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Deadly Israeli strikes pound Gaza as Trump says 'people are starving' Israeli strikes on Gaza have killed more than 250 people since Thursday morning, local health authorities said, one of the deadliest phases of bombardment since a truce collapsed in March and with a new ground offensive expected soon.

“Israeli strikes on Gaza have killed more than 250 people since Thursday morning, local health authorities said on Friday, one of the deadliest phases of bombardment since a truce collapsed in March” www.reuters.com/world/middle...

A crucial system of ocean currents is slowing. It’s already supercharging sea level rise in the US. | CNN A new study gives alarming glimpse into the future, as some scientists warn these currents could be just decades from collapse.

"Flooding on US Northeast coast has risen significantly as a critical network of Atlantic Ocean currents weakens, according to a new study — an alarming glimpse into the future as some scientists warn the current system could be just decades from collapse." @cnn.com
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Excited to be at today’s Reimagining PEACE conference bringing together nearly 300 peace researchers from around the world! Grateful to be part of this global exchange of ideas and insights.

#ActionPEACE2025 | Organized by the Flemish Peace Institute

NEW I The Israeli government has threatened additional airstrikes if the Syria fails to stop violence against the Druze. Both airstrikes and the pressure campaign are unlikely to protect the Druze. 1/9

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US Special Envoy to Ukraine Keith Kellogg recently reaffirmed that Ukrainian officials remain committed to resolving the war in Ukraine, despite ongoing Russian refusals to accept US President Donald Trump’s repeated proposals for a general ceasefire in pursuit of lasting peace in Ukraine.

A BlueSky thread by Frank Sauer on Skyview 1/29 Ich weiß ich wiederhole mich. Aber aus gegebenem Anlass (bzw. aus gegebenen Anlässen) ein Thread zu der Frage, ob wir nicht mal etwas mehr nüchterne strategische Analyse statt Panikmache bräuchte...

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An update from @stratcomcentre.bsky.social on the flight paths of the drones and missiles used against Ukraine in yesterday’s complex attack by Russia.

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thank you Elon and DOGE! what the world definitely needs is unchecked drug resistant gonorrhea

Finland will exit global land mine treaty as Russia fears grow President Alexander Stubb also announces major ramp up of defense spending to 3 percent of GDP.

Finland will withdraw from the international agreement banning antipersonnel mines and spend 3 percent of GDP on defense, the country's President Alexander Stubb said Tuesday.

Exclusive: Trump preparing executive order to increase weapons exports, sources say U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is planning an executive order that would ease rules governing exports of military equipment, and could announce it as soon as Tuesday or Wednesday, four sources familiar with the discussions said.

🇺🇸 Trump's administration is planning an executive order that would ease rules governing exports of military equipment, and could announce it as soon as Tuesday or Wednesday, Reuters reports.

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#usa

Russian officials continue efforts to undermine the proposed US-Ukrainian mineral deal by promoting potential US-Russian rare earth mining projects. (1/3)
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Bosnian Serb leader flees to Moscow as authorities step up pursuit Bosnia’s most wanted man turns up in Russia after Sarajevo requested Interpol issue a red notice for his international arrest.

🇷🇺 Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik surfaced in Moscow on Monday night, as authorities in Sarajevo demand an international arrest warrant following his conviction for defying the country’s Constitutional Court and advancing a separatist agenda.

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#Russia

Monitor: Bruch der Waffenruhe: Was Ärzte aus Gaza berichten - hier anschauen Der Krieg ist zurück im Gazastreifen. Nach einigen Wochen der Waffenruhe, gibt es nun wieder fast täglich neue Luftschläge des israelischen Militärs – mit hunderten Toten und Verletzten. Auch die wen...

"Insgesamt ist alles, wirklich alles, was ich hier jeden Tag sehe, es ist unfassbar. Also es ist unbeschreiblich, empörend und niederschmetternd - unbegreiflich."
Ein deutscher Arzt aus dem Gazastreifen berichtet. MONITOR
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Insanity.

Festhalten an der regelbasierten internationalen Ordnung: Wie Europa als Allianz kleiner Staaten gegenüber den Supermächten bestehen kann - PRIF BLOG Wenn westliche Stimmen den russischen Überfall auf die Ukraine im Februar 2022 als Angriff auf die „regelbasierte“ oder „liberale“ internationale Ordnung beschrieben haben, schwang dabei stets mit, da...

Wie kann ein Blick in die Geschichte helfen, die regelbasierte Ordnung zu verteidigen? Auf dem #PRIFblog zeigt @chrismeth.bsky.social, wie das Völkerrecht besonders von kleineren Staaten aus Asien und Afrika verteidigt wurde – und was Europa jetzt daraus lernen kann.
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U.S. Aid Cuts Make Famine More Likely and Easier to Hide | Crisis Group The Trump administration has put a 90-day hold on most U.S. foreign aid, with devastating effects on the system built over decades for preventing famine. The result may be more and deadlier famines, w...

ICYMI:Trump has put a 90day hold on most US foreign aid, with devastating effects on a system built over decades for preventing famine. Result may be more & deadlier famines, greater impunity for parties using starvation as weapon of war @crisisgroup.org (2/28/25)
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Meldung zu Ch. Heusgen, der Baerbocks Nominierung für die UN-Generalversammlung scharf kritisiert und Baerbock als „Auslaufmodell“ bezeichnet.

Man kann Baerbocks Nominierung ja gern kritisieren.
Aber so?

Helga Schmid sei erfahrene Diplomatin - stimmt, und Baerbock ist Außenministerin.

Baerbock sei ein „Auslaufmodell“ - Schmid ist 64, bald endet für gewöhnlich eine diplomatische Karriere.

Kurzum: finde die Wortwahl ziemlich drüber.

Gerade beginnt die zweit mündliche Verhandlung der Klimaklage #SaulvsRWE. Eine Entscheidung über die nächsten Schritte könnte schon heute fallen. Folgt @duycks.bsky.social für regelmäßige Updates aus der Verhandlung.

Warum die nächste Bundesregierung auch Deutschlands Soft Power stärken sollte Die Koalitionsverhandlungen konzentrieren sich auf Deutschlands militärische „Hard Power“ – und das wohl zur Lasten der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit. Damit würde die nächste Regierung aber einen strateg...

Die #Koalitionsverhandlungen fokussieren sich auf Deutschlands militärische „Hard Power“- zur Lasten der #Entwicklungszusammenarbeit. Darin sehen
nielskeijzer.bsky.social & Svea Koch einen strategischen Fehler der nächsten #Bundesregierung. 💡 Via @makronom.bsky.social: makronom.de/warum-die-na...

Klimafinanzierung: Warum die 100 KTF-Milliarden allein nicht reichen Aus dem neuen Sondervermögen für Infrastruktur sollen 100 Milliarden für den Klimaschutz fließen. Was viel klingt, reicht dennoch nicht aus.

Die 100 Milliarden Euro für den Klima- und Transformationsfonds klingen gewaltig. Doch im Schnitt sind das nur 8,3 Mrd. Euro mehr pro Jahr. 2025 und 2026 langt das nicht mal, um die bestehende Deckungslücke („globale Minderausgabe“) im KTF zu schließen. Mehr Infos (€): table.media/climate/anal...

The US Government’s Self-Harm in Killing RFE/RL RFE/RL's decades-long record of success demands something other than summary termination based on unsupported accusations.

President Trump declared US broadcaster Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, among other government-funded broadcasters like Voice of America, “unnecessary” & ordered it “eliminated”

@ambdanfried.bsky.social says the demand belies these outlets’ history of success:
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On 16 March 2022, the Mariupol Drama Theater was attacked. It served as a shelter for civilians from the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine & was clearly marked with the sign ‘CHILDREN’. The research group CST for has compiled an archive showing the attack's extent theater.spatialtech.info/en

Dies Woche verhandelt das Oberlandesgericht Hamm die Klimaklage #SaulvsRWE. Kläger Saúl Luciano Lliuya kämpft dafür, dass große Emittenten wie der deutsche Konzern RWE Verantwortung für ihre Rolle in der Klimakrise übernehmen. Das Verfahren könnte zu einem weltweiten Präzedenzfall werden.

'We will just die in silence': US aid cuts hit Ethiopia's fragile Tigray region Aid agencies distributing U.S. food aid in Ethiopia's war-affected Tigray region say they have had to stop feeding millions of people because of the Trump administration's restrictions on foreign aid.

" ‘We will just die in silence': US aid cuts hit Ethiopia’s fragile Tigray region."
@apnews.com
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Democracy dies in silence.

Germany: Parties agree on historic debt deal – DW – 03/14/2025 The CDU/CSU bloc and the SPD have reached an agreement with the Greens on a massive increase in government borrowing.

ICYMI: Parties in Germany agree on historic debt deal -
The CDU/CSU bloc and the SPD have reached an agreement with the Greens on a massive increase in government borrowing.
DW
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NEW | The outbreak of violence between competing factions in #Tigray, Ethiopia, risks escalating into another civil war.
A renewed war in Tigray could cause a regional war between Eritrea and Ethiopia. 1/7

Explainer on First Amendment and Due Process Issues in Deportation of Pro-Palestinian Student Activist(s) "Khalil’s case involves an assertion of government power over lawful permanent residents far beyond what we have seen in decades, if ever."

An important piece by two leading experts.

Explainer on First Amendment and Due Process Issues in Deportation of Pro-Palestinian Student Activist(s)

By Ahilan Arulanantham (@ahilantoolong.bsky.social) and Adam Cox (@adambcox.bsky.social)

Philippines: Duterte Arrested on ICC Warrant The arrest of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and his transfer to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague is a historic step toward justice, Human Rights Watch said today.

The arrest of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and his transfer to the International Criminal Court is a historic step toward justice.

This sends a message to human rights abusers everywhere that they could be held to account.