EU Commissioner for Defense Andrius Kubilius (left) and Polish government representatives signing a loan agreement under the SAFE program in Warsaw.Image: keystone May 8, 2026, 9:47 p.mMay 8, 2026, 9:47 p.m After a long domestic political dispute, Poland has signed a contract for the payment of an EU arms loan worth billions. Defense Minister Wladyslaw […]
Continue ReadingRejuvenation in the Vatican: Pope Leo XIV looks back on a remarkable first year in office.Image: keystone His spectacular clash with US President Donald Trump showed just one facet of Leo XIV. An overview. May 8, 2026, 4:21 p.mMay 8, 2026, 4:21 p.m Dominik Straub, Rome / ch media The break with Donald Trump as […]
Continue ReadingUS President Trump sends congratulations every year on Star Wars Day on May 4th. He likes to create AI images for this purpose. Above is the picture from May 4, 2025 with a striking red Sith lightsaber.Image: x / @whitehouse May 8, 2026, 3:49 p.mMay 8, 2026, 3:49 p.m Actor Mark Hamill is at the […]
Continue ReadingUS President Trump sends congratulations every year on Star Wars Day on May 4th. He likes to create AI images for this purpose. Above is the picture from May 4, 2025 with a striking red Sith lightsaber.Image: x / @whitehouse May 8, 2026, 3:49 p.mMay 8, 2026, 4:24 p.m Actor Mark Hamill is at the […]
Continue ReadingMay 8, 2026, 3:36 p.mMay 8, 2026, 3:36 p.m After years of investigation, a suspected leading operator of fake online shops has been caught. The 35-year-old man from North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany is said to have defrauded around 1,000 people of some considerable sums. He was arrested two days ago in Mallorca and is in […]
Continue ReadingMay 8, 2026, 3:25 p.mMay 8, 2026, 3:28 p.m It was long announced by US President Donald Trump: the publication of all unexplained sightings of unexplained flying objects (UFOs) to the public. Now the War Department has New files and photos on possible UFO sightings published. In a statement it says: “President Trump attaches great […]
Continue ReadingThe People’s Assembly elected Radev as head of government.Image: www.imago-images.de Bulgaria has a new government just three weeks after the eighth parliamentary election in five years. The parliament in Sofia approved a one-party cabinet formed by former head of state Rumen Radev. The new government with him as Prime Minister replaced a transitional cabinet after […]
Continue ReadingThe cruise ship “Hondius” on which several sick people were traveling. Image: keystone The Hantavirus concerns the world health and national authorities. But what exactly happened and when? The timeline of the outbreak on the “Hondius”. May 8, 2026, 1:17 p.mMay 8, 2026, 1:26 p.m follow me 114 passengers boarded the cruise ship “Hondius” on […]
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 ReadingDespite the ceasefire, the US and Iran have fired at each other in the Strait of Hormuz. The US military also attacked individual targets in Iran. “US forces repelled unprovoked Iranian attacks and responded with strikes in self-defense.”said the regional command responsible for the Middle East (Centcom) of the US armed forces on the X […]
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