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A CJNG tag on a house wall in the town of El Limoncito: The Jalisco cartel controls the drug trade, especially in smaller and medium-sized cities. Image: keystone The Mexican drug lord “El Mencho” is dead. He was the leader of what has become the most powerful criminal organization in the country, the Jalisco Cartel. […]

02/23/2026, 07:5602/23/2026, 07:56 On their latest EP “Days of Ash”, the Irish rock band U2 dedicated a song to a young Iranian woman who died during the women’s movement in 2022. The title “Song of the Future” is reminiscent of 16-year-old Sarina Esmailsadeh. The Irish rock band consists of four members Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen, […]

As expected, North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un was reconfirmed in his position as Secretary General at the congress of the ruling Workers’ Party. 02/23/2026, 05:3602/23/2026, 05:36 “He is the only personality who can represent the strength and invincibility of our great state (…),” the state news agency KCNA quoted from the congress resolution. The “surge […]

Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, now on the board of the largest Ukrainian arms company, is shown a Flamingo missile.Image: keystone Ukraine reports a spectacular strike deep inside Russia. However, the attack did not succeed with weapons from Western supporters. 02/23/2026, 05:3102/23/2026, 05:31 Christoph Cöln / t-online An article by For four years […]

Volodymyr Zelenskyj appearing at the Munich Security Conference.Image: keystone Ukrainian head of state Volodymyr Zelensky is counting on reliable security guarantees from the United States for his country, which do not depend solely on the will of the US President. February 23, 2026, 05:00February 23, 2026, 05:00 “For good reasons, Congress will vote on them […]

A violent snowstorm is hitting the northeastern United States and has caused several states to declare a state of emergency. 02/23/2026, 04:5402/23/2026, 04:54 Blizzard warnings and driving bans were issued in large parts of the region. Severe weather warnings apply to around 35 million residents, as the US broadcaster CNN reported. According to meteorologists’ forecasts, […]

The American government must refund billions of dollars after the Supreme Court’s hammer ruling. It is still completely unclear how this process will work. 02/23/2026, 04:4502/23/2026, 06:27 Stöckli had a good nose. On Wednesday, two days before the landmark tariff ruling by the Supreme Court in Washington, the largest Swiss ski manufacturer sued the American […]

In Germany there is a firewall against the right, RN boss Jordan Bardella is now calling for one against the left in France.Image: keystone After the murder of a young nationalist, right-wing extremists took to the streets in Lyon. Left leader Mélenchon has reason to worry before the municipal elections. 02/23/2026, 04:3402/23/2026, 04:34 Over 3,000 […]

The crisis-plagued lunar mission “Artemis 2” is further delayed. 02/23/2026, 04:0702/23/2026, 04:07 The “Artemis 2” rocket system is scheduled to leave its place on the launch platform this week and be rolled back into the hangar for repairs. Problem rocket: The “Artemis-2” project is stalling.Image: keystone The US space agency Nasa has set Tuesday as […]

After the drug lord was killed, scenes similar to civil war broke out in the city of Puerto Vallarta.Image: keystone In view of the wave of violence in Mexico following the killing of a powerful drug lord by the military, President Claudia Sheinbaum is calling on the population to calm down. 02/23/2026, 04:0102/23/2026, 04:01 “We […]