A second ship has come under attack in the Strait of Hormuz, the British military said, just a short time after Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard opened fire on a container ship. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations centre (UKMTO) did not immediately identify who shot at the second ship. However, suspicion immediately fell on Iran, […]
Continue ReadingHere Donald Trump talks about Switzerland.Video: watson/nina bürge April 22, 2026, 9:45 a.mApril 22, 2026, 09:59 Donald Trump has again commented on Switzerland. In a telephone interview with CNBC, he announced that he would increase tariffs for Switzerland. According to the US President, Switzerland is currently only paying “a little” to the USA. “We’re going […]
Continue ReadingUpdated: 04/22/2026 – 9:16 GMT+2 Former Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin believes Europe is “vulnerable” without Ukraine and demands the EU to build its “own” military capabilities and increase European nuclear deterrence. …More
Continue ReadingGood morning, it’s Eleonora Vasques and Jorge Liboreiro from Brussels, ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Today is the day: the 27 ambassadors are getting ready to give their final approval to the €90 billion loan to Ukraine. The long-chased breakthrough was made possible after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Tuesday that the Druzhba pipeline, which carries cheap […]
Continue ReadingTaiwan has accused Beijing of putting pressure on African countries to close their airspace to Lai’s plane.
Continue ReadingIran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has opened fire on and damaged a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz as planned ceasefire talks in Pakistan failed to materialise. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) centre said the attack happened at around 7.55am local time in the strait and targeted a container ship. The UKMTO said […]
Continue ReadingArctic sea ice, which has been monitored by satellites since 1978, has beenshrinking dramatically in recent decades. On 22 March, with winter already over, the period of greatest accumulation, the maximum extent for 2026 is thought to have been reached – 14.33 million square kilometres, according to the United States (US) National Snow and Ice […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 04/22/2026 – 8:00 GMT+2 EU Trade Chief Maroš Šefčovič is visiting the US on Thursday and Friday in a bid to unlock negotiations over EU steel and aluminum exports still hit by the 50% US tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump shortly after his return to power last year. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Scrapping […]
Continue ReadingEarlier this week, an explosion at a firecracker factory in neighbouring state Tamil Nadu left at least 25 dead.
Continue ReadingPublished on 04/22/2026 – 7:52 GMT+2•Updated 8:26 On today’s show hosted by Mared Gwyn: ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Top story: Euronews’ Sandor Zsiros on the Druzhba pipeline being re-opened by Ukraine, just in time for a gathering of EU ambassadors today where Hungary could drop its veto on the EU’s 90 billion euro loan to Ukraine. Interview […]
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