May 8, 2026, 10:25 amMay 8, 2026, 12:40 p.m The Swiss solar aircraft Solar Impulse crashed in the Gulf of Mexico and was completely destroyed. A report by the US traffic safety authority confirmed a corresponding report by the French-speaking Swiss radio and television RTS on Friday. A loss of power caused the plane to […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 08/05/2026 – 10:25 GMT+2 It was a bold move by Giorgia Meloni. This week, the Italian Prime Minister posted an AI-generated image of herself in underwear, a picture that had already been circulating on social media. It was intended as a warning: if this can happen to a head of government, it can […]
Continue ReadingFamily members and activists have called for the release of imprisoned Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu due to health concerns. Dong, an editor at a major state-owned newspaper, the Guangming Daily, was taken away while meeting a Japanese diplomat for lunch in 2022 and was sentenced to seven years in prison for espionage in 2024. “Yuyu […]
Continue ReadingPrime Minister Keir Starmer insisted on Friday that he will not resign after bruising elections that saw his governing Labor Party suffer big losses and the hard-right party Reform UK make major gains. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING With about a quarter of the votes counted on Friday morning, Starmer said he took responsibility for the “very tough” […]
Continue ReadingGood Morning. It’s Maïade La Baume and Angela Skujins, joining forces for the final newsletter of the week. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING While you were sleeping, US president Donald Trump was back to using his favorite tool — threats. After speaking with Commission president Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday evening, Trump said the European Union has […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 08/05/2026 – 9:42 GMT+2•Updated 10:15 Hungary’s incoming Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s pick for Justice Minister, Márton Melléthei-Barna, has withdrawn his name from consideration for the post. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Melléthei-Barna, who is Magyar’s brother-in-law, announced the decision in a post on social media. “In order not to cast the slightest shadow on the regime […]
Continue ReadingA third British national has been diagnosed with suspected hantavirus linked to a cruise ship outbreak, health officials have said. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said two British nationals have confirmed hantavirus but there is now “an additional suspected case of a British national on Tristan da Cunha”. The patient remains on the remote […]
Continue ReadingThings are looking bad for Berlin: the German capital seems to be becoming less and less interesting for tourists. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Visitor numbers rose for years, peaking in the record year of 2019, when Berlin recorded 34.1 million overnight stays. But a few years later, the trend seems to be reversing: in 2025, there were […]
Continue ReadingOn May 8, 1945, Nazi Germany’s armed forces – the Wehrmacht – surrendered unconditionally, marking the end of World War II in Europe. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Eighty-one years later, a development that at first seems paradoxical is becoming increasingly visible: growing numbers of descendants of Holocaust survivors from Israel, the US and across the world are […]
Continue ReadingThe 74-year-old was hospitalized in Faro, Portugal, and had to undergo surgery. Now Bonnie Tyler’s condition has worsened. May 8, 2026, 9:12 amMay 8, 2026, 9:12 am Jennifer Doemkes / t-online An article by Concern for Bonnie Tyler: It was announced on Wednesday that the British singer was in a clinic in Faro, southern Portugal, […]
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