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Andy Schneider wrote that Zelensky had stated Ukrainian soldiers had liberated more territory since the beginning of autumn than Russian troops had taken. Schneider also referred to a map that clearly highlighted the areas liberated by the Ukrainian armed forces since the beginning of autumn. https://t.co/jaqwO3Vczc #Ukraine #Herbst #Frieden (translated)

Rachel Szor and Yuval Abraham are, in my opinion, heroes. They have managed to persuade 24 soldiers to talk about the dirty Gaza war. At first, Netanyahu responded by saying that it was all lies. Then it was about soldiers revealing secrets. Both cannot be true. #Buitenhof #NAZA #Buitenhof #NAZA (translated)

GFrei.News wrote that the German nurse Sonja Nientiet was kidnapped on May 3, 2018, in Mogadishu, where she had worked for the International Committee of the Red Cross. A guard helped the kidnappers; a Kenyan colleague who was also abducted was able to escape. Since then, Nientiet has been allegedly handed over to jihadists. Citing a report from Bild, GFrei.News wrote that the Federal Intelligence Service had determined Nientiet's whereabouts about two years after her kidnapping and a rescue operation was being prepared. The Special Forces command had trained for this, US services had provided reconnaissance information, and the USA had wanted to deploy Black Hawk helicopters. The then-current KSK commander traveled to Mogadishu for reconnaissance. According to the report, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas stopped the operation because it could end in a bloodbath and cost Nientiet or involved soldiers their lives. GFrei.News criticized that Nientiet had not returned to Germany during the terms of Annalena Baerbock and Johann Wadephul. Nientiet's mother Christel passed away in 2024 at the age of 84, without knowing whether her daughter was still alive. In spring 2025, Nientiet asked for help in a video and reported a deterioration in her health. In June 2026, the federal government refused to provide specific information in the Bundestag regarding her health status, whereabouts, or possible initiatives for her release, GFrei.News wrote. The author called on Wadephul to explain what he was specifically doing for Nientiet's return. #SonjaNientiet #Geiselnahme #Bundesregierung (translated)

Anneke Valk advocates for more attention to the unique needs of female soldiers and points out the lack of knowledge about the female body in science and medicine, while highlighting her mission with her theater lecture 'Hormone Logic'. #Vrouwenlichaam #BikiniScience #Hormoonlogica (translated)

Regina Laska wrote that the Pope had part of his right lung removed on Tuesday. On Friday, according to Cardinal Secretary of State Parolin, he personally called Putin to advocate for the population of the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky. He demanded a ceasefire so that food and medicine could be brought into the city and civilians could be safely and voluntarily evacuated. According to the information cited by Laska from the United Nations, about 1,700 people, including 47 children, were still waiting there. The Kremlin had promised cooperation, but no commitment to a ceasefire had been announced, Laska wrote. Parolin hopes that Putin will comply with the request. Laska rejected the objection that Ukraine is blocking aid. Ukrainian forces had delivered about four tons of food to Oleshky by drone at the end of September and nearly four tons of aid supplies in early October. However, a city could not be permanently supplied in this way, she wrote. Additionally, according to the Ukrainian city administration, Russian soldiers were seizing the aid supplies. Drones also cannot bring people out of the city. Laska emphasized that a phone call is not yet a humanitarian corridor and a friendly note of conversation does not feed the people of Oleshky. She thanked the Pope for his initiative and wrote that Putin must now allow the people in the city to continue living. #Papst #Putin #Oleschky (translated)

Steven Arrazola de Oñate described Trump's response as interesting and wrote that there was much speculation about the backgrounds of the war. He suggested that the American president might have information that was not public. As a reason to critically examine the official narrative, he referred to previous CIA involvement in regime changes and the destabilization of governments, including in Iran in 1953, Guatemala in 1954, and Chile in the 1970s. According to him, that did not prove anything about the current war in and of itself. Arrazola de Oñate found Trump's wish to end the war even more important. He wrote that thousands of soldiers were dying every month and that preventing more casualties should carry more weight than trying to prove one's own point. At the same time, he stated that a large part of the European political elite depicted Trump as a dangerous dictator, while those same politicians, according to him, insisted on continuing the fight. He wrote that negotiations were framed as weakness and continuing to fight as moral superiority. Finally, he stated that the truth would ultimately come to light. #Trump #oorlog #waarheid (translated)

In an opinion piece, Vera Appelo reflects on the documentary 'Naza', in which Israeli soldiers justify the genocide in Gaza, and she emphasizes the disturbing similarity between them and us as humans, suggesting that in another life, they could have also been an Israeli soldier. #Israël #Gaza #oorlog (translated)

The Kiel shareholder wrote that the CDU has led the country into its current situation over decades. He criticized party-loyal supporters like Baha Jam for continuing to support individuals he derogatorily described. He also stated that all one could feel now was pity, and that had nothing to do with intelligence anymore. #CDU #Politik #Deutschland (translated)

The Federal Army has admitted that, in addition to 51 police officers, 13 soldiers also participated in a shooting event in Kennelbach, which had initially been denied, and it remains unclear whether disciplinary consequences will follow. #Bundesheer #RendiWagner #Schießevent (translated)

The Bundeswehr is investigating several soldiers from a training unit of the medical service in Weißenfels for serious misconduct, including sexual assaults and drug abuse, with the climate in the unit possibly contributing to these violations. #Bundeswehr #sexuellesFehlverhalten #Ermittlungen (translated)