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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, […]

February 23, 2026, 11:15 amFebruary 23, 2026, 11:15 am By international comparison, Swiss families are well off, satisfied and socially mobile. The poverty rate for households with children is around 6 percent, which is very low across Europe. This is the conclusion reached by the Institute for Swiss Economic Policy. The influence of origin on […]

Feb 23, 2026, 10:41Feb 23, 2026, 10:41 British police will continue their investigation into Andrew’s case on the grounds of Windsor Castle today. This is reported by the PA news agency and Sky News, among others. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is involved in the Epstein case.Image: EPA The Thames Valley Police had the younger brother of King […]

Clouds of smoke rise in the Mexican holiday resort of Puerto Vallarta following violent reactions to the death of drug lord “El Mencho”.Image: keystone February 23, 2026, 10:36 amFebruary 23, 2026, 10:36 am After the death of Mexican cartel boss Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, also known as “El Mencho”, violence and chaos broke out in several […]

February 23, 2026, 10:35 a.mFebruary 23, 2026, 10:35 a.m In two private tiger enclosures in northern Thailand, 72 big cats died within a few weeks, apparently as a result of a virus outbreak. The tigers lived in parks run by the tourist agency Tiger Kingdom in Chiang Mai province. (symbol image)Image: www.imago-images.de According to media […]

February 23, 2026, 10:30February 23, 2026, 10:30 The Polish secret service has arrested a suspected agent who is said to have spied in Germany, Poland and Lithuania. The investigators accuse him of having spied for the Belarusian secret service since June 2024. (symbol image)Image: Shutterstock The Belarusian citizen was caught at the beginning of February, […]

February 23, 2026, 10:18February 23, 2026, 10:18 This call raises eyebrows: During a live broadcast on the US broadcaster C-SPAN about the Supreme Court’s ruling against the tariffs imposed by Donald Trump, a caller spoke up who used the pseudonym “John Barron”. He imitated Trump’s voice and speaking style in a deceptively realistic manner – […]

02/23/2026, 09:4302/23/2026, 09:43 Melania Trump accompanied an Instagram post with a song by Bad Bunny – a few weeks after her husband complained about the Latin superstar and his performance at the Super Bowl. The US President’s wife shared a clip on Saturday with photos of a dress that she wore at her husband’s second […]

02/23/2026, 09:2702/23/2026, 09:27 Nightmare at the world’s highest television tower: 20 visitors to the 634 meter high Tokyo Skytree in Japan’s capital were stuck in an elevator for hours. For those affected, including two children who were stuck at a height of 30 meters, the trip was an extreme test of patience. They waited in […]