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Il n'y a pas assez d'artisans en Macédoine du Nord. Lorsqu'on en trouve, ils sont chers et il faut attendre longtemps. Le salaire mensuel d'un boulanger qualifié à Skopje est deux fois plus élevé que celui d'une instructrice du primaire. Pourtant, de nombreuses boulangeries ne parviennent pas à recruter.

- Articles / Economie, Macédoine du Nord, Radio Slobodna Evropa, Une - Diaporama, Exode

Il n'y a pas assez d'artisans en Macédoine du Nord. Lorsqu'on en trouve, ils sont chers et il faut attendre longtemps. Le salaire mensuel d'un boulanger qualifié à Skopje est deux fois plus élevé que celui d'une instructrice du primaire. Pourtant, de nombreuses boulangeries ne parviennent pas à recruter.

- Articles / Economie, Macédoine du Nord, Radio Slobodna Evropa, Une - Diaporama, Exode

In diesen Wochen findet der Prozess gegen Marius Borg Høiby statt. Ihm werden unter anderem Vergewaltigung, häusliche Gewalt und Drogenmissbrauch vorgeworfen. Blick hält dich über die Entwicklungen auf dem Laufenden.

Der Schweizer Franken kam am 7. Mai 1850 in Umlauf. Seither hat es neun Banknotenserien der Schweizerischen Nationalbank gegeben. Und für die zehnte ist jetzt das Design bekannt. Blick stellt Geldscheine von früher vor.

Die kantonale Asylunterkunft beim Bahnhof Wildegg AG soll drei weitere Jahre betrieben werden. Das Bauprojekt für das als Unterkunft genutzte, ehemalige Hotel verzögert sich. Die Unterkunft bietet Platz für bis zu 140 Personen.

This contribution to the Korean Development Institute's Knowledge Brief series contextualises and analyses the German Federal Ministry for Economic Co-Operation and Development's reform plan, as published in January 2026.

This contribution to the Korean Development Institute's Knowledge Brief series contextualises and analyses the German Federal Ministry for Economic Co-Operation and Development's reform plan, as published in January 2026.

This contribution to the Korean Development Institute's Knowledge Brief series contextualises and analyses the German Federal Ministry for Economic Co-Operation and Development's reform plan, as published in January 2026.

Sechs Schweizer Mitarbeitende verbleiben weiterhin in der Botschaft in Teheran. Diese soll weiterhin betrieben werden. Doch falls sich die Lage vor Ort verschlimmert, hat die Schweiz einen Notfallplan. Dieser heisst «AAD 10».

Lausanne hat in drei Tagen drei heftige Rückschläge erlitten – und sich in der Chefetage gleichzeitig neu aufgestellt. Rappelt sich das Team nun auf? Das Lausanne-Inside.

Immer wieder Ärger mit Rüdiger: Der deutsche Innenverteidiger in Diensten von Real Madrid wird zum Wiederholungstäter und sorgt mit einer brutalen Aktion gegen Getafe für viel Kopfschütteln und Unverständnis.

Trauer um Model und Schauspielerin Annabel Schofield. Die ehemalige Mode-Ikone, die auch in «Dallas» zu sehen war, ist an Krebs gestorben.

Den Schlussmonat dieses Rennwinters lancierte letzten Sonntag der Super-G in Soldeu. Vor dem Saisonfinale in Lillehammer bleiben den Speedfahrerinnen nur noch die Rennen im Val di Fassa. An die Premiere von 2021 hat Corinne Suter und die Schweiz beste Erinnerungen.

The government will end study visas from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan, due to what she says is abuse.

Carlos Bernegger kommt, um Dennis Hediger herauszufordern. Sagt der FCZ-Trainer vor dem Heimspiel gegen Lausanne selber genau so. Das FCZ-Inside.

Tehran, the capital of Iran. Credit: Unsplash/Hosein Charbaghi. Source: UN News

By Jacqueline Cabasso and John Burroughs
OAKLAND, California, Mar 4 2026 (IPS)

Operation “Epic Fury” manifests an epic tantrum by President Donald Trump, supported by his sycophantic minions, with dire consequences for the people in the region, peace and security worldwide, the global economy, and the post-World War II international legal order.

The United States/Israeli bombing of Iran clearly violates fundamental rules of international law. It violates the sovereignty of Iran, contrary to Article 2(4) of the UN Charter which prohibits the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state.

There is no plausible case that the U.S. and Israel are acting in self-defense against an imminent attack. Nor is regime change an acceptable justification for use of force, as it runs directly counter to the injunction to respect the political independence of states.

Credit: UN Photo/Evan Schneider
UN Secretary-General António Guterres, briefing reporters outside the Security Council, described the United States’ bombing in Iran as a “dangerous escalation.”
“I am gravely alarmed by the use of force by the United States against Iran today,” said the UN chief, reiterating that there is no military solution. “This is a dangerous escalation in a region already on the edge – and a direct threat to international peace and security.”

It is striking that the Trump administration has made no real effort to use multilateral mechanisms or to invoke international law. Both by its action and by its contempt for international law, the administration is accelerating the erosion of basic rules relating to use of force that has been underway for nearly three decades following the end of the Cold War.

The erosion of the legal framework formally limiting the use of armed force has been a long process, punctuated in the 21st century by increasingly frequent shocks of large-scale wars launched by major powers with less and less regard for international law and institutions.

The first of these was the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, the stage set by the long, massive U.S. presence in and around Iraq in the 1990s and the invasion and occupation of Afghanistan in 2001. Unlike the Trump administration, the George W. Bush administration at least gestured toward providing an international law rationale for the invasion—but built its justifications for war on a foundation of lies.

Then came the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014 and its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, which both lacked any serious international law justification. There have been other instances of aggression in this century, such as the recent U.S. invasion of Venezuela to abduct its president. But U.S. actions in relation to Iraq, those of Russia in Ukraine, and the U.S./Israel bombing of Iran stand out as major developments in the erosion of rules on use of force.

Concerning Iran’s nuclear program, prior to the bombing it was not at a stage of development that provided any basis for a claim of self-defense. In general, it has appeared for many years that Iran had a uranium enrichment capability, in part in order to preserve the option of acquiring nuclear weapons at some point in the future, but had not made the acquisition decision.

And it was the United States, during the first Trump administration, that unilaterally withdrew from the painstakingly negotiated 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, an international agreement that placed effective and verifiable restraints on Iran’s nuclear program.

Discussions of Iran’s program generally do not address the fact that Israel has a robust nuclear arsenal. In the long run it is not practical to allow some states to have nuclear weapons and to deny them to others. The most straightforward way to deal with problems posed by the actual proliferation of nuclear weapons, as in the case of North Korea, or their potential proliferation, as in the case of Iran, is to move expeditiously toward the global abolition of nuclear arms.

Another at least partial way is to build new regional nuclear weapons free zones. That approach has indeed been tried in the case of the Middle East. Both in the context of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and in the United Nations, there have been serious efforts to get negotiation of a Middle East zone underway, with Iran’s willing participation.

However, Israel and the United States have boycotted these efforts. This severely undercuts the legitimacy of their position as they claim to act to stop a menacing Iranian nuclear program.

What should be the response to these developments?

First, the invasion of Iran should be condemned as unlawful aggression, and the basic UN Charter rules should be defended, with the aim of at least preserving them for the future.

Second, it should be recognized that the world is undergoing a major transformation marked by the resurgence of authoritarian nationalism, with authoritarian ethno-nationalist factions in power or constituting significant political forces in many countries, including all of the nuclear-armed states.

There is a need for realism about the nature of the challenge, and for new thinking and innovative forms of advocacy and politics for a more fair, democratic, peaceful, and post-nationalist world.

Jacqueline Cabasso is the Executive Director of Western States Legal Foundation in Oakland, California; John Burroughs is a member of the organization’s Board of Directors.

IPS UN Bureau

 

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Der grösste Schweizer Baukonzern Implenia hat vergangenes Jahr trotz etwas weniger Umsatz operativ mehr verdient. Die Aktionäre können sich freuen: Das Unternehmen erhöht die Dividende markant.

Nur gut zehn Minuten kommt Svenja Fölmli gegen Nordirland zum Einsatz, Doch die Freiburg-Stürmerin zeigt das, was ihre Kolleginnen vermissen lassen: Zielstrebigkeit und Effizienz. Mit ihrem Tor zum 2:0 macht sie sich zur grossen Siegerin des Abends.

Written by Ionel Zamfir

Despite strong political commitments to gender equality at EU and national level, women still remain politically under-represented at all levels of political power. In the European Parliament, as well as in national parliaments, governments and local assemblies, their share most often is under the symbolic 40 % mark. Moreover, after successive electoral cycles in which women’s share in representative assemblies had increased, this trend has slowed down or come to a halt. Progress has also been uneven among Member States, with women remaining markedly under-represented in some Member States.

Gender-balanced political representation is not only important for women and female politicians but also for political parties themselves and the rest of society. It increases trust in the political system and strengthens economic and political governance.

The EU has committed to achieving gender balance in political representation and participation in the EU; however, except for the European elections, its powers in the area remain limited mainly to soft action. It can support the specific actions to be taken by the EU institutions, national governments, political parties, civil society and the media, by issuing recommendations, facilitating the exchange of good practice or funding projects.

There is substantial evidence of the obstacles to women’s political participation and the means to overcome it. This picture is nevertheless not static, as new challenges emerge, particularly from mounting opposition to gender equality, as well as from digital technologies, most recently artificial intelligence, which can both empower women and discourage them.

This updates a March 2024 briefing by Ionel Zamfir.

Source: European Institute for Gender Equality (2025)

Read the complete briefing on ‘Women in politics in the EU: State of play in 2026‘ in the Think Tank pages of the European Parliament.

Athletinnen und Athleten aus Russland und Belarus dürfen an den Paralympischen Winterspielen teilnehmen. Das löst in der Sportwelt grossen Unmut aus: Nun hat auch Deutschland einen Teil-Boykott der Eröffnungsfeier angekündigt.