From Ukraine’s evolving battlefield, where drone warfare is redefining frontlines and so-called “killing zones,” to reports of “Martian drones” and their impact on both Russian and Ukrainian forces, we also look at the expanding use of unmanned systems in rescue operations, including the evacuation of a 77-year-old woman in Odesa region. France 24’s Gavin Lee […]
Continue ReadingArtist Refik Anadol creates immersive worlds using artificial intelligence. Image: keystone A museum for AI-generated art is being built in Los Angeles under the name “Dataland”. The first exhibition opens on June 20th and immerses visitors in a digital rainforest. May 2, 2026, 9:06 p.mMay 2, 2026, 9:06 p.m An AI-generated exhibition on the topics […]
Continue ReadingMay 2, 2026, 8:20 p.mMay 2, 2026, 8:20 p.m US Senator Roger Wicker is skeptical about Trump’s plans for Germany.Image: keystone Influential Republicans from both chambers of Congress have reacted with skepticism to the planned partial withdrawal of US troops from Germany. “We are very concerned about the decision to withdraw a US brigade from […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 02/05/2026 – 20:14 GMT+2 Volodymyr Zelensky says that, after speaking to Robert Fico by phone, the Slovak prime minister will support Ukraine’s EU membership bid. He also reported that he had invited Fico to Kyiv, and that Fico had invited him to Bratislava, and that both had accepted the invitations. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “We […]
Continue ReadingOn Saturday, Hamidreza Mohammadi told the BBC: “Her current problems include low blood pressure and a heart attack, but her previous conditions, such as pulmonary embolism (…) and having undergone stenting and angiography, make any treatment by the doctors in Zanjan effectively impossible.”
Continue ReadingSomali piracy, which was on the decline since 2011, has surged again since late 2023, when Houthi rebels began attacking ships in the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea. The attacks forced international navies to instead tackle the Houthi threat, thus allowing armed groups on the Somali coast to take advantage of the security lapse.
Continue ReadingOn 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 Poland’s prime minister has said Nato is “disintegrating” after the United States announced it would withdraw thousands of troops from Germany. Donald Tusk wrote on social media: “The greatest […]
Continue ReadingMay 2, 2026, 7:18 p.mMay 2, 2026, 7:18 p.m An oil tanker in the Middle East. (Archive image9Image: keystone According to the Yemeni coast guard, gunmen have hijacked an oil tanker off the country’s coast and are now steering the ship towards Somalia in the Horn of Africa. The “M/T Eureka” was attacked on Saturday […]
Continue ReadingIt is unclear how he reached Eswatini. China described his visit as a “stowaway-style escape farce”.
Continue ReadingPublished on 02/05/2026 – 19:01 GMT+2 After being rescued from a Baltic Sea bay off the island of Poel and transported for several days, the rescued humpback whale has been released into the North Sea. At around 9.00 am, the animal was no longer in the barge, Jens Schwarck from the private rescue initiative told […]
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