War Crimes Experts Halt Trips to #Ukraine Due to #Trump Administration Funding Shortage

🖊️ Dariia Mykhailenko

Organizations investigating russian war crimes in #Ukraine are facing challenges collecting evidence and supporting prosecutions after #US funding cuts reduced support for these programs, limiting their ability to travel to Ukraine and conduct fieldwork.

https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/war-crimes-experts-halt-trips-to-ukraine-due-to-trump-administration-funding-shortage-19362

Meta admits to Instagram password reset mess, denies leaks • The Register

https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/11/infosec_news_in_brief/

The Hangzhou Strategic Action Plan 2026-35, adopted at UNESCO’s 5th World Congress of Biosphere Reserves, in China, sets the global blueprint for conservation, development & research in the 759 reserves.

Seven of the plan’s 34 targets directly address Indigenous peoples and local communities, calling for free, prior and informed consent, recognition of ancestral territories and integration of traditional knowledge into governance and livelihoods.

by Keith Anthony Fabro
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/indigenous-voices-shape-unescos-new-10-year-plan-for-biosphere-reserves/

Colonel says military has taken charge in Madagascar
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Who is in charge of Madagascar after President Rajoelina flees?
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Deadly storm batters Alaska leaving thousands displaced
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