Hundreds of thousands of German-made components are used in Russian drones attacking Ukraine, according to Ukraine’s military intelligence service. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The HUR published a list of components without which Russian drones would not function, many of which originated in Germany. The War and Sanctions portal lists 137 components from Germany – 59 of them […]
Continue ReadingThe Japanese government has largely lifted its historic restrictions on arms exports abroad. April 21, 2026, 06:23April 21, 2026, 06:23 As the Kyodo news agency reported, the changes approved by the Cabinet and the National Security Council are aimed at “expanding Japan’s security cooperation with partner countries.” This means that the country is increasingly turning […]
Continue ReadingSweden warns: Putin could test the stability of NATO and the relationship with Trump “at any time” with little effort. April 21, 2026, 05:22April 21, 2026, 05:24 Niels Anner / ch media When security experts run through possible scenarios for a Russian attack in the Baltic Sea, Gotland, Bornholm and Saaremaa are usually mentioned. In […]
Continue ReadingRussian units withdraw from the area around Zaporizhzhia. This is reported by an influential Russian military blogger. April 21, 2026, 05:01April 21, 2026, 05:01 An article by The area around the Ukrainian Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is hotly contested. “In the last 24 hours alone there were brutal attacks on Dnipro, Cherkassy, Kharkiv, Kryvyi Rih, […]
Continue ReadingAmazon is investing heavily in AI company Anthropic.Image: keystone Amazon is deepening its alliance with OpenAI rival Anthropic with another billion-dollar investment. As a first step, Amazon will invest $5 billion in the developer of the AI chatbot Claude. April 21, 2026, 04:28April 21, 2026, 04:28 In further steps it could be up to 20 […]
Continue ReadingA Canadian woman was killed in shootings in the important Mexican ruined city of Teotihuacan a few weeks before the start of the World Cup. April 21, 2026, 04:25April 21, 2026, 04:25 An armed man opened fire for reasons that are still unclear and then took his own life, Mexican security authorities said. At least […]
Continue ReadingUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused US mediators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner of lacking respect for Ukraine. April 21, 2026, 04:16April 21, 2026, 04:16 “It is disrespectful to travel to Moscow and not come to Kiev,” said the head of state in an interview for the state news program. Although he understands the difficulties […]
Continue ReadingThe US president’s comments come amid uncertainty over whether Iran will attend peace talks in Pakistan this week.
Continue ReadingByLaura Fleischmann Published on 04/20/2026 – 20:11 GMT+2 Positive reports are rare in connection with police crime statistics. However, Germany’s figures for 2025 indicate a possible turnaround: Registered cases of criminality have fallen by 5.6% compared to 2024, with a total of 5.5 million cases recorded. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The number of suspected offenses recorded has […]
Continue ReadingApril 20, 2026, 10:43 p.mApril 20, 2026, 10:43 p.m For the first time since tensions between Cuba and the United States worsened under US President Donald Trump, Havana has confirmed talks with US representatives on the socialist island. A meeting between delegations from both countries recently took place in Cuba, the Cuban Foreign Ministry official […]
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