Just the last 24 hours on tencents qq:
(All headlines are linking to the respective articles.)
Israel used white phosphorus to scorch earth in south Lebanon, researcher says
(Guardian)
Gut, das is ja nichts Neues, als Israel das in Gaza gemacht hat, hat die Wiener Polizei am selben Tag in Wien die Demos verboten. Was haben wir glacht, …
Ich mein, natürlich, für den Standardleser ist das natürlich vollkommen neu, das muss man verstehen, …
US links security guarantees to Ukraine giving up Donbas, Zelenskiy says
(Reuters)
Merz says Ukraine no longer needs German Taurus missiles
(Euractiv)
Hungary will gradually halt gas exports to Ukraine amid Druzhba pipeline dispute
(Euronews)
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced a gradual halt of gas exports to Ukraine until Kyiv repairs the Druzhba oil pipeline. The dispute is also blocking a €90bn EU aid package for Ukraine.
Trump Cannot See That the Opposition Is Real
(NYT)
Which raises another key question: Why can’t the White House see what others could easily predict? None of this should have been a surprise. Anyone capable of thinking through the actions of other people — of imagining their perspectives and of recognizing that they have agency — should have been able to anticipate these outcomes and plan accordingly. And in the case of the war in Iran, the president ignored counsel that warned of something like the current situation.
This gets to the real problem. Trump is famously indifferent to the concerns of those around him. He is a consummate narcissist, […]
Let me tell you about Alpbach, …
UN votes to recognise enslavement of Africans as ‘gravest crime against humanity’
(BBC)
The proposal was adopted with 123 votes in favour and three against - the United States, Israel and Argentina.
Fifty-two countries abstained, including the United Kingdom and European Union member states.
Countries like the UK have long rejected calls to pay reparations, saying today’s institutions cannot be held responsible for past wrongs.
Trump’s ‘absurdly incoherent’ Iran pleas leave allies befuddled
(Politico)
Netanyahu seeks to avoid snap vote as Iran war gives no boost in polls
(Reuters)
Nato chief riles Europe by backing Trump’s war in Iran
(FT)
European capitals irritated by Mark Rutte’s suggestion they will join US armada to Strait of Hormuz
Wissens, der Mark Rutte hat einfach auf den Markus Keupp von der ETU gehört…
*rofl*
The Deep Risk That Republican Hawks Overlooked
(The Atlantic)
If the Iran war goes badly, the isolationist, anti-Israel wing of the party is likely to steer the GOP’s future.
So, jetzt erst mal einen Tee… Und dann gemütlich die Zeitung lesen…
Meanwhile der Hurendrecksstandardleser: Wos?
