Here the US soldiers board the tanker.Video: twitter/@Sec_Noem The US military has seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker. The European Command of the US Armed Forces (Eucom) said the attack in the North Atlantic was due to “violations of US sanctions”. A ship in the Caribbean was also stopped. Jan 7, 2026, 3:03 p.mJan 7, 2026, […]
Continue ReadingVarious US media reports on the seizure of a Russian cargo ship in the North Atlantic. There is no official confirmation yet. January 7, 2026, 2:55 p.mJanuary 7, 2026, 2:55 p.m An oil tanker that allegedly fled US inspection is causing tensions between Russia and the US in the North Atlantic. The cargo ship “The […]
Continue ReadingA Syrian government soldier helps an old woman escape from embattled parts of the city of Aleppo in northern Syria.Image: keystone Jan 7, 2026, 2:23 p.mJan 7, 2026, 4:02 p.m After renewed clashes between Kurdish forces and government troops in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, the interim government has announced a “limited military operation” […]
Continue ReadingJan 7, 2026, 2:08 p.mJan 7, 2026, 2:13 p.m An oil tanker that allegedly fled US inspection is causing tensions between Russia and the US in the North Atlantic. The cargo ship “The Marinera” is currently sailing under the Russian flag between Iceland and Scotland. The graphic shows the route of Tankers over the last […]
Continue ReadingImage: keystone analysis The US President is obviously demented – and a threat to world peace. Jan 7, 2026, 12:47 p.mJan 7, 2026, 12:49 p.m follow me More and more psychiatrists and other experts are stating the obvious: Donald Trump is demented, and not only that, he suffers from a particularly dangerous variant of age-related […]
Continue ReadingTrump wants to control income from oil sales himself.Image: Shutterstock Jan 7, 2026, 10:47 amJan 7, 2026, 10:47 am US President Donald Trump’s intervention in Venezuela’s oil industry is causing oil prices to fall further. Trump had announced on his Truth Social platform that the South American country would deliver between 30 and 50 million […]
Continue ReadingJan 7, 2026, 10:31 amJan 7, 2026, 10:31 am Snowfall has caused traffic chaos in Paris. Bus services throughout the city have been suspended. The RATP transport company said the first buses could only run again in the afternoon. Bus services were also stopped in Lille in northern France.Image: keystone There were also disruptions to […]
Continue ReadingJan 7, 2026, 10:24 amJan 7, 2026, 10:24 am A criminal trial has begun in the city of Siegen against a mother who is said to have hidden her daughter in a house in Germany for almost her entire life. The child was freed from the house by the police in 2022. (symbol image)Image: KEYSTONE […]
Continue ReadingJan 7, 2026, 9:41 a.mJan 7, 2026, 9:41 a.m The Icelandic singer Björk has called on the residents of Greenland to declare their independence. According to the New York news magazine Time, Björk was one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2015.Image: www.imago-images.de “I wish all Greenlanders blessings in their fight […]
Continue Reading01/07/2026, 09:0301/07/2026, 09:03 The power outage in Berlin, which has been ongoing since Saturday following an arson attack, still leaves around 19,900 households and 850 commercial businesses without power. Washing machines, heaters and ovens did not work.Image: keystonefunk The operator Stromnetz Berlin announced this on its website. It will probably take until Thursday afternoon for […]
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