Podcast "Ukraine – the situation" Military expert Masala criticizes Zelenskyj's push for nuclear weapons "Not happy": Volodymyr Zelenskyj © DPA Military expert Carlo Masala has criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's move to attack Russia's nuclear infrastructure. "That's out of place," says the military expert. Military expert Carlo Masala has criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's move to attack Russia's nuclear infrastructure. "That's out of place," said the politics professor from the Bundeswehr University in Munich on Friday in the stern podcast...
Special Rapporteur UN Human Rights Council investigates situation in Russia Russian Ambassador to the UN Gennady Gatilov at a meeting of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva in February shortly after the Russian attack began. photo © Fabrice Coffrini/KEYSTONE/dpa The human rights situation in Russia is being examined by a UN special rapporteur. A corresponding resolution was successful in Geneva - despite dissenting votes. The UN Human Rights Council examines the human rights situation in Russia. On Friday in...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has touched a sensitive nerve with his call for "preventive strikes" - not only in Moscow. NATO "must rule out the possibility of Russia using nuclear weapons. But what's important - and that's why I'm turning to the international community like before February 24 - is that these are preventive strikes, so that they know what's in store for them if they use them." "Not the other way around," he emphasizes during his appearance on Thursday...
by Rolf Herbert Peters 07.10.2022, 13:27 3 mins Despite the decision to phase out coal, the resistance in the Rhenish lignite mining area does not want to end. Author Rolf-Herbert Peters thanks the climate activists for their commitment, but now it's time to move on. They are needed elsewhere! First of all, a heartfelt thank you to all the peaceable resisters in the Rhenish lignite mining area, who have been trying hard to stop the climate-damaging coal-fired power generation for...
US drug policy Biden wants marijuana rules relaxed - and pardons (certain) convicts Watch the video: US President Biden wants to relax marijuana rules.STORY: US President Joe Biden has initiated a change in federal marijuana policy. By executive order Thursday, he issued a pardon for all those convicted of simple possession of the drug under federal law. As a result of these rulings, thousands of citizens may have been denied access to jobs, housing and education, it said in a...
asylum Alaska: Russians flee by boat to US island The flags of Russia and the USA. photo © epa Sergei Ilnitsky/EPA/dpa People are also fleeing the country in the extreme east of Russia. Two men arrived in the United States by boat on an island in the Bering Sea that belongs to Alaska. Two Russians arrived by boat on an Alaskan island and applied for asylum in the United States. This was announced by Alaska Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan...
Status: 07.10.2022 11:25 a.m The Nobel Peace Prize goes to Belarusian human rights lawyer Ales Byaljatzki, the Russian human rights organization Memorial and the Ukrainian organization Center for Civil Liberties. This was announced by the Nobel Committee in Oslo. This year's Nobel Peace Prize goes to imprisoned Belarusian human rights activist Ales Bialiatski, the Russian group Memorial and the Ukrainian organization Center for Civil Liberties. This year's laureates represented civil society in their home countries, said Nobel Committee Chair Berit...
awards Nobel Peace Prize goes to Eastern European human rights activists A demonstration for the Russian human rights organization Memorial last year in Warsaw. photo © Tomasz Gzell/PAP/dpa The Nobel Peace Prize addresses the war in Eastern Europe and goes to three prizewinners: human rights activists from Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. Human rights champions in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine will receive the Nobel Peace Prize this year. The world's most prestigious peace prize goes to the imprisoned Belarusian human rights...
US media reports Trouble in the Biden home: US investigators accuse Hunter Biden of a tax offense Joe Biden, President of the USA, with his son Hunter Biden © Anuel Balce Ceneta/AP/DPA Was there a grain of truth in Donald Trump's allegations? US investigators accuse Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, of tax violations. It is not yet clear whether he will be charged. According to a newspaper report, US investigators have found evidence of tax fraud by US President Joe...
Status: 06.10.2022 18:05 In Germany, more energy is to be generated with the help of solar systems - the potential of solar power is still underused. But for that, bureaucratic hurdles would have to be dismantled and staff gaps filled. By Vera Wolfskkampf, ARD Capital Studio From April to October, Tobias Bücklein does not need any external electricity for his house in Konstanz. Den produces his solar system on the roof. There is also battery storage for at night or...
