Donald Trump announced an ambitious plan at the start of his second term: the Golden Dome should protect the US from any possible missile attack. Part of this protection system should even be placed in space. The price tag now appears to be astronomical.
The twenty-seven foreign ministers of the European Union have approved new sanctions against Israeli settlers in response to increasing violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
In een speciaal georganiseerde nieuwsuitzending op de Russische staatstelevisie deelde Sergej Karakajev, de bevelhebber van de strategische rakettroepen, aan president Vladimir Poetin het goede nieuws mee.
Five deaths have already occurred this month in the Himalayan mountains. Three of them fell on Mount Everest.
The Russian freighter Ursa Major, which sank on Dec. 23, 2024 after explosions near Spain, may have been carrying parts for nuclear submarines destined for North Korea. This is according to an investigation by U.S. news channel CNN.
The French cruise ship Hondius passenger who tested positive for hantavirus is in critical condition at a Paris clinic. On board, ship doctors attributed her flu-like symptoms to stress or anxiety because she had no fever and her condition seemed to be improving.
US President Donald Trump will pay a state visit to China from Wednesday to Friday at the invitation of President Xi Jinping. It's the first visit by a U.S. president to China since 2017. The visit was previously scheduled for March, but was postponed due to the war in Iran.
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas judges that Russian President Vladimir Putin is in a weaker position than ever. She made this analysis on Monday, following Putin's comments over the past weekend about a possible end to the war in Ukraine.
The British government has revoked the ETA (Electronic Travel Authorization) visa of Flemish Member of Parliament Filip Dewinter (Vlaams Belang). As a result, the seasoned, Flemish far-right politician can no longer enter the United Kingdom. Filip Dewinter himself reported this on his social media on Tuesday.
Was there ever an edition of the Eurovision Song Contest more criticized than this 70th edition in Vienna? Five countries are already openly boycotting this year's European music festival due to Israel's presence and actions. So don't look for participants from the Netherlands, Spain, Ireland, Slovenia and Iceland on the stage of the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna this week.