Nearly 80 percent of the children documented to have been snatched by Russia have not been returned to Ukraine, a U.N. report finds.

Russia committed crimes against humanity by deporting Ukrainian children, a United Nations inquiry said Thursday — with President Vladimir Putin’s involvement in the policy “visible from the outset.”

In its latest report, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine said the deportation and forcible transfer of children by Russian authorities, as well as enforced disappearances, represented crimes against humanity.

“Based on new evidence, the Commission has now concluded that the Russian authorities committed crimes against humanity,” Commission chair Erik Møse told the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva.

The determination marks a legal escalation. Earlier investigations had documented the removal of Ukrainian children from their homes but stopped short of classifying the practice as a crime against humanity — one of the most serious charges under international law.

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Countries already walloped by a breakdown of the international trading order, war in Ukraine and chaotic U.S. policymaking are facing potentially lasting economic damage.

Bombs are exploding in Iran and the Middle East, but the fallout is rattling households and businesses in neighborhoods all over the globe.

In Kansas, home buyers saw 30-year mortgage rates edge above 6 percent this week. In Western India, families mourning the death of a loved one discovered that gas-fired crematories had been temporarily closed.

In Hanoi, Vietnam, gas station owners posted “sold out” signs. In Kenya, tea growers and traders worried their exports to Iran would rot on the dock. And across the United States, Canada, Europe, Britain and Mexico, farmers blanched at the surge in fertilizer costs.

The widening war in Iran has delivered a stunning punch to a worldwide economy that has already been walloped by a breakdown of the international trading order, war in Ukraine and President Trump’s chaotic policymaking.

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Speculations about coups and rebellions in Russia have been constant throughout the full-scale war. All of them, except one, were wishful thinking.

The latest rumor shared by British tabloids suggests that recent internet outages in Moscow were triggered by fears of an "imminent" coup by figures close to Sergei Shoigu, a senior security official and former defense minister.

The claim originates with the VChK-OGPU channel, known for sharing stories it says are leaked from Russian security services. The channel itself acknowledges it is merely a "conspiracy theory" from an undisclosed source.

Russia experts speaking to the Kyiv Independent have flatly dismissed the rumors.

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• I had a decent connection over wifi - occasional stutter but totally manageable.
• Fiber internet with a high capacity wifi6 router
• Suddenly, I get ping spikes for 10 seconds.
• no other network activity at time that I'm playing.
• router is one room over.
• Only recent update is maybe a Fedora system update, or a Deadlock update.
• Please help. I don't want to go beneath house to run cat6. It's dark and there are spiders.

Instead of TERFery, we could just hang out with lots of cool queer people and vibe to some 90's dance anthems.

China has approved a sweeping new law which claims to help promote "ethnic unity" - but critics say it will further erode the rights of minority groups.

On paper, it aims to promote integration among the 56 officially recognised ethnic groups, dominated by the Han Chinese, through education and housing. But critics say it cuts people off from their language and culture.

It mandates that all children should be taught Mandarin before kindergarten and up until the end of high school. Previously students could study most of the curriculum in their native language such as Tibetan, Uyghur or Mongolian.

Trump is now caught in the oldest trap of modern warfare – believing a swift, surgical military operation will yield quick, enduring political results. The Soviets did it in Afghanistan; the US in Iraq in 2003; Putin did it in Ukraine, and is still fighting. Whatever force a military fails or succeeds in applying at the start, the people it is attacking have greater commitment to defending their lands and homes.

The White House may have rushed into this, seizing the opportunity for a decapitation strike, provided by Israeli intelligence. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has very different objectives regionally, and a long US involvement against Tehran suits his desire for an Iran in rolling collapse that is no longer a threat. But the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on February 28 has caused as many problems as it has solved.

Some of you may want to spread these around. I don't know if this sort of post is allowed. Moderators do what you think is appropriate.

In some ways, de-extinction risks becoming a comforting fantasy. It lets us imagine that technology might save us from having to do the harder, less glamorous work of protection, restoration and care. Because biodiversity collapse won't be solved in a lab. It will be solved, if at all, by rapidly reducing carbon emissions, protecting habitat, listening to First Nations knowledge, reducing invasive species, funding ranger programs, and taking conservation seriously while species are still alive.

The Thylacine should not just be a symbol of loss. It should be a warning. And perhaps also a lesson. The people who knew this animal on Country understood something important straight away. Rather than indulging in techno-fantasies about resurrecting the dead, we should be protecting what remains. That is the real test of whether we have learned anything at all.

Ruminate on that for a moment

cross-posted from : https://lemmy.zip/post/60653374

Company executives have met with China’s Xiaomi and Xpeng to discuss options for an overhaul of Stellantis in Europe, including acquiring stakes in Maserati or other brands

AIPAC, the crypto industry, and the gambling industry are pouring tens of millions of dollars into Illinois primaries to stop progressive candidates and install corporate Democrats. In this episode of Let’s Address This, I break down the money, the candidates being targeted, and why corporate media refuses to report on it. HasanAbi recently highlighted my investigation—watch the clip and read the full article linked below.

https://www.qasimrashid.com/p/aipac-crypto-and-draftkings-are-buying

Totally real guy with blurred out face: "What up man I got this watch from Facebook marketplace, it's a Rolex, give me $2 million dollars for it!"

Some asshole in a suit: "Well this isn't a Rolex, and even if it was it'd only be worth like $40k. But it's a pretty good watch, I'd give you like 3 grand for it."

"I'm gonna kill you and you're entire family!"

"Well that was kind of mean so my offer is now 2.5 grand."

"DEAL!"