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Published on 12/03/2026 – 6:10 GMT+1 A preliminary inquiry has found that outdated intelligence likely led to a deadly US strike on an Iranian elementary school using a Tomahawk missile, according to a US official and a second person briefed on findings of the US military investigation into the incident. First reported by the New York Times, the US military was bombing an adjacent Iranian base of which the school building was formerly a part and target coordinates were set using outdated data. On 28 February, a deadly missile strike hit an elementary school in Iran’s southern city of Minab,…

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Gordon Repinski den ukrainischen Präsidenten Wolodymyr Selenskyj im Mariinsky-Palast zum Exklusiv-Interview getroffen. Selenskyj spricht über seinen persönlichen Hass auf Wladimir Putin, die „Blackmail“-Taktik von Viktor Orbán und seine Sorge, dass der Iran-Krieg den Fokus des Westens dauerhaft verschiebt. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview direkt aus dem Zug berichtet Bundestagspräsidentin Julia Klöckner von ihrem Besuch in Kyjiw, der Lieferung von Dieselgeneratoren und der Frage, wie Deutschland die Ukraine militärisch stützen kann, während die USA bei den Russland-Sanktionen wanken. Deutschland gibt Teile der strategischen Ölreserve frei. Gleichzeitig plant Wirtschaftsministerin Katherina Reiche eine tägliche Preisobergrenze für Tankstellen. Joanna Lehner und Jürgen Klöckner, die Hosts unseres Wirtschafts-Podcasts…

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s patience appears to be wearing thin — and it’s starting to show. In recent weeks the Ukrainian president has sharpened his rhetoric toward both critics and allies, rebuking European leaders for moving too slowly on support, trading barbs with Hungary’s Viktor Orbán, and openly questioning Donald Trump’s approach to the war. The tougher tone reflects mounting frustration in Kyiv as peace talks stall and financial support hangs in the balance — but even those close to Zelenskyy warn the rhetoric risks alienating the very partners Ukraine relies on for money, weapons and diplomatic backing. That frustration is beginning…

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Wednesday unveiled a new government AI tool that will rank social media sites based on how much hate speech they host. “If hate is already dangerous, social networks have turned it into a weapon of mass polarization that ends up seeping into everyday life,” Sánchez said at an International Summit against Hate and Digital Harassment. “Today social networks are a failed state,” he said. The new system, known as HODIO, will analyze large volumes of publicly available activity on social media to measure the scale and spread of online hate speech. The data will…

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That’s because the ECB almost doubled in size when it became the supervisor for the eurozone’s biggest banks back in 2014, and because the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) also set up in Frankfurt.  They’re soon to be joined by the kids of employees at the freshly-established Anti-Money Laundering Agency, which will have a staff of over 400 by 2027. Student numbers are expected to rise further to over 2,200 by 2032. The news was welcomed by ECB President Christine Lagarde, who had previously raged against an “embarrassing” impasse that resulted in children having to study in “container…

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“On envoie un signal de marché pour que les prix baissent”, a-t-il souligné à l’issue de la réunion du G7. Basée à Paris et créée après l’embargo pétrolier de 1973 pour permettre aux pays riches de coordonner leurs approvisionnements en pétrole et en gaz, l’AIE avait proposé cette mesure pour la première fois mardi en fin de journée, lors d’une réunion extraordinaire de tous ses membres tenue après celle des ministres de l’Energie du G7. Ces derniers jours, les prix du pétrole avaient grimpé à plus de 100 dollars le baril, l’Iran ayant tiré sur les infrastructures énergétiques des pays…

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European Council President António Costa travelled to Baku on Wednesday to continue developing the European Union’s cooperation with Azerbaijan on defence, security and especially energy, as the escalating war in Iran grips the global energy markets with unforeseen consequences. Costa held talks with Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev and expressed the EU’s “full solidarity with the people of Azerbaijan,” following Iran’s attack on Azerbaijan’s exclave of Nakhchivan last week. Since the beginning of the Iran war, Azerbaijan has helped evacuate around 1,800 people from Iran to Azerbaijan, including EU nationals. “Let me extend my sincere appreciation for the assistance that Azerbaijan…

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Portugal has ten new restaurants honoured with a Michelin star, with Fifty Seconds, by chef Rui Silvestre, winning its second star. The awards were presented at the third edition of the exclusively national gala, which took place in Funchal, Madeira, on Tuesday night. In addition to Fifty Seconds, chef Angélica Salvador was recognised for her work as head of the In Diferente restaurant, becoming the fourth woman to receive a star in the country. Before Salvador, only Marlene Vieira (2025), Rita Magro (2025) and Maria Alice Marto (1993) had been awarded a Michelin star. Ten new restaurants thus entered the…

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