Ukraine-Update: Durch Fehler bei der Rotation und möglicherweise auch Führungsfehler aufseiten der Ukraine konnte Russland überraschend schnell in Richtung Otscheretyne nordwestlich von Awdijiwka vorstoßen und die ukrainischen Fehler opportunistisch ausnutzen.

China's enablement of Russia's defence industry is stark: economist.com/graphic-detail…

Yet more grim news in Russia, where journalists Konstantin Gabov and Sergey Karelin – onetime Reuters and AP stringers respectively – were arrested late last week.

They're being charged with working for Alexei Navalny's team.

Polina Ivanova reports:

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Vor mehr als 200 Tagen hat die Hamas ihre Geiseln in den Gazastreifen verschleppt, die meisten Angehörigen haben noch immer kein Lebenszeichen. Versteckt werden einige wohl auch bei Privatfamilien anderer Terrorgruppen. Mit ⁦Matthias Gebauer⁩ spiegel.de/politik/deutsc…

Xi hasn’t been to Europe in five years and these are the leaders he chooses to visit: His new European favorite Macron who is skeptical of U.S. leadership, plus the two most pro-Russian leaders on the continent

“We've become addicted to explosions.” Stunning work by Bellingcat tracking the scale of home demolitions by a single IDF unit in Gaza. “Behind each ruined building, there is a decision & an action which has been carried out by a specific unit or person.” bellingcat.com/news/2024/04/2…

We tracked an IDF combat engineering unit as they moved across Gaza, using social media and satellite imagery to build a picture of where they went, what they demolished and why.

By their own count, they destroyed hundreds of homes.

bellingcat.com/news/2024/04/2…

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„Noem decided to kill the unnamed goat the same way she had just killed Cricket the dog“

The Israeli message was that there is a clear deadline for invading Rafah and Israel will not agree to 'another round of pointless talks for the purpose of fraud,' the Israeli official said

Mit Journalisten hat er meist schlechte Erfahrungen gemacht. Unserer Reporterin gewährt er Einblick in sein Leben. Wer ist Johannes Volkmann, 27 Jahre, Kandidat für den CDU-Bundesvorstand – und Enkel Helmut Kohls? spiegel.de/politik/deutsc…

Die #Ampelkoalition ist vor dem Scheitern und das liegt auch an Olaf Scholz. Der Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz hat bislang enttäuscht. Er sollte endlich Führung zeigen.

@DerSPIEGEL-Leitartikel von Chefredakteur Dirk Kurbjuweit.

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The situation in Donetsk is becoming increasingly worrying. AFU is under heavy pressure.

In the last days, Russians have widened their control around Ocheretyne, taking Novobakhmutivka and entering Soloviove.

At the same time, Russians pushed deeper into Krasnohorivka. 1/

There isn’t a single photo like this of Netanyahu with freed hostages

Russia has just sentenced a 17 year old girl to 3.5 years hard labour for her anti-war social media posts. She’s the second minor to be given a real prison term for anti-Kremlin views.

Still can't quite digest that a former and possible future American president is telling the supreme court that he should have immunity to kill political rivals. Utterly surreal.

I can say with reasonable confidence that if you’re arguing a case in the Supreme Court of the United States and Justices Alito and Sotomayor are tag-teaming you, you are going to lose.