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February 23, 2026, 4:20 p.mFebruary 23, 2026, 4:20 p.m In the customs conflict with the USA, the so-called trade bazooka is not off the table for Friedrich Merz. The German Chancellor wants to speak to Trump personally soon. Friedrich Merz does not rule out the “trade bazooka”.Image: keystone An EU law to ward off economic […]

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Bernd Lange, Chairman of the Trade Committee, in April 2025.Image: keystone Feb 23, 2026, 3:51 p.mFebruary 23, 2026, 4:18 p.m The European Parliament has formally put the implementation of the customs agreement between the USA and the EU on hold. The background is the tariffs newly announced by US President Donald Trump, as the chairman […]

Taliban security officials and local residents inspect the site of a suspected Pakistani airstrike near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Nangarhar.Image: keystone Feb 23, 2026, 3:31 p.mFeb 23, 2026, 3:31 p.m According to the UN, at least 13 civilians were killed and seven others were injured in Pakistani air strikes in neighboring Afghanistan over the weekend. […]

Feb 23, 2026, 3:14 p.mFeb 23, 2026, 3:14 p.m A passenger bus carrying more than 40 local and foreign travelers veered off a narrow mountain road in Nepal and fell about 200 meters. 44 people died in the bus accident.Image: keystone At least 19 people were killed in the accident, the police said. 25 people […]

Feb 23, 2026, 3:12 p.mFeb 23, 2026, 3:12 p.m In Iran, the judiciary has handed down a death sentence and years of imprisonment to a father and his daughter in connection with the recent protests. A revolutionary court in the capital Tehran imposed the death penalty on the man and 25 years in prison for […]

According to the BBC, a racist heckling during the British film awards ceremony (Bafta) can be explained by Tourette’s syndrome. On Sunday night’s broadcast, someone could be heard shouting the N-word as black actors Delroy Lindo and Michael B. Jordan were on stage. The excerpt was shared numerous times on the Internet. Delroy Lindo at […]

Feb 23, 2026, 2:22 p.mFeb 23, 2026, 3:32 p.m The Ukrainian army says it has recaptured hundreds of square kilometers in southern Ukraine shortly before the anniversary of the Russian attack. The Ukrainian supreme commander Olexander Syrskyj.Image: www.imago-images.de “From the end of January, control over 400 square kilometers and eight settlements has been restored on […]

Feb 23, 2026, 2:21 p.mFeb 23, 2026, 2:21 p.m Ahead of the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion, Ukraine insists on reparations for war damage and casualties. “Peace without consequences for the aggressor represents an invitation to repeat the crime in different corners of the world,” said the head of the Presidential Chancellery, Kyrylo Budanov, in […]

Video: watson/Elena Maria Müller The strongest snowstorm in almost a decade is raging across New York, Boston, Washington and Philadelphia, among other places. February 23, 2026, 2:01 p.mFebruary 23, 2026, 2:01 p.m A snowy New York actually looks nice, but there – as in other parts of the northeast of the USA – there is […]