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There is currently speculation that ECB President Christine Lagarde will leave her post early.Image: keystone Feb 18, 2026, 1:58 p.mFeb 18, 2026, 1:58 p.m Is ECB President Christine Lagarde leaving her post early? A report from the Financial Times gives new fuel to speculation that already existed in 2025. Accordingly, Lagarde wants to leave the […]

Feb 18, 2026, 1:58 p.mFeb 18, 2026, 1:58 p.m Three Swiss nationals previously held in northeast Syria have been transferred to Iraq. Meanwhile, family members, which according to the federal government also include a Swiss woman and her child, remain behind in a camp in Syria. A total of 5,700 prisoners were transferred to the […]

Feb 18, 2026, 1:54 p.mFeb 18, 2026, 1:54 p.m The two-day Geneva negotiations between Russia and Ukraine to end the war that has lasted almost four years have ended without any tangible result. After almost two hours of talks, the Russian delegation left the meeting site on Wednesday, the Russian state news agency Tass reported. […]

Feb 18, 2026, 1:53 p.mFeb 18, 2026, 1:53 p.m The government in Gabon, Central Africa, has announced the blocking of all social media in the country. The ban should apply immediately and until further notice, according to a statement from the communications authority that was read out on television. On Wednesday, Facebook, Instagram and Tiktok […]

“China’s Green Wall”: Euphrates poplars grow on both banks of the Tarim River on the edge of the Taklamakan Desert.Image: Future Publishing China has planted so many trees around the Taklamakan Desert that this vast sandy desert now absorbs more CO₂ than it emits. Feb 18, 2026, 1:43 p.mFeb 18, 2026, 1:43 p.m The Taklamakan […]

February 18, 2026, 12:20 p.mFebruary 18, 2026, 12:20 p.m The German export industry, which has come under pressure, is calling for an international alliance to defend free trade against tariffs. “If tariffs are used as a political weapon, Europe can take countermeasures together,” said the President of the Foreign Trade Association BGA, Dirk Jandura. Jandura […]

Image: keystone analysis With his chaotic politics, the US president frustrates young people, blacks, Hispanics – and even the MAGA base. Feb 18, 2026, 12:06 p.mFeb 18, 2026, 12:06 p.m follow me Example 1: On his Late Night Show on Monday, Stephen Colbert interviewed James Talarico, a rising star in the American political sky. In […]

02/18/2026, 12:0302/18/2026, 12:03 Deutsche Bahn is struggling with disruptions in its information and booking systems. According to Deutsche Bahn, the reason for the disruption was a cyber attack. The systems are now available again, as the railway announced on Wednesday. The company did not provide any information about possible perpetrators of the attack. There had […]

February 18, 2026, 11:00 a.mFebruary 18, 2026, 11:00 a.m Ukraine refuses to give up additional territories in negotiations to end the war, but President Volodymyr Zelenskyj can imagine that his compatriots could agree to freeze the conflict on the current front line. Zelensky said this to the US news portal “Axios” before Russian-Ukrainian talks mediated […]

California Governor Gavin Newsom attended the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos.Image: keystone California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks in an interview with “Zeit” about Gianni Infantino, the new cohesion in Europe – and a possible presidential candidacy. 02/18/2026, 10:51February 18, 2026, 11:21 am The Interview with “Zeit” took place on the sidelines of the Munich […]