Saber rattling in the Gulf: The US aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln in the Strait of Hormuz.Archive image: keystone The danger of war in the Gulf is increasing, and the question arises again as to whether Iran will close the Strait of Hormuz – and what consequences that would have. February 21, 2026, 7:55 p.mFebruary 21, […]
Continue Readinginterview The highest court in the USA has overturned Trump’s punitive tariffs – thereby making possible billions of dollars in repayments. World Trade Institute director Manfred Elsig explains why in the end only a few people benefit. Feb 21, 2026, 7:53 p.mFeb 21, 2026, 8:14 p.m Simon Maurer / ch media On Friday, in response […]
Continue ReadingThe native species was driven to extinction by sailors in the 1800s. Now, 158 juvenile giant tortoises have been reintroduced to the island.
Continue ReadingDonald Trump, US President Bookworm by profession.Image: keystone Donald Trump suffered a defeat: most of the tariffs he imposed were overturned by the Supreme Court. Trump is angry – and loses the thread again in anger. Feb 21, 2026, 7:22 p.mFeb 21, 2026, 7:22 p.m Dariusch Rimkus / watson.de One of Donald Trump’s favorite hobbies […]
Continue ReadingFeb 21, 2026, 7:21 p.mFeb 21, 2026, 7:21 p.m According to President Volodymyr Zelensky, Kiev’s security services have prevented several assassination attempts on prominent Ukrainians. “It was possible to neutralize Russian mercenaries who were planning attacks on our citizens,” said Zelensky in his evening video message broadcast in Kiev. “These are fairly well-known names, and […]
Continue ReadingThe mission to the far side of the Moon and back will likely be postponed after problems with were spotted with its rocket, a Nasa official said.
Continue ReadingFebruary 21, 2026, 6:41 p.mFebruary 21, 2026, 6:41 p.m After Hungary, Slovakia is now also increasing pressure on Ukraine to allow Russian oil deliveries via the Druzhba pipeline again. If oil transit to Slovakia is not resumed on Monday, he will ask the state grid operator SEPS to stop emergency power supplies to Ukraine, said […]
Continue ReadingU.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he will increase his global tariff to 15 percent, up from the 10 percent he announced on Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down his signature tariff policy. “Let this statement serve to represent that I, as president of the United States of America, will be, effective […]
Continue ReadingUS President Donald Trump has said he is raising the global tariff he wants to impose to 15%, up from the 10% he had announced a day earlier. Mr Trump said in a social media post that he was making the decision “Based on a thorough, detailed, and complete review of the ridiculous, poorly written, […]
Continue ReadingNasa’s new Moon rocket has suffered another setback, putting next month’s planned launch with astronauts in jeopardy, the space agency announced. Officials revealed the latest problem just one day after targeting March 6 for humanity’s first flight to the Moon in more than half a century. Overnight, the flow of helium to the rocket’s upper […]
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