Over the past year, NATO has been dealing with an unprecedented split between the US and other members of the alliance. Our guest is Marcos Perestrello, the president of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, a body that brings together legislators from NATO member countries. Perestrello is a former secretary of state for national defence in the […]
Continue ReadingAbout 12 countries have so far been linked to the hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius, as the UN health agency confirms at least five cases.
Continue ReadingCeasefire duel In a last-ditch effort to shield its flagship national holiday, Russia’s defense ministry announced a two-day ceasefire starting May 8. Ukraine countered it with its own open-ended ceasefire two days earlier, testing Russia’s real commitment to peace. But after Moscow responded with yet another wave of deadly strikes on Ukrainian cities, Zelenskyy threatened […]
Continue ReadingNine countries are currently in the process of acceding to the European Union: North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Moldova, Ukraine, Georgia and Turkey. The European club seems to be growing ever more appealing, to the point where Iceland could also reintroduce a membership application.
Continue ReadingPublished on 08/05/2026 – 16:34 GMT+2 The European Commission has cleared Hungarian Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi of allegations linked to a reported spying network that targeted Commission staff, closing an internal investigation without finding evidence of individual wrongdoing. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The announcement came a day before Hungary’s incoming Prime Minister, Péter Magyar, is due to take […]
Continue ReadingMiners in Myanmar have discovered a rare ruby of enormous size, considered to be the second-largest by weight ever found in the conflict-battered south-east Asian nation, state media reported. The ruby, measuring 11,000 carats (2.2kg, or 4.8lbs), was unearthed near the town of Mogok, in the upper Mandalay region, the heartland of the lucrative gem-mining […]
Continue ReadingMoscow lost territory on the battlefield in April 2026 for the first time since Ukraine’s bold August 2024 incursion into Russia’s Kursk oblast, according to an analysis published this week. Moscow’s losses were equivalent to some 116 square kilometres across several areas of the front line.
Continue ReadingRejuvenation in the Vatican: Pope Leo XIV looks back on a remarkable first year in office.Image: keystone His spectacular clash with US President Donald Trump showed just one facet of Leo XIV. An overview. May 8, 2026, 4:21 p.mMay 8, 2026, 4:21 p.m Dominik Straub, Rome / ch media The break with Donald Trump as […]
Continue ReadingA hacking group breached the academic software Canvas, used by thousands of schools and universities across the globe.
Continue ReadingOne year ago, Robert Francis Prevost emerged from the conclave as Leo XIV with the aim and the hope of his electors to find a balance between his two predecessors, the conservative Benedict XVI and the revolutionary Francis. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The Pope spent this anniversary in a community, that of Pompeii and Naples, where he […]
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