Fears of renewed Gaza war as Hamas disarmament talks stall
Israeli media reports suggest Israel is preparing to resume fighting because of the impasse in talks with Hamas.
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Why this Palantir jacket is controversial
The US tech company Palantir is causing a stir with an unusual merchandise product. The company, best known for surveillance technologies, data analysis and military software, launched a so-called “chore jacket” – inspired by 19th century French worker jackets. The jacket cost 239 US dollars, or around 185 francs. It sold out after just five […]
Continue ReadingEU steps up coordination on hantavirus but insists risks for citizens are ‘low’
Published on 07/05/2026 – 16:12 GMT+2 The European Commission has stepped up its coordination with member states to respond to the hantavirus outbreak on board MV Hondius, a Dutch luxury cruise sailing to Spain, while insisting the risks to the general population remain “low”. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING A meeting of the so-called Health Security Committee, which […]
Continue ReadingWie KI die Industrie verändert. Mit Siemens-CEO Roland Busch – POLITICO
Deutschland und die EU diskutieren über Regulierung, während die Weltspitze bei der Künstlichen Intelligenz davoneilt. Während ChatGPT und Co. die Schlagzeilen beherrschen, entscheidet sich die Zukunft des Standorts Deutschland in den Fabrikhallen. Siemens-Chef Roland Busch steuert das wertvollste Unternehmen des Landes durch diese Transformation und findet im Gespräch mit POLITICO Executive Editor Gordon Repinski deutliche […]
Continue ReadingGreek coastguard accused of migrant boat pushback in Aegean Sea, NGO says
Published on 07/05/2026 – 15:53 GMT+2 One person has died and 43 were rescued when a migrant boat got into difficulties in the Aegean Sea, Turkish authorities said on Thursday, while an NGO accused the Greek coastguard of endangering the vessel. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The migrants were around 30 kilometers from the Greek island of Lesbos […]
Continue ReadingInformation about the humpback whale is missing – the German ministry is putting pressure on it
Timmy the humpback whale in the Baltic Sea.Image: Sea Shepherd May 7, 2026, 3:53 p.mMay 7, 2026, 3:53 p.m Because there is still a lack of information about the location and condition of the humpback whale transported from the Baltic Sea coast, the Environment Ministry of the German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is demanding clarity […]
Continue ReadingAs U.S. blockades Iran, its oil still flows ship to ship an ocean away
Experts say covert transfers at sea are used to obscure the origins of oil that left Iranian ports and the Gulf of Oman before the blockade was imposed.
Continue ReadingAI ‘nudification’ tools set to be banned within EU
On 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 European Union is set to ban artificial intelligence tools that generate child sexual abuse material and non-consensual explicit images of adults. Negotiators from the European Parliament and Council […]
Continue ReadingAir war before Moscow Victory Parade despite ceasefire
Russian soldiers in Moscow at the dress rehearsal on the march to Red Square.Image: keystone May 7, 2026, 3:42 p.mMay 7, 2026, 3:42 p.m Ahead of the traditional Victory Day in Moscow, Russia and Ukraine continued their drone war with unabated intensity. Ukraine abandoned a unilaterally declared ceasefire after a day and responded to continued […]
Continue ReadingRace to trace passengers who left hantavirus cruise ship at island
A 69-year-old woman who later died in South Africa is among those who left MV Hondius at St Helena.
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