A demonstration with around 3,000 expected participants from the pro-Palestinian environment has been announced for May 16th. Here is a demo in Berlin, May 2024. IMAGO / Rolf Zöllner ESC The police are expecting disruption and blockades, especially on the final day of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) in Vienna. May 5, 2026, 2:36 p.mMay […]
Continue ReadingWas deposed: Ilie Bolojan.Image: keystone May 5, 2026, 1:59 p.mMay 5, 2026, 1:59 p.m In Romania, the pro-Western government under the bourgeois Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan was deposed by a vote of no confidence with a large majority in parliament. The opposition right-wing extremist faction AUR submitted the application together with the Social Democrats (PSD), […]
Continue ReadingAn oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz.Image: keystone May 5, 2026, 12:37 p.mMay 5, 2026, 12:38 p.m According to the European Union’s Energy Commissioner, Dan Jørgensen, the world is confronted with “probably the worst energy crisis of all time”. “Since the outbreak of the conflict in the Middle East, the member states of the […]
Continue ReadingThe US Securities and Exchange Commission’s lawsuit against tech billionaire Elon Musk in connection with his share purchases during the takeover of Twitter is expected to end with a payment of 1.5 million dollars. May 5, 2026, 5:41 a.mMay 5, 2026, 5:41 a.m In a settlement, Musk and the SEC agreed on this amount. The […]
Continue ReadingPolice report May 4, 2026, 5:29 p.mMay 4, 2026, 5:52 p.m Image: DPA A major police operation is currently underway in the German city of Leipzig. A police spokesman confirmed that a car drove into a crowd of people in the city center Central German Radio. The incident occurred on Grimmaische Strasse, a shopping street. […]
Continue ReadingPolice report May 4, 2026, 5:29 p.mMay 4, 2026, 6:28 p.m A major police operation is currently underway in the German city of Leipzig. A police spokesman confirmed that a car drove into a crowd of people in the city center Central German Radio (MDR). The incident occurred on Grimmaische Strasse, a shopping street. A […]
Continue ReadingIn particular, complex air operations are to be practiced at “Tiger Meet”.Image: DPA May 4, 2026, 9:00 a.mMay 4, 2026, 11:00 a.m As part of the Partnership for Peace, Switzerland is once again taking part in the multinational NATO exercise “Tiger Meet” this year. The Swiss Air Force will be present in Araxos, Greece, with […]
Continue ReadingTwo out of three drones were repelled by Russian air defense – one hit a residential building.Image: AP May 4, 2026, 7:46 amMay 4, 2026, 7:46 am A few days before the traditional Victory Day military parade in Moscow, a Ukrainian drone crashed into a residential building near the center of the Russian capital. Mayor […]
Continue ReadingUS soldiers at the end of April during a maneuver at the German NATO base Hohenfels in Bavaria.Image: keystone The 10 most important questions and answers about Donald Trump’s announced troop withdrawal from Europe. May 4, 2026, 6:58 amMay 4, 2026, 6:58 am follow me Against the backdrop of increasing tensions between President Donald Trump […]
Continue ReadingTo 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 […]
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