Russia "seeks to shift responsibility for potential attacks onto their victims, when such responsibility would rest solely with those carrying them out", said Norwegian Foreign Minister Barth Eide in a strong statement today. Adding that "We call on the Russian Federation to withdraw from Ukraine."
Meanwhile: "The latest expansion to the online review policy comes amid other press fights in Washington", writes @brieannafrank.bsky.social for @usatoday.com.
The USA of 2026 is moving closer and closer towards complete dystopia.
#Handmaid'sTale
"The teenager, a pupil at Behal High School, reportedly lost his hand after an incident involving a police stun grenade, according to local media." It is just devastating.😢
Protests in France are continuing.
Short report by @en.france24.com
Democracy in the U.S. sinking into the abyss😱😭 "Asked why the U.S. did not invite observers this year, a State Department spokesperson said OSCE “should focus its limited resources on elections where it can have the greatest impact.”" Should that not be a decision of OSCE?
Dr. Christoph Kümmel @dfg.de will discuss "How Academic Freedom Is Threatened – and How Resilience of Research Can Be Actively Strengthened".
Zagreb, tomorrow (Thursday).
Join us, and engage with him!
iuc.hr/programme/2148
@iucdubrovnik.bsky.social @paul-stubbs.bsky.social @wiegerbakker.bsky.social
"Universities as Places of Democratic Resistance", Dr. Gazela Pudar Draško, Director at the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade.
Zagreb, join us. iuc.hr/programme/2148
@iucdubrovnik.bsky.social @paul-stubbs.bsky.social @wiegerbakker.bsky.social @esuonline.bsky.social
"How universities can protect and promote academic freedom: the EUA Principles and Guidelines", by Dr. Monika Steinel, Dept. Secretary General @eua.eu.
In Zagreb at the @iucdubrovnik.bsky.social conference.
Join in! iuc.hr/programme/2148
@dfg.de @esuonline.bsky.social @globalstudentforum.org
🎓 HUMAN RIGHTS, DEMOCRACY AND ACADEMIC FREEDOM FOR THE NEW GENERATION
Join us on 8 - 9 October 2026!
📍 Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb
📅 8 - 9 October 2026
📌 Ulica Ivana Lepušića 6, Zagreb
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ÚLTIMA HORA | Pedro Sánchez convoca elecciones generales para el 29 de noviembre
Sigue el minuto a minuto en @radio5rne.rtve.es, RNE Audio y
@rtvenoticias.rtve.es
rtve.es/noticias/202...
So, the question is if Lula can pull this off in the second round 25 October? Lula "was convinced I was going to win the election in the first round … But we have a second round.”... Lessons (for the (international) left) to be learned here? Some of today's front pages from Brazil👇
Hope it will be available in the rest of the world soon.
And here the take on the election in Brazil from @news.dw.com
