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Am Samstag sind in Basel mehrere DB-Fernzüge ausgefallen – wegen eines Blitzeinschlags. Jetzt zeigt sicher aber: Es gab gar kein Gewitter im Süddeutschen Raum. Es ist nicht das erste Mal, dass die Deutsche Bahn bei der Pünktlichkeit trickst.

Deux équipes nationales peuvent encore se qualifier et rejoindre les 46 autres qui ont déjà obtenu leurs billets. Qui sont-elles ?

«The Death of Sherlock Holmes» lautet der Arbeitstitel einer Serie, die das Schweizer Radio Fernsehen (SRF) gemeinsam mit Sky Schweiz und weiteren realisiert. Sie greift den vermeintlichen Tod von Sherlock Holmes auf.

The iconic attire has been trending online for days following the banter between Ghanaians and Zambians.

Le dirigeant croate Dragan Čović consolide sa pragmatique alliance avec le Serbe Milorad Dodik tout en courtisant Bruxelles et Washington. Entre revendication d'un « Dayton 2 », projets énergétiques et ouverture aux investissements américains, il cherche à s'imposer comme un acteur plus incontournable que jamais en Bosnie-Herzégovine.

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Le dirigeant croate Dragan Čović consolide sa pragmatique alliance avec le Serbe Milorad Dodik tout en courtisant Bruxelles et Washington. Entre revendication d'un « Dayton 2 », projets énergétiques et ouverture aux investissements américains, il cherche à s'imposer comme un acteur plus incontournable que jamais en Bosnie-Herzégovine.

- Articles / Crise politique Bosnie, Croates Bosnie, Courrier des Balkans, RS sécession, Bosnie-Herzégovine, Politique, Relations internationales, Relations régionales, Une - Diaporama, Une - Diaporama - En premier

Sarah Ferguson will zurück in die Öffentlichkeit – ohne Ex-Mann Andrew. Nach Aufenthalten in Frankreich und den Emiraten sucht sie eine neue PR-Agentur – und will in Windsor bleiben.

Stadler-Patron Peter Spuhler hat mit einem Gesellschafts-Konstrukt für sein Chalet in St. Moritz GR Steuern umgangen. Dies hat das Bundesgericht entschieden. Spuhler sparte rund 865'000 Franken damit.

Das bestehende Unterstützungssystem stösst wegen der grossen Opferzahl an seine Grenzen. Darum soll der Bund direkt Geld an die Opfer von Crans Montana zahlen.

Offensive Verstärkung für den FC Zürich. Der Klub verpflichtet einen 52-fachen kosovarischen Nationalspieler.

Me-Time, Home-Spa, Self-Care sind wohltuende Hobbys. Gerne steht man da auch mal länger und ein wenig öfters unter der Dusche. Aber das ist angeblich gar nicht mal so gut.

In Zusammenarbeit mit RED+ präsentiert Blick die Highlights der Partie Eagles – Winterthur (30:25).

Der Bundesrat geht bei der Reform der Post- und Fernmeldeüberwachung über die Bücher. Nachdem seine Pläne in der Vernehmlassung durchgefallen sind, lässt er zunächst extern abklären, was die Neuerungen für mitwirkungspflichtige Unternehmen bringen.

Die Basler Regierung muss dem Grossen Rat einen Vorschlag für die Einrichtung eines Berufsbildungsfonds unterbreiten. Das Parlament hat am Mittwoch eine entsprechende Motion von Franz-Xaver Leonhardt (Mitte) mit 62 zu 30 Stimmen zum ersten Mal überwiesen.

Die Fasnacht gilt als die fünfte Jahreszeit. Mit ihr kommen nicht nur lustige Kostüme und Guggenmusik, sondern auch deftige und leckere Speisen. Köstliche, knackige Fasnachtschüechli zaubert ihr mit diesem einfachen Rezept. Und wir warnen euch: frisch gebacken schmecken sie besonders gut.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the 426th meeting of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP). Credit: UN Photo/Evan Schneider

By Oritro Karim
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 11 2026 (IPS)

Since the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in October of last year, humanitarian conditions in Gaza have notably improved — but aid agencies warn that progress is extremely fragile. Acute shortages of lifesaving medical care and psychosocial support persist, hunger remains widespread, with conditional cash assistance as the primary barrier preventing full-scale food insecurity, while Israeli attacks continue to undermine stability and humanitarian efforts.

Addressing the 2026 Opening Session of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres warned of the urgency of the current situation in Gaza.

“We enter 2026 with the clock ticking louder than ever. Will the year ahead bend towards peace–or slip into the abyss of despair?” Guterres said.

Guterres urged all parties to fully implement the ceasefire agreement, exercise maximum restraint, and comply with international law and UN resolutions, while calling for the rapid and unimpeded delivery of humanitarian aid, particularly through the Rafah crossing, where aid personnel face the most severe restrictions. He also condemned the suspension of international NGOs, explaining that it “defies humanitarian principles, undermines fragile progress, and worsens the suffering of civilians,” adding that shelter, food, education materials, and other basic necessities must reach those in need.

In recent months, food security conditions in Gaza have shown notable, though uneven, improvement. Since the ceasefire went into effect, the World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have brought over 10,000 trucks of aid into Gaza, representing roughly 80 percent of all humanitarian cargo. With this, the enclave was able to narrowly avoid the onset of famine.

WFP’s deputy executive director Carl Skau noted that most families he met were “eating at least once a day”, with some even managing two meals. Commercial goods such as vegetables, fruit, chicken, and eggs have gradually returned to local markets, while the distribution of recreational kits has helped children cope with the psychological toll of over two years of conflict.

However, progress remains fragile. The latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) assessment estimates that approximately 77 percent of Gaza’s population continues to face crisis-level food insecurity (IPC Phase 3), with around 100,000 people facing catastrophic conditions (IPC Phase 5). Moreover, most nutritious foods available in markets remain financially out of reach for civilians, leaving the vast majority of households heavily dependent on humanitarian food assistance.

For Gaza’s most vulnerable families, conditional cash assistance remains essential to accessing food. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), more than 3,200 agricultural households are currently supported through FAO cash programs, which also enable over 1,200 farmers to continue crop production and help more than 2,000 herders protect their livestock.

As markets gradually stabilize, humanitarian actors are seeking to shift their approach in favor of one that prioritizes building self-sufficiency. WFP has indicated its goal to transition to cash assistance as market conditions improve, shifting emergency relief efforts to restoring local food production and economic systems to allow for vulnerable families to be able to afford food. However, these efforts would require a significant upscale in funding, coordinated efforts between the international community, and the free flow of aid.

Meanwhile, the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) reports that Palestinians continue to face widespread insecurity, driven by routine attacks on civilians and critical infrastructures. On February 5, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) released a humanitarian situation report documenting a sharp increase in airstrikes, shelling, gunfire, and fatalities between January 30 and February 5 compared to previous weeks. According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, at least 82 Palestinians were killed and 162 injured during that period, including children and a health worker, alongside extensive damage to civilian infrastructure.

Further underscoring the risks faced by aid workers, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies reported on February 4 that a paramedic was killed while providing assistance in the Mawasi area. That same day, OCHA reiterated that civilians and humanitarian personnel “must never be targeted or used to shield military activities,” stressing that children and aid workers are afforded special protections under international humanitarian law.

The UN has also stressed that living conditions remain especially dire for displaced communities across Gaza. On February 3, heavy insecurity in the Al Mahatta and Sanafour areas of Gaza City forced approximately 40 families to flee their homes, with only 10 families able to return by the following morning. UN figures indicate that “capacity and funding constraints” have limited humanitarian support to only roughly 40 percent of the remaining functional 970 displacement sites across Gaza.

Healthcare needs are similarly overwhelming, as a steady influx of injuries and disease is compounded by the near-total collapse of Gaza’s health system. According to Jonathan Fowler, Senior Communications Manager of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), the agency previously operated 22 clinics operating across the Gaza strip before the war, which has now fallen to just six.

“That makes it incredibly difficult to do our work and so many of our locations have been heavily damaged or indeed completely destroyed,” Fowler said. “On top of that, we remain banned by the Israeli authorities from bringing in any of our own supplies.” Despite numerous access and security constraints, UNRWA aims to assist approximately 15,000 patients each day, underscoring the scale of unmet medical needs across the most vulnerable areas.

Furthermore, OHCHR has documented a sharp rise in cases of mistreatment and abuse against displaced Palestinians by Israeli military forces, particularly along the newly reopened Rafah border crossing. As of February 5, Palestinians returning through the crossing for three consecutive days have reported consistent patterns of “ill-treatment, abuse, and humiliation”.

According to testimonies collected by the agency, returnees were escorted from the crossing to military checkpoints, where some were handcuffed, blindfolded, threatened, and intimidated. Others reported being subjected to invasive body searches, having personal belongings and money confiscated, and facing physical violence and degrading interrogations. Several individuals were also denied access to medical care and bathroom facilities, with some forced to urinate in public.

OHCHR also documented allegations that returnees were offered money to return to Egypt permanently or pressured to act as informants for the Israeli military.

“The international community has a responsibility to ensure that all measures affecting Gaza strictly comply with international law and fully respect Palestinians’ human rights,” said Ajith Sunghay, head of the UN Human Rights Office in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. “After two years of utter devastation, being able to return to their families and what remains of their homes in safety and dignity is the bare minimum.”

IPS UN Bureau Report

 

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Alfred Schindler kandidiert im März zum letzten Mal als Verwaltungsrat des Familienbetriebs. Seine Karriere bei Schindler begann 1977, drei Jahre später expandierte er nach China. Genau dort lahmt jetzt aber das Geschäft des Liftherstellers.

Die Schweiz hält zahlreiche romantische Erlebnisse bereit, die nicht nur am 14. Februar für besondere Zweisamkeit sorgen. Hier sind die schönsten Ideen für Verliebte.

Ein kurzes Nickerchen am Arbeitsplatz kostet Francesco R. in Italien fast den Job. Vor Gericht siegte er: die Kündigung wurde aufgehoben, er durfte zurück an den Schreibtisch und erhielt eine Entschädigung. Wie würde ein Schweizer Gericht in so einem Fall entscheiden?

Thomas Frank ist nicht mehr Trainer von Tottenham Hotspurs. Das berichten am Mittwochmorgen englische Medien.