A 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 […]
Continue ReadingUS President Donald Trump has confirmed the withdrawal of US soldiers from Germany. It should be even clearer than originally announced. May 3, 2026, 5:26 amMay 3, 2026, 5:26 am “We will reduce (the number of troops) significantly, by far more than 5,000,” he said at the airport in Palm Beach, Florida, in response to […]
Continue ReadingMore than two months after a plane accident with 23 deaths in Bolivia, the investigative authorities have arrested the two pilots of the plane involved in the accident. May 3, 2026, 5:16 amMay 3, 2026, 5:16 am The public prosecutor’s office filed charges on suspicion of negligent homicide and negligent injury, as the Bolivian agency […]
Continue ReadingThe girl’s death sparked an outbreak of violence in the central Australian town from where she disappeared.
Continue ReadingTrump’s strikes on Iran, and the subsequent closure of the Strait of Hormuz, have driven oil prices up, with a barrel of Brent crude, a major oil benchmark, hitting a four-year high of $126 on Thursday. It has since fallen back to $111 but it was trading at around $73 before the war broke out […]
Continue ReadingWhile a Shahed can cost between $80,000 and $130,000 (£59,500 and £95,500), Zelensky says it can be intercepted with systems costing as little as $10,000 (£7,400). That’s far cheaper than traditional air defence missiles which cost millions of dollars.
Continue ReadingThe executive director for the Abdorrahman Boroumand Centre for Human Rights, Roya Boroumand, says that an information vacuum in Iran “allows the state to broadcast its narrative, ie portray protesters as violent actors or foreign agents, while its victims, including those sentenced to death, and informed sources are silenced”.
Continue ReadingThe Icelandic star reflects on a phenomenal year, and the music video that let her go “primal”.
Continue ReadingA new study reveals a decline in dragonfly and damselfly species in India’s Western Ghats.
Continue ReadingMay 2, 2026, 10:33 p.mMay 2, 2026, 10:34 p.m Likes to work past lawmakers: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.Image: keystone The US State Department has approved billions in arms sales to Bahrain, Israel, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. Foreign Minister Marco Rubio approved eight arms deliveries worth over 25 billion US dollars […]
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