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- 1UN Weighs Expiry of Darfur Weapons Embargo●RE: https:// flipboard.com/@taz_de/politik- 7q8h8pgaz/-/a-6c03zolPQo2detKqy8v_ag%3Aa%3A2741305549-%2F0 "am Samstag läuft
The arms embargo on Darfur is set to lapse on Saturday unless the UN Security Council agrees to extend it. Commentators warn that letting it expire would benefit the Rapid Support Forces, the militia fighting Sudan's army, and point to the role of the United Arab Emirates and regional actors including Libya, Colombia and Puntland in the war's supply chains. German-language debate is focused on whether the Council will act in time.
- 2German conservatives blamed for far-right normalization under Merz●RE: https:// flipboard.com/@diezeit/politik -ausland-9jaugk6jz/-/a-_5GU257zS2qBOhZfLdTRlw%3Aa%3A2383403394-%2F0 Extrem l
A German-language debate is underway over the Union's political course, with critics arguing that its slow drift toward right-wing positions has led it to its current crisis: a chancellor trusted by fewer than 20 percent of Germans. The remarks, shared from a Zeit Politik foreign affairs feature, reflect growing frustration with Friedrich Merz's leadership and the CDU/CSU's handling of the far right.
- 3Meta and YouTube agree to run ads for Musk documentary●RE: https:// flipboard.social/@CultureDesk/ 117334441450864576 Update: Meta and YouTube say they will run ads for the Mu
Meta and YouTube have reversed course and will now run advertising for the documentary about Elon Musk, according to a report by TechCrunch. The platforms had previously declined to carry ads promoting the film, a decision that drew criticism from the filmmakers and their supporters. The update was shared by Flipboard's Culture Desk, and discussion has centred on whether the earlier refusals amounted to censorship of a documentary about one of tech's most polarising figures.