World’s oldest leader to get a deputy for first time in 43-year rule
Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, 93, won his eighth successive term last year in a disputed election.
Continue ReadingCameroon’s President Paul Biya, 93, won his eighth successive term last year in a disputed election.
Continue ReadingDonald Trump threatens to attack strategic infrastructure in Iran and accepts the risk of committing war crimes.image: collage Watson Donald Trump is threatening to destroy infrastructure that is essential to Iranian civil society. A risky and historic turn in warfare in the Middle East. This article is available in French. Lisez-le maintenant! April 4, 2026, […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 04/04/2026 – 19:44 GMT+2 Giorgia Meloni completed her two-day visit to the Persian Gulf on Saturday, with stops in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, following Friday’s visit to Saudi Arabia for consultations on the area’s security and energy supplies from the region, blocked by the partial closure of the Strait of Hormuz. […]
Continue ReadingApril 4, 2026, 6:43 p.mApril 4, 2026, 6:43 p.m Ghassem Soleimani was killed by a US drone strike in 2020 – now his niece is in ICE custody. (Archive image, 2016)Image: AP The USA says it has arrested the niece of Iranian General Ghassem Soleimani, who was killed in 2020. The Foreign Ministry said her […]
Continue ReadingOn 27 March US President Donald Trump announced he was pausing attacks on energy plants for 10 days for Iran to “make a deal”, and on Saturday he reiterated his threat on Truth Social that “all Hell will reign down on them” if they failed to do this, or to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, […]
Continue ReadingThe niece and grand-niece of Qasem Soleimani are in the custody of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, officials said.
Continue ReadingBehind the scenes, pressure is growing in Trump’s cabinet: the defense minister is already supposed to take action against possible successors. The US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is said to have pushed forward the dismissal of the highest-ranking general in the US Army out of “paranoia” that Army Secretary Dan Driscoll could challenge his […]
Continue ReadingByDiana Resnik Published on 04/04/2026 – 16:57 GMT+2•Updated 5:30 p.m Men aged between 17 and 45 now need approval from the Bundeswehr for longer stays abroad. Under the new Military Service Act, this applies to trips abroad lasting more than three months, the Defense Ministry has announced. The daily Frankfurter Rundschau was the first to […]
Continue ReadingA Sea-Watch rescue ship arrived in Lampedusa Saturday carrying 44 migrants rescued from an abandoned oil rig in the Mediterranean. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Sea-Watch, a non-profit sea rescue group, said the migrants were on the oil rig ‘Didon’ after taking refuge to escape a storm. The presence of the migrants on the oil rig, in the […]
Continue ReadingApril 4, 2026, 4:16 p.mApril 4, 2026, 4:27 p.m A belated April Fool’s joke? Or a joker hacker?Image: Watson Many people have probably already heard of the Balearic island of Palma de Mallorca. In particular, the infamous party mile (the Ballermann) in the city of El Arenal will be familiar to some people from the […]
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