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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 […]

Feb 23, 2026, 1:47 p.mFeb 23, 2026, 1:47 p.m The Australian government is backing a possible law to exclude former Prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the line of succession. The broadcaster Sky News and the PA news agency quote from a corresponding letter from Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Andrew, […]

Feb 23, 2026, 1:26 p.mFeb 23, 2026, 1:26 p.m A father is said to have shot his wife, his two children and himself in Germany. Police found the four bodies on Friday evening in an apartment in Strullendorf in Bavaria, officials announced on Monday. The criminal investigation department is on duty at the crime scene. […]

A Trump hotel is set to dominate the skyline of Australia’s Gold Coast in the future: a luxury skyscraper is planned for 1.5 billion Australian dollars (a good 820 million francs) in the tourist hotspot Surfers Paradise. A Trump hotel in Las Vegas.Image: keystone At 340 meters, it would be the tallest building Down Under. […]

Feb 23, 2026, 1:14 p.mFeb 23, 2026, 1:14 p.m According to the SBB, the punctuality of the Zurich-Stuttgart intercity connection has improved significantly since the timetable change in December. Commuters between Schaffhausen and Zurich in particular benefit from this. The new concept was introduced due to delays and train cancellations.Image: KEYSTONE The concept, introduced in […]

The meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels is overshadowed by Hungary’s blockade against an important EU loan to Ukraine. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.Image: keystone Germany’s Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul accuses Hungary of sacrificing its own ideals and interests with the blockade. “I don’t think it’s right for Hungary to betray its own fight […]

Feb 23, 2026, 1:04 p.mFeb 23, 2026, 1:04 p.m Almost a year after his arrest, the preliminary proceedings against the ex-president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, have opened at the International Criminal Court. The former president was accused of crimes against humanity.Image: keystone The prosecutors accuse the 80-year-old of crimes against humanity in the state’s […]

February 23, 2026, 12:58 p.mFebruary 23, 2026, 12:58 p.m Venezuelan assets worth 687 million francs have been reported to the Central Money Laundering Reporting Office in Switzerland. Meanwhile, all funds have been frozen, as a federal spokesman confirmed at the request of Keystone-SDA. The Federal Council wants to ensure that no money can flow away […]

The EU wants to freeze the ratification process of its trade agreement with the USA after the Supreme Court’s decision on Friday. This is reported by Bloomberg. Accordingly, the European Union is demanding more details from US President Trump about the new customs program. Zeljana Zovko, a lead negotiator for the deal with the US, […]