s coast. Iran calls the blockade “piracy”, and its top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, […]
Continue ReadingThe Irish government has asked Economy Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis to rethink plans to accelerate permitting procedures, stressing that faster approvals are vital to deliver housing and critical infrastructure. The request comes as the country faces a deepening housing crisis marked by soaring rents, widespread homelessness and chronic supply shortages. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Irish Housing Minister James […]
Continue ReadingA US soldier is said to have earned over $400,000 with this bet.Image: keystone April 24, 2026, 11:08April 24, 2026, 11:08 In the USA, a soldier was charged because he is said to have earned $400,000 from a bet on the Polymarket forecasting platform. According to the lawsuit, he bet a good $33,000 that Maduro […]
Continue ReadingIndia’s weather department has issued heatwave warnings in parts of northern India.
Continue ReadingWilliam Ruto says Kenyans speak “some of the best English in the world” while it is hard to understand Nigerians.
Continue ReadingThe European Union’s failure to sanction Israel over its military action in Gaza and Lebanon weakens the collective “credibility” and “legitimacy” to defend Ukraine against Russia’s full-scale invasion, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has said. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “Something that is delegitimizing us, not only in the eyes of the outside world but also in the […]
Continue ReadingBlick in die Hölle: Aufnahme aus dem Helikopter wenige Tage nach der Tschernobyl-Katastrophe.Bild: AP Vor 40 Jahren explodiert der Reaktor in Block 4. Mittendrin: Oleksii Breus. Es folgt ein Leben auf der Flucht, das die beiden grössten ukrainischen Traumata verbindet – und bis an den Zugersee führt. 24.04.2026, 10:4724.04.2026, 10:47 Folge mir Folge mir Tschernobyl, […]
Continue ReadingApril 24, 2026, 10:46April 24, 2026, 10:46 The planned layoff of almost 8,000 employees at the Facebook group Meta is a sign of the times: Artificial intelligence is replacing human jobs in the tech cradle of Silicon Valley. Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg already signaled in January where the journey was headed. 2026 is the year […]
Continue ReadingOn the sidelines of the Informal meeting of Heads of State or Government in Cyprus, the President of the Republic of Cyprus as the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union, and the Presidents of the European Parliament and the European Commission, signed the “One Europe, One Market Roadmap”. This agreement demonstrates the […]
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