Machen Superreiche die Welt besser? | Stimmt es, dass ...? | ARTE

Jun 7, 2026 | Mit Milliarden die Welt zu einem besseren Ort machen – Philanthropie gilt als große Erfolgsgeschichte. Aber stimmt das eigentlich?

Die Doku zeigt die Gestaltungsmacht superreicher Spender und wie sie mit ihren Geldern tief in soziale Strukturen eingreifen können. Zwischen Fortschritt und Einfluss stellt sich die Frage: Was hat das für Gesellschaften bedeutet? Und für die Demokratie?

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Mohammed bin Salman Rejects Trump's Hormuz Push, Gulf Tensions Rise

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Why Things Are Going Very Well for Péter Magyar

Jun 8, 2026 | Two months since the election, and things really couldn't be going any better for Péter Magyar. In this video, we're taking a look at Magyar's first eight weeks in government and explain why it's going so well.

Steve Rosenberg: "Petrol Sales Restricted in Many Russian Regions" Russian Media Reports

Jun 8, 2026 | One Russian paper today reports that “In many Russian regions there are restrictions on the sale of petrol.” Another, reveals that, in Crimea, hotel bookings are “down 31%...& hotel cancellations double due to the fuel crisis.”

Ivanka Trump's Sazan Island Dream Project Torpedoed? Albania Protests Kushner–Rama Deal

Jun 7, 2026 | A major luxury development linked to Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner is facing growing backlash in Albania, where thousands of protesters have taken to the streets against the proposed $1.4 billion Sazan Island project.

Demonstrators have targeted the development, backed by Kushner's Affinity Partners, with some invoking Jeffrey Epstein as they criticize the plan.

The controversy has intensified scrutiny of the high-profile project and fuelled debate over its political, environmental and economic impact on the Balkan nation.


It sounds to me as if the Albanian government is as corrupt as Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump, and the rest of the mob! I hope and trust that Albanians will be successful in stopping this crazy project. The Trumps have kitsched up just about everything they have ever touched—just look at that Oval Office for proof!—so don’t let them kitsch up Albania’s beautiful coastline now, as well. — © Mark Alexander

The Trumps are eco-saboteurs. They should be STOPPED. You can help stop them and help protect Sazan Island from the Trump family by signing this petition: Sign it here.

Frühwarnsystem für den Weltuntergang: Diese Webseite zeigt wann Tech-Milliardäre aus den USA fliehen

Jun 6, 2026

Michael Lambert: Nigel Farage Exposed | Riots, Tate, Putin & a £5 Million Scandal

Jun 5, 2026 | Nigel Farage is finished — and he knows it. But before he goes, it's worth understanding exactly what he really is and what he has done to this country.

In this video, I go through the evidence: his racist dog-whistles and the role his speeches played in the Southport riots; his defence of Andrew Tate — a man accused of rape and human trafficking — as "an important voice for men"; his warm relationships with Viktor Orbán and stated admiration for Vladimir Putin; twenty years as an MEP in which he attended just one out of forty-two fisheries committee meetings, claimed every penny of expenses, and is now collecting an EU pension of £73,000 a year. Yes, really.

I also look at the organisation he leads — Reform UK Party Ltd — which is not a democratic party at all. It is a private limited company with three directors, one of whom is Farage himself, and where ordinary members have no vote on anything. A pathetic little dictatorship.

Then there is the small matter of the £5 million currently being investigated by the Parliamentary Standards Watchdog, his rich friends including Harbourne and Aaron Banks, and the question of what exactly they get in return.

And finally — Brexit. The biggest act of economic self-harm in British peacetime history. That is his legacy. The Makerfield by-election is coming. Reform is expected to lose. And Farage knows exactly what that means.


Farage is an odious character. Totally and utterly sickening. — © Mark Alexander

Erdogan's Tax Break Is Now Law, Making Turkey a Tax Haven

June 2, 2026

Tech Stocks Plunge around the World on AI Bubble Fears

THE TELEGRAPH: Tech stocks have fallen sharply across the globe over fears that valuations of AI companies have surged too high.

Shares across Asia plunged while Wall Street was down in pre-market trading in a second day of selling following disappointing results from one of the world’s biggest chip companies.

Britain’s FTSE 100 fell at the open, along with the Dax in Germany, but UK’s flagship stock index has since risen 0.3pc. » | Chris Price, Markets Editor | Friday, June 5, 2026

Wie der Iran-Krieg die Emirate ins Wanken bringt | SRFglobal | SRF

Jun 4, 2026 | Luxusvillen, Steuerfreiheit und Sicherheit: Die Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate sind zum Magneten für Superreiche geworden. Doch der Krieg im Iran bringt das Geschäftsmodell der Emirate ins Wanken. Hinter der glitzernden Fassade von Dubai und Abu Dhabi beginnt eine neue Machtverschiebung am Golf.

Kuba vor dem Kollaps: Ende einer Revolution

Jun 4, 2026 | Kuba in der Krise. Seitdem die USA das kommunistische Land von allen Öllieferungen abgeschnitten haben, steht Kuba kurz vor dem Kollaps - wirtschaftlich und politisch.

Kein Strom, kein Benzin, kaum Wasser. Auf der Karibikinsel fehlt es an allem. Seit Januar ist praktisch kein Öl mehr ins Land gekommen. Donald Trump, so scheint es, will mit seinem Embargo die kommunistische Führung in die Knie zwingen, er betrachtet Kuba als "Hinterhof". Die USA haben einen Flugzeugträger und Soldaten in die Karibik entsandt: Drohkulisse und Eskalation, denn auch Kuba rüstet auf.

Visa und Mastercard stoppen Zahlungen auf Kuba

FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE: Washingtons Sanktionsdruck zeigt Wirkung: Eine ausländische Bank stellt die Abwicklung von Kartenzahlungen auf Kuba ein. Visa und Mastercard sind ab Samstag im Land nicht mehr nutzbar.

Wegen der neuen Sanktionen der US-Regierung gegen ausländische Geschäftspartner Kubas werden Kartenzahlungen mit Visa und Mastercard auf der sozialistischen Karibikinsel ausgesetzt. Wie die kubanische Zentralbank mitteilte, stellt die ausländische Bank, die die Transaktionen beider Kreditkarten auf Kuba abwickelt, ihre Beziehungen mit dem staatlichen Finanzdienstleister Fincimex ein. Welche Bank das ist, wurde nicht bekanntgegeben. » | Quelle: dpa/AFP | Donnerstag, 4. Juni 2026

Trumps Angriff auf die kubanische Regierung und das arme, unterdrückte kubanische Volk ist unerbittlich und schonungslos. Man kann nur hoffen, dass Gott im Jenseits ebenso gnadenlos mit ihm verfahren wird – als gerechte Strafe! Nichts als Grausamkeit! — © Mark Alexander

Au Brésil, le passage à la semaine de travail de 40 heures et aux deux jours de repos hebdomadaires divise

Cette capture d'écran provient de cet article du Figaro. | À propos de cette loi de réduction du temps de travail, le président brésilien Lula a parlé d’une « conquête historique et civilisationnelle ». Adriano Machado / REUTERS
LE FIGARO : DÉCRYPTAGE - Le patronat est vent debout, dénonçant une hausse du coût du travail. La Confédération nationale de l’industrie (CNI) l’évalue annuellement entre 30 et 45 milliards d’euros.

Déjà très fréquentées, les plages mythiques de Rio de Janeiro pourraient bientôt connaître une plus forte affluence encore. La Chambre des députés vient d’approuver un projet de réforme constitutionnelle qui prévoit de faire passer la durée légale du temps de travail de 44 à 40 heures par semaine, sans baisse de salaire. Mais surtout, chaque salarié pourra bénéficier de deux jours de repos hebdomadaires, contre un seul actuellement. La proposition, qui doit encore être votée au Sénat, enflamme les débats. Pour certains, il s’agit d’une mesure sociale et nécessaire qui arrive tardivement ; pour d’autres, notamment le patronat, la réduction du temps de travail ralentira l’économie et fera grimper les prix à cause de l’augmentation des coûts de production.

À l’origine, la proposition de réduction du temps de travail ne vient pas du président de gauche Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Lula et de son gouvernement, mais celui-ci l’a adoptée et l’a faite sienne. Et pour cause : la mesure est très populaire, surtout parmi ceux qui travaillent actuellement six jours par semaine. Environ 14,8 millions de personnes sont directement concernées, selon le ministère du Travail. Pour l’ancien métallurgiste et syndicaliste qui briguera un quatrième mandat lors de l’élection présidentielle d’octobre, c’est une façon d’avancer sur un programme de justice sociale. Il s’agit d’une « conquête historique et civilisationnelle », soutient Lula. » | Par Eléonore Hughes, à Rio de Janeiro | jeudi 4 juin 2026

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Jared Kushner's Albania Resort Project Triggers Mass Protests | Vantage on Firstpost

Jun 3, 2026 | Thousands of Albanians are protesting a luxury resort project linked to Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law. The project involves 10,000 hotel rooms across 2.5 square kilometres of protected coastal land on Sazan Island and the Vjosa-Narta nature reserve. Albania’s powerful anti-corruption body has opened a formal investigation into how the land was acquired. Private security guards were filmed dragging a protester along a cliff. Ivanka Trump called Sazan a private island they discovered. Hem Kaaur Saroya breaks down what the project involves and why the pattern keeps repeating.

Kushner-linked Resort Plan Sparks Protests in Albania | DW News

Jun 4, 2026 | A multi-billion-euro resort project on Albania’s Adriatic coast - linked to Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of US President Donald Trump - is facing mounting protests. The development would turn a protected coastal area into a luxury tourism destination, but critics warn it could irreversibly damage a key wildlife habitat and allege corruption in the approval process. The government says the project will bring investment and jobs. But with tensions rising and clashes reported, the controversy is putting Albania’s development model and political leadership under scrutiny.

Protests in Albania Grow over Jared Kushner-backed Luxury Resort

THE GUARDIAN: Conservation groups say work has begun in protected coastal area, while prime minister insists project will bring jobs and investment

This screenshot is from this Guardian article. | Protesters clash with police during third day of unrest in Albania. Photograph: Armando Babani/Getty Images
Protests in Albania over a proposed luxury resort backed by Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, are set to intensify after opponents rejected an offer from the country’s prime minister “to discuss solutions”.

Thousands took to the streets of Tirana for a third straight day on Wednesday, some of them brandishing inflatable flamingos in a nod to feared environmental damage, amid mounting calls for the project to be blocked.

Protests are also planned for the south of the country, where groundwork on the $1.6bn (£1.19bn) complex recently began in an area long seen as one of the Mediterranean’s most environmentally sensitive.

“From start to finish there has been a total lack of transparency,” said Aleksandr Trajce, executive director of the country’s leading conservation group, the Protection and Preservation of the Natural Environment in Albania (PPNEA). “We have seen no public consultation or public documentation regarding permits, and so now what we are saying is, if they remove the bulldozers, remove the fence and restore the habitats to what they were, then we can start talking.” » | Helena Smith in Athens | Thursday, June 4, 2026

The Kushners, just like the rest of the Trump menagerie, all have several characteristics in common: they are all corrupt; they are all ‘on-the-make; they all see dollar-signs in everything they do and undertake; and none of them can be trusted to do anything for the good of the community or wider society. Whatever they think of doing, if it doesn’t enrich them or benefit them in some way, they don’t touch the project. The project will be abandoned. It seems to me that the Albanians have got the measure of the Kushners. I should like to add the following: I would wager that there must be people at the top of Albanian society poised to enrich themselves from this. ALWAYS FOLLOW THE MONEY! — © Mark Alexander

SpaceX Targets Biggest Ever Stock Market Debut, Putting Musk On Course to Be Trillionaire

THE GUARDIAN: IPO could raise up to $75bn, giving SpaceX market value of $1.75tn as it sets up Musk for extraordinary wealth

Space X is seeking to raise about $75bn through its imminent initial public offering, a company filing on Wednesday revealed, which would make it the largest IPO ever.

If the stock market launch – primed for next week – goes accordingly, founder Elon Musk, the world’s wealthiest person, could be poised to make history as the first trillionaire.

The company, formally known as Space Exploration Technologies Corp., said on Wednesday it will sell 555.6m shares at $135 a piece.

The offering would give SpaceX a market value of $1.77tn. Only six companies in the S&P 500 are currently worth more, with Nvidia topping the list at $5.2tn. » | Uwa Ede-Osifo and agencie | Thursday, June 4, 2026

Cuba: A National Crisis | ARTE.tv Documentary

June 3, 2026 | With the kidnapping of Venezuela's President Maduro by the USA, Cuba lost a loyal ally and with it the supply of Venezuelan oil, which covered a good half of its needs - a severe shock for the crisis-ridden island.

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Kuwait Says One Killed and Dozens Injured in Iranian Attack on Airport

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The United States and Iran accused each other of launching new strikes. President Trump told The New York Post that Iran’s supreme leader is involved in peace talks, and he hopes to meet him.

Kuwait said one person was killed and more than 60 people were injured in an Iranian drone attack on a passenger terminal at the country’s international airport on Wednesday, after a new round of strikes between the United States and Iran.

The fresh hostilities came as President Trump said in an interview with The New York Post published Wednesday that Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, was involved in the negotiations to end the war and that he hoped to meet with him.

There was no immediate comment from the Iranian authorities, and it was far from clear whether the hard-line ayatollah — who is believed to have been injured in the U.S.-Israeli strikes that began the war and has not been seen in public for months — would be willing to meet with Mr. Trump.

Even as the two sides negotiate over a framework to end the war and maintain that the cease-fire between them remains in effect, the United States and Iran have launched a series of attacks in recent days. The U.S. military has described its actions as self-defense, while Iran has said it is retaliating against American attacks.

The Kuwaiti authorities said on Wednesday that the attack on Kuwait International Airport’s Terminal 1 had wounded at least 63 people. Iran War Live Updates » | Leo Sands, Vivian Nereim and Yan Zhuang | Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Ukrainian Drones Hit St Petersburg as ‘Russian Davos’ Opens in City

THE GUARDIAN: Energy and military sites targeted as guests gather for economic forum where Putin is due to speak on Friday

Ukrainian drones hit energy and military sites in St Petersburg early on Wednesday hours before international guests gathered for the city’s flagship economic forum, in a blow to Vladimir Putin.

Several long-range drones crashed into oil storage facilities after Russian air defences tried unsuccessfully to shoot them down. There were loud explosions and black smoke rose high above the city from the blazing oil terminal.

The St Petersburg’s governor, Alexander Beglov, said the Kirovsky and Krasnoselsky districts were targeted. Ukraine also struck the Kronstadt naval base and shipyard in Leningrad oblast, the port home to Russia’s Baltic fleet. Vessels were reportedly damaged.

The strikes will be deeply embarrassing for the Kremlin, taking place about 10 miles from the forum, where Putin is due to make a keynote speech on Friday. Guests arrived for Wednesday’s opening ceremony under a pall of thick smoke. Others were unable to fly in after St Petersburg’s airport was temporarily closed.

About 20,000 visitors from 130 countries are expected to attend the three-day annual summit, which has been described as Russia’s answer to Davos. They include the former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder, the far-right American influencer Candace Owens and the Tate brothers. » | Luke Harding, Pjotr Sauer and agencies | Wednesday, June 3, 2026