(Oktober 13, 2026)
Die Frage ist, wer hier die Rolle von La France insoumise übernehmen sollte, solche Bewegungen politisch voranzutreiben. Daran, dass die Linkspartei diese Rolle erfüllen könnte und wollte, ja, dass linke Bürgermeister sich wie in Saint-Denis der Polizei in den Weg stellen, um Demonstrierende zu schützen, daran darf leider sehr gezweifelt werden.
(December 17, 2006)
SPIEGEL: Am ehesten müsste darüber doch das Parlamentarische Kontrollgremium Auskunft geben können.
Neskovic: Diese Veranstaltung ist ein Witz. Seit dem Praktikum bin ich mir noch sicherer, dass wir das Kontrollgremium in der vorhandenen Form gleich abschaffen können. Der Begriff der Kontrolle der Dienste durch das Parlament ist eine Irreführung der Öffentlichkeit, ein Placebo. Das Gremium hat keine effektiven Mittel. In erster Linie bestimmt der zu Kontrollierende Umfang und Ausmaß der Kontrolle. Das ist absurd.
SPIEGEL: Der BND arbeitet Ihrer Meinung nach de facto unkontrolliert?
Neskovic: Die neun Mitglieder des PKG haben nicht den blassesten Schimmer, was die 6000 Mitarbeiter des Dienstes tun.
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Ex-BND-Chef Hanning sitzt wegen Spionage-Verdachts in U-Haft. Grünen-Politiker Konstantin von Notz gehört zum Gremium des Bundestages, das die Geheimdienste kontrolliert.
World leaders gather in New York City to attend the annual United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meeting,…
International human rights campaigners, United Nations experts, journalists, and anti-war activists marked the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the US by paying tributes to the thousands of lives lost on that day while condemning what followed: an unparalleled expansion of state surveillance, crackdowns on dissent, arbitrary detention, torture, and catastrophic wars that cost trillions of dollars and millions of lives.
Mourning the lasting impact of “those horrific acts of violence” perpetrated in the US a quarter-century ago, a group of more than 40 UN experts said in a joint statement on Friday that “we equally acknowledge the millions of other victims worldwide of terrorist attacks, excessive counter-terrorism responses, and conflicts in the name of countering terrorism.”
But let me be clear: Peacekeeping operations should only be deployed when a peace agreement or at least a robust ceasefire is in place. We cannot keep peace when there is no peace to keep.
We urge the Government of Israel to retract these plans immediately and end its expansion of settlements in the West Bank.
Im besetzen Westjordanland sollen weitere israelische Siedlungen entstehen – sie würden das Gebiet faktisch aufspalten. Großbritannien, Italien, Frankreich und Deutschland haben Israel nun gemeinsam aufgefordert, die Pläne aufzugeben.
Manch ein Linker mag sich ja bei den Ausfällen der Linkspartei regelmäßig an den Kopf fassen. Vertreter anderer Parteien beweisen dann aber doch immer wieder, dass sie zu noch blöderen Aktionen in der Lage sind. So der SPD-Kandidat für die Berlin-Wahl, Steffen Krach, der sich mit dem Spruch »Hier können wir enteignen, liebe Linke!« vor dem Russischen Haus ablichten lässt, um nicht nur seine Einreihung in die ideologische Front gegen Russland, sondern auch in die gegen Vergesellschaftung zur Schau zu stellen.
Four members of the Elders group of international figures founded by Nelson Mandela have warned of the potential disappearance of the Palestinian territories and called for an end to Israeli „impunity“.
They said in a statement that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s government was seeking „to make Palestine disappear physically, economically, culturally and politically.“…
„Today we‘ve taken the first step in what will be a difficult journey, without a doubt, but an important and an essential and a necessary one,“ US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said before the agreement was inked.
The officials did not provide details of the framework deal and did not say how its terms would differ from those included in a 16 April ceasefire deal that preceded several rounds of US-brokered Israel-Lebanon talks.
Die amerikanischen Geheimdienste sind als militärische Einheiten organisiert. Daher vertritt Helmut Schäfer, ehemaliger Staatsminister im Auswärtigen Amt die Auffassung, dass die geheimdienstlichen Aktivitäten der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika in Deutschland auf dem Aufenthaltsvertrag und den Zusatzvereinbarungen zum NATO-Truppenstatut basieren.
Vertrag über den Aufenthalt ausländischer Streitkräfte in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
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Dieser Vertrag tritt außer Kraft mit dem Abschluß einer friedensvertraglichen Regelung mit Deutschland oder wenn die Unterzeichnerstaaten zu einem früheren Zeitpunkt übereinkommen, daß die Entwicklung der internationalen Lage neue Abmachungen rechtfertigt.
The Secretary-General of the United Nations is appointed by the General Assembly on the recommendation of the Security Council. Therefore, the veto power can be used to block the selection of a Secretary-General.
Democrats spoke to reporters outside Wexner’s home near Columbus, Ohio, during a midday break in the deposition, which wrapped up later in the afternoon.
In his opening statement to the committee, which MS NOW obtained from his spokesperson, Wexner said….
„I was naïve, foolish, and gullible to put any trust in Jeffrey Epstein. He was a con man. And while I was conned, I have done nothing wrong and have nothing to hide,“ the 88-year-old retired founder of L Brands said in a statement submitted to the House Oversight Committee before his interview Wednesday.
Trump’s return to power is ushering in a new world order in which multilateralism and international organizations, starting with the United Nations, are in retreat.
(February 12, 2026)
Cuba’s current pain may not be enough to topple its Communist government, despite the desires of many Cuban exiles. Nor is the current crisis all Trump’s work. Cuba is a victim of the breakdown of the old international rules-based order.
The Senate would pass those bills before a Friday midnight deadline, and Congress also would consider a short-term extension for homeland security operations, which would prevent an interruption of services by the Transportation Security Agency, Coast Guard and Federal Emergency Management Agency.
That stopgap bill would provide time for talks between lawmakers and the White House to draft a new homeland security spending bill that would include new restrictions that Democrats have demanded on the tactics of immigration enforcement officers and more accountability for those accused of using excessive force.
The Trump administration circulated a draft memo this week regarding potential new guidelines for federal immigration officers on the ground in Minnesota, including plans to avoid engaging with “agitators” and only targeting immigrants facing criminal charges or convictions, officials familiar with the talks told CNN.
The draft memo comes as the White House and Department of Homeland Security have had multiple behind-the-scenes discussions this week about how to best conduct immigration operations in the state moving forward.
(January 8, 2026)
Egypt’s quiet is easy to explain. Cairo receives roughly $1.3bn a year in US military financing. Its hardware, maintenance chain and spare parts depend on American gatekeepers. Public outrage is a cost it cannot afford.
The UAE sits in a different position, but it faces another version of the same risk. It is a financial hub built on access, compliance and credibility. In a world where Washington can turn political conflict into legal exposure, the safest posture is often silence.
Algeria was supposed to be the outlier: despite a diplomatic relationship dating back to its 1795 treaty with George Washington, it has long defined itself through deep ties with Moscow and a fierce anti-imperial vocabulary.
If any Arab state had the ideological space to speak about sovereignty as a principle, it was Algeria. It stayed quiet anyway. That is the lesson: the distance non-aligned regimes claim is thinner than it looks when your trade, energy and finance run through chokepoints Washington can pressure.
Trump at the outset of the session told reporters that he planned to speak with Netanyahu about “five major subjects,” later suggesting that they’d come close to settling three of them within the first five minutes of their session.
In addition to Gaza, Trump indicated plans to address issues in the occupied West Bank and potential threats posed by Iran.
But more than an hour later, the two emerged with no new milestones to announce.
Spokesman: We continue to be very much engaged with the relevant parties. I mean, as you recall, the Secretary-General was in Doha not too long ago, had conversations with the Emir and the Prime Minister, Foreign Minister. We know the US Ambassador, Mike Waltz, was in Jerusalem. He met with Ramiz Alakbarov, our Deputy Special Coordinator. Mr. Fletcher has had contacts with the US. So, we continue to be in contact. But, we are not directly involved in the negotiations and discussions on the implementation of phase two.
Question: And in the term of Gaza, a couple of days ago, it’s been reported that IDF [Israel Defense Forces] Chief of the General Staff said that the Yellow Line, the Trump ceasefire plan, the Yellow Line is now the new border of Gaza. It’s actually a large chunk of land outside the Yellow Line.
Spokesman: I mean, first of all, that seems to me to go against the spirit and the letter of the Trump peace plan, and we firmly stand against any change of the borders of Gaza and Israel.
Question: So, when we’re talking about Gaza in this room, it’s the Gaza, the original one, it’s not the one within the Yellow Line?
Spokesman: Definitely. Okay. Alex, I’ll come back for a second round….