Under Austrian law, all foreign military flights must apply for permission and declare their purpose before entering the country’s airspace. Requests tied to active conflicts are rejected, but routine transit or training missions are eligible for approval on a case-by-case basis. Bauer declined to say how many requests the U.S. had made, telling POLITICO he […]
Continue ReadingOver 40 countries launched on Thursday a coalition to secure free passage through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping lane for energy exports, once the war between the United States, Israel and Iran comes to an end. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The group includes countries from across the globe, reflecting the worldwide impact of the economic […]
Continue ReadingSexual violence is a widespread weapon of war in Sudan. “Survivors frequently and clearly identified the perpetrators as RSF fighters,” Doctors Without Borders says.
Continue ReadingA priceless ancient gold helmet from Romania, stolen last year from a museum in the Netherlands, has been recovered, Dutch authorities announced on Thursday. Guarded by heavily armed, balaclava-clad police, prosecutors unveiled the 2,500-year-old Cotofenesti helmet, one of Romania’s most revered national treasures from the Dacia civilisation, during a news conference in the eastern Dutch […]
Continue ReadingThe Commission reported the incident last Friday, having discovered it earlier in the week. The attack affected the Commission’s public website platform europa.eu based on Amazon Web Services. Data pertaining to at least 29 other EU entities may be affected, CERT-EU said. Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier told reporters earlier this week that the data in question […]
Continue ReadingIn Iran, the destruction of civilian infrastructure has sparked anger and disbelief among government supporters and opponents alike. April 2, 2026, 4:22 p.mApril 2, 2026, 4:22 p.m Foreign Ministry spokesman Ismail Baghai sharply criticized the bombing of the Pasteur Institute, a research center for biology and medicine in the capital Tehran. “Heartbreaking, cruel, despicable and […]
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump is escalating his feud with American music legend Bruce Springsteen, a longtime critic of the president, hours after delivering a prime-time address in which he telegraphed plans to continue hitting Iran over the next couple weeks. Trump compared Springsteen to a “dried up prune” and said he has “long had a horrible […]
Continue ReadingJonathan is alive.screenshot x April 2, 2026, 3:43 p.mApril 2, 2026, 4:05 p.m The good news: Jonathan, the world’s oldest turtle, is alive. The less good news: Jonathan was probably the victim of a crypto scam. Yesterday, April 1, news broke that the turtle died on the island of St. Helena at an estimated age […]
Continue ReadingThe carnival float builder Jacques Tilly salutes in front of one of his works.Image: keystone April 2, 2026, 3:27 p.mApril 2, 2026, 3:27 p.m A court in Moscow has sentenced German sculptor Jacques Tilly to eight years and six months in prison in absentia. Tilly was guilty of hurting religious feelings and spreading false news […]
Continue ReadingThe dire favorability scores reflect dissatisfaction with a government increasingly defined by missteps and internal strain. Merz’s hardline turn on migration — including this week’s proposal that up to 80 percent of Syrian refugees leave Germany — has triggered backlash from his own coalition. His efforts to strike deals with the Taliban to deport migrants […]
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