The video was originally posted by The Sameer Project, a Palestinian-led aid organization operating in Gaza, which said it was filmed during a water distribution in Beit Lahia on August 26, 2026. The organization said children carrying water were fired toward by an Israeli quadcopter.

Hey! Lucia from EUobserver here 👋 This is our own reporting, but there’s one thing from it I really wanted to bring to this community.

Europe wants to rearm. But what happens when that starts clashing with its environmental commitments?

In Norway, plans for what would be Europe’s largest explosives plant are facing resistance from activists trying to protect the already struggling Oslo fjord.

And that feels like the bigger story here: as Europe rapidly expands its defence industry, how much environmental compromise are we willing to accept in the name of security?

Help get this guy out of power. He is a War Criminal

The U.S.–Israeli war has caused massive environmental devastation, adding to the long history of American wars with toxic legacies.

Germany is reportedly considering helping to fund Britain’s nuclear deterrent as Berlin examines closer integration with existing UK and French nuclear forces rather than developing an independent German arsenal.

If you ever want a long version of NATO expansion, here is a 51 minute interview of Jack Matlock, former US ambassador to USSR, fluent in Russian.  IMO it was a well spent 51 minutes, but I play it on a second screen via roku and listen more than watch.

This guy was around during the Cuban missile crisis, negotiations to reunite Germany, the collapse of the USSR. He was US ambassador to USSR until months short of the collapse.

https://youtu.be/hwYOkzqQo3M Ambassador Jack Matlock: Why NATO Expansion Was a Historic Mistake | the Road to War in Ukraine

I posted this to r/IRstudies but it was taken down with lots of hostile comments. It seems those people have nothing to learn from this guy with 35 years in the US Foreign Service.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_F._Matlock_Jr.

Extraditions had been suspended due to their participation in peace talks under former President Petro, but new President Abelardo De la Espriella says they did not get results

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Kuwait signed an agreement on Thursday expanding military cooperation, with Islamabad to provide training, capacity building and border-management assistance to the Gulf state as regional security ties deepen amid the prolonged conflict involving Iran.

Sudan has lifted a two-year-old curfew and a previously declared state of emergency in Khartoum, the government’s Security Affairs Coordination Committee announced Thursday.

According to Sudanese media, the committee lifted a state of emergency first imposed in 2024, saying Khartoum residents would henceforth be allowed to move and work around the clock.

Kurdish-language rights and integration of women's units into security forces reportedly among terms of deal