US civil rights activist Jesse Jackson dies at the age of 84.Image: keystone Jesse Jackson marched with Martin Luther King for the rights of black people in the USA. The well-known civil rights activist died on Tuesday. 02/17/2026, 10:53February 17, 2026, 11:10 An article by The US civil rights activist Jesse Jackson is dead. The […]
Continue ReadingUkrainian soldiers retake land.Image: keystone According to independent US experts, Ukraine has recently achieved greater territorial gains than it has seen since 2023. The reason for this is that Russia has lost access to the Starlink satellite system. 02/17/2026, 09:2102/17/2026, 09:33 According to analysis of current data, the Ukrainian army has regained around 201 square […]
Continue Reading02/17/2026, 09:0302/17/2026, 09:03 After almost eight centuries, the remains of the Catholic Saint Francis of Assisi will be seen in public for the first time. His hometown, the 27,500-inhabitant community of Assisi in central Italy, is expecting several hundred thousand visitors. Pope Leo XIV at the grave of Francis of Assisi.Image: keystone The exhibition starts […]
Continue ReadingIn her memoirs, Gisèle Pelicot speaks very personally for the first time about the affair that bears her name. It ends on a surprisingly positive note for the victim. “I always set the breakfast table the evening before.” With this sentence begins Gisèle Pelicot’s book “A Hymn to Life”, which will be published this Tuesday […]
Continue ReadingVideo: watson/elena maria müller 02/17/2026, 07:4102/17/2026, 07:41 On Sunday, the Civil Defense Authority in the Gaza Strip said that at least eleven Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes. Civil defense spokesman Mahmoud Basal said Israeli aircraft carried out strikes in several areas from dawn to midday. The civil defense puts the total number of deaths […]
Continue Reading02/17/2026, 07:1302/17/2026, 07:13 During the economic crisis, German industry cut jobs on a large scale in 2025. At the end of last year, around 5.38 million people worked there – a good 124,000 or 2.3 percent fewer than the previous year. The German automotive industry was hit hardest by the economic crisis. (symbol image)Image: KEYSTONE […]
Continue ReadingIn Australia’s metropolis of Sydney, a man attacked several people with a knife on the street. 02/17/2026, 06:4102/17/2026, 06:41 One person died from serious injuries at the scene, and two others were taken to hospital in critical condition, police said. The crime occurred in the morning (local time) in the suburb of Merrylands in the […]
Continue ReadingThe UN headquarters in western Switzerland: Geneva will once again become a diplomatic hotspot this Tuesday.Image: imago Two conflicts, one place, many open questions: In French-speaking Switzerland on Tuesday, the USA is negotiating a possible way out of the Ukraine war and Iran’s nuclear program. 5 questions and answers. 02/17/2026, 05:5502/17/2026, 05:55 Who is talking […]
Continue ReadingA sign warns of the leak near the town of Glen Echo.Image: keystone Not at all known as a conservationist, the US President is upset about dirty water flowing into Washington’s Potomac River. He quickly identified the culprits. 02/17/2026, 04:4002/17/2026, 04:40 An article by A huge sewage problem in the region around the US capital […]
Continue ReadingHeat waves, forest fires, floods: According to climate researchers, the EU urgently needs to prepare more for the risks associated with climate change. 02/17/2026, 04:3302/17/2026, 04:33 Above all, the deployment needs to be better coordinated, warns the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change in a report. Climate extremes are also increasing in Europe (pictured: […]
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