Deutsche Welle: Donald Trump stellt NATO-Bündnistreue der USA infrage. “Dass Donald Trump rhetorisch irrlichtert, ist nichts Neues. Doch jetzt legt er Hand an eine eherne Verpflichtung der USA. Das könnte zum Bumerang werden. Denn wer will einen Hasardeur als Oberbefehlshaber der Supermacht?”
Category Archives: Around the World
Diese Woche in der Zeit
Rassismus in den USA: Giftmüll aus der Leitung. “Ein Skandal um verschmutztes Trinkwasser im US-Bundesstaat Michigan zeigt, wie Afroamerikaner noch immer systematisch benachteiligt werden.” Von Heike Buchter.
“You can’t be sure where any search will lead.”
The Atlantic: Champagne in the Cellar.
“How I used the internet to find the man who saved my parents’ lives in a Budapest basement during World War II.” By John Temple.
“It all started with a question, one my parents had been unable to answer for 70 years.
What happened to the French doctor they had taken in during the Russian siege of Budapest? He was an escaped prisoner of war. They were just trying to hang on. Together, they hid in a cellar, beneath the feet of German soldiers who had made the home their headquarters.”
Link via MetaFilter.
Coup in Turkey?
MetaFilter: “It’s a coup, go home.”
“An attempted military coup is underway in Turkey. According to Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, “Some people illegally undertook an illegal action outside of the chain of command.” The Turkish military claims they have taken over the government, ‘in the name of democratic order, adding that all existing foreign relations will continue and human rights will remain.’ “
Deutsche Welle: Liveticker zum Putschversuch in der Türkei.
Bastille Day Tragedy in Nice
MetaFilter: Bastille Day Tragedy in Nice.