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Published on 02/09/2026 – 6:47 GMT+2 Apple has a new boss for the first time in 15 years — and he is stepping into some famously large shoes. John Ternus took the helm from Tim Cook on Tuesday, who hands over a company worth $4.6 trillion (€4tn) after growing it from less than $350 billion during his tenure — a run that turned him into one of the most consequential CEOs in tech history. The transition comes at a pivotal time for Apple. Artificial intelligence has triggered one of the biggest upheavals in the industry since Steve Jobs unveiled the…

Planning a Canary Islands getaway? Tenerife and Lanzarote are two of the biggest names in the archipelago, but choosing between them isn’t always straightforward. Both offer sunshine, beautiful beaches and dramatic landscapes, yet the experience on each can be surprisingly different. Tenerife combines volcanic scenery with lively resorts, lush countryside and plenty to do, while Lanzarote is known for its stark landscapes, distinctive architecture and laid-back feel. As a fan of the Canary Islands as a year-round destination, I’ve been to both Tenerife and Lanzarote twice, and they both offer significant charms, whether you’re looking for adventure, nightlife, culture or…

Für den Drohnenanschlag auf den Flughafen Leipzig macht die Bundesregierung Moskau nun auch ganz offiziell verantwortlich. Rixa Fürsen analysiert gemeinsam mit Hans von der Burchard die verkündeten Maßnahmen und sie zeigen auf, warum Kanzler Merz einen eigenen Auftritt für eine weitere Eskalationsstufe aufspart. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview ordnet SPD-Innenpolitiker Sebastian Fiedler die Sabotagegefahr ein. Er fordert konsequentes Handeln gegen hybride Angriffe. Er spricht darüber, wo man bereits an Reformen von Sicherheitsbehörden und Strukturen dran ist, warnt aber auch erneut vor der akuten Bedrohung deutscher Infrastrukturen. Finanzminister Lars Klingbeil gerät derweil aus dem Wirtschaftsministerium heraus wegen seiner Einkommensteuerreform unter Druck. Rasmus Buchsteiner berichtet…

Published on 01/09/2026 – 11:11 GMT+2 A police search for an armed Russian man in Montenegro ended early on Tuesday when the suspect, wanted for killing three people, killed himself after exchanging fire with police, authorities said. According to the interior ministry, the suspect, a 30-year-old Russian, shot dead three employees of a shooting range in Danilovgrad, close to the capital Podgorica. After an hours-long manhunt involving special units and a helicopter, the suspect was located in woods above the popular coastal tourist town of Herceg Novi, more than 120 kilometres from the crime scene. “After the suspect was surrounded…

Published on 02/09/2026 – 6:45 GMT+2•Updated 6:49 Nepali families were holding symbolic funeral ceremonies to “liberate the souls” of loved ones missing since deadly flash floods swept away their villages and homes in the Himalayan region a week ago. Emergency teams have recovered more than 1,000 bodies, as nearly 4,500 people remain missing after the gigantic wave of freezing water, rocks and debris triggered by a high-altitude glacial collapse roared down the China-Nepal border on 26 August, causing grave damage to much of what was in its path. After days of searching shelters and mortuaries, relatives of some of the…

Taiwan is in the grip of a borrowing frenzy — but not for houses or cars. This year, people are taking out loans to buy stocks. As Taiwan’s stock market soared this year, real-estate worker Lucas Chen borrowed NT$5 million (€136,000) to buy tech shares, and within six months he had quadrupled his money. Chen is one of a growing number of people using debt to buy into the island’s stock market, which soared 59% in the first half of the year thanks to booming demand for AI hardware made by chip giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) and others.…

The political center in the European Parliament is looking increasingly fragile. Zoya Sheftalovich and Ian Wishart look at a proposal from two senior German MEPs for the center-right EPP and the Social Democrats to strike a much more formal deal — as relations between the two groups deteriorate and the far right gains influence. Then: Europe says it needs giant data centers if it wants to compete in the AI boom. But who pays for them — and what happens when one arrives in your town? We look at the millions of euros governments are being asked to commit to…

Published on 01/09/2026 – 12:05 GMT+2•Updated 15:16 A person has died and two police officers were injured following a shooting overnight in Overasselt, a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland, police said. Officers were called to Ewijkseweg street at around 4:20am CET after reports of gunfire. One person was found dead at the scene; the two injured officers were taken to hospital and are “out of danger,” a police spokesperson said, according to Dutch public broadcaster, NOS. Security footage published by Dutch news outlet De Telegraaf showed a large group of masked individuals walking around in the area, some…

During a visit to the exclave last week, however, Attorney General Teresa Peramato confirmed that authorities had detected an increase in criminal assaults and crimes against private property over the past month. And on Monday, Ceuta’s Public Prosecutor’s Office said it was investigating 22 alleged sexual assaults targeting migrant women and girls, as well as an additional case involving a man belonging to the LGBTQ+ community. “Many women have been raped,” said Helena Maleno, spokesperson for migrant rights NGO Caminando Fronteras. She added that the true number could be higher than the figure confirmed by Spanish officials, as migrant women may…

Published on 01/09/2026 – 12:56 GMT+2 Germany is looking for gas deals with Algeria to diversify its supply, Berlin’s foreign minister said in Algiers on Tuesday, where he joined a business delegation visiting the North African country. “We need to diversify…We need long-term gas contracts,” Johann Wadephul told German public broadcaster ZDF on the second day of his trip, as concerns grow in Germany that gas storage depots are only half full as autumn nears. Wadephul said that he would meet with Energy Minister Mourad Adjal and that representatives of German companies looking for long-term contracts were travelling with him.…