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Published on 04/05/2026 – 15:24 GMT+2•Updated 15:29 An image of a newspaper front page is circulating widely online, claiming that Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will give the country’s newly regularised migrants €2,800 per month per family for two years until they find a job. The article supposedly belongs to a news outlet called “El Diario de España”, and refers to Madrid’s recent measure to grant an estimated 500,000 undocumented migrants legal status by allowing them to apply for a renewable one-year residence permit. This is provided that they can prove that they have lived in Spain for at least…
Hundreds of competitors gathered in Frankfurt for Germany’s second Hobby Horse Championship, taking part in jumping, dressage and timed obstacle events using hobby horses. Video showed participants running through courses, clearing barriers and rehearsing routines with decorated stick horses. Most competitors were children and teenagers, though some adults also joined the competition. Organisers said the sport, which originated in Finland, has grown rapidly in Germany in recent years, attracting increasing numbers of participants and spectators.
Donald Trump used a Florida rally to claim once more that he “aced” three cognitive tests, seemingly trying to dispel persistent scrutiny surrounding the 79-year-old’s mental health. Speaking at The Villages on Friday, Trump’s cognitive test “perfection” boast included identifying animals and arithmetic as examples. “The first question is very easy. It’s a lion, a giraffe, a bear, and a shark. They say, ‘which one is the bear’?” He went on to say: “There’s a very standard test, but very tough around those last 10 questions… I’m in a room of brilliant people, but a lot of you wouldn’t have…
“Russia has announced a May 9 parade in Moscow without military equipment,” he told leaders attending the European Political Community Summit in Yerevan, Armenia. “They cannot afford military equipment — and they fear drones may buzz over Red Square.” “This is telling,” Zelenskyy added. “It shows they are not strong now.” It’s widely believed that the Kremlin’s decision to exclude military material from this week’s parade is due to the country’s defensive vulnerability four years into its invasion of Ukraine. Kyiv regularly uses drones to inflict damage on key sites deep inside Russia, and only last week it struck oil…
By Johanna Urbancik Published on 04/05/2026 – 14:23 GMT+2 Germany’s Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt has claimed a “migration turnaround” as he approaches a year in office, but courts have begun striking down the border controls at the centre of his policy and migration researchers have questioned whether his figures prove anything at all. Dobrindt of the centre-right CSU announced tighter border controls on his first day in office, fulfilling a key campaign pledge of the CDU/CSU coalition. Federal police have since turned back asylum seekers at the border, around 1,340 people between Dobrindt’s appointment and April 2026, according to Tagesschau. Monthly…
Published on 04/05/2026 – 13:15 GMT+2 The major AI company Anthropic is exploring a potential partnership with the British semiconductor firm Fractile to secure a steady supply of chips for custom inference and reduce the significant overheads associated with current semiconductor solutions. According to reports, these talks represent a strategic effort by the San Francisco-based firm to decrease its dependency on Nvidia whilst enhancing the speed and efficiency of its current and next-generation models. As the global demand for generative AI capacity continues to climb, the financial burden of the hardware required to run these systems has become a primary…
“Espionage is a security issue for Austria,” Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger told POLITICO. “This government has made a policy shift and is taking consistent action against it. We have made this unmistakably clear to the Russian side, also with regard to the ‘forest of antennas’ at the Russian mission.” Meinl-Reisinger said it was “unacceptable” for the officials to invoke their diplomatic immunity to carry out spying operations in Austria, and said the country would move to tighten the espionage provision in the criminal code to curb the illicit activity. As a result of its proximity to the Iron Curtain, Vienna…
Nine artefacts dating from the second to the seventh century are being returned to Uzbekistan, after being recovered by the Metropolitan Police in London. The items had been illegally exported and were seized in November 2025, during an investigation codenamed “Operation Inherent Vice”. Before their transfer, the objects were presented at the Uzbekistan embassy in London. They include sculpted heads made of gypsum and terracotta dating back to the 2nd to 5th centuries, associated with the Kushan period and ancient Termez, including Buddhist art centres such as Karatepa, Fayoztepa, and Dalverzintepa. Fragments of wall paintings from the 7th to 8th…
Should Trump make good on his pledge, the car tariffs would mostly affect Germany’s struggling car industry — and put further pressure on embattled Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Trump has ordered a drawdown of U.S. troops from Germany after Merz said he lacked a clear strategy to end the war with Iran and had been “humiliated” by the regime in Tehran. Following Trump’s threats, a European Commission spokesperson said on Friday that the EU “will keep our options open to protect EU interests.” The EU institutions are still negotiating over legislation to implement the deal, under which the bloc would scrap duties…
Übermorgen ist Friedrich Merz genau ein Jahr im Amt. Die Bilanz fällt schlecht aus. Innenpolitisch reibt sich die schwarz-rote Koalition im Dauerstreit um Steuern und Subventionen auf, während die Umfragewerte im Keller liegen. Gordon Repinski analysiert den gestrigen Auftritt des Kanzlers in der ARD bei Caren Miosga, seinen Versuch einer Rückkehr zur Regierungsarbeit und das schwierige Vertrauensverhältnis zur SPD-Spitze um Bärbel Bas und Lars Klingbeil. Außenpolitisch droht nach Merz’ Aussage in einer Schule ein massiver diplomatischer Schaden. Die Quittung aus Washington folgt prompt: US-Präsident Donald Trump kündigt den Abzug von 5.000 Soldaten aus Deutschland an, vielleicht auch mehr. Rixa Fürsen…