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Gianni Infantino would not have a clear path to become the next Secretary General of the United Nations, even with Donald Trump’s backing. According to a report from The New York Post, the US President sees FIFA’s boss as a “respected” potential candidate, with a “special ability to bring people together” demonstrated by the success of the 2026 World Cup. But in any event, his endorsement alone would not be enough to push to the world’s most powerful diplomatic job a person who is not even a career diplomat. Neither Trump nor Infantino have confirmed a candidacy, which, if submitted,…
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The defense secretary has previously said — in WhatsApp messages to former U.S. ambassador Peter Mandelson before Streeting took up his current job — that “Israel is committing war crimes before our eyes,” and is committing “rogue state behaviour” in the West Bank. Asked about these messages Wednesday, Streeting refused to repeat them. But he said: “I’m not going to pretend I didn’t make those comments.” His remarks highlight the continued ripple effects on the left of British politics over Israel’s protracted campaign in the Gaza Strip, which followed the deadly Oct. 7, 2023 attacks by Hamas. The new defense…
President Donald Trump on Wednesday pledged that the US would bomb Iranian civil infrastructure every time Tehran fires at ships in the strategic Strait of Hormuz. “From this point forward, any time the Islamic Republic of Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, whether it be by missile, rocket, drone, or any other device or weapon, the United States will bomb and destroy one bridge or power plant,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social network. Trump said this included Iranian facilities “located next to, or in, the capital city of Tehran.” Trump’s threat came shortly before he…
Published on 22/07/2026 – 13:36 GMT+2•Updated 16:41 The global tourism map is shifting – and some countries are emerging as clear winners. New data has revealed that Saudi Arabia has seen the biggest surge in international arrivals since 2019, with Morocco, Egypt and Brazil also recording major gains as travellers look beyond traditional holiday hotspots. Europe is seeing its own tourism boom, with Norway, Portugal, Spain and France among the countries welcoming more visitors than before the pandemic. Visual Capitalist, a data visualisation platform, cited statistics from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to reveal the largest changes…
By Nina Borowski with AP Published on 22/07/2026 – 17:10 GMT+2 It was the scene of the spectacular theft of the Crown Jewels. The Apollo Gallery at the Louvre Museum has reopened to the public, returning to its original role as a 17th-century state gallery, with no display cases and no jewels. The jewels that were not stolen in the heist will soon be displayed in another room, which will be designed as a windowless strongroom, said the museum’s director, Christophe Leribault. In October 2025, a four-man commando unit broke into the Apollo Gallery using a lorry-mounted lifting platform and, in broad daylight,…
Im Rahmen der gemeinsamen Erklärung „haben sich die Vereinigten Staaten verpflichtet, Generika von den 15-prozentigen Zöllen auszunehmen; daher gilt weiterhin die Meistbegünstigungsklausel (MFN), was einem Zollsatz von 0 Prozent entspricht“, erklärte der stellvertretende Chefsprecher der Europäischen Kommission, Olof Gill. Er fügte hinzu, dass innovative Arzneimittel aus der EU weiterhin einem Zollsatz von 15 Prozent unterliegen. „Dies zeigt deutlich, dass die gemeinsame Erklärung der EU und der USA ihre Wirkung entfaltet, indem sie Stabilität und Vorhersehbarkeit gewährleistet und einen wichtigen strategischen Sektor vor Störungen und Zollerhöhungen schützt“, betonte Gill. Die Vereinbarung an sich ist zwar nicht rechtsverbindlich, doch jeder Verstoß gegen…
Hungary’s Prosecutor General has resigned, bowing to pressure from Prime Minister Péter Magyar, who is seeking to remove key officials appointed under Viktor Orbán. In a statement, Gábor Bálint Nagy said he was stepping down to safeguard the integrity and independence of the prosecutor office, condemning what he described as political pressure placed upon it. “The prosecution service must not become an instrument in the struggles of political actors, nor can it be a stage for day-to-day political interests or power games,” Nagy said, adding that he no longer wished to be part of a conflict “built on false premises…
Published on 22/07/2026 – 16:54 GMT+2 Venezuela’s ousted president Nicolas Maduro is due to appear before a New York court on Wednesday for his third public hearing since US forces captured him in a nighttime raid in January. In a court filing late on Tuesday, prosecutors and defence lawyers proposed a June 2027 trial date, which Judge Alvin Hellerstein could confirm at Wednesday’s procedural hearing. Meanwhile, outside the court, demonstrators have held signs in support of the ousted president and his wife. Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores have been held in a Brooklyn jail since the US military operation,…
The sea holds many secrets that are invisible to the naked eye when viewed from the shore: rare species, complex ecosystems and, sadly, loads of litter. According to the United Nations, each year 52 million tonnes of plastic waste enter the ocean, resulting in an estimated 24 trillion microplastic particles. Microplastics, tiny fragments of plastics less than 5 millimetres in diameter, can be found both in the depths and on the surface of the water, disrupting ecosystems in ways scientists are still trying to understand. But how do microplastics get into the sea? What technologies can be used to identify…