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May 1, 2026, 8:16 amMay 1, 2026, 8:16 am Those were the days: a “Fridays for future” demonstration in 2019.Image: EPA/EPA According to a representative survey, the issue of climate change is less important to young people than it was a few years ago. In 2025, only around four out of ten young people considered […]

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May 1, 2026, 6:25 a.mMay 1, 2026, 6:25 a.m EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. (archive image)Image: keystone The EU and the South American Mercosur states Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay have been forming a huge new free trade zone since Friday. At midnight, an agreement negotiated for this purpose came into force provisionally. […]

Suspicious timing: People are giggling online about Channing Tatum’s Instagram story.Image: keystone People News Heartbreak is bad, and some people vent their pain on social media. But some celebrity men are as melodramatic as teenagers. April 30, 2026, 10:57 p.mApril 30, 2026, 10:57 p.m follow me Harry Styles and Zoë Kravitz are reportedly engaged after […]

Prison guards demonstrate in Béziers (southern France) in front of the local prison.Image: EPA Guards across the country are blocking entrances to prisons to protest the scandalous conditions. What is going wrong in the neighboring country. April 30, 2026, 10:56 p.mApril 30, 2026, 10:56 p.m follow me This week, hundreds of guards followed the call […]

FIFA President Gianni Infantino delivers a speech at the 76th FIFA Congress in Vancouver, British Columbia.Image: keystone April 30, 2026, 10:41 p.mApril 30, 2026, 10:41 p.m Gianni Infantino is running for re-election as FIFA President for the third time next year. The 56-year-old announced his candidacy for another term at the world association’s congress in […]

US President Donald TrumpImage: keystone April 30, 2026, 9:57 p.mApril 30, 2026, 9:57 p.m One day after his threat to withdraw US troops from Germany, President Donald Trump is following up. When asked whether he could also imagine such a step in Italy and Spain, he said: “Yes, probably. I probably will.” Italy has not […]

US House of Representatives, Washington.Image: public domain April 30, 2026, 9:47 p.mApril 30, 2026, 9:48 p.m The months-long dispute over the budget of the criticized US Department of Homeland Security has been resolved – at least for the most part: Democrats and Republicans in the House of Representatives agreed on a law that forms the […]

FIFA President Gianni Infantino.Image: keystone April 30, 2026, 9:25 p.mApril 30, 2026, 9:32 p.m FIFA President Gianni Infantino assured at the start of his speech at the world football governing body’s congress on Thursday that Iran would take part in this summer’s World Cup. «We have to unite, we have to bring people together. Football […]

A Swiss Guardsman is sworn in during the swearing-in ceremony for the new Swiss Guardsmen.Image: keystone April 30, 2026, 8:40 p.mApril 30, 2026, 8:41 p.m Because of the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday 2025, all guardsmen have been recalled from vacation, the command of the Pontifical Swiss Guard announced on Thursday in its […]