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06.10.2026 - 15:05 [ Common Dreams ]

We Are All Living at the Mercy of Donald Trump’s Brain

(August 18, 2026)

And in truth, whatever happens as far as Iran is concerned (or for that matter Greenland) by the time this piece appears, who among us won’t have long known that, with such a president, we simply couldn’t be in a stranger, more happenstantial, less predictable universe? For all I (we) know, by the time it comes out or anytime thereafter, “our” president could be doing more or less anything, including, say, kidnapping the first secretary of the communist party and leader of Cuba, Miguel DĂ­az-Canel BermĂșdez. After all, if he could do so for Venezuela’s leader, why not Cuba’s?

The truth is that Donald Trump’s brain, returned to the White House by 49.8% of American voters in 2024, should make us all anxious (even them). At any moment, any thought might enter it and the next thing you know… well, unfortunately, you already do know that, whatever it might be, we’re not likely to know until it smacks us all in the face!

04.10.2026 - 15:21 [ Jacopo Custodi / Jacobin ]

Europas Rechte leckt Trump die Stiefel

Es zeigt sich: Immer wieder haben sich gerade jene Parteien, die behaupten, die Nation an die erste Stelle setzen zu wollen, als die eifrigsten VerrÀter der Interessen ihres eigenen Volkes erwiesen. Sich mit Trump und Netanjahu gut zu stellen, scheint schlichtweg wichtiger.

In diesem Sinne kuschelt sich die radikale Rechte auch eng an das liberal-konservative Establishment in den europĂ€ischen Institutionen. TatsĂ€chlich hat sich die einstige Kluft zwischen diesen beiden Fraktionen seit Jahren stetig verringert. Die jĂŒngsten Kriegshandlungen in Nahost machen diese AnnĂ€herung noch deutlicher sichtbar. Beide Seiten sind nur allzu gerne bereit, ihre Rolle als Untergebene in der globalen Hierarchie zu spielen.

28.09.2026 - 19:17 [ ZDFHeute.de ]

BND und Verfassungsschutz: So weit sollen die Befugnisse der Nachrichtendienste reichen

(September 24, 2026)

Zudem werden Analyse- und Überwachungsbefugnisse ausgebaut, beispielsweise mit Blick auf den Einsatz kĂŒnstlicher Intelligenz, Speicherfristen oder die Übermittlung von Informationen an andere Behörden.

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Im Fall des BND heißt es im Entwurf, er soll bei einer „spezifischen GefĂ€hrdungslage“ auf Ziele „einwirken“ dĂŒrfen. Gemeint sind beispielsweise Hackbacks, also Gegenangriffe im Netz oder Manipulationen von Bauteilen.

Im Fall des Verfassungsschutzes sind einige konkrete Maßnahmen bereits im Entwurf aufgezĂ€hlt, etwa das „VerfĂ€lschen“ von Informationen oder die BeeintrĂ€chtigung von „Tatmitteln“.

28.09.2026 - 17:12 [ ZDFHeute.de ]

Union und Linke: Mehr als ein „Pocket Call“

(May 7, 2025)

Kurz nachdem Friedrich Merz im ersten Wahlgang gescheitert ist, erhĂ€lt die ehemalige Chefin der Linkspartei Janine Wissler einen Anruf. Alexander Dobrindt ist am Apparat, bis vor kurzem CSU-Landesgruppenchef. Das sei jetzt kein „Pocket Call“, also kein Taschenanruf aus Versehen, gibt er Wissler zu verstehen, er mĂŒsse dringend mit ihr sprechen……

28.09.2026 - 16:56 [ Middle East Eye ]

Iran denies involvement in suspected plot targeting UK airbase

The embassy said the claims were “unfounded and malicious” and criticised British individuals and media outlets for attempting to link Iran to the incident at RAF Fairford.

The embassy also threatened legal action to “safeguard the rights and interests of the country and its people” over what it described as misleading and damaging media reports.

28.09.2026 - 12:48 [ theCanary.co ]

IN PICS: hundreds arrested at Palestine protest outside Labour conference

Hundreds of people have been arrested as the Defend our Juries group protested against the government’s ‘proscription‘ (terrorism ban) on anti-genocide group Palestine Action. While al-Qaeda subsidiary HTS in Syria has been de-proscribed and whitewashed by the UK and US, Palestine Action remains banned. The Crown Prosecution Service and judiciary continue to collude to try to ensure the longest and harshest possible sentences.

More than 3,000 people, mostly pensioners and disabled people, have been arrested for ‘terror’ offences for opposing the proscription. That total is climbing rapidly.

28.09.2026 - 12:37 [ BBC ]

Friendship with US is closest of any two nations, Streeting says amid Fairford investigation

Streeting begins by addressing the terror probe related to an incident at RAF Fairford yesterday.

He says he can‘t provide much further detail than that already reported – but talks up the strength of the UK-US alliance.

„Our friendship with America is the closest alliance of any two nations on Earth, and we will always stand together against those who hate our freedom and those who wish us harm,“ he says.

„What we saw yesterday from our security services, our armed forces and our police was just a small glimpse of the extraordinary work they do everyday.“

28.09.2026 - 12:34 [ BBC ]

Streeting addresses Labour conference

(11.15 UK time)

Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has just begun his speech to the Labour Party conference in Liverpool.

28.09.2026 - 12:26 [ theGuardian.com ]

Counter-terror police investigate Iran link over suspected bomb plot at RAF base used by US

The suspected plot appears to have been foiled by chance when a member of the public spotted unusual behaviour late at night in the countryside from a group of men and called 999.

28.09.2026 - 12:20 [ Labour Partty ]

Annual Conference 2026

Annual Conference returns to Liverpool from Sunday 27 to Wednesday 30 September.

Experience inspiring speeches, an exciting programme of events, and a vibrant exhibition, all coming together to make every minute count. It‘s your opportunity to be part of democracy in action.

27.09.2026 - 14:39 [ Middle East Eye ]

‚Comprehensive closure‘: Israel to shut down all West Bank crossings, Wafa reports

Israeli forces have tightened restrictions around the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, closing roads and entrances to several towns and villages, Wafa news agency reported.

The development comes after Israeli authorities decided to impose a “comprehensive closure” on the occupied West Bank and close crossings into the territory until Saturday for the Jewish holiday of Sukkot.

27.09.2026 - 14:19 [ TĂŒrkiye Today ]

Israeli minister calls for war in West Bank, says Israel should ‚do what it did in Gaza‘

„I certainly have solutions. I think we need to go to war in Judea and Samaria (the West Bank). To do there what we did in Gaza. To dismantle the Palestinian Authority, which is a terror authority,“ he said.

Asked what war would mean, Smotrich pointed to earlier Israeli operations in West Bank refugee camps.

„We already did it. There are three refugee camps there that are empty, that we evacuated the population from for its protection and cleansed of all the terror. I want to kill all the terrorists and collect all the weapons,“ he said.

27.09.2026 - 12:57 [ Ynetnews.com ]

Smotrich: Israel should ‘go to war’ in West Bank, ‘do what we did in Gaza’

Religious Zionist Party leader calls for dismantling Palestinian Authority and eliminating terror infrastructure; accepts ‘collective responsibility’ for Oct. 7, defends government’s wartime record and vows crackdown on illegal weapons and crime

27.09.2026 - 12:52 [ Associated Press ]

Palestinian death toll in Gaza war rises above 74,000 since the war began and other Mideast news

The Palestinian death toll from the nearly three-year Israel-Hamas war has surpassed 74,000, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.

While a ceasefire that took effect last Oct. 10 has halted the heaviest fighting, Israeli strikes have continued in what the military has said are responses to threats or attacks.

23.09.2026 - 23:07 [ Common Dreams ]

With ‘Blood-Soaked War Criminal’ Set to Land in Mamdani’s NYC, Calls Grow to Arrest Netanyahu

In July, a YouGov poll found that 49% of Americans believed the US government should arrest Netanyahu under the warrant, 27% said it should not, and 23% were unsure.

President Donald Trump stated earlier this summer that Netanyahu “will not be arrested, in any way, shape, or form” while visiting the US. His administration’s position, as stated in a February 2025 executive order, is that Netanyahu can’t be arrested. The ICC, it says, “has no jurisdiction over the United States or Israel” because, unlike most other nations, neither is a party to the Rome Statute, which created the court.

20.09.2026 - 12:24 [ Al Jazeera ]

Trump returns to White House earlier than expected

The administration did not give a reason for the change of plans. Trump was originally scheduled to depart Camp David later on Sunday local time.

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Trump’s return to the White House came after the US State Department issued an alert to US citizens in the Middle East, warning that hostilities between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis in Yemen have “the potential to escalate rapidly”.

20.09.2026 - 10:28 [ Associated Press ]

Saudi Arabia confirms Yemen’s Houthi rebels tried to attack its capital with a ballistic missile

Saudi Arabia on Saturday confirmed that Yemen’s Houthi rebels tried to attack its capital with a ballistic missile, the first targeting of Riyadh since the escalation in fighting with the Tehran-backed rebels that has opened a new front in the Iran war.

The statement by the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis came long after the dawn attempt, which the coalition said was intercepted. Some residents in Riyadh heard an explosion. Later, some saw a plume of smoke near the airport. There were no reports of casualties or damage.

18.09.2026 - 16:09 [ BR.de ]

F-35 fĂŒr die Bundeswehr: Was der Jet kann – und was er kostet

Boris Pistorius scheint mit dem Verlauf seiner US-Reise zufrieden zu sein. Erst vereinbart der SPD-Verteidigungsminister mit seinem amerikanischen Kollegen Pete Hegseth, bei RĂŒstungsprojekten noch stĂ€rker zusammenzuarbeiten. Keine SelbstverstĂ€ndlichkeit angesichts wachsender Zweifel an der BĂŒndnistreue der Trump-Regierung. Und nun wird der erste F-35-Jet an die Bundeswehr ĂŒbergeben.

18.09.2026 - 14:18 [ Amnesty International ]

U.S. State Department Must Reverse Decision to Ban Palestine Delegation from Attending UNGA Session in New York

“The decision by the U.S. State Department to deny visas to a high-level delegation of the State of Palestine to attend the 81st session of the UN General Assembly must be reversed. The State Department’s statement makes it obvious: this decision is designed to punish the State of Palestine for pursuing international justice and accountability at international institutions, including through the International Criminal Court (ICC) and International Court of Justice (ICJ). This measure is part of a relentless campaign of reprisals against the very notion of international justice.

18.09.2026 - 11:28 [ Reuters ]

US blocks Palestinians‘ Abbas from attending UN meeting, for second year in a row

The U.S. has denied Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas an entry ‌visa to attend the U.N. General Assembly in New York next week, extending a ban in place since last year, a Palestinian official familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
Without naming specific officials, the State Department said on Wednesday it ​would extend visa sanctions against Palestinian officials over actions they took to „internationalize the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,“ including ​pursuing cases against Israel at international tribunals.

18.09.2026 - 11:09 [ Wafa.ps ]

Death toll in Gaza Strip rises to 73,821 and injuries to 174,897 since the start of the aggression

GAZA, September 17, 2026 (WAFA) – The death toll from the war of extermination waged by Israeli occupation forces on the Gaza Strip has risen to 73,821, and 174,897 others were injured since October 7, 2023.

Medical sources reported that hospitals in the Gaza Strip received five slain people—including two who succumbed to previously sustained wounds—and 28 new injury cases over the past 24 hours.

18.09.2026 - 11:06 [ CBC.ca ]

At least 21 killed in Gaza, including many children, as unstable building collapses

A building damaged by Israeli strikes collapsed suddenly in Gaza City early Wednesday, killing at least 21 people in their sleep, including 11 children, in a disaster that forced rescuers to dig through the rubble with bare hands.

The sudden collapse of the building, which was known to be unstable due to damage from Israeli strikes earlier in the war, underscored how perilous and desperate living conditions have grown for the majority of the enclave‘s population as a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas stalls.

18.09.2026 - 10:42 [ Al Jazeera ]

Nearly 9,000 killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon since 2023

(September 6, 2026)

The death toll from Israeli attacks on Lebanon over the past three years has exceeded 8,900, while the number of injured has reached nearly 30,600, according to Lebanese health authorities.

Israeli attacks from October 2023 to September 2026 killed 8,920 people and injured 30,595 others, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health said in a statement on Saturday.

18.09.2026 - 10:40 [ Middle East Eye ]

Israel conducts ‘massive explosion’ in southern Lebanese village as death toll rises to 4,386

The number of people killed since Israel escalated attacks on Lebanon on 2 March has risen to 4,386, with 12,407 others wounded, according to Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health.

14.09.2026 - 18:51 [ Netzpolitik.org ]

Automatisierte Todeslisten

netzpolitik.org: Wie sieht die zugrundeliegende technische Infrastruktur aus und wer stellt sie bereit?

Rainer Rehak: Der gesamte Datensatz zu Gaza umfasst schĂ€tzungsweise 13,6 Petabyte, also umgerechnet 13.600 Terabyte. Diese Datenmenge ist nicht einfach zu handhaben, besonders wenn man damit statistische Modelle trainieren möchte oder gar große Sprachmodelle, die ebenfalls erstellt werden. Die digitale Infrastruktur wird von Google und Amazon unter dem Projektnamen Nimbus bereitgestellt und kostet 1,2 Milliarden US-Dollar.

Die Integration der heterogenen Datenquellen macht Palantir. Microsoft, Cisco, Dell und Red Hat/IBM bieten zusĂ€tzliche IT-Dienstleistungen rund um die „kill-chain“ an. Dies zeigt die enorme Rolle, die der private Sektor bei der Integration und Nutzung von KI-Systemen in bewaffneten Konflikten spielt.

13.09.2026 - 14:34 [ TKP.at ]

Analyse des „Blitzkrieges“ im Jemen

In der internationalen Berichterstattung wird das Ergebnis ĂŒberwiegend als militĂ€rischer Erfolg AnsarAllahs dargestellt. Ein genauerer Blick auf die von CNN rekonstruierten AblĂ€ufe zeigt jedoch ein anderes Bild: weniger einen Sieg der einen Seite als einen aussergewöhnlichen Zusammenbruch der anderen – mit direkter saudischer und US-amerikanischer Beteiligung an diesem Zusammenbruch.

10.09.2026 - 19:40 [ theGuardian.com ]

Israel sanctions will not hurt intelligence sharing between spy agencies, says Miliband

(September 9, 2026)

British intelligence has been given assurances by its Israeli counterpart that information sharing with the UK will continue as before, Ed Miliband, the foreign secretary, has said.

10.09.2026 - 19:23 [ Government of the United Kingdom ]

Joint Foreign Ministers‘ Statement on the Two-State Solution

(September 8, 2026)

Statement of the Foreign Ministers of Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK on the Two-State Solution

1. The Government of Israel’s actions in the West Bank are undermining the possibility of a two-State solution. The situation is rapidly deteriorating amid unprecedented levels of settler violence and settlement expansion, including the unacceptable decision to publish tenders for the E1 settlement project. UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham, the President of France Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney have agreed on the need to take action to prevent further damage.

Today, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK confirm their intention to introduce national and/or support European restrictions on trade in goods with settlements which are illegal under international law, or that they are actively considering these and other measures, in accordance with their national procedures. In this regard, the UK, France and Canada welcome the important action already taken by Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands, Norway and Belgium and will bring forward national measures to ban trade in settlement goods.