Orban under pressure domestically: polls predict a close race for the Hungarian parliamentary elections in April.Image: keystone Mar 19, 2026, 11:29 amMarch 19, 2026, 11:30 a.m At the start of the EU summit in Brussels, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban ruled out a quick withdrawal of his veto against billions in financial aid for Ukraine. […]
Continue ReadingHappiest country in the world thanks to the popular sport sauna? – The World Happiness Report 2026 names Finland the happiest country in the world. (symbol image) Image: Shutterstock Once again, Finland is the country with the happiest people in the world. Switzerland can move up a few places. Excessive social media consumption can make […]
Continue ReadingA close U.S. government ally in Latin America, Central American Costa Rica, is cutting diplomatic ties with Cuba. March 19, 2026, 05:48March 19, 2026, 05:48 “The government of Costa Rica does not recognize the legitimacy of the communist regime in Cuba,” said conservative President Rodrigo Chaves. Havana criticized the decision. Costa Rica is joining the […]
Continue ReadingMusalia Mudavadi (l.) and Sergei Lavrov on March 16 in Moscow: Kenya’s foreign minister took a stand against Russia’s recruitment of Kenyans for the Ukraine war. image: imago / Alexey Nikolskiy Russia’s military is luring thousands of foreigners into war under false pretenses. Now the Foreign Minister of Kenya is defying his counterpart Lavrov. Mar […]
Continue ReadingThe Ukrainian secret service SBU has revealed an intimidation campaign by Russian services against the Hungarian minority in Ukraine. Mar 19, 2026, 4:08 amMar 19, 2026, 4:08 am The SBU in Kiev said this would further strain the tense relationship between Hungary and Ukraine. Hungarians also live in the west of Ukraine (the city of […]
Continue ReadingAn oil refinery in Qatar. (symbol image)Image: EPA March 18, 2026, 10:01 p.mMarch 18, 2026, 10:20 p.m follow me Drones from Iran hit energy facilities in Qatar and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday evening. QatarEnergy, a Qatari state-owned oil and gas company, said on X that its Ras Laffan energy center suffered “significant damage” from missile […]
Continue ReadingMarch 18, 2026, 5:08 p.mMarch 18, 2026, 5:08 p.m More than 80 years after the end of Nazi rule in Germany, the US National Archives enables historical family research via the Internet. Anyone looking for their own grandparents can click through millions of entries without registering beforehand. There is also a classification and instructions. Extensive […]
Continue Reading“Attalea táam” is the name of the new palm tree.Image: www.imago-images.de Mar 18, 2026, 4:36 p.mMar 18, 2026, 4:36 p.m Two researchers from the University of Zurich have discovered and described a previously unknown species of palm tree in the jungle of Colombia. In collaboration with the local indigenous community, they mapped their occurrence, as […]
Continue ReadingAndy Byron and Kristin Cabot: Their concert attendance had consequences. image: imago Since July 2025, Kristin Cabot has been the face of the Kiss Cam scandal. Now she speaks in detail about the night and its consequences. March 18, 2026, 2:25 p.mMarch 18, 2026, 2:25 p.m Elena Rothammer / t-online An article by A single […]
Continue ReadingImage: keystone Mar 18, 2026, 11:51 amMarch 18, 2026, 12:05 p.m In the trial against the eldest son of the Norwegian Crown Princess, the public prosecutor in Oslo has demanded seven years and seven months in prison for Marius Borg Høiby. The time that Høiby has already spent in custody should be deducted from the […]
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