Belgian meteorologist David Dehenauw, head of RMI’s weather service, sees bleak prospects for this summer. Showers and instability as far as the eye can see in the coming weeks. It is – even literally – a summer of disaster. “I don’t even dare to hope for a sunny day. I will be happy if the excessive precipitation stops and people …

Nicaraguan police arrested a seventh presidential candidate ahead of the November 7 elections. Noel Vidaurre was under house arrest and charged with “undermining the sovereignty” of the country. Center-right Vidaurre now claims to be one of the latest victims of the wave of arrests in which a total of 28 opponents have been arrested since the start of last month. …

During the afternoon, the delays reduced in France. Traffic was mainly blocked on the southern part of the Autoroute du Soleil (between Lyon and Marseille) and on the northern roads to Bordeaux and Spain. In Germany there were traffic jams between Hanover and Hamburg and near Munich and Nuremberg. There were also a lot of people at the German border. …

Popinster in Belgium, which was hit hard by the storm last week, had to prepare for further flooding on Saturday.Image REUTERS Several roads are flooded in the Belgian province of Namur. Bad weather spreads over Belgium from Antwerp and Flemish Brabant and breaks out in Wallonia around 8 p.m. Several roads in the province of Namur are under water. Firefighters …

During the afternoon, the delays reduced in France. Traffic was mainly blocked on the southern part of the Autoroute du Soleil (between Lyon and Marseille) and on the northern roads to Bordeaux and Spain. In Germany there were traffic jams between Hanover and Hamburg and near Munich and Nuremberg. There were also a lot of people at the German border. …

Chinese President Xi visited Tibet. On visits to infrastructure projects, a Buddhist monastery, and the Dalai Lama’s former palace, he was greeted by crowds waving enthusiastically and bowing monks. It is exceptional that the Chinese head of state goes to Tibet: the last time was thirty years ago. Xi himself last visited the region in 2011, when he was still …

The UN Security Council does not want the Republic of Northern Cyprus and Turkey to reopen an abandoned resort in Cyprus after 47 years. The 15 members of the Security Council condemned the plan of Turkish President Erdogan and North Cypriot President Ersin Tatar. They demand the immediate revocation of the decision. The district of Varosha in the city of …

Laschet, party chairman of the CDU and party leader for the upcoming elections, is criticized for his role in the recent floods in Germany. He was filmed laughing and chatting in the hard-hit town of Erftstadt, while in the foreground President Frank-Walter Steinmeier expressed his condolences to the victims. The party leader apologized via Twitter the same evening, but that …

How serious is the Great Barrier Reef? Not good, if you ask the United Nations World Heritage Organization Unesco. The organization recommended that Australia’s coral reef be labeled ‘at risk’ grant. But the Australian government doesn’t like it at all. In recent weeks, the country has therefore strongly pressured the twenty other members of the Unesco committee, which is now …

According to US President Joe Biden, “this is just the beginning”. The United States will continue to punish those responsible for the oppression of the Cuban people, he said. Biden “unequivocally condemned the mass detentions and mock trials that unfairly lead to prison terms” of those who dared to speak out. He calls this an attempt to intimidate and silence …