Fearing oil shortages, people in Peshawar, Pakistan, are queuing up with their vehicles at gas stations.Image: keystone As a result of the Iran war, the price of oil has risen to over $100 for the first time in years. This has far-reaching consequences. Mar 9, 2026, 7:35 a.mMar 9, 2026, 7:35 a.m What is happening […]
Continue ReadingMarch 9, 2026, 7:32 a.mMarch 9, 2026, 7:32 a.m Europe’s leading banks have caught up somewhat compared to their US competitors over the past year. However, the lead of the US institutions remains large, as the consulting and auditing company EY calculated. While the ten largest European institutions were able to increase their profits overall […]
Continue ReadingIsraeli President Izchak Herzog defends the controversial attacks on oil depots in the Iranian capital Tehran. It is oil that is stored by the military and oil that the Iranian government uses to finance its terrorist operations, Herzog told “Bild”. “It is being taken away from the war machine because they use it to finance […]
Continue ReadingA traveler stranded at the airport in Dubai treats himself to a nap.Image: keystone The military escalation in the Middle East is unsettling many tourists. Insurers like Axa, Mobiliar and TCS are feeling this. Here is important information about travel insurance. March 9, 2026, 5:39 a.mMar 9, 2026, 5:57 am florence vuichard, benjamin weinmann / […]
Continue ReadingGlobal arms shipments increased by 9.2 percent between the periods 2016 to 2020 and 2021 to 2025, according to the Stockholm peace research institute Sipri. European countries tripled their arms imports during this period. March 9, 2026, 5:15 a.mMarch 9, 2026, 5:15 a.m The biggest driver of this development continues to be the war in […]
Continue ReadingVideo: watson/Elena Maria Müller A fire in a historic building near Glasgow Central Station triggered a major fire service operation and paralyzed the station. Mar 9, 2026, 4:59 a.mMarch 9, 2026, 10:33 am According to Labor MP for Glasgow Paul Sweeney, the listed building partially collapsed after flames raged inside for hours. The listed building […]
Continue Reading56-year-old Moschtaba Khamenei.Image: tasnim news/wikimedia commons March 8, 2026, 10:42 p.mMarch 8, 2026, 10:42 p.m In Iran, in the middle of the war, the son of the slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was elected as the new religious and state leader. This was announced by the responsible electoral body, according to the Irna news agency and […]
Continue ReadingMarch 8, 2026, 10:01 p.mMarch 8, 2026, 10:20 p.m According to police, parts of a meteorite caused damage to roofs and houses in several parts of the southwest German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. There were reports of damage from the Hunsrück, the Eifel and Koblenz, among others, said a police spokesman at the request of the […]
Continue ReadingNorth Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un is targeting billions of dollars in cyberspace.Image: KCNA via KNS / Uncredited North Korea is militarily isolated and economically sanctioned – but according to experts, the country is one of the most active players in the world in cyberspace. The regime also uses this to finance its military programs. March […]
Continue Readinginterview French Iran expert David Rigoulet-Roze on the consequences of the war – and on the question of what could happen next at the top of the mullahs’ regime. March 8, 2026, 8:01 p.mMarch 8, 2026, 8:03 p.m follow me Did Israel, i.e. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, drag the USA into this war?In a way, […]
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