Jan 9, 2026, 6:49 p.mJan 9, 2026, 6:49 p.m Syrian security forces in Aleppo. January 9, 2026.Image: keystone After a brief ceasefire, heavy fighting broke out again between Syrian government troops and Kurdish fighters in the Syrian city of Aleppo. The Kurds accused the troops of interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa and their allied militias of […]
Continue ReadingThe tanker “Marinera”, formerly “Bella 1” (archive photo): The ship was stopped by US soldiers this week.Image: keystone The USA is taking action against Putin’s shadow fleet. Now shipping experts are observing a bizarre trend. Jan 9, 2026, 6:33 p.mJan 9, 2026, 6:33 p.m Peter Riesbeck / t-online An article by Following the US military’s […]
Continue ReadingJan 9, 2026, 3:04 p.mJan 9, 2026, 3:04 p.m Because of the violent storm over northern France, the French electricity company EDF shut down the Flamanville nuclear power plant on the English Channel on Friday night. The Flamanville nuclear power plant is temporarily shut down.Image: AP/EDF The personnel absolutely necessary for the operation of the […]
Continue ReadingThe US boarded another oil tanker early Friday morning. The ship is said to have transported Russian oil. Jan 9, 2026, 1:57 p.mJan 9, 2026, 2:27 p.m According to media reports, the USA has seized another oil tanker. This time it is the ship “Olina”, as a US government representative told the Reuters news agency. […]
Continue ReadingJan 9, 2026, 12:28 p.mJanuary 9, 2026, 12:30 p.m That’s what happened The path is clear for the conclusion of the EU free trade agreement with the four South American Mercosur states Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. At a meeting of representatives of the 27 EU countries in Brussels, a sufficient number of participants agreed […]
Continue ReadingEven after the phone call with Trump, Gustavo Petro sees an attack by the US military as a “real threat”.Image: keystone After the situation between Gustavo Petro and Donald Trump seemed to have briefly defused, tensions are now rising again. Jan 9, 2026, 11:34 amJan 9, 2026, 11:34 am follow me Since the USA captured […]
Continue ReadingJan 9, 2026, 11:16 amJan 9, 2026, 12:06 p.m The US is not planning a second attack on Venezuela. This is what President writes on his platform Truth Social. “I have canceled the previously expected second attack, it looks like this is not needed,” said Trump. US President Donald Trump does not want to order […]
Continue ReadingJan 9, 2026, 9:47 amJan 9, 2026, 9:47 am US President Donald Trump has signaled support for a new package of sanctions against Russia over the ongoing war in Ukraine. “I support it,” he said in an interview with US broadcaster Foxnews. Donald Trump supports further sanctions against Russia.Image: keystone But he went on to […]
Continue ReadingUnder Joe Biden, electric cars were subsidized by the state, Trump is relying on combustion cars.Image: keystone After Ford, General Motors also has to scale back its electric car targets in the USA. 09.01.2026, 09:0009.01.2026, 09:00 The electric car business is causing the US car giant General Motors a huge write-down. The company will take […]
Continue ReadingJan 9, 2026, 7:31 amJan 9, 2026, 7:55 a.m Despite ongoing peace efforts, Russia has fired a heavy ballistic missile into western Ukraine on the border with EU and NATO territory. The Ukrainian Air Force said an air alert was raised for the entire country on Thursday around 11:30 p.m. local time (10:30 p.m. CET). […]
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