AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - Kyiv says Russian forces have executed hundreds of Ukrainian prisoners of war since 2022
A 25-year-old Ukrainian soldier called his wife on February 15, 2024, from a collapsing position near Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine. He was wounded. Four of his five remaining comrades were also injured. He was, his widow later told AFP, "extremely nervous and was crying." He sent a final message saying they would probably be captured. […] The post Kyiv says Russian forces have executed hundreds of Ukrainian prisoners of war since 2022 appeared first on American Almanac .
A 25-year-old Ukrainian soldier called his wife on February 15, 2024, from a collapsing position near Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine. He was wounded. Four of his five remaining comrades were also injured. He was, his widow later told AFP, "extremely nervous and was crying." He sent a final message saying they would probably be captured. Then he stopped answering. Two days later, Lyudmyla Dubnytska, 27, saw a video circulating on Russian social media. It showed five bodies lying in a frozen puddle stained red. She recognized her husband, Andriy Dubnytsky, by the tattoo of a cross on his hand. Ukrainian prosecutors opened an investigation into what they described as the "shooting of unarmed Ukrainian prisoners of war" in the incident.…Open
BITCHUTE - ARIAN AGHASHAHI discusses new 1500-page report which argues courts could legally suppress the AfD
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YOUTUBE (Agenda-Free TV) - Venezuela Earthquakes (and other Top Stories) - LIVE Breaking News Coverage
Two powerful earthquakes hit Venezuela Wednesday (a 7.5 and a 7.2), and damage is widespread. Many buildings have collapsed in Caracas, La Guaira, and elsewhere in northern Venezuela. Get the latest on the Venezuela earthquake aftermath, plus breaking news on other top stories, in our live coverage. According to the USGS, a 7.2 earthquake (terremoto or sismo in Spanish) hit Venezuela Wednesday at 6:04pm local time, and then less than a minute later a 7.5 quake struck Venezuela at approximately the same location. Significant damage was reported in numerous parts of northern Venezuela. Multiple buildings collapsed in Caracas and the state of La Guaira, and other cities and towns report earthquake damage as well. The rescue effort is…
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Eldar Mamedov) - How Germany’s Historic Responsibility Led to a UN Humiliation
Unconditional support for Israel now comes with a diplomatic cost. The post How Germany’s Historic Responsibility Led to a UN Humiliation appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs How Germany’s Historic Responsibility Led to a UN Humiliation Unconditional support for Israel now comes with a diplomatic cost. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP via Getty Images) Germany threw everything it had behind its campaign for a seat on the UN Security Council, but the campaign failed: The UN General Assembly decided that Germany has no place there. This year, two rotating seats allocated to the Western European group were up for election . Portugal received 134 votes. Austria received 131. They took the two seats. Germany secured 104 votes, falling 23 short of the required two-thirds…Open
NEWSCATS (MeighTimbol) - Hantavirus Fears Surge Worldwide as Experts Race to Calm Pandemic Panic
Unlike Covid when it sparked a pandemic in 2020, hantavirus is not a new virus © JORGE GUERRERO / AFP/File Published May 13, 2026 Headline Brief Fresh concern over hantavirus outbreaks has triggered alarming comparisons [...]
NEWSCATS (MeighTimbol) - Mystery Illness Eyed in Luxury Cruise Ship Deaths as Global Health Probe Intensifies
The total number of cases in a suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard the luxury MV Hondius cruise ship has risen to seven.AFP via Getty Images Published May 5, 2026 A luxury cruise vacation has turned into [...]
NEWSNATIONNOW (Filip Timotija) - Trump orders withdrawal of 5,000 troops from Germany amid feud with Merz
President Trump ordered the Pentagon on Friday to withdraw about 5,000 U.S. service members from Germany amid his public feud with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. The redeployment of troops will bring the number of service members roughly to pre-2022 levels and will affect a brigade combat team and potentially other U.S. forces already in Germany, [...]
NPR (Jonathan Lambert) - 'Dude, good luck': the Olympic wit and wisdom of a pioneering African skeleton racer
Who says serious athletes are always serious? Akwasi Frimpong, who's competed for Ghana, is a world-class wisecracker as he reflects on being a Black African athlete in the white world of winter sports.
NPR (Rob Schmitz) - Members of Germany's far-right party to attend Munich Security Conference after ban
Members of Germany's far-right AfD Party were banned from attending the Munich Security Conference. On Friday, they'll attend for the first time in years.