The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is to deliver an advisory opinion on Israel’s legal obligations towards UN agencies and other international organisations operating in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip. The UN’s top court received a request from the General Assembly late last year, after Israel’s parliament passed laws banning any activity by […]
Continue ReadingThe Louvre Museum in Paris has reopened three days after jewellery worth 88 million euros (£76m; $88m) was stolen in a brazen daylight robbery. Visitors were welcomed back to the Louvre from 09:00 local time (07:00 GMT) on Wednesday, but the museum said its Apollo Gallery – where the heist took place – remained closed. […]
Continue ReadingPaul KirbyEurope digital editor and John SudworthIn Kyiv Ukrainian emergency service DSNS Debris from Russian air strikes damaged buildings in several areas of Kyiv Intense Russian drone and missile strikes on cities in Ukraine have left at least six people dead, including two children, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. Another 17 people were wounded, in […]
Continue ReadingAyo Bello / BBC Aisha Isa is one of many growers escorted by bus and armed by guards As women water vegetables and uproot weeds in a rural corner of north-eastern Nigeria, men in uniform stand guard nearby holding huge rifles. They are Agro Rangers – a special security unit set up by the government […]
Continue ReadingSwiss exports to the USA are currently experiencing a downturn.Image: sda interview In the third quarter of 2025, Swiss exports to the USA fell by 8.2 percent. HSG economist Stefan Legge classifies the development and says what options the Swiss export industry now has. October 21, 2025, 4:02 p.mOctober 21, 2025, 4:38 p.m follow me […]
Continue ReadingDozens of people have been killed in an oil tanker explosion in Nigeria’s central Niger state after the vehicle skidded off the road and crashed, spilling fuel. Villagers rushed to collect fuel from the overturned tanker which suddenly exploded, setting off a massive fire that engulfed them. About 30 people reportedly died, while at least […]
Continue ReadingDisplaced Arab Bedouin children play while carrying their belongings near the town of Busra al-Harir after fleeing As Suwayda, Syria, July 17, 2025. Image: keystone October 21, 2025, 9:16 p.mOctober 21, 2025, 9:16 p.m According to World Bank estimates, the reconstruction of Syria, which was devastated by the civil war, will cost around 216 billion […]
Continue ReadingNATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks during a press conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels, October 15, 2025. Image: keystone Oct 21, 2025, 10:37 p.mOct 21, 2025, 10:37 p.m NATO has surprisingly announced a meeting between Secretary General Mark Rutte and US President Donald Trump. Rutte will be in Washington this Wednesday, announced spokeswoman Allison […]
Continue ReadingAs if he were the drone: a Ukrainian soldier controls his interceptor drone from a first-person perspective using virtual reality glasses. (Image: October 8, 2025, Zaporizhia region) Image: Keystone The mass use of drones in Ukraine has revolutionized warfare. But not all drones are the same. The big overview. October 22, 2025, 04:03October 22, 2025, […]
Continue ReadingTrump came to the WEF in Davos in 2020 (here with founder Klaus Schwab).Image: keystone Without having already been invited, Donald Trump announced to the WEF that he wanted to come to Davos in 2026. CH Media reports this exclusively. The organizers are confronted with sensitive questions – as is Switzerland. Oct 22, 2025, 05:06Oct […]
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