A Few Days Elsewhere
Unexpected break to recharge batteries is coming: a visit to Panama, Peru and Uruguay.
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At Three in the Morning, 2026 Began
2026 Greetings from Caracas.
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The World, Again
Christmas time gives me a chance to advance with 'Memoir of A Wandering Spirit'. The Chapter called 'The World, Again' is now ready.
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Christmas and End of the Year Newsletter to Family and Friends
Christmas wishes and end of 2025 reflections.
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Updates on progress of Memoir of A Wandering Spirit
Chapter 24 is finished, peep in to find out what it is about.
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Flash news/Press review:
18.01.2026: Euronews: The standoff between the European Union and the United States over Greenland deepens, as leaders seek a diplomatic solution to the crisis.
11.01.2026: Newsweek: Iran has warned that any military strike by the United States could lead to retaliation, with Tehran’s leaders saying that U.S. and Israeli forces would be considered legitimate targets if attacked, as President Trump reportedly weighs military options amid ongoing unrest. This threat comes against the backdrop of widespread protests inside Iran and a nationwide blackout of communications, highlighting how quickly tensions between Washington and Tehran could escalate in the coming days.
29.12.2025: The New Humanitarian, Sudan: In a displacement camp in Al Dabbah, northern Sudan, a journalist meeting tens of thousands of people who fled El Fasher documented harrowing testimonies of widespread sexual violence and reports that fighters took blood from civilians as they escaped, revealing only part of the suffering caused by the city’s fall. Survivors spoke of loved ones lost, brutal abuses and harsh living conditions, underscoring the immense humanitarian toll of displacement after the assault on El Fasher.
13.12.2025: Al Jazeera: Tens of thousands of people took to the frosty streets of Budapest on December 13, 2025, in a powerful protest demanding that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán resign over what demonstrators see as his government’s failure to act decisively on repeated reports of child abuse in state‑run juvenile institutions. The demonstrations were sparked by the release of disturbing footage and allegations that staff at a Budapest detention centre physically abused minors, intensifying public outrage and solidarity with the victims. While Orbán has condemned the abuse as unacceptable and moved to place the centres under police oversight, opposition leaders have seized on the scandal ahead of next spring’s elections to call for accountability and political change.
25.11.2025: Al Jazeera: Donald Trump has announced that the United States is nearing a deal to end the war in Ukraine, revealing plans to send his envoy, Steve Witkoff, to Moscow for further talks with Vladimir Putin. While Ukrainian officials have expressed support for the general outline of the proposal, they and their European allies remain cautious, concerned that earlier versions of the plan could pressure Kyiv into territorial concessions or military limitations. At the same time, France and other Western partners are urging continued pressure on Moscow, especially following renewed Russian missile strikes on Kyiv—even as negotiations appear to gain momentum.
01.11.2025: Al Jazeera: Civilians fleeing Darfur have shared horrific accounts of killings, rape, and abuse by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) following the fall of El-Fasher, the last army stronghold in North Darfur, after an 18-month siege. Survivors described being stopped, beaten, and searched by RSF fighters, with one man spared execution only because a captor recognised him from university. Many, including elderly women and children, endured days of walking in extreme conditions to reach safety in the nearby town of Tawila.