New elections in Venezuela possible within ten months

02/06/2026, 06:2702/06/2026, 06:27 Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado believes new democratic elections in Venezuela are possible within nine to ten months. “We believe that a truly transparent process with manual voting (…) throughout the entire process could be implemented in nine to ten months,” Machado told the US media “Politico”. “But that depends […]

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Why the upcoming negotiations will be about this

Tehran, Washington and the mediators are entering today’s meeting with sometimes opposing positions. An overview. 02/06/2026, 06:1202/06/2026, 06:12 Thomas Seibert, Istanbul / ch media An American F-35 fighter jet took off from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea this week. The US military detected an Iranian long-range drone approaching the aircraft […]

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Negotiations with Iran on Friday

Feb 5, 2026, 7:22 p.mFeb 5, 2026, 7:43 p.m Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. (Archive image, January 2026)Image: keystone The USA wants to start new negotiations with Iran this Friday in the Gulf state of Oman. This was confirmed by a high-ranking US government official to the German Press Agency. For the United States, special […]

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Greek commander arrested – suspected of espionage

Feb 5, 2026, 6:05 p.mFeb 5, 2026, 6:05 p.m Greek soldiers during a parade in Thessaloniki. (Archive image, October 2025)Image: keystone An officer in the Greek armed forces has been arrested for suspected espionage. As the Greek General Staff announced, there is clear evidence of criminal offenses under the Military Penal Code. Accordingly, the accused […]

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USA and Russia want to resume military dialogue

Vladimir Putin, Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner and Josh Gruenbaum in Moscow. (Photographed on January 22nd.)Image: keystone Feb 5, 2026, 3:14 p.mFeb 5, 2026, 3:15 p.m The USA and Russia have agreed to resume their high-level military dialogue, which has been interrupted since 2021. This was announced by the command of the US armed forces in […]

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ECB leaves key interest rates unchanged

The European Central Bank (ECB) will initially not touch the key interest rates in the new year. The deposit interest rate, which is important for banks and savers, remains at 2.0 percent, as the central bank in Frankfurt announced. February 5, 2026, 2:20 p.mFeb 5, 2026, 2:35 p.m The ECB Governing Council has left key […]

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