Philipp Laage kritisiert in seinem neuen Buch "Travel is broken", dass Reisen zum Statussymbol und zur Jagd nach dem ultimativen Trip verkommen ist. Er fordert eine Rückbesinnung auf authentische Erfahrungen statt geplanter Erlebnisse und mehr Zeit vor Ort.
Der französisch-britische Völkerrechtler und Schriftsteller Philippe Sands wird mit dem Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels 2024 ausgezeichnet. Der Stiftungsrat würdigt sein Engagement für Gerechtigkeit, Frieden und die Verteidigung des Völkerrechts, das er auch in seinen literarischen Werken verarbeitet. Die Verleihung findet am 11. Oktober in der Frankfurter Paulskirche statt.
A mysterious 6x6 meter floating platform with an antenna and personnel was discovered at Scarborough Shoal (Panatag Shoal) in the South China Sea by the Philippines, prompting diplomatic action against China, which claims legitimate rights for scientific research.
Philipp Daum has won the Egon Erwin Kisch Prize for his report "You are like a father to me. Not an asshole like my last one." The prize recognizes his work accompanying children of incarcerated parents. Other winners include Katrin Wegner for a report on a psychiatric clinic and Erik Westermann for an investigation into a miscarriage of justice.
Philippine government lawyers urged the Supreme Court to reject Senator Ronald dela Rosa's plea to block his arrest and surrender to the ICC over alleged crimes against humanity linked to the war on drugs.
U.S. and Chinese leaders are meeting this week as tensions escalate in the disputed South China Sea. The meeting draws global attention, particularly from residents of Thitu Island in the West Philippine Sea, a region where China's assertive military expansion has heightened confrontations with neighboring nations.
