Poisonous black rain falls in Russia as Ukraine strikes oil facilities
Residents of Tuapse, on the Black Sea, complained of an inadequate government response and coverup of what they say is a huge environmental and health disaster.
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Swiss Air Squadron 11 takes part in a major NATO exercise
In particular, complex air operations are to be practiced at “Tiger Meet”.Image: DPA May 4, 2026, 9:00 a.mMay 4, 2026, 11:00 a.m As part of the Partnership for Peace, Switzerland is once again taking part in the multinational NATO exercise “Tiger Meet” this year. The Swiss Air Force will be present in Araxos, Greece, with […]
Continue ReadingNorth Korean side to make rare trip to South Korea
A team of North Korean footballers will make a rare visit to South Korea later this month. North Korean side Naegohyang will cross the border to play Suwon in the Asian Women’s Champions League semi-final on 20 May. Pyongyang has sent a list of 27 players and 12 staff who will make the visit. South […]
Continue ReadingUkrainian drone damages residential building near central Moscow
Two out of three drones were repelled by Russian air defense – one hit a residential building.Image: AP May 4, 2026, 7:46 amMay 4, 2026, 7:46 am A few days before the traditional Victory Day military parade in Moscow, a Ukrainian drone crashed into a residential building near the center of the Russian capital. Mayor […]
Continue ReadingWhat the partial withdrawal of troops from Europe means
US soldiers at the end of April during a maneuver at the German NATO base Hohenfels in Bavaria.Image: keystone The 10 most important questions and answers about Donald Trump’s announced troop withdrawal from Europe. May 4, 2026, 6:58 amMay 4, 2026, 6:58 am follow me Against the backdrop of increasing tensions between President Donald Trump […]
Continue ReadingTrump suspends possible blockade aid again
To secure shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, the USA, together with allied Gulf states, drafted a UN resolution. In it, the parties call on Iran to refrain from further violent escalations in the strait, as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced. Tehran should stop attacking ships, mining the strait and charging tolls for […]
Continue ReadingCeasefire with Iran holds despite provocations
Iran warns US not to to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which he had blocked, to international shipping traffic. “Project Freedom is a Project Dead End,” wrote Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi that night on Platform X, with a view to the initiative announced by US President Donald Trump to end the blockade of the […]
Continue ReadingEmirates: Major fire after Iranian drone attack +++ UAE intercepts Iranian missiles
The current news ticker on the war against Iran launched by the Trump administration and Israel and on US foreign policy. …(Read on https://www.watson.ch)
Continue ReadingMacron rejects Trump
US President Donald Trump has declared the end of hostilities in Iran in a letter to the US Congress. There have been no fighting between Iran and the USA since the ceasefire began on April 7th, according to a letter from the White House signed by Trump and available to the German Press Agency. “The […]
Continue ReadingPutin’s ‘window of opportunity’ to test NATO – POLITICO
Europe yet again finds itself on the receiving end of Donald Trump’s ire. On Friday, the U.S. president threatened to raise tariffs on European cars to 25 percent, as frustration grows in Washington over the slow pace of an EU-U.S. trade deal. Trump had also called for withdrawing U.S. troops from Germany earlier in the week […]
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