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Living is luxury France wanted to ban the rental of poorly insulated buildings. As a result, the housing shortage increased and the government backed down. The left-wing capital Paris is an exception: it is taking even tougher action against landlords. June 2, 2026, 9:50 p.mJune 2, 2026, 9:50 p.m follow me It’s not the only […]

France wanted to ban the rental of poorly insulated buildings. As a result, the housing shortage increased and the government backed down. The left-wing capital Paris is an exception: it is taking even tougher action against landlords. June 2, 2026, 9:50 p.mJune 3, 2026, 7:27 am follow me It’s not the only empty house on […]

Image: watson/getty/keystone analysis The US President is at an impasse. June 2, 2026, 7:56 p.mJune 2, 2026, 7:56 p.m follow me The midterms? “I don’t think about it for a second.” Skyrocketing gasoline prices? “Peanuts.” Donald Trump currently seems to be a man who cannot be harmed, who can even afford to say that he […]

Fishermen walk past the “Paseo del Prado” hotel of the Canadian chain Blue Diamond in Havana on Tuesday.Image: keystone June 2, 2026, 7:52 p.mJune 2, 2026, 7:52 p.m After the US government threatened sanctions, the powerful Cuban military company Gaesa is losing international business partners in the hotel industry on the Caribbean island. Cuba’s socialist […]

Ukrainian soldiers fire at Russian positions with the Type 2S7 self-propelled howitzer.Image: keystone For months, Putin’s troops advanced slowly despite heavy losses. Now experts see further signs of a trend reversal on the front. June 2, 2026, 4:49 p.mJune 2, 2026, 4:49 p.m follow me For the first time since the failed Ukrainian counteroffensive in […]

There was a brutal clash in Mallorca last week. Two British tourists were beaten unconscious. According to media reports, the police arrested two 19-year-old Swiss men. You now face several years in prison. June 2, 2026, 4:02 p.mJune 2, 2026, 4:02 p.m On Sunday, May 24, 2026, a fight broke out near a bar in […]

In the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, authorities are now reporting 321 laboratory-confirmed cases, including 48 deaths.Image: keystone The number of Ebola cases is increasing in eastern Congo and Uganda. Uganda’s Ministry of Health reported 6 new cases, bringing the total to 15 laboratory-confirmed infections of the life-threatening virus since the outbreak began […]

The former pop duo Milli Vanilli (archive photo).Image: AP June 2, 2026, 2:31 p.mJune 2, 2026, 2:33 p.m Fabrice “Fab” Morvan from the former pop duo Milli Vanilli has canceled his planned appearance at the controversial concert series celebrating the 250th anniversary of the USA. “This is not what I agreed to,” the 60-year-old told […]

The establishment of such centers could certainly be examined if human rights standards are observed there.Image: DPA June 2, 2026, 1:39 p.mJune 2, 2026, 1:39 p.m Deportation centers in third countries for asylum seekers rejected in the EU are not a problem for the UN refugee agency UNHCR. This is what a spokesman in Geneva […]

June 2, 2026, 12:12 p.mJune 2, 2026, 12:12 p.m The Pentagon has again tightened the rules for media representatives. Journalists will no longer be allowed access to the press office of the US Department of Defense, which is now called the War Department. Ministry spokesman Joel Valdez announced this on the X platform. This is […]