Russian forces abducted 19 Ukrainians from the village of Sopych in Sumy Oblast, according to Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets.
He noted that such actions are a violation of international humanitarian law.
In December 2025, Russia illegally took about 50 Ukrainians from the village of Hrabovske.
Chicago native Jennifer Hudson is among the singers performing at a memorial for the civil rights leader who died last month. Former presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden will attend. n.pr/3N1fntK
Once again, Iranians, Palestinians, Israelis, and people across the Middle East are experiencing immense uncertainty because of the actions of warmongers in power. While they do anything to protect themselves and hold onto their power, ordinary people pay the highest price. (1/4)
Javier Blas @JavierBlas · 34m CHART OF THE DAY: We have forgotten how bad the European energy crisis of 2022 really was. So let me refresh memories: German electricity prices. It may still get uggly. Worst-case scenarios are horrible. But we aren't there yet. Link to my @Opinion colum in reply. Javier Blas @JavierBlas · 34m
lessons from the first blackout of the green era
You can really learn a lot by observing the language of ppl like this
Notice how fossil fuels causing a price spike = "energy" crisis, where renewables merely existing on the same grid as a major blackout = "the first blackout of the green era"
Marc Botenga: Israel hortet ein Arsenal nicht deklarierter Atomwaffen, verweigert Inspektionen, verstößt gegen unzählige UN-Resolutionen – und bleibt ungestraft. Iran hingegen wird für weit weniger Vergehen durch Sanktionen, Isolation und Drohungen erstickt. Worin liegt der Unterschied?
Zwei Sätze, die die ganze Ekelhaftigkeit der Pläne der EU zusammenfassen:
„In die Zentren sollen Migranten gebracht werden, die die EU verlassen müssen, aber nicht in ihre Heimat zurückkehren können. Von dort soll eine endgültige Rückreise in die Herkunftsstaaten organisiert werden.“ - welt
“it raises questions of what the Trump administration would say if a country like Iran attacked an American ship it knew was unarmed.”
Effectively TRAPPED in Gulf.
150 vessels sitting anchored. Iraq shutting down oilfields. Qatar halted LNG production. ~20% of the world's oil supply.
Rates (5-day change):
•Suezmax Gulf → Far East: $405K/day (+286%)
Ships crossing the strait:
•Tankers & Containers: down 70%
-- @M_McDonough
Savour the irony here. For a year the Trump administration have browbeaten Zelensky as a loser with no cards. Now they turn to him for anti-drone defences. Perhaps they will now recognise that Ukraine is a valuable, battle-hardened ally.
Blick nach Ungarn 🇭🇺 Abgeblich hat Team #Putin ein Einsatzteam entsandt, um die Wahlen im April zugunsten von #Orban zu beeinflussen, das berichtet @vsquare.bsky.social und beruft sich auf mehrere europäischen Sicherheitskreise.
Rightly, there is a lot of discussion about US Military and Anthropic in the context of Iran, but a lot of it seems to unfold in amnesia of Israel's use of algorithmic targeting systems "Lavender," "Gospel," and "Where's Daddy" in Gaza.
www.972mag.com/lavender-ai-...
Algorithmic targeting systems are the perfect tools to obliterate rules of engagement, as humans who are considered bottlenecks to decision making,"rubber stamp" machine decisions after seconds of deliberation, & acceptable level of collateral damage is increased to reflect expanded ability to kill.
It's no secret that Trump's GOP wants to put its fingers on the scale of democracy and mess up the 2026 midterms, but how?
Rooted in conspiracy theories, a deliberate effort to confuse voters, and judicial meddling, Dallas exposed their vile scheme
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/dall...
Excerpt from an article from The Column: “Over 500 people have been killed,” CBS’s Matt Gutman said on the March 2 broadcast, “according to the Red Crescent, including at a girl’s elementary school where Iranian state media claimed more than 100 children were killed.”
Did CBS even mention the Red Crescent itself was attacked by the US and Israel, or is everyone not in Israel just an NPC?
www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260301-us-...
Democrats have set their sights on Attorney General Pam Bondi after Kristi “ICE Barbie” Noem was unceremoniously given the boot by Donald Trump.
Es ist echt bitter: Das Völkerrecht ist das, was der "Gutmensch" mal war, ein Objekt der Häme, fast ein Schimpfwort. Nur dass dies mittlerweile oft aus der Mitte heraus kommt. Wer Völkerrechtsargumente als "naiv" rahmt, macht das Recht des Stärkeren zum Maßstab. Bis er selbst der Schwächere ist.
Look back on Gaza and you will see a pattern of Israeli strikes designed to kill children in hopes of intimidating and breaking the minds of journalists, doctors and government workers. Many children at this school in Iran had parents working for Iran's government.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/...
#cdnpoli
@mark-carney.bsky.social
@anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social
#cbc
In Gaza "Journalistic sources also documented that the Israeli army set up a “special strikes cell” to target schools systematically, classifying them as “centres of gravity”."
I've seen lots of coverage including in the international press. What I haven't seen is Democratic electeds bringing it up daily therefore driving coverage.
In addition to common decency. Leaving sailors to drown is outlawed by the Geneva Convention.
This is a chilling crime. A shame on our country. The Iranian ship was unarmed. The US knew this. The sailors were murdered by our navy, and the survivors were left to die at sea.
newrepublic.com/post/207429/...
The reason we have “stupid rules of engagement” is to make sure we don’t bomb elementary schools.
Karner will Rückkehrzentren "so rasch als möglich" umsetzen
Die tägliche Meldung über Karners Wünsche?
In 3 Monaten soll die innerstaatliche Umsetzung des GEAS in Kraft sein, derzeit gibt es einen kritisierten Begutachtungsentwurf.
Wer vorbereitet die Behörden?
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
Words have consequences
warum kommt mir am gehsteig eine elektrovespa von diesen fresslieferanten entgegen, liebe stadt wien, und das it ca 40 km/h. genau vor einem supermarktausgang! HIMMELHERRSCHAFTSZEITEN!
wann dteht ihr das endlich ab?
@wien.gv.at
⚡️ Orbán threatens to stop the transit of goods vital to Ukraine.
"We have stopped the supply of gasoline, we are also not supplying diesel fuel, we are still supplying electricity, and we will also stop the transportation of things important to Ukraine that pass through Hungary," Orbán said.
Würde auch nicht schaden, @ardenthistorian.bsky.social bei den aktuellen Debatten die Credits zu geben, die sie für ihre vorausschauende Arbeit verdient.
Remember when Trump promised that India would stop buying Russian oil? Well it turns out that Trump's decision to bomb Iran has had the exact opposite effect, leading to a surge of Russian oil being sent to India. www.indiatoday.in/india/story/...
