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31.05.2026 - 20:08 [ Associated Press ]

‘To call it a ceasefire is a joke‘: Israeli soldiers share rare accounts from Gaza with AP

(May 30, 2026)

The Israeli combat soldier saw his teammates yelling in celebration, congratulating one another. They had just struck a vehicle of Palestinians driving near the Israeli-controlled part of the Gaza Strip, killing everyone inside.

The reservist said scenes like this had become common after a fragile ceasefire took effect in October. In the weeks he was stationed in Gaza, he said, he saw soldiers relishing the chance to go after those who crossed — or came close to crossing — the so-called yellow line that divides the strip into Israeli-controlled and Palestinian areas.

“It was a jungle,” the soldier, in his 20s, told The Associated Press. “After the ceasefire, the order was: If someone crosses the line, you shoot them.”

29.05.2026 - 11:51 [ Frankreich ]

France to investigate treatment of nationals on Gaza flotilla after reports of abuse

„Based on ‌a report I requested from ⁠our Consul General in Turkey, who informed me of sexual ​violence, exposure to the cold, ‌beatings, and repeated humiliation of French nationals, all of these acts are ‌likely to constitute criminal offences (and) I decided ​yesterday to refer the matter to the public prosecutor,“ Barrot told France ​Inter radio.

29.05.2026 - 09:31 [ Malay Mail ]

US, Iran close in on 60-day truce deal, but Trump says he is ‘not satisfied’ yet

But US Vice President JD Vance said Trump — who was notably silent throughout the day — had yet to sign on the dotted line. There was no immediate reaction from Iran.

23.05.2026 - 11:45 [ Global Sumud Flotilla ]

MEPs Call to Suspend EU-Israel Association Agreement Following Violent Abductions of the Global Sumud Flotilla Volunteers on the Mediterranean Sea

(May 21, 2026)

We therefore demand:

– Immediate suspension of the EU–Israel Association Agreement pending compliance with its human rights provisions; Immediate and unconditional release of all detained flotilla participants;

– An independent international inquiry into the full scope of EU member state complicity in the abduction, detention, and documented physical and sexual violence inflicted upon flotilla participants by Israeli forces. Europe cannot continue to look away. Each failure to act is a signal to Israel that there is no cost to lawlessness. That signal must end now.

20.05.2026 - 08:53 [ MSN.com ]

Iraq officials confirm second alleged Israeli base in desert

– U.S. reportedly knew of at least one Israeli base since June 2025 but likely withheld information from Iraq.

– Iraq was compelled to shut down its radar to protect U.S. aircraft during both the 12-day war and the 2026 conflict.

– The concealment of Israeli operations intensified scrutiny over Iraq’s sovereignty and coalition transparency.

– Iraqi political figures called for full transparency and stronger oversight mechanisms to prevent foreign intrusion.

18.05.2026 - 21:30 [ Bundestag ]

Bundeswehreinsatz gegen den „Islamischen Staat“ wird fortgesetzt

(January 29, 2026)

Vor allem an der Grenze zur irakischen Region Anbar, aber auch in den zwischen Bagdad und Erbil umstrittenen Regionen in Nordirak sei der IS bestrebt, sich Rückzugsräume zu schaffen und erneut territorial Fuß zu fassen. Dabei stelle sich die Terrororganisation in ihren Befehls- und Kampfstrukturen zunehmend dezentral auf. So gelinge es ihr dem hohen Verfolgungsdruck teils auszuweichen.

Völkerrechtliche Grundlage für den Fähigkeitsaufbau der regulären irakischer Streit- und Sicherheitskräfte ist laut Bundesregierung die Zustimmung der irakischen Regierung sowie mehrere Resolutionen des UN-Sicherheitsrates, nach denen vom IS eine Bedrohung für den Weltfrieden und die internationale Sicherheit ausgeht.

15.05.2026 - 02:48 [ Goethe Institut ]

Digital Colonialism

(January 16, 2026)

Everyone is equal on the Internet; at least that’s what many people optimistically thought at the beginning of the millennium. When it gradually found its way in the late 1950s from military think tanks into academia and then initially a small public sphere, the Internet was considered a utopia. Hidden behind the mask of anonymity, all users would be equal and therefore would all have equal rights. There would be no hierarchies – not even among users in different countries.

Yet this hope that the Internet would be a non-discriminatory space remains an illusion to this day. Quite to the contrary, power structures are already firmly established in its technical infrastructure. They continue the history of colonialism in the virtual sphere in the form of “digital” or “electronic colonialism.”

15.05.2026 - 02:29 [ Goethe Institut ]

Digitaler Kolonialismus

(January 16, 2026)

Im Internet sind alle gleich, so dachten noch zu Beginn des Millenniums viele Menschen hoffnungsvoll. Als es Ende der 1950er-Jahre von militärischen Thinktanks aus nach und nach in die Wissenschaft und eine zunächst noch kleine Öffentlichkeit fand, glich das Internet einer Utopie. Hinter der Maske der Anonymität sollten alle Nutzer*innen gleich sein und somit alle die gleichen Rechte haben. Keine Hierarchien – auch nicht zwischen den User*innen in verschiedenen Ländern.

Doch diese Hoffnung vom Internet als einem diskriminierungsfreien Raum bleibt bis heute eine Illusion. Im Gegenteil: Machtstrukturen sind schon in der technischen Infrastruktur fest angelegt. Sie führen die Geschichte des Kolonialismus auch in der virtuellen Sphäre fort: in Gestalt des „digitalen“ oder „elektronischen Kolonialismus“.

14.05.2026 - 12:25 [ Israel Hayom ]

Trump‘s Iran decision could set Israel‘s election date

(May 5, 2026)

If he decides to act, the US president will pull Israel into a state of alert that will delay the Knesset‘s dissolution and lead to the election being held as scheduled in October. If Trump chooses not to strike Iran again, Netanyahu will lead Israel to an election on Sept. 1. Sources who have spoken with Netanyahu recently say the prime minister is leaning toward moving up the election, partly due to the erosion of his security achievements.

13.05.2026 - 14:52 [ TruthOut.org ]

Decades of Congressional Inaction Contributed to Illegal US-Israeli War on Iran

(May 11, 2026)

Members of Congress must now decide whether they will honor their oaths to uphold the Constitution, or hand all power without accountability to the executive branch, effectively sanctioning an imperial presidency. The stakes are as high as ever, and not only limited to the current war with Iran, but also the future of democratic governance in the United States.

06.05.2026 - 20:58 [ Israel Hayom ]

Trump‘s Iran decision could set Israel‘s election date

(May 5, 2026)

If he decides to act, the US president will pull Israel into a state of alert that will delay the Knesset‘s dissolution and lead to the election being held as scheduled in October. If Trump chooses not to strike Iran again, Netanyahu will lead Israel to an election on Sept. 1. Sources who have spoken with Netanyahu recently say the prime minister is leaning toward moving up the election, partly due to the erosion of his security achievements.

04.05.2026 - 08:42 [ CNN ]

Iran warns US forces of attacks if they attempt to enter Strait of Hormuz

“We will maintain and manage the security of the Strait of Hormuz with all our might and we announce to all commercial ships and tankers to refrain from any action to transit without the coordination of the armed forces stationed in the Strait of Hormuz so that their security is not jeopardised,” the military said.

“We warn that any foreign armed force, especially the aggressive US army, will be attacked if they attempt to approach and enter the Strait of Hormuz.”

04.05.2026 - 08:38 [ CNN ]

Here‘s how US military may use its assets to guide ships through Strait of Hormuz

Analysts do not expect the destroyers to be escorting merchant ship convoys through the strait.

04.05.2026 - 08:31 [ CNN ]

US military to begin effort to „restore freedom of navigation“ in Strait of Hormuz

The mission, beginning Monday, “will support merchant vessels seeking to freely transit through the essential international trade corridor,” CENTCOM said in a statement Sunday evening.

“Our support for this defensive mission is essential to regional security and the global economy as we also maintain the naval blockade,” said Adm. Brad Cooper, CENTCOM commander.

US military support for the effort will include guided-missile destroyers, more than 100 land- and sea-based aircraft, and 15,000 service members, the statement said.

A US official told CNN that “Project Freedom” is not an escort mission.

02.05.2026 - 21:51 [ Politico.com ]

Hegseth orders withdrawal of 5,000 US troops from Germany

The drawdown, which comes after the country’s leader sparred with President Donald Trump over the Iran war, leaves about 33,000 troops there.

02.05.2026 - 21:47 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Anordnung von Hegseth: USA ziehen 5.000 Soldaten aus Deutschland ab

US-Verteidigungsminister Pete Hegseth hat den Abzug von etwa 5.000 US-Soldaten aus Deutschland angeordnet. Man gehe davon aus, dass der Abzug innerhalb der nächsten sechs bis zwölf Monate abgeschlossen sein werde, teilte ein Sprecher des Pentagons mit.

01.05.2026 - 22:37 [ Rep. Don Beyer / X ]

It’s been 60 days since Trump started this war against Iran. But this war should‘ve never should’ve happened, and it needs to end. Now. Under the War Powers Act, this administration is now required withdraw our troops or make their case and seek Congressional authorization.

01.05.2026 - 22:21 [ Richard Blumenthal, U.S. Senator / X ]

There’s no pause button in the Constitution, or the War Powers Act. We’re at war. We’ve been at war for 60 days. The blockade alone is a continuing act of war. Failing to seek congressional approval, Trump is breaking the law & betraying Americans.

01.05.2026 - 15:50 [ YeniSafak.com ]

Leaked US plan reveals new coalition to reopen Strait of Hormuz

The Wall Street Journal has obtained leaked diplomatic cables showing that the US plans to form a “Maritime Freedom Architecture” coalition to restart shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. The plan focuses on intelligence sharing, diplomatic coordination, and simultaneous sanctions.

01.05.2026 - 15:48 [ Tagesschau.de ]

USA planen internationale Allianz für Straße von Hormus

Welche Länder teilnehmen sollen und ob etwa Deutschland angefragt wurde, wurde nicht bekannt gegeben.

Nach Informationen des Wall Street Journal handelt es sich nicht um eine militärische Koalition. Die US-Botschaften im Ausland seien jedoch gebeten worden, ihre jeweiligen Ansprechpartner zu fragen, ob sie in der neuen Allianz ein „diplomatischer und/oder militärischer Partner“ sein möchten.

28.04.2026 - 06:00 [ New York Times ]

Israel Knew Hamas’s Attack Plan More Than a Year Ago

(November 30, 2023)

The document circulated widely among Israeli military and intelligence leaders, but experts determined that an attack of that scale and ambition was beyond Hamas’s capabilities, according to documents and officials. It is unclear whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or other top political leaders saw the document, as well.

(…)

Last year, shortly after the document was obtained, officials in the Israeli military’s Gaza division, which is responsible for defending the border with Gaza, said that Hamas’s intentions were unclear.

“It is not yet possible to determine whether the plan has been fully accepted and how it will be manifested,” read a military assessment reviewed by The Times.

27.04.2026 - 22:07 [ Netzpolitik.org ]

Bundesregierung beschließt anlasslose Vorratsdatenspeicherung

(April 22, 2026)

Das Gesetz verpflichtet Internet-Zugangs-Anbieter, IP-Adressen und Port-Nummern sämtlicher Nutzer drei Monate lang zu speichern, ohne Anlass und ohne Verdacht auf eine Straftat.

Behörden dürfen ohne Richtervorbehalt auf die Vorratsdaten zugreifen. Mit dem Gesetz gegen digitale Gewalt sollen auch Privatpersonen in Zivilverfahren auf die Vorratsdaten zugreifen.

27.04.2026 - 22:04 [ Algorithmwatch.org ]

Stoppt Dobrindts Überwachungspläne – Nein zu Palantir & Co. für Polizei und Behörden!

(April 16, 2026)

Besonders alarmierend: Die geplanten Regeln würden sogar erlauben, solche Gesichter-Suchen an private Firmen im Ausland auszulagern. Damit wäre praktisch nicht mehr kontrollierbar, was mit den Daten passiert und bei wem sie letztendlich landen.

Gleichzeitig wird das Ganze mit einer Erlaubnis zur automatisierten Datenanalyse verknüpft, wie sie der US-Konzern Palantir anbietet:

24.04.2026 - 21:03 [ USA Today ]

Pentagon wants record $1.5 trillion, cost of Iran war not included

„This budget was formulated, honestly, before we went into conflict with Iran,“ Jules Hurst III, the Pentagon‘s acting chief financial officer, told reporters at a briefing April 21.

In addition, the Trump administration separately plans to ask Congress for more than $200 billion in supplemental funding for the Iran war, according to reports.

21.04.2026 - 15:35 [ Independent.co.uk ]

Vidhya Alakeson and Jill Cuthbertson: Who are Starmer’s new joint chiefs of staff?

(February 8, 2026)

With Morgan McSweeney’s enforced departure over the Mandelson scandal, his former deputies Vidhya Alakeson and Jill Cuthbertson have both been promoted to replace him as joints chiefs of staff

21.04.2026 - 06:39 [ Reuters ]

UK stocks slip as uncertainty over US-Iran ceasefire lifts oil prices

The UK‘s main stock indexes dipped on Monday in broad-based losses as fears that the U.S.-Iran ceasefire ​could collapse weighed on sentiment.
The U.S. seized an Iranian ‌cargo ship and traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained largely halted, sending crude oil prices more than 5% higher.

21.04.2026 - 05:29 [ PressTV.ir ]

US seeks Iran’s surrender; Iranians don’t submit to force: Pezeshkian

“Deep historical mistrust in Iran toward U.S. gov conduct remains, while unconstructive & contradictory signals from American officials carry a bitter message; they seek Iran’s surrender. Iranians do not submit to force,” the president wrote.

Speaking to reporters on Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said the United States is not serious about negotiations with Iran, and that Tehran had no plans to take part in a second round of talks with Washington.