Young people gathered in Berlin's central Potsdamer Square on Thursday and marched through the German capital to protest against the government's plans to reintroduce military service. While the police counted around 3,000 participants, organizers claimed there were 6,000 demonstrators in Berlin and 50,000 in more than 130 towns and cities across Germany.

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At least 10 ships over the past week have altered their destination signal to read “Chinese Owner”, “All Chinese Crew” or “Chinese Crew Onboard”, according to data from MarineTraffic analysed by the FT.

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The Queensland town of Winton has been certified as an International Dark Sky Community.

The town has committed to managing its light pollution and installed warm bulbs in its streetlights.

What's next?

Winton Shire Council and tourism operators believe the certification will attract stargazers wanting to experience the natural night sky.

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Fri 6 Mar 2026 09.00 EST

“I thank President Donald Trump for the kind willingness of his government to work together,” Rodríguez posted on X on Thursday, in perhaps her most unabashed act of genuflection since her ally’s downfall.

Two months after Maduro’s demise, Trump appears keen to replicate “regime capture” model in Iran after its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in Tehran during a devastating Israeli-US operation targeting his base.

“I have to be involved in the appointment [of his successor], like with Delcy in Venezuela,” Trump told the US news website Axios this week.

Speaking to the New York Times, he said: “What we did in Venezuela, I think, is … the perfect scenario.”

Iceland's government has said a vote on resuming accession talks with the EU will be held in August. Iceland withdrew from talks in 2013 — but rising costs, the war in Ukraine and US imperialism have prompted a rethink.

Complacency about the serious challenges the world is facing is not an option. But the idea that we are almost at the point of no return via the Doomsday Clock isn’t helpful.

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[from weekly newsletter about Cuba (with YouTube video links) from the Belly Of The Beast news/video collective. Their videos can also be found at: https://peertube.world/c/cuba_botb_videos/videos]

Feb. 28, 2026

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The U.S. is lifting some restrictions on Russian oil and considering more actions to “unsanction” it as the conflict in Iran raises prices globally, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday.

Bessent told Fox Business that the U.S. would allow India to buy Russian barrels.

“Yesterday, Treasury agreed to let our allies in India start buying Russian oil that was already on the water,” Bessent said.