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The conflict began on February 28, 2026, when the United States and Israel launched an air war against Iran that led to …
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The current AI boom truly gained momentum with the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022: since then, tech giants such as Microsoft, …
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The outbreak of the Iran war on 28 February 2026 and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz triggered, according to …
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Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Western states have supported Kyiv with weapons, money and training. Since 2025, France …
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The EU regulation on artificial intelligence (AI Act) entered into force on 1 August 2024 and regulates AI systems according to risk …
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The starting point is the three red lines policy introduced by China's central bank in 2020/2021, which was meant to rein in …
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Donald Trump began his second term as US president on 20 January 2025 and issued a record number of executive orders in …
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In October 2022, under President Biden, the United States imposed sweeping export controls on advanced semiconductors and chip manufacturing equipment targeting China, …
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A ceasefire has been in place in Gaza since November 2025, after the UN Security Council approved the US-brokered "Comprehensive Plan to …
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Since the attack on Ukraine in February 2022, the West has imposed sweeping sanctions on Russia, while the Kremlin has shifted its …
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The writer E. Jean Carroll had sued Trump for sexual abuse and defamation; a nine-member jury awarded her around 5 million dollars …
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Since February 2025, the Trump administration has imposed global import tariffs of ten percent by presidential order, relying on a 1974 law …
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Rauch von Waldbränden im Nordwesten Ontarios hat Toronto in eine dichte Smogwolke gehüllt; die Metropole hatte zeitweise die schlechteste Luftqualität der Welt, …
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On 12 July 2026, VW chief Oliver Blume said there were smarter solutions than plant closures, while the works council and the …
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Between 2023 and 2026 China's electric-car offensive grew into a massive challenge for Western manufacturers: market leader BYD sold around 4.6 million …
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The affair began in February 2025, when the new US Attorney General Pam Bondi suggested in a Fox News interview that an …
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In December 2023 the European Commission opened, as its first formal proceedings under the Digital Services Act (DSA), an investigation into Elon …
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After his re-election in 2022, President Emmanuel Macron had promised a law on active assisted dying, following years of societal and ethical …
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The boom in humanoid robots accelerated after Nvidia unveiled its Cosmos platform and the Isaac GR00T foundation models for so-called physical AI …
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In 2023 Canada endured the most devastating wildfire season in its history, with roughly 16.5 million hectares of land burning, more than …
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Cuba has been experiencing a series of nationwide power outages since October 2024: on 18 October 2024, the country's largest power plant, …
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On 16 July 2026 the Bank of Korea raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point, from 2.5 to 2.75 percent, …
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The Western Balkans have been negotiating EU accession for years: Serbia has been a candidate since 2012 and originally aimed for accession …
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The term friendshoring was coined in 2022 by US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, after the coronavirus pandemic and Russia's attack on Ukraine …
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The US Federal Reserve had most recently brought its key interest rate to a range of 3.5 to 3.75 percent after a …
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Lindsey Graham, Republican senator for South Carolina since 2003 and one of Trump's closest foreign-policy allies, died on 11 July 2026 at …
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Since the start of the Iran war on 28 February 2026, shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has been largely blocked, …
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Shortly after taking office in January 2025, Trump signed several executive orders tightening migration policy and, among other things, revoked the special …
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In his first congressional hearing, the new Fed chair Kevin Warsh promises a "regime change" against inflation and independence from Trump, but …
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The Italian parliament rejects Meloni's central electoral reform, including with votes from her own camp, raising doubts about her previously unchallenged position …
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Britain is introducing a default nighttime social-media curfew for 16- and 17-year-olds and plans to legally switch off addictive features such as …
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Twelve US states and the screenwriters' union are suing to block the roughly 110 billion dollar merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. …
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On the tenth anniversary of the failed coup attempt of 15 July 2016, pro-government media celebrate the night as a victory for …
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The AI-driven expansion of data centers is pushing up electricity and water costs worldwide: consumers in 13 US states are set to …
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With the start of the Iran war in late February 2026 and the largely closed Strait of Hormuz, through which more than …
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The European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI) traces back to a proposal by then German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in August 2022 and was …
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As the United States, China and Russia increasingly regard space as a military theater, European states are also building up their capabilities …
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The conflict over the South China Sea between China and the Philippines over disputed reefs and islands in the Spratly and Scarborough …
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On 14 July 2026, the fifth anniversary of the Ahr Valley flood, Minister-President Schnieder for the first time explicitly apologized for state …
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Bei einem Feuer während Renovierungsarbeiten in einem Brüsseler Hochhaus kamen sechs Menschen ums Leben. Einsatzkräfte fanden die toten Arbeiter in einem abgestürzten …
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Ein freiwilliger Feuerwehrmann hat gestanden, den Waldbrand bei Fontainebleau nahe Paris gelegt zu haben. Rund 1.000 Menschen wurden evakuiert, das Feuer war …
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On 14 July 2026 a fire broke out during renovation work in a Brussels high-rise, in which six construction workers died in …
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Rund drei Jahre nach seiner Verurteilung wegen sexuellen Missbrauchs und Verleumdung hat US-Präsident Trump die Entschädigung an die Autorin E. Jean Carroll …
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On July 14, 2026, it emerged that China has been holding a US seismologist for almost two years on espionage charges, a …
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On 14 July 2026, the EU failed to agree on its 21st Russia sanctions package because, according to Le Figaro, France and …
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Die linke Guerilla ELN hat laut kolumbianischer Armee 39 Menschen entführt. Die 1964 gegründete, guevaristisch geprägte Gruppe war nicht Teil des historischen …
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Ein US-Seismologe wird in China seit fast zwei Jahren festgehalten und sieht sich Spionagevorwürfen gegenüber. Die Familie machte den Fall nun öffentlich; …
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On July 14, 2026, the ELN guerrillas abducted 39 civilians according to the Colombian army, a setback for the country's fragile peace …
1 eventOn July 14, 2026, it emerged that the United States has granted licenses for Nvidia's H200 chips to Chinese firms such as …
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On 14 July 2026 China called on Europe to show restraint in the South China Sea, while state media accused the United …
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On 14 July 2026, Iraqi Prime Minister al-Saidi announced after his visit to Washington that US troops would leave Iraq by 30 …
1 eventDer irakische Ministerpräsident al-Saidi kündigte an, dass die US-Truppen den Irak bis zum 30. September verlassen. Er wertet seinen Washington-Besuch als Beginn …
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On July 14, 2026, a volunteer firefighter confessed to having started the wildfire near Fontainebleau, while around 1,000 people were evacuated and …
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The EU economy has been growing only sluggishly for years: after 1.5 percent in 2025, the European Commission expects a further slowdown …
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In response to Russia's war of aggression, the EU Commission adopted the "ReArm Europe / Readiness 2030" plan on March 19, 2025, …
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In the Hungarian parliamentary election in April 2026, the nationalist Viktor Orbán, in power since 2010, was voted out; Péter Magyar's liberal-conservative …
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On 13 July 2026 Israel's parliament passed a law that makes it easier for the ultra-Orthodox to refuse military service, reigniting the …
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On 13 July 2026, SPD foreign-policy figures criticized Foreign Minister Wadephul because Germany rejected sanctions against Israeli settlers in the EU deliberations.
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On 7 and 8 July 2026, Turkey hosted the 36th NATO summit in Ankara, the second in the country after Istanbul in …
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On July 12, 2026, Qatar's former Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani died at the age of 74, having shaped the …
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Turkey has been struggling with high inflation and a weak lira for years. After the shift in monetary policy toward significantly higher …
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On 7 July 2026, a Paris appeals court upheld Le Pen's sentence of three years with an electronic tag, yet she nonetheless …
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Moldova has been balancing on a narrow pro-European course since the 2024 presidential election, the narrowly approved EU constitutional referendum and the …
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On July 6, 2026, a rare Chinese missile test unsettled its Asian neighbors, as it brought China closer to an operational nuclear …
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On 6 July 2026 the easyJet share jumped by up to 11.4 percent after the airline accepted, in principle, a takeover offer …
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On 6 July 2026, Microsoft announced the cut of around 4,800 jobs and downsized the Xbox division, where about 1,600 jobs were …
1 eventOn July 5, 2026, the Economist weighed indications that China may have gained access to EUV lithography, the key machine for cutting-edge …
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On 5 July 2026, Uber halted its European expansion, according to an FT report, in order to pursue a possible takeover deal …
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On 3 July 2026 Türk Telekom and Aselsan presented a roadmap for a smartphone made in Turkey, in order to reduce technological …
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The dispute goes back to 2018, when the European Commission imposed an antitrust penalty on Google, then 4.34 billion euros, because the …
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The trigger for the Serbian protest movement was the collapse of a canopy at the Novi Sad railway station in November 2024, …
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On July 2, 2026, a series of unexplained drone overflights across Europe raised questions about who was behind them, with suspicion falling …
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On 2 July 2026, Tesla reported a sales record, which was seen as a sign that the backlash against Elon Musk is …
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On 2 July 2026, the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague again postponed the verdict date in the case against Hashim Thaci, …
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1 July. On 1 July 2026, it emerged that China imposed a news blackout on a plane crash into Beijing's tallest high-rise, …
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July 1. On July 1, 2026, explosive devices outside the homes of government politicians in Thessaloniki injured five people; anti-terror police opened …
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On 1 July 2026 Turkey's IC Holding announced that it intends to build up to 20 small modular nuclear reactors in Turkey …
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