Iranian nationals are currently not being expelled from Switzerland, even if the asylum decision is likely to be negative. 01/26/2026, 04:1601/26/2026, 04:16 The State Secretariat for Migration decided this and justified it with the protests in Iran and their brutal suppression by the regime. Thousands have been killed in the brutal crackdown on anti-government protests […]
Continue ReadingEven as Europe rapidly cut its dependence on Russian gas and is now swiftly moving toward a complete phaseout, exposure to fossil fuels remains the Achilles’ heel of our energy systems. The reality is that relying so heavily on fossil fuels — whether from Russia or elsewhere — can’t give us the energy security and […]
Continue ReadingCate Brown, Max Hudson and Julia LuftBBC Eye Investigations BBC Businessman Igor Pestrikov found Moscow had put him on a wanted list after he fled Russia in 2022 Thousands of files provided by a whistleblower at Interpol expose for the first time the extent of Russia’s apparent abuse of the international policing agency to target […]
Continue ReadingA worker tries to control the snow in front of the Capitol in Washington.Image: AP A massive winter storm has hit large parts of the USA. More than a million people are without power and several deaths have been reported. The storm hits the South, the Midwest and the East Coast all at once. Jan […]
Continue ReadingThe Trump administration’s unapologetic stance on territorial expansion and the plunder of resources goes hand in hand with its rejection of the postwar global order and its disdain for European nations perceived as being in civilisational decline. Historians warn it also harks back to an age of colonial land grabs and great-power rivalry that ultimately […]
Continue ReadingAs President Zelensky says today that peace talks are progressing and that a U.S. security guarantee is “100 percent there,” awaiting only formal approval from President Trump, there has so far been no confirmation from the White House, nor does it address President Putin’s continued insistence on claiming more Ukrainian territory; meanwhile, away from the […]
Continue ReadingBarcelona Mayor Jaume Collboni condemned the desecration.Image: keystone Unidentified people have destroyed several graves at a Jewish cemetery in Barcelona. A photo provided by the city’s Jewish community showed broken stone name plates and damaged surrounds at several grave sites. No one initially claimed responsibility for the crime, which was discovered on Saturday. January 25, […]
Continue ReadingJanuary 25, 2026, 2:10 p.mJanuary 25, 2026, 2:10 p.m Against the backdrop of the search for a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine war, the Kremlin has criticized the EU’s political leadership as incompetent and ruled out negotiations with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas. The EU foreign affairs representative Kaja Kallas.Image: keystone The EU leadership […]
Continue ReadingUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sought more air defence support from allies on Sunday as hundreds of buildings in Kyiv were without heating in subfreezing temperatures for a second day after Russian strikes on Saturday. The bombardments have hit the capital particularly hard, forcing half a million people to evacuate. Follow our liveblog for updates.
Continue ReadingJanuary 25, 2026, 12:45 p.mJanuary 25, 2026, 12:45 p.m According to information from Time magazine, up to 30,000 people could have been killed in the mass protests in Iran over two days alone. The magazine cites two senior officials in the Iranian Ministry of Health. According to this, so many people were killed by Iranian […]
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