To secure shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, the USA, together with allied Gulf states, drafted a UN resolution. In it, the parties call on Iran to refrain from further violent escalations in the strait, as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced. Tehran should stop attacking ships, mining the strait and charging tolls for […]
Continue ReadingThe current news ticker on the war against Iran launched by the Trump administration and Israel and on US foreign policy. …(Read on https://www.watson.ch)
Continue ReadingThe video game retailer Gamestop wants to take over the much larger online trading platform Ebay. May 4, 2026, 4:31 a.mMay 4, 2026, 4:31 a.m The offer is worth around $56 billion in the form of cash and shares, as Gamestop boss Ryan Cohen told the Wall Street Journal. Gamestop wants to take over eBay.Image: […]
Continue ReadingFriedrich Merz in the ARD program “Caren Miosga” (archive photo): In the program on Sunday, the Chancellor talks about discontent in the Union with the coalition partner SPD. Image: imago The Chancellor speaks about the bad mood in the federal government. He rejects speculation about a search for another majority. May 3, 2026, 9:51 p.mMay […]
Continue ReadingTrump has been critical of Iran’s proposal in recent days.Image: keystone May 3, 2026, 8:59 p.mMay 3, 2026, 8:59 p.m According to the Iranian Foreign Ministry, the US has responded to the latest proposal from Tehran to end the war. According to Iranian media, Foreign Office spokesman Ismail Baghai said they are now examining this […]
Continue ReadingIt is currently unclear whether “Timmy” glides so elegantly through the water (symbolic image).Image: Shutterstock May 3, 2026, 8:28 p.mMay 3, 2026, 8:28 p.m The humpback whale, which had been stranded several times on the Baltic coast, was released into the sea at the weekend. Where he is is unclear: Unlike planned, the GPS transmitter […]
Continue ReadingUntil a few years ago, Kiruna’s city center still pulsated here. Now everything is deserted.Image: Reto Fehr Kiruna has a problem. Sweden’s northernmost city is in danger of collapsing. There were two options: move the city or close the area’s main employer. The second wasn’t an option after all. May 3, 2026, 7:39 p.mMay 3, […]
Continue ReadingDer amerikanische Zerstörer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. feuert einen Tomahawk-Marschflugkörper ab. Am 28. Februar griffen die USA und Israel den Iran an. Bild: Keystone Analyse Im Irankrieg hat sich seit dem Beginn der Waffenruhe eine Pattsituation ergeben, in der sowohl die USA als auch der Iran Seeblockaden als wirtschaftliches Druckmittel einsetzen – mit Auswirkungen […]
Continue ReadingThe Fessenheim nuclear power plant near the Swiss border is the oldest nuclear power plant in France.Image: EPA May 3, 2026, 3:22 p.mMay 3, 2026, 3:22 p.m The French government has approved the dismantling of the decommissioned Fessenheim nuclear power plant near the Swiss border. The decree allowing the electricity company EDF to dismantle the […]
Continue ReadingUS President Donald Trump gets off Air Force One in Miami.Image: keystone May 3, 2026, 2:34 p.mMay 3, 2026, 2:34 p.m US President Donald Trump has announced that he is examining a plan submitted by Iran to end the war. But he couldn’t imagine that this would be acceptable, Trump wrote on his Truth Social […]
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