June 19, 2026, 1:17 p.mJune 19, 2026, 2:47 p.m As soon as the agreement between the USA and Iran was signed, the Strait of Hormuz was closed again. This emerges from a document published by the Iranian regime’s Maritime Security Agency. There is no peace in the Strait of Hormuz.Image: keystone Warning shots were reportedly […]
Continue ReadingJune 19, 2026, 1:05 p.mJune 19, 2026, 1:05 p.m The last known wild Bornean rhino is to be captured in Indonesia. Egg cells from the animal called Pari are to be collected for artificial insemination with sperm from Sumatran rhinos in order to save the species from extinction The Bornean rhinoceros is threatened with extinction.Image: […]
Continue ReadingMayor Simone Venturini is trying to curb mass tourism in Venice. In Venice, a proposal by the new mayor Simone Venturini about a possible significant increase in the entrance fee for short visitors to the northern Italian lagoon city has sparked a debate. June 19, 2026, 12:48 p.mJune 19, 2026, 12:48 p.m «If today it […]
Continue ReadingVideo: Watson/Michael Shepherd June 19, 2026, 11:44June 19, 2026, 11:56 am The renovation of the reflecting pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC has already cost more than 14 million dollars – and it is expected to cost even more. In addition to the ballroom and the planned Trump Arch, the Reflecting […]
Continue ReadingAn illustrious trio at the Makersfield elections: Count Binface, Andy Burnham and Robert Pownall in fox costume.Image: keystone June 19, 2026, 11:12 amJune 19, 2026, 11:13 am Andy Burnham is the new shooting star of British politics. The Labor politician won the by-election in the Makerfield district and could soon challenge Keir Starmer for the […]
Continue ReadingJune 19, 2026, 07:14June 19, 2026, 07:14 EU Council President António Costa is causing anger by making unsolicited contact with Russia. At the EU summit in Brussels, after the deliberations on the war in Ukraine, there was talk in German government circles of an “affront”. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz made it clear at the meeting […]
Continue ReadingJune 19, 2026, 06:17June 19, 2026, 06:44 After the by-election in the Makerfield district, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is more threatened than ever with political extinction. Starmer’s potential intra-party challenger Andy Burnham won the district’s vacant parliamentary seat, the overnight count showed. As an “MP” (Member of Parliament), Burnham can now force the Prime […]
Continue ReadingThe current news ticker on the war against Iran launched by the Trump administration and Israel and on US foreign policy. …(Read on https://www.watson.ch)
Continue ReadingAccording to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the wars against Iran have prevented an imminent threat of arming Tehran with nuclear weapons. “We saved the state of Israel from the threat of nuclear annihilation,” said Netanyahu. Before the war in June last year, Iran had “galloped” towards nuclear armament. Without the massive attacks together with […]
Continue ReadingJune 17, 2026, 1:56 p.mJune 17, 2026, 1:56 p.m Only around four months after taking office, the new Louvre director Christophe Leribault paints a worrying picture of the state of the world-famous museum in Paris: The Louvre is “at the end of its tether” and faces a huge need for investment, he told a commission […]
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