Despite the lack of clarity about a possible further round of negotiations, the US government sees itself closer than ever to what they believe is a good deal with Iran. “The United States has never been as close to making a really good deal as it is right now – in contrast to the terrible […]
Continue ReadingClaude, Chat-GPT and other artificial intelligence are actively used in Europe.Image: watson/imago Almost half of the Swiss population now uses generative artificial intelligence to create new texts, images, videos or songs. The Federal Statistical Office comes to this conclusion. April 21, 2026, 10:39April 21, 2026, 10:39 The results of the 2025 omnibus survey on internet […]
Continue ReadingTimmy, the Baltic whale, remains in a precarious situation. The humpback whale has been stuck in Kirchsee Bay for over three weeks now. A rescue attempt that had been planned for days was prevented because Timmy swam off on his own on Monday when the water level rose. The helpers then switched to Plan B. […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 04/21/2026 – 10:33 GMT+2 Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is on a mission, and he is not giving up. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING On Tuesday once again he will formally propose severing the EU’s Association Agreement with Israel. The proposal has hit a wall multiple times. Will it work this time? Sanchez has accused Israeli […]
Continue ReadingHundreds of thousands of German-made components are used in Russian drones attacking Ukraine, according to Ukraine’s military intelligence service. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The HUR published a list of components without which Russian drones would not function, many of which originated in Germany. The War and Sanctions portal lists 137 components from Germany – 59 of them […]
Continue ReadingThe Commission ultimately referred the case to the court, backed by 15 member countries and the European Parliament. “The Hungarian bill is a shame,” Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in 2021, vowing to use “all the powers of the Commission to ensure that the rights of all EU citizens are guaranteed, whoever you […]
Continue ReadingThe EU is set to discuss its trade agreement with Israel after some member states have raised concerns over potential human rights violations in Gaza, Lebanon and the West Bank. The EU last proposed year cutting trade ties with Israel or sanctioning government ministers in response to the civilian death toll in Gaza, but failed to garnered enough […]
Continue ReadingThe Japanese government has largely lifted its historic restrictions on arms exports abroad. April 21, 2026, 06:23April 21, 2026, 06:23 As the Kyodo news agency reported, the changes approved by the Cabinet and the National Security Council are aimed at “expanding Japan’s security cooperation with partner countries.” This means that the country is increasingly turning […]
Continue ReadingSweden warns: Putin could test the stability of NATO and the relationship with Trump “at any time” with little effort. April 21, 2026, 05:22April 21, 2026, 05:24 Niels Anner / ch media When security experts run through possible scenarios for a Russian attack in the Baltic Sea, Gotland, Bornholm and Saaremaa are usually mentioned. In […]
Continue ReadingRussian units withdraw from the area around Zaporizhzhia. This is reported by an influential Russian military blogger. April 21, 2026, 05:01April 21, 2026, 05:01 An article by The area around the Ukrainian Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is hotly contested. “In the last 24 hours alone there were brutal attacks on Dnipro, Cherkassy, Kharkiv, Kryvyi Rih, […]
Continue Reading