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The Council has adopted a decision inviting member states to ratify the ILO Violence and Harassment Convention.

A Tanács további két évvel, 2026. március 31-ig meghosszabbította a bosznia-hercegovinai helyzetre tekintettel hozott korlátozó intézkedések keretét.

A Tanács hivatalosan elfogadott egy ajánlást, amelyben a koordinált gázkereslet-csökkentés folytatását javasolja. Noha javult az EU-ban az ellátásbiztonság, fontos, hogy a következő télen is elegendő gáztartalékokkal rendelkezzünk.

Today the Council gave its final approval to updated rules on waste shipments both within and outside the EU.

The President of the Eurogroup, Paschal Donohoe, travels to Lithuania on 25 March 2024.

Im Kanton Freiburg stoppte die Polizei am Montag einen Autofahrer, der mit deutlich überhöhten Geschwindigkeit unterwegs war. Er musste seinen Führerausweis abgeben.

Unbekannte Täter haben in Yvonand VD in der Nacht auf Dienstag gegen 2.25 Uhr einen Bankomaten in die Luft gesprengt. Sie flüchteten mit einer Beute in unbekannter Höhe.

Die US-amerikanischen Präsidentschaftswahlen haben einen grossen Einfluss auf Europa und die hiesige Sicherheit. Trump sei gefährlicher als Biden, sagt Auslandsreporter Samuel Schumacher. US-Experte Peter Hossli wäre das Gegenteil der Fall.

Beim Beseitigen alter Weinflaschen gilt es, einige Stolperfallen zu umgehen. Wir verraten dir, welche das sind.

L’Association romande des correctrices et correcteurs d’imprimerie a été fondée en 1944. Ils ne craignent pas trop l’intelligence artificielle.

Der Ukraine-Krieg lässt die Schweizer umdenken. Die Neutralität steht nicht mehr über allem und eine Annäherung an die Nato ist denkbar geworden. Gleichzeitig wächst die Skepsis an den Russland-Sanktionen. Das zeigt die neuste ETH-Sicherheitsstudie.

In der europäischen Debatte über das Klimaziel für 2040 wurden am Montag (25. März) einige Fortschritte erzielt. Zehn EU-Staaten sprachen sich für ein 90-Prozent-Ziel aus, drei dagegen, und 13 forderten bei einem Treffen der Umweltminister in Brüssel zusätzliche Zugeständnisse.

Une coopération politique et technologique est vue d’un bon œil, selon une récente étude. Passer la seconde au niveau pratique l’est beaucoup moins.

La compagnie maritime nationale, Algérie ferries, poursuit ses préparatifs pour la prochaine saison estivale. Dans ce sillage, elle annonce la mise à disposition de ses […]

L’article Billetterie : Algérie Ferries lance sa nouvelle plateforme de réservation en ligne est apparu en premier sur .

Nommé Représentant résident du Haut-Commissariat des Réfugiés (HCR) au Burkina Faso, le béninois Maurice Azonnankpo a présenté, lundi 25 mars 2024, ses lettres de créance aux autorités Burkinabè.

Le Béninois Maurice Azonnankpo a présenté ses lettres de créance, lundi 25 mars 2024, au ministre des Affaires étrangères, de la coopération régionale et des Burkinabés de l'extérieur, Karamoko Jean-Marie Traoré.
Le Représentant résident du Haut-Commissariat des Réfugiés (HCR) au Burkina Faso peut ainsi exercer pleinement ses fonctions au pays des hommes intègres après sa nomination.
Maurice Azonnankpo est expert en droit international et de la protection des réfugiés et autres personnes en situation de déplacement forcé. Avec près de deux décennies dans l'action humanitaire internationale, il a été administrateur principal régional chargé de protection pour l'Agence des Nations Unies pour les Réfugiés (UNHCR) en Afrique de l'Ouest.
Maurice Azonnankpo a déjà servi au Burkina Faso en qualité de Représentant résident adjoint.
M. M.

Siege sind wichtig, Unterhaltung aber auch: Das Power-Ranking der Playoffs, geordnet nach Wucht, Spektakel, Angriffslust – und der Fähigkeit, auf die Zähne zu beissen.

Yamandú Pagliano plans to cross Praia do Cassino, the world's longest beach, stretching 250 kilometers along Brazil's southern coast from Uruguay, in his homemade wheeled wind buggy, to highlight the need to address global heating. Credit: Yamandú Pagliano

By Paul Virgo
ROME, Mar 26 2024 (IPS)

Extreme sports are not just for young people. Climate activism isn’t either. Yamandù Pagliano is proof.

The 59-year-old father of two is gearing up for an epic feat. He plans to cross the longest beach on Earth, the Praia do Cassino, stretching from the border of Uruguay 250 kilometres up Brazil’s southern coastline, on his home-made wheeled wind buggy.

It’s a massive challenge both in physical and mental terms and one that brings multiple risks with it, including the danger of getting lost, crashing, or being swept out into the sea if the weather turns nasty.

But the Montevideo native has a special motive for taking it on.

Organizers want to highlight the “institutional indifference” to the climate crisis at all levels of government, promote sustainable transport and tourism, draw attention to the need for more cycle paths, especially in southern Italy, and make a loud appeal for peace around the world

Pagliano is a member of Parents for Future (PFF), a global network of citizens concerned about the climate crisis set up to support and echo the calls made by the young people of the Fridays for Future (FFF) movement.

When he takes on the Praia do Cassino challenge, he’ll be flying the Parents for Future flag on the mast of his wind buggy to highlight the need to address global heating.

“It’s going to be a PFF challenge,” Pagliano told IPS.

“My involvement in PFF started after my daughter joined FFF. Soon I was in Parents for Future Latin America (PFF LATAM) and then I helped to set up PFF Uruguay.

“I hope all the detailed stories of the crossing will help people become aware of the climate crisis, biodiversity loss and pollution. I’ll probably find dead animals and plastic garbage on the beach and face extreme weather events”.

Pagliano knows that the climate crisis is no longer a distant problem for future generations as people in Uruguay have been faced with the consequences first hand, as seen with last year’s severe drought that caused dramatic water shortages.

“In Uruguay the winters are not as cold as they used to be, and summers are a lot hotter,” he said.

“We have had big floods, with houses carried down the coast, and recently we had the biggest drought in our history, with almost no water coming out of the tap”.

Fittingly for an initiative that seeks to show the need for sustainability, Pagliano made his windcar out of reused material, welding together pipes he picked up from a scrap yard, while the sail is second-hand.

“There’ll be no phone signal in the middle section of the beach and I’ll be on my own for quite some time,” said Pagliano, who works in construction.

“I will be completely isolated. You have to be ready for every eventuality.

“Depending on the wind, it could take two or three days.

“It could take just one day with an early departure in good conditions, with the wind blowing in the perfect direction and at the perfect strength.

“It gets tiring physically after a while, but the adrenalin keeps you pumped up.

“It’s a good way to highlight the need to be sustainable.

“It’s a natural sport. There’s no contamination. No carbon footprint.

“I’ll do the crossing first and then go public if I’m successful, like Gagarin,” he quipped.

He is not the only parent harnessing renewable energy to draw attention to the need for climate action.

On the other side of the world, the Italian section of PFF is getting ready for the Running For Future, Cycling For Peace – a bike event which, fittingly for the land of the Giro d’Italia, is split into stages.

The ‘race’ starts in Rome’s Piazza del Popolo on May 10 and features 16 stages over nine days, roughly following the Via Francigena pilgrimage route southwards to end in Lecce on May 19.

Each stage will be used to focus on a specific aspect of the ecological crisis, such as air pollution, urban sprawl and the problems created by intensive livestock farming, while at the same time showing how they are all interconnected.

Organized with Fridays for Future Italia, the aims are multiple.

Among other things, organizers want to highlight the “institutional indifference” to the climate crisis at all levels of government, promote sustainable transport and tourism, draw attention to the need for more cycle paths, especially in southern Italy, and make a loud appeal for peace around the world.

The Italian section of Parents for Future gears up for “Running For Future, Cycling For Peace” — a multi-stage cycling event starting in Rome’s Piazza del Popolo on May 10th and ending in Lecce on May 19th, following the Via Francigena route. Credit: Paul Virgo

“We chose a cycling initiative because the bicycle has become a symbol of ecology,” said Maria Santarossa of Parents for Future Italia.
“It is a clean means of transport, which enables you to stay fit and be in direct contact with nature.

“We chose a pilgrims’ path because we can consider it an emblem of the beauty of nature and it’s a way to remind ourselves that we must take care of beauty.

“We have involved many other movements, associations, committees, and networks because we want people to know that many of us have the same objectives regarding the very serious climate and environmental crisis that is present in everyone’s lives”.

It is free to take part in the event, although participants have to cover their own accommodation and food expenses.

It is the second such event. The first took place in 2021, going from Rome northwards along the Via Francigena to Milan for the PreCOP26 conference that was held there.

That was such a success that it inspired the Polish section of Parents for Future to stage a climate grand tour of its own.

Each national PFF group is autonomous and does its own thing, campaigning on the issues that are most appropriate given the local situation.

PFF Italia, for example, is currently engaged in a major campaign to convince consumers to switch to utility companies whose electricity comes only from renewable sources.

There is also an umbrella group, Parents for Future Global (PFFG), which, among other things, is campaigning to support the drive for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty.

 

Oliver Hudson hat darüber gesprochen, dass das Leben mit einer berühmten Mutter nicht immer einfach ist. So sei ihm während eines Kurses klar geworden, dass Goldie Hawn ihn als Kind sehr oft allein gelassen und wechselnde Partner hatte, die er nicht mochte.

La Cour de Répression des Infractions Economiques et du Terrorisme (CRIET) a jugé, lundi 25 mars 2024, un pasteur dans une affaire de détournement de cinquante millions (50.000.000) de FCFA des épargnants d'une tontine ‘'Adogbè''.

Un pasteur risque 7 ans de prison pour escroquerie. L'homme de Dieu a comparu, lundi 25 mars 2024, à la Cour de Répression des Infractions Economiques et du Terrorisme (CRIET).
Il est reproché au pasteur d'avoir détourné l'épargne des adhérents d'une tontine ‘'Adogbè'' estimée à cinquante millions (50.000.000) de FCFA. Les fonds auraient été utilisés pour la construction d'immeubles.
Le procureur a demandé la confiscation des biens immobiliers du prévenu, le désintéressement des victimes et la constitution de parties civiles.
Le prévenu aurait été manipulé par les agents collecteurs, selon le plaidoyer de l'avocat. L'avocat précise que le prévenu a prévu de vendre sa maison estimée à plus de cent millions FCFA pour désintéresser les victimes.
Le juge a renvoyé le délibéré au lundi 29 avril 2024.
M. M.

From March 2018 to December 2019, the media reported on The Great March of Return. Each Friday, the Palestinian Arabs of Gaza approached the barrier separating Gaza from Israel in "spontaneous," "peaceful" protests, demanding the right to return to their homes in "Palestine." It didn't take long for Hamas to coopt the protests. Soon, amidst the smoke of burning tires and under cover of night, Gazans attempted to break through the fence into Israel.

These were not peaceful protests; they were destructive riots. But how does international law apply to civilian rioting in support of military objectives?

Which paradigm is applicable: Conduct of Hostilities or Law Enforcement -- or a combination of the two? 

And the media insisted on portraying the March as a series of "peaceful protests."

The March was useful for Hamas. It put pressure on Israel to deal with masses of Gazans at the barrier, many of whom tried to break through and infiltrate into Israel. The Gazans who were killed or injured became frontpage news generating worldwide condemnations of Israel

By the end of 2019, Hamas "postponed" the weekly riots.But on October 7, 2023, Hamas penetrated the barrier -- murdering, raping, and kidnapping Israeli civilians.

Now, riots against Israel are again in the news, but this time they are around the world. These are pro-Palestinian riots, and they are not peaceful -- but that does not stop the media from calling them "protests" even while describing the destruction they cause. After all, no one wants to admit the government is losing control:o  NBC: Buildings vandalized during pro-Palestinian rally in West Hartford: police
o  LA Daily News: Lawmakers call for DOJ investigation of pro-Palestinian vandalism at LA veterans cemetery
o  ABC News: Pro-Palestinian protesters deface front of the New York City Public Library
o  Axios: Multiple congressional offices hit with pro-Palestinian vandalism
o  Washington Times: Pro-Palestinian marchers push against White House fence, vandalize national monuments during protestBeyond the destruction, another goal of the riots is disruption:o  Reuters: Hundreds of Pro-Palestinian protesters arrested after blocking NYC bridges, tunnel
o  Haaretz: Pro-Palestinian Protesters Block Access to New York Times Newsroom, Accuse Staff of 'Complicity in Genocide'
o  NBC: Thousands of pro-Palestine protesters block downtown LA streets to call for ceasefireo  AP: Pro-Palestinian protesters block airport access roads in New York and Los Angeleso  ABC: Pro-Palestinian protests block New York City bridges, Holland Tunnel; over 300 arrestedSome have questioned the methods of the rioters. After all, how can they hope to change people's minds when they resort to violence and inconveniencing people? This misses the point. The rioters and those organizing them are not interested in reason and dialogue. They are pushing an agenda.
And they are using public disruptions as leverage.
This is not a new form of protest. It is an application and even a refinement of hybrid warfare. The NATO Review explains the concept:Conflicts are fought in new, innovative, and radically different ways. With the advent of modern hybrid warfare, they are less and less about lethal or kinetic force.

It is important to note here that the concept of hybrid warfare might not be entirely new. Many practitioners contend that it is as old as war itself. Nevertheless, it has gained significant currency and relevance in recent years as states employ non-state actors and information technology to subdue their adversaries during or—more importantly—in the absence of a direct armed conflict. [emphasis added]  Back in 2018, during The March, The Begin-Sadat Center For Strategic Studies made the connection between the Hamas-inspired riots and how other countries were also weaponizing unarmed civilians. For example, during the Russian campaign in Georgia:Those campaigns made deliberate and effective use of the combination of military force and civilian activity. In the fighting in Georgia, for example, armored forces were able to enter the north of the country thanks to the efforts of Russian-oriented Georgian-Abkhaz civilians, who, in a preparatory move, seized the tunnels and bridges of the expressway that leads to the capital, Tbilisi.
This is not limited to Russia, nor does there have to be a military component: "Similarly, Beijing is making use of thousands of civilian fishing boats in its efforts to extend its sovereignty over the South China Sea."
According to The NATO Review, hybrid warfare does not require a context of all-out war:What takes the centre stage here is the role of civilians: how they think and act in relation to the state. Contemporary digital and social media platforms allow hybrid actors to influence this to the detriment of the adversary state with considerable ease. The Russian online disinformation campaigns, some of which are very subtle yet grave, against some Western states constitute a good case in point. [emphasis added]The riots we are seeing are not spontaneous. They are a means to push an agenda, demanding that Biden and the Democratic Party support a ceasefire in Gaza. The alternative is the disruption of Biden's presidential campaign. 
These riots are not like the anti-Israel protests we are used to. The Toronto Sun points out that instead of the smaller, less organized anti-Israel protests we are used to, now: Hundreds, sometimes thousands, participate. They’ve got professionally-rendered signs and banners. They’ve got transportation, and food and drink. And they’ve got organizers who wear uniforms and control the crowds.

But there is more to this than just better organization; there is also better funding. But the money is for more than just staffing and supplies. People are being paid to riot:

pro-Palestine — and, increasingly, pro-Hamas — protestors are being paid to protest.  To block highways and roads.  To intimidate and threaten Jews and non-Jews. To cause chaos.

From the Palestinian Authority's pay-to-slay program, we have now arrived at the pay-to-riot program. The people who hold the money call the shots. Since the organizers are still paying out despite the riots, vandalism, and chaos  -- it appears that the rioting, vandalism, and chaos are what the organizers want.

According to Francesca Block, writing for The Free Press, one of those funding this chaos on the streets of the US is the American-born tech entrepreneur, Neville Roy Singham. He is the founder and one of the lead supporters of The People’s Forum. The group helped to organize at least four protests after October 7 as of November 14.  One of them was on October 8, before Israel had taken any action in Gaza:

The New York Times found ties between Singham and "a lavishly funded influence campaign that defends China and pushes its propaganda":

What is less known, and is hidden amid a tangle of nonprofit groups and shell companies, is that Mr. Singham works closely with the Chinese government media machine and is financing its propaganda worldwide.The article describes him as "a socialist benefactor of far-left causes." Singham denies any connection with the Chinese Communist Party or China itself. However, according to the article:He and his allies are on the front line of what Communist Party officials call a “smokeless war.” Under the rule of Xi Jinping, China has expanded state media operations, teamed up with overseas outlets and cultivated foreign influencers. The goal is to disguise propaganda as independent content. "Smokeless war" is a good description of hybrid warfare.
The August 2023 Times article makes no mention of Israel, Palestinian Arabs, or Gaza, but as a supporter of far-left causes Singham's People's Forum supporting violent protests is not surprising. For China, the riots are not necessarily a question of supporting Gaza, but rather using pro-Palestinian protests and the chaos they create to undermine the US. These Chinese media interests are helping sow discord in the U.S., Rep. Mike Gallagher, the chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, told The Free Press.

“The Chinese Communist Party uses tools like Confucius Institutes on college campuses, TikTok’s addictive algorithm, and organizations like those that Mr. Singham funds to divide and weaken America,” Gallagher said. If Gallagher is right, the chaos created by these "protests" is not a bug.
They are a feature.
Which means that Israel is not the only target.