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Five European countries have found out what caused the death of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. The neurotoxin works extremely quickly and is deadly. Feb 25, 2026, 10:08Feb 25, 2026, 10:08 Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny was poisoned in custody. Five European countries declared this in mid-February after they had tissue samples from Navalny’s body examined […]

In 2021, several women in Europe suffered brain thrombosis after being vaccinated with AstraZeneca. Researchers have found the place where the immune system was misdirected in rare cases. The Astrazeneca vaccine against Covid was not in use for long in 2021: in mid-March, several EU states stopped the vaccination. This, after five million people had […]

People are the biggest danger to the dolphin Mimmo.Image: AP Venice Luxury Boat di Penzo G 02/25/2026, 08:4202/25/2026, 09:05 The dolphin Mimmo has become an attraction in Venice. But as adorable as the images of the dolphin are among the gondolas and water taxis typical of the northern Italian city, experts are worried about Mimmo. […]

Abigail Spanberger gave the counter-speech to Trump’s speech this year.Image: keystone The Democratic governor of the US state of Virginia, Abigail Spanberger, focused on the rising cost of living in her response to US President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address. 02/25/2026, 08:0202/25/2026, 08:02 Families are suffering from high prices for housing, energy, child […]

02/25/2026, 07:0802/25/2026, 07:08 Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) wants to expand economic and diplomatic relations with China. “I attach great importance to maintaining and deepening this – wherever possible,” he said at the start of his visit to China at a meeting with Prime Minister Li Qiang in Beijing. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Chinese Prime […]

02/25/2026, 07:0502/25/2026, 07:05 Colombian police have arrested what they say is a leading drug trafficker in the notorious Tren de Aragua criminal organization. Jorge Luis Páez Cordero, known by the alias “Cucaracho,” is accused of coordinating the shipment of tons of cocaine from Colombia and Venezuela to Central America, the United States and Europe, said […]

606 dead and missing in the Mediterranean – the highest number to start a year in a decade.Image: watson/keystone/getty The first two months of 2026 were the deadliest on refugee routes across the Mediterranean in more than a decade, the International Organization for Migration reports. There is no improvement in sight. 02/25/2026, 06:0902/25/2026, 06:09 follow […]

Video: Watson/Lucas Zollinger The State of the Union Address (“SOTU”) is an annual speech that the US President gives to Congress in which he presents his side of things to the nation. Tonight was Trump’s appearance – here’s what he had to say. 02/25/2026, 05:58February 25, 2026, 10:05 follow me The initial situation Trump went […]

Donald Trump during his almost two-hour speech – it was the longest that a president has ever given at the State of the Union.Image: keystone The State of the Union Address (“SOTU”) is an annual speech that the US President gives to Congress in which he presents his side of things to the nation. Tonight […]

Viktor Orbán likes to play the role of blocker in the EU.Image: keystone In the dispute over oil deliveries from Russia, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is causing a scandal on the day of remembrance of the Russian attack on Ukraine: his veto could have far-reaching consequences. 02/25/2026, 04:0302/25/2026, 04:03 Remo Hess, Brussels / ch […]