Daily Archives: 27. Februar 2026


27.02.2026 - 23:30 [ ZDFheute.de ]

Epstein-Skandal: Chef des Weltwirtschaftsforums tritt zurĂŒck

(February 26, 2026)

Zuvor hatte das US-Justizministerium zahlreiche weitere Dokumente zum Fall Epstein veröffentlicht. Die Veröffentlichung hatte drei GeschÀftsessen Brendes mit Epstein offenbart. Der Norweger kommunizierte demnach auch per E-Mail und SMS mit dem US-MillionÀr.

Brende stammt aus Norwegen und war dort lange Abgeordneter der konservativen Partei sowie Umwelt-, Handels- und Außenminister. Seit 2017 ist er PrĂ€sident des WEF, das jedes Jahr im Januar das berĂŒhmte Treffen in Davos in den Schweizer Bergen ausrichtet.

27.02.2026 - 23:25 [ New York Times ]

World Economic Forum Chief Resigns Over Epstein Ties

(February 26, 2026)

Borge Brende, the chief executive and president of the World Economic Forum, said on Thursday that he would resign, after an independent investigation by the group into his ties to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

His resignation came less than a month after the release of the latest batch of files related to Mr. Epstein appeared to show that Mr. Brende, a former foreign minister of Norway, had stayed in contact with the disgraced American financier long after Mr. Epstein had been convicted of soliciting a minor for prostitution.

27.02.2026 - 23:14 [ Euronews.com ]

Davos forum chief Brende steps down after WEF probes Epstein links

(February 28, 2026)

Bþrge Brende, the WEF’s president and chief executive, announced he was stepping down after more than eight years in the role, saying the decision followed “careful consideration”.

27.02.2026 - 23:03 [ Newsweek ]

Read Bill Clinton’s Opening Statement on Epstein Ahead of Deposition

Former President Bill Clinton has released his opening statement ahead of his closed-door testimony Friday before members of Congress investigating convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, answering for his connections to the disgraced financier from more than two decades ago.

Clinton posted on X, along with his statement, „As someone who grew up in a home with domestic abuse, not only would I not have flown on his plane if I had any inkling of what he was doing — I would have turned him in myself and led the call for justice for his crimes, not sweetheart deals.“

27.02.2026 - 22:57 [ PBS:org ]

WATCH: Hillary Clinton speaks to reporters after closed-door House deposition on Epstein

(February 26, 2026)

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told members of Congress on Thursday that she had no knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein‘s or Ghislaine Maxwell‘s crimes, starting off two days of depositions that will also include former President Bill Clinton.

27.02.2026 - 22:39 [ DWS News ]

BREAKING NEWS: “Pakistan Is Doing Terrifically Well” – Trump Responds To Pak-Afghan War | AC1F

President Donald Trump addressed reporters on February 27, 2026, praising Pakistan’s leadership after being asked if Islamabad sought his intervention in its escalating conflict with Afghanistan. Trump highlighted good relations with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the military, saying Pakistan is “doing terrifically well,” amid recent Pakistani airstrikes on Kabul targeting militants.

27.02.2026 - 16:33 [ Reuters ]

From sponsor to enemy: What‘s behind Pakistan‘s attack on Afghan Taliban?

On paper, there is a wide mismatch between the military capabilities of two sides. At 172,000, the Taliban have less than a third of Pakistan‘s personnel.
The Taliban do possess at least six aircraft and 23 helicopters but their condition is unknown and they have no fighter jets or effective air force.
Pakistan‘s armed forces include more than 600,000 active personnel, have more than 6,000 armoured fighting vehicles and more than 400 combat aircraft, according to 2025 data from the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

27.02.2026 - 16:11 [ Associated Press ]

Airstrikes hit Afghan capital of Kabul, hours after Afghanistan attacks Pakistan

Afghanistan said its military launched its attack across the border into Pakistan late Thursday in retaliation for deadly Pakistani airstrikes on Afghan border areas Sunday, and claimed to have captured more than a dozen Pakistani army posts.

Pakistan’s government, which had described last Sunday’s airstrikes as an attack on militants harbored in the area, described Thursday’s Afghan attack as unprovoked, and dismissed claims that army posts had been captured.

27.02.2026 - 15:46 [ Fox News ]

Taliban sends first envoy to India in diplomatic milestone as regional tensions reshape alliances

(February 26, 2026)

The renewed political and economic engagement with the Taliban comes at a time of surging cross-border violence between Afghanistan and Pakistan, which has plunged relations between the two neighbors to a dangerously low point. Just this week, tensions flared back up after a fresh round of deadly strikes and clashes. And nuclear-armed India wasted no time in strongly condemning Islamabad over the attacks and voiced support for Kabul’s sovereignty.

27.02.2026 - 15:28 [ NDTV.com ]

„Modi Hug Is Special“: Netanyahu‘s High Praise For „Brother“ PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his address to the Israeli parliament Knesset — a first by an Indian Prime Minister — reaffirmed that India stands with Israel in its battle against terror.

27.02.2026 - 15:21 [ Al Jazeera ]

Why Indian PM Modi’s Israel visit matters for Pakistan’s security

(February 25, 2026)

A new classified framework is expected to open exports from Israel of previously restricted military hardware to India. Among the systems reportedly under discussion is Israel’s Iron Beam, a 100kW-class high-energy laser weapon inducted into the Israeli army in December 2025. Cooperation on Iron Dome missile defence technology transfer for local manufacturing is also under consideration.

For Masood Khan, Pakistan’s former ambassador to both the United States and the United Nations, the visit marks a decisive moment.

“News coming out suggests they are going to sign a special strategic agreement, one that could be seen as a counterpart to the agreement signed by Pakistan and Saudi Arabia last year,” he said. “Israel already has such special agreements with countries like the US and Germany.”

27.02.2026 - 15:08 [ Bloomberg ]

Pentagon Laser Downs Customs Border Patrol Drone in Texas

The Pentagon accidentally shot down a US Customs and Border Protection drone on the Texas border with Mexico using a high-energy laser, according to people familiar with the matter, weeks after another incident led to confusion and exposed communication lapses among several US agencies.

27.02.2026 - 14:57 [ New York Times ]

Columbia Student Is Released From ICE After Mamdani-Trump Meeting

It was the clearest sign yet that Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who has vocally opposed Mr. Trump on immigration enforcement matters, holds enough sway with the president to bend a highly charged situation through personal relationship and persuasion.

27.02.2026 - 14:41 [ Colombia Spectator ]

Elmina Aghayeva, GS ’26, released from ICE custody, after Mamdani, Trump talks

Aghayeva’s release comes after Mamdani shared his concerns about her arrest with Trump, after which the president informed him “that she will be released imminently,” Mamdani wrote in a Thursday afternoon X post. Mamdani’s advocacy came during an unannounced meeting about housing with Trump at the White House.

Columbia celebrated the news in a Thursday X post, writing that it was “thrilled” about Aghayeva’s release. The University added that it would have “additional details” to share Thursday evening.

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A DHS official wrote in a Thursday statement to Spectator that the DHS terminated Aghayeva’s student visa in 2016 during the administration of President Barack Obama, CC ’83, for “failing to attend classes.”

27.02.2026 - 14:32 [ Colombia Spectator ]

ICE arrests Columbia student, Shipman says agents lied to enter University-owned residence

(February 26, 2026)

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested Elmina “Ellie” Aghayeva, GS ’26, in a Columbia Residential building Thursday morning, after acting University President Claire Shipman, CC ’86, SIPA ’94, announced that agents had lied in order to enter a residential building and detain an affiliate.

A person with knowledge of the situation told Spectator that ICE agents impersonated New York Police Department officers in order to enter Aghayeva’s dorm.

Aghayeva’s arrest marks the fourth of a Columbia affiliate amid the federal government’s immigration crackdown, which has continued to target international students at the University.

27.02.2026 - 14:07 [ Nachdenkseiten ]

Susanne Marie SchĂ€fer als „unbelehrbare Staatsfeindin“ zum Tode verurteilt – Gedanken zur Meinungsfreiheit

Susanne Marie SchĂ€fer hat die „Kriegsmoral untergraben“ und wird als „unbelehrbare Staatsfeindin“ zum Tode verurteilt – im „Namen des deutschen Volkes“. Das war im Januar 1945. Das Vergehen von der in Schwetzingen Geborenen: Sie hatte sich regimekritisch geĂ€ußert. Die Nazis sahen in ihr eine Hetzerin. Zuerst erfolgte eine Verurteilung wegen „HeimtĂŒcke“. SchĂ€fer hielt sich aber nicht zurĂŒck. Nach ihrer Haftentlassung stellte sie in ihrem Mietshaus gegenĂŒber ihren Mietern Kriegserfolge der Wehrmacht infrage. Das war ihr Todesurteil. Stichwort: „Wehrkraftzersetzung“. Ihre Hinrichtung erfolgte am 23. Februar 1945. Die Geschichte lehrt uns: Auf die Meinungsfreiheit kommt es vor allem dann an, wenn sie sich gegen die vorherrschende Politik richtet.

27.02.2026 - 13:37 [ Verwaltungsgericht Köln ]

VG Köln: Verfassungsschutz darf Alternative fĂŒr Deutschland vorlĂ€ufig nicht als gesichert extremistische Bestrebung einstufen

Die Antragsgegnerin stĂŒtzt ihre Bewertung ausschließlich auf öffentlich verfĂŒgbare Quellen und hat nachrichtendienstliche Informationen zu weitergehenden, nicht öffentlich verlautbarten Zielen der Antragstellerin auch im gerichtlichen Verfahren nicht mitgeteilt.

27.02.2026 - 13:32 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Die Meinung von Iris Sayram, RBB, zur vorerst gestoppten Einstufung der AfD

tagesthemen, Das Erste, 26.02.2026 ‱ 22:15 Uhr

27.02.2026 - 13:16 [ YourParty.uk ]

The following MEMBERS have been elected to the Your Party Central Executive Committee.

Public Office Holders
CORBYN, Jeremy
SULTANA, Zarah
SMITH, Laura
LEWIS, Grace

North West
GORST, Sam
ASPINALL, Dawn

North East
DAVIS, Catherine
HAWKINS, Hannah

Yorkshire & The Humber
MOSLEY, Monique
WILSON, Sophie

London
MULLINGS, Melecia
BEGUM, Noor Jahan

East of England
AHMED, Solma
RUST, Jo

West Midlands
CLARKE, Megan
MOFFAT, Sue

East Midlands
REGAN, Louise
KHAN, Riaz

South East
WIMBORNE-IDRISSI, Naomi
BELLINGHAM, Cassandra

South West
WILLIAMS, Candi
FORBES, Jennifer

Wales
DONNELLAN, Maria

Scotland
CHRISTIE, Niall

27.02.2026 - 13:13 [ MorningStarOnline.co.uk ]

Corbyn set to lead Your Party in Commons after executive vote win

(February 26, 2026)

JEREMY CORBYN is set to be named parliamentary leader of Your Party after the election of its first central executive, with a mission to get the troubled party “back on track.”

Candidates endorsed by the For the Many slate, backed by Mr Corbyn, won 14 of the 24 seats on the executive.

The party’s other co-founder, Zarah Sultana, was herself elected, but the Grassroots Left slate she endorsed had only seven candidates elected, all of them women.

27.02.2026 - 13:02 [ BBC ]

New Green MP says ‚we can win anywhere‘ after by-election victory as Starmer vows to ‚keep fighting‘

New Green MP Hannah Spencer, a 34-year-old plumber, says „we can win anywhere“ – read her profile here

Labour hasn‘t lost in this area since 1931, and the Greens significantly outperformed expectations – read polling expert John Curtice‘s analysis on how this leaves British politics more uncertain than ever