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The crew of the Artemis II mission on the way to the moon.Image: keystone For the first time in more than 50 years, people are on their way to the moon. They are about halfway there. Now the astronauts are sending images from space. Apr 04, 2026, 08:28Apr 04, 2026, 08:28 An article by The […]

Apr 04, 2026, 08:09Apr 04, 2026, 08:09 Children in Afghanistan continue to be particularly affected by mines and unexploded ammunition. “Children pay the highest price,” wrote the UN special rapporteur for Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, in a statement on today’s International Mine Awareness Day. Children in Afghanistan continue to be particularly affected by mines and unexploded […]

Apr 04, 2026, 07:54Apr 04, 2026, 07:54 The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) sees an important milestone reached in the global protection of the oceans: ten percent of the oceans have now been designated as protected areas, the organization announced in Nairobi. Ten percent of the oceans are now designated as protected areas.Image: keystone However, […]

Apr 04, 2026, 07:02Apr 04, 2026, 07:02 US President Donald Trump wants to include funds in the 2027 budget to reopen the notorious Alcatraz prison. According to a draft budget published by the White House, 152 million dollars (around 132 million euros) will be made available for project planning. It says Alcatraz should be converted […]

Apr 04, 2026, 06:51Apr 04, 2026, 06:51 Argentina’s President Javier Milei classifies a suspected Russian disinformation campaign as a serious case of espionage. “The espionage that has become known is of an institutional severity that has rarely been seen in history,” wrote Milei on the X platform. Argentina’s President Javier Milei.Image: keystone The newspaper “La […]

Pope Leo XIV at the Colosseum in Rome.Image: keystone April 3, 2026, 10:54 p.mApril 3, 2026, 10:54 p.m With a large Good Friday procession at the Colosseum in Rome, Pope Leo XIV commemorated the suffering of Jesus Christ on his first Easter as head of the Catholic Church. The pontiff, in office since May, carried […]

His opponents committed massacres in his territory that were visible even from space. What makes the governor of Darfur tick – and why he is taking part in a Swiss peace dialogue. April 3, 2026, 9:26 p.mApril 3, 2026, 9:26 p.m follow me “The atrocities continue,” says Mini Arko Minawi in the meeting room of […]

Hai, how are you? Many sea creatures in the Caribbean are on drugs these days.Image: www.imago-images.de Sharks in the Caribbean have tested positive for various substances – even coke. A problem not only for the animals, but also for us. April 3, 2026, 9:17 p.mApril 3, 2026, 9:17 p.m Dariusch Rimkus / watson.de A shark […]

The incumbent Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán: There will be elections in Hungary on April 12th.Image: keystone Orbán’s Fidesz is heating up the election campaign with AI videos and anti-Ukrainian messages. Critics see this as a distraction from Hungary’s actual problems. April 3, 2026, 8:49 p.mApril 3, 2026, 8:49 p.m An article by Videos and […]

The blue planet, captured by the crew of the Artemis II mission.Image: keystone An astronaut on the Artemis II mission photographed the Earth from lunar orbit – the image shows our planet in unusual detail. April 3, 2026, 7:33 p.mApril 3, 2026, 7:39 p.m NASA has released a new image of Earth taken from the […]