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Geht jetzt alles ganz schnell? Wie deutsche Medien heute Freitag berichten, nimmt die Staatsanwaltschaft die Ermittlungen rund um die Vorwürfe von Schauspielerin Collien Fernandes gegen ihren Ex-Mann Christian Ulmen wieder auf.

Robert Fico (Smer) kormányfő pénteken (3. 27.) Bukarestbe utazik, ahol Nicusor Dan államfővel és Ilie Bolojan kormányfővel találkozik – tájékoztatta a TASR-t a kormányhivatal.

Jannik Sinner und Aryna Sabalenka zeigen sich an den Miami Open in Topform: Während Sinner seine Rekordserie weiter ausbaut, gewinnt Sabalenka – wie schon im Final der Indian Wells – gegen Rybakina und steht im Endspiel. Beide träumen nun vom Sunshine Double.

Am Donnerstag hat sich in Eschenbach SG ein Unfall ereignet. Ein Kind wurde dabei verletzt.

Vor wenigen Wochen wurde im Netz darüber spekuliert, dass Loredana Wollny und Servet Özbek kein Paar mehr sind. Nun äussert sich die Wollny-Tochter selbst zum Konflikt.

«Da ritzt sie drauf los, während sie gefilmt wird», sagt ein Zeuge ungläubig zu der Szene. Voller Stolz kritzelt eine Frau ihren Namen auf das Unesco-Welterbe. Die Freude währt aber nur kurz, die Polizei ist schnell da und nimmt die Frauen mit.

Canberra rejoint la liste croissante des pays qui adoptent des mesures de protection inspirées du modèle européen

The post « War on terroir » : l’Europe prend l’avantage après la volte-face de l’Australie appeared first on Euractiv FR.

Social Media für Unter-14-Jährige wird in Österreich ab September 2026 verboten. Die Regierung beschloss zudem neue Lehrpläne: Mehr KI-Inhalte an Schulen, dafür weniger Lateinunterricht.

Verwirrung in Washington: Mehrere Republikaner kritisieren Trumps wechselnde Kriegsziele im Iran. Eine Aussage zu Atomwaffen sorgt für Wirbel.

The disruption in oil supplies has caused shortages and concerns in several African countries.

Cet enregistrement divulgué n'a pas suscité de controverse, mais a fait craindre une écoute illicite dans les médias bruxellois et les milieux diplomatiques de l'UE

The post Fuite d’appel à Bruxelles : la Commission invoque ses règles pour faire retirer l’enregistrement sur YouTube appeared first on Euractiv FR.

Am Dienstag kämpfen acht Teams um die letzten WM-Tickets für Kanada, Mexiko und die USA. Italien trifft auf Bosnien, Schweden auf Polen, Kosovo auf die Türkei und Tschechien auf Dänemark.

Euronews: A Financial Times információi szerint a Jeanne Shaheen demokrata és Thom Tillis republikánus amerikai szenátorok által előkészített, „Block Putyin” címen futó törvénytervezet egyrészt azokra fókuszál, akik akadályoztatják Ukrajna támogatását, másrészt azokra, akik elősegítik, hogy Magyarország továbbra is szinte csak orosz energiahordozókat vásároljon.

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Vivian van de Perre, Deputy Special Representative for Protection and Operations in the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) and Interim Head of MONUSCO, addresses the Security Council meeting on the situation concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Credit: UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

By Oritro Karim
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 27 2026 (IPS)

In the month following the reopening of the Burundi-Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) border, the humanitarian crisis in the DRC has deteriorated considerably, recently marked by an influx of Congolese refugees returning home, where they face overcrowded conditions and a severe shortage of essential services. This comes in the midst of escalating clashes between rebel groups AFC and M23, and forces affiliated with the Kinshasa government, with drone strikes causing widespread destruction and pushing violence closer to Burundi’s borders, where conditions are most dire.

Vivian van de Perre, Deputy Special Representative for Protection and Operations with the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), described the current humanitarian situation as “extremely volatile”. During a press stakeout on March 26, she highlighted that the rapid spread of the conflict from North and South Kivu into Tshopo Province and toward Burundi’s borders is a major concern, warning that it increases the risk of a broader “regional conflagration.”

Van de Perre also warned that armed militants have been increasingly relying on the use of heavy weapons and drone strikes in densely populated urban areas, which have caused great damage to civilian infrastructure as well as serious risks to civilian safety, underscoring recent violent incidents at the Kisagani Bangoka International Airport and in Goma, the largest city in North Kivu. Additionally, she warned of M23’s growing presence in Goma, where the coalition has managed to gain influence, undermine state authority, and disrupt humanitarian aid deliveries.

Furthermore, the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office in the DRC (UNJHRO) has uncovered a considerable rise in human rights violations committed by armed groups. Since December 2025, approximately 173 cases of conflict-related sexual violence have been documented, affecting at least 111 victims, the majority of whom were women and girls.

Van de Perre described these findings as “only the tip of the iceberg,” and highlighted growing rates of exploitation, particularly along artisanal mining sites, where child labour is especially pronounced. Armed groups have also been alleged to hamper monitoring, investigation, and justice mechanisms, and subject human rights defenders, journalists, and civil society actors to intimidation and arbitrary detention.

This follows a sharp escalation of hostilities between the armed groups in December 2025, which forced hundreds of thousands of Congolese to flee to Burundi, most coming from Uvira in South Kivu Province and the surrounding areas. Figures from the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) show that after M23’s withdrawal from Uvira in January and a relative return of stability, more than 33,000 refugees began returning home since the border’s reopening on February 23, with most crossing through the Kavimira border point. Many of these returnees already received little humanitarian assistance in Burundi due to chronic underfunding.

“Conditions in many areas of return in the DRC remain fragile, with acute humanitarian needs,” said Ali Mahamat, UNHCR Head of Sub-Office in Goma, DRC, on March 24 at a press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. “Initial UNHCR assessments in Uvira and Fizi show families arriving with few belongings, in urgent need of shelter, basic household items, health care, and access to water and sanitation. Many returned to find their homes destroyed and belongings looted, leaving them in deep despair and unable to resume normal life without substantial support.”

According to the latest updates from the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), roughly 60 percent of returnees are living in damaged shelters and over 30 percent face challenges accessing their land. Returnees face heightened risks of gender-based violence, forced recruitment into armed groups, extortion, and exploitation, with female-headed households disproportionately affected due to limited livelihood opportunities for women, which leave these communities entrenched in poverty and especially vulnerable.

Figures from UNHCR show that approximately 30 percent of returnees had been taking refuge in Burundi’s Busama displacement camp, where they faced significant levels of overcrowding and limited access to clean water, sanitation services, healthcare, and shelter. Currently, roughly 4,500 Congolese refugees remain stuck at transit points as they await being relocated to Busama. Additionally, Burundi continues to host over 109,000 Congolese refugees, with 67,000 of them in Busuma alone.

Additionally, internal displacement remains widespread in the DRC, with more than 6.4 million people currently displaced. IFRC estimates that over 5.2 million internally displaced Congolese are concentrated in North and South Kivu, as well as Ituri, 96 percent as a result of ongoing armed violence. According to van de Perre, over 26.6 million people, roughly a quarter of DRC’s population, are projected to face food insecurity this year.

Currently, UNHCR’s response plan to assist returnees, refugees, and displaced Congolese civilians is only 34 percent funded, seeking a total of USD 145 million. MONUSCO is currently on the frontlines providing protection services for nearly 3,000 civilians in Djaiba village. Through the mission, the UN has been able to support over 18,000 farmers in harvesting and transporting crops and has conducted 204 patrols. Van de Perre stressed that stronger governance and security enforcement are crucial in protecting vulnerable civilians, and disarmament and repatriation efforts must be conducted to resolve broader regional tensions.

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Melanie Hasler gibt den Rücktritt vom Bobsport bekannt. Die 27-Jährige gewann in diesem Jahr EM-Gold sowohl im Mono- als auch im Zweierbob.

Am Sonntag hat sie den Anfang ihrer eigenen Geschichte geschrieben: Audrey Werro holt Silber über 800 Meter bei der Hallen-WM in Torun – ihre erste Medaille bei den Aktiven und dazu Schweizer Rekord. Wer ist diese neue Leichtathletik-Sensation aus der Schweiz?

The Human Rights council, Geneva.
 
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk in an address to the Human Rights Council.

By Volker Turk
GENEVA, Mar 27 2026 (IPS)

More than three weeks after the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran, the conflict is spreading and intensifying in the region and beyond, with civilians bearing the brunt. Families across the region marked Eid and Nowruz under fire, in fear and uncertainty, and facing further hardship.

The situation is extremely dangerous and unpredictable, and has created chaos across the region, affecting Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, and beyond.

Since the start of hostilities, Iran has launched large numbers of drones and missiles against military bases, residential areas and energy facilities across these Gulf States and Jordan. Strikes and interceptions have caused terrible harm to civilians, including dozens of deaths and injuries.

Meanwhile, ports, energy facilities, airports, water infrastructure, and diplomatic premises have suffered damage, disrupting essential services and increasing risks to all civilians.

Many of the strikes in this conflict raise serious concerns under international law, which prohibits attacks targeting civilians and their infrastructure, and attacks on military targets where harm to civilians is disproportionate.

I also need to underscore the grave ramifications of this conflict for a number of other countries in the broader region, including Iraq and Syria, as well as the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

Recent missile strikes near nuclear sites in both Israel and Iran underscore the immense danger of further escalation. States are flirting with unmitigated catastrophe.

Civilians in Lebanon are caught up in a human rights and humanitarian disaster. Government figures detail more than one thousand people killed by Israeli military strikes in the past three weeks, including 79 women, 118 children and 40 medical workers. I am deeply concerned by attacks that have hit apartment buildings, killing entire families in some cases.

Meanwhile, Iran and Hezbollah continue to launch missiles and drones into Israel, also causing loss of life, damage to civilian infrastructure, and displacement.

Inside Iran, civilians seek shelter from airstrikes across all 31 provinces of the country. According to Iranian government figures, some 1,400 civilians have been killed and more than 20,000 injured.

There is a growing pattern of strikes affecting residential areas, civilian infrastructure, and other sites that are protected under international law. Housing, hospitals, schools, cultural sites, transport networks and energy infrastructure have all been hit.

As Iranians shelter from these strikes, they also face another wave of cruel state repression, including arbitrary arrests, executions, intimidation and censorship. The internet has been shut down for more than three weeks.

This conflict is also having very serious ramifications beyond the region.

The disruption by Iran of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is affecting global supply chains, with dire implications for some of the world’s poorest people.

Fossil fuels, medicine, food, and fertilizers are just some of the vital goods that are being held up at sea. This is disrupting global energy markets and supplies; and has the potential to create serious hunger and healthcare crises. The World Food Programme warns that almost 45 million more people could fall into acute hunger unless the conflict ends soon.

The effects are most destructive in lower-income countries, particularly across South Asia. Developing economies are in general less able to withstand price shocks.

Several States have already introduced energy-saving measures. Bangladesh, for example, has closed universities and introduced fuel rationing, while the Philippines has introduced a state of national energy emergency. The crisis could also reduce the flow of remittances from migrant workers that keep families and communities afloat.

There are ongoing attempts to mitigate the closure of the Strait by releasing oil reserves and easing sanctions. But they have not made a significant difference, and the wider consequences remain unpredictable.

Analysis by UNCTAD shows that insurance premiums and marine fuel costs are surging, increasing prices across the board and around the world.

The UN’s Economic and Social Commission for West Asia assesses that the conflict has already caused some $63 billion in economic losses across the Arab region.

Conflict can never be ordinary or standard. But this conflict has an unprecedented power to ensnare countries across borders and around the world. The complex dynamics could ignite further national, regional or global crises at any moment, with an appalling impact on civilians and people everywhere.

The only guaranteed way to prevent this is to end the conflict, and I urge all States, and particularly those with influence, to do everything in their power to achieve this.

Our deeply interconnected world requires that all countries recommit to full respect for international law, and the UN Charter.

We cannot go back to war as a tool of international relations.

When some powerful States are trying to weaken the multilateral system, we need the rest – the vast majority – to stand up for it. While the conflict continues, I call on all parties to ensure full respect for international humanitarian and human rights law.

Attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure must end. If they are deliberate, such attacks may constitute war crimes.

I stand in solidarity with civilians across the region, who are crying out for peace.

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Der Mann hört ein Geräusch, schaut hoch und reagiert blitzschnell: Vom Dach springt ihm doch tatsächlich ein Welpe in die Arme. Unverletzt kann er den Hund absetzen und durchatmen. Er war wohl zur richtigen Zeit am richtigen Ort.

Erős szél tombol az I/16-os gyorsforgalmi út Szepsi és Rozsnyó közötti szakaszán. Szádudvarnoknál az erős oldalszél az útszéli árokba fújt egy rakomány nélküli, ponyvás tehergépkocsit. A sofőr szerencsére nem sérült meg – közölte pénteken (3. 27.) reggel a Kassai Kerületi Rendőrkapitányság a Facebook-oldalán.