Seven centrist National Councilors, including St. Gallen’s Markus Ritter (right) and Lucerne’s Leo Müller, want to help overturn the nuclear power plant ban.Image: KEYSTONE Seven centrist National Councilors want to agree to lifting the ban on new nuclear power plants in the June session and Seco refuses to release documents on the customs dispute with […]
Continue ReadingGermany’s Defense Minister Boris Pistorius earlier Saturday sought to downplay the impact of Washington’s decision to scale back its troop presence in the country, casting the move as anticipated and using it to underline Europe’s need to take greater responsibility for its own security. NATO said it was “working with the U.S. to understand the […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 03/05/2026 – 9:09 GMT+2•Updated 04/05/2026 – 13:52 GMT+2 US President Donald Trump said late on Saturday that Washington will significantly reduce its troop presence in Germany, escalating a dispute with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The Pentagon announced on Friday that it would cut 5,000 troops from its NATO ally with the […]
Continue ReadingMore than 100 gangs are operating nationwide as the growing use of political thugs raises fears of election violence.
Continue Reading“I’ll let you know about it later,” Trump told reporters in Florida earlier Saturday. “They’re going to give me the exact wording now,” he said before boarding Air Force One. Trump rejected a previous Iranian proposal, but conversations have continued, and the three-week ceasefire appears to be holding. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi told […]
Continue ReadingA new book is storming social networks. With her debut “Yesteryear,” the American author Claire Caro Burke reaches hundreds of thousands of people. The hype has clear reasons. May 3, 2026, 7:10 amMay 3, 2026, 7:10 am Pascal Moser / ch media It is the last day of a life that she has always imagined: […]
Continue ReadingThe BBC joined Canada’s military rangers on the final leg of a 5,200km (3,200 miles) Arctic patrol, where they shared the survival skills needed to endure freezing temperatures, navigate remote tundra and camp in conditions as cold as -60C (-76F). But how did the journalists on the trail, Nadine Yousif and Eloise Alanna, get the […]
Continue ReadingCuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has rejected US President Donald Trump’s recent takeover threats. May 3, 2026, 6:24 amMay 3, 2026, 6:24 am The international community must take note of this and decide together with the US population whether such a “drastic criminal act should be permitted,” he wrote on the X platform. Trump is escalating […]
Continue ReadingIn the Philippines, the Mayon volcano has erupted, covering its surroundings with thick ash. May 3, 2026, 6:22 amMay 3, 2026, 6:22 am A total of 52 villages around the volcano have been affected since Saturday, the PNA agency reported, citing the authorities. The first lava flows flowed downhill. The volcano causes massive smoke development […]
Continue ReadingA satellite image shows the burning oil refinery in Tuapse, Russia: Ukraine is now increasingly targeting the Russian oil infrastructure.Image: keystone Almost every day, Ukraine attacks the Russian oil infrastructure, sometimes far behind the front line. Now a Ukrainian drone commander is threatening Russia. May 3, 2026, 5:51 a.mMay 3, 2026, 5:51 a.m Tobias Schibilla […]
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