Two out of three drones were repelled by Russian air defense – one hit a residential building.Image: AP May 4, 2026, 7:46 amMay 4, 2026, 7:46 am A few days before the traditional Victory Day military parade in Moscow, a Ukrainian drone crashed into a residential building near the center of the Russian capital. Mayor […]
Continue ReadingUS soldiers at the end of April during a maneuver at the German NATO base Hohenfels in Bavaria.Image: keystone The 10 most important questions and answers about Donald Trump’s announced troop withdrawal from Europe. May 4, 2026, 6:58 amMay 4, 2026, 6:58 am follow me Against the backdrop of increasing tensions between President Donald Trump […]
Continue ReadingTo secure shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, the USA, together with allied Gulf states, drafted a UN resolution. In it, the parties call on Iran to refrain from further violent escalations in the strait, as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced. Tehran should stop attacking ships, mining the strait and charging tolls for […]
Continue ReadingThe current news ticker on the war against Iran launched by the Trump administration and Israel and on US foreign policy. …(Read on https://www.watson.ch)
Continue ReadingIran warns US not to to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which he had blocked, to international shipping traffic. “Project Freedom is a Project Dead End,” wrote Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi that night on Platform X, with a view to the initiative announced by US President Donald Trump to end the blockade of the […]
Continue ReadingUS President Donald Trump has declared the end of hostilities in Iran in a letter to the US Congress. There have been no fighting between Iran and the USA since the ceasefire began on April 7th, according to a letter from the White House signed by Trump and available to the German Press Agency. “The […]
Continue ReadingThe video game retailer Gamestop wants to take over the much larger online trading platform Ebay. May 4, 2026, 4:31 a.mMay 4, 2026, 4:31 a.m The offer is worth around $56 billion in the form of cash and shares, as Gamestop boss Ryan Cohen told the Wall Street Journal. Gamestop wants to take over eBay.Image: […]
Continue ReadingFriedrich Merz in the ARD program “Caren Miosga” (archive photo): In the program on Sunday, the Chancellor talks about discontent in the Union with the coalition partner SPD. Image: imago The Chancellor speaks about the bad mood in the federal government. He rejects speculation about a search for another majority. May 3, 2026, 9:51 p.mMay […]
Continue ReadingTrump has been critical of Iran’s proposal in recent days.Image: keystone May 3, 2026, 8:59 p.mMay 3, 2026, 8:59 p.m According to the Iranian Foreign Ministry, the US has responded to the latest proposal from Tehran to end the war. According to Iranian media, Foreign Office spokesman Ismail Baghai said they are now examining this […]
Continue ReadingIt is currently unclear whether “Timmy” glides so elegantly through the water (symbolic image).Image: Shutterstock May 3, 2026, 8:28 p.mMay 3, 2026, 8:28 p.m The humpback whale, which had been stranded several times on the Baltic coast, was released into the sea at the weekend. Where he is is unclear: Unlike planned, the GPS transmitter […]
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