The world’s richest man has announced plans for one of the biggest sales of stock to the public ever for a space company currently losing billions of dollars a year. Documents filed on Wednesday show Elon Musk’s SpaceX lost 2.6 billion dollars from operations last year on 18.7 billion dollars in revenue, and the losses […]
Continue ReadingThe NATO foreign ministers will meet in Sweden on Thursday and Friday. The EU partners are pressing for commitments from their counterpart Marco Rubio. May 20, 2026, 10:57 p.mMay 20, 2026, 10:57 p.m Peter Riesbeck / t-online An article by Nervousness in Europe is increasing. First the USA announced the withdrawal of 5,000 men from […]
Continue ReadingThe spy scandal has revived fears that Austria remains a hotbed of Russian espionage activity.
Continue ReadingAccording to Iranian information, 26 ships have passed through the Strait of Hormuz, which is important for energy trade, in the past 24 hours. May 20, 2026, 3:21 p.mMay 20, 2026, 3:21 p.m This was done in coordination with the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Navy, according to a report by the Iranian news agency Tasnim. These […]
Continue ReadingTensions are heating up between Russia and the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. May 20, 2026, 3:13 p.mMay 20, 2026, 4:26 p.m The trigger was the painful Ukrainian drone attacks on the northwest of Russia – Moscow blames the Balts for some of the blame. On the other hand, Ukrainian drones repeatedly stray […]
Continue ReadingResidents were told to take shelter and Lithuania’s president and prime minister were taken to safe locations because of an alarm over drone activity near the border with Belarus, underlining jitters on Nato’s eastern flank over incursions related to Russia’s war with Ukraine. An emergency announcement from the military on Wednesday told people in the […]
Continue ReadingSeveral mammal species in Europe are affected by the bird flu virus – now including the first polar bear. (symbol image)Image: imago images May 20, 2026, 1:06 p.mMay 20, 2026, 2:09 p.m Norway has reported the first case of bird flu in a polar bear in Europe. The Norwegian Veterinary Institute reported that the virus […]
Continue ReadingThailand will tighten its rules for visa exemptions for visitors, including shorter stays and fewer eligible countries, following a review approved by its cabinet on Tuesday, a foreign ministry official said. Thailand, one of Asia’s top holiday destinations, at its peak drew close to 40 million visitors in pre-pandemic 2019, with tourism a key source […]
Continue ReadingFollowing the detection of the drone in Lithuania, Vilnius International Airport was closed and officials in the Ignalina District Municipality instructed children in schools to take shelter. Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė was set to meet her National Security Commission on Wednesday to discuss drone incursions; a government spokesperson told LRT that she had been […]
Continue ReadingMay 20, 2026, 12:05 p.mMay 20, 2026, 12:05 p.m A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck the eastern Turkish province of Malatya. The quake occurred at 9 a.m. local time in the Battalgazi district at a depth of around seven kilometers, according to the Turkish civil protection agency AFAD. The tremors were also felt in several surrounding […]
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