Poland’s ambitious push to build a hydrogen-powered public transport system is faltering, with several buses halted by soaring fuel costs and fragile infrastructure, according to a new report by the NGO Central and Eastern Europe Bankwatch Network. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Polish municipalities embraced hydrogen buses largely because subsidy schemes covered up to 100% of vehicle purchase […]
Continue ReadingOn Saturday afternoon (local time) a freight train hit a bus while crossing the tracks in Bangkok.Image: keystone May 18, 2026, 9:48 amMay 18, 2026, 9:48 am After the serious traffic accident with eight deaths in the Thai capital Bangkok, investigators are making allegations against the driver of the train who rammed a bus. The […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 18/05/2026 – 9:08 GMT+2 Around 10 “new” suspected victims have come forward as part of a French probe into the network of late US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a prosecutor said on Sunday. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING France opened a human trafficking investigation after the US Justice Department released the latest cache of files from […]
Continue ReadingThe tiger escaped a facility owned by local trainer Carmen Zander, also known as Germany’s “Tiger Queen”, according to local media reports.
Continue ReadingThe freight train collided with a bus in Bangkok, killing eight people and injuring dozens of others.
Continue ReadingPublished on 18/05/2026 – 9:00 GMT+2 Months after a historic EU Free Trade Agreement, this tour executes that “mother of all deals” by balancing Brussels with individual capitals. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Over the weekend, Modi met with Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten. The Netherlands is a key trading partner for India, with bilateral trade worth nearly […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 18/05/2026 – 8:56 GMT+2•Updated 8:58 European Parliament and EU countries are gearing up for the final stretch of the EU-US trade deal negotiation, in crunch talks amid growing pressure from Donald Trump’s administration. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING On Tuesday at 9 pm, in the Parliament in Strasbourg, lawmakers and diplomats are set to discuss again […]
Continue ReadingWes Streeting, who resigned as Britain’s health secretary last week and has said he will run in any contest to replace Keir Starmer as the Labour leader and prime minister, has described Brexit as a “catastrophic mistake” and said the UK should rejoin the EU. Andy Burnham, the Labour mayor of Greater Manchester, who will […]
Continue ReadingGood Morning. It’s Mared Gwynback penning this newsletter after a week in my native Wales during what was a pivotal week for UK politics. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The governing Labor party has been plunged into crisis after bruising defeats in the recent Scottish, Welsh and local elections, and a tussle for the party’s leadership – and […]
Continue ReadingThe cost burden for Chinese companies has increased and some companies are still under pressure.Image: keystone China’s economy lost significant momentum in April. Key economic data fell short of analysts’ expectations, according to data from the Beijing statistics office. May 18, 2026, 08:17May 18, 2026, 08:17 Retail sales only rose by 0.2 percent in April […]
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