Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp has called for Russia's military withdrawal from Syria as a key condition for lifting European Union sanctions on Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).

Speaking ahead of an EU foreign ministers meeting, Veldkamp stressed the need to tie sanctions relief to an inclusive political transition and the removal of Russian forces.

"I think it's too early to lift those sanctions," Veldkamp said. "We really would like to condition that on an inclusive political transition."

Russia must exit Syria for EU to lift sanctions on HTS: Dutch FM

According to Bloomberg, Moscow is negotiating an agreement with Syria's new leadership to retain its strategic bases.

^{Al Mayadeen English (Russia must exit Syria for EU to lift sanctions on HTS: Dutch FM)}

The Yemeni Armed Forces announced the successful launch of a hypersonic ballistic missile, Palestine 2, targeting Israeli-occupied territories in support of the Palestinian cause, in response to ongoing massacres in Gaza, and in support of the Resistance.

Brigadier General Yahya Saree, spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces, confirmed Monday that the operation achieved its objectives and reiterated Yemen's commitment to continued military action.

"The armed forces are determined to strike all enemy targets in the occupied territories," Saree stated, emphasizing that such operations would persist until the aggression against Gaza ends and the siege is lifted.

Yemen launches Palestine 2 hypersonic missile at 'Israel'

The Yemeni Armed Forces announces launching a Palestine 2 hypersonic ballistic missile toward the occupied Palestinian territories in support of Gaza.

^{Al Mayadeen English (Yemen launches Palestine 2 hypersonic missile at 'Israel')}

In an exclusive interview with The Times on Monday, Syria's new leader Mohammed al-Jolani, now preferring to go by his birth name Ahmed al-Sharaa, pledged that he would not allow the country to be used as a launchpad for attacks "against Israel or any other state".

Al-Sharaa called on "Israel" to halt its airstrikes and withdraw from Syrian territory it occupied following Assad's departure.

"Israel's justification was the presence of Hezbollah and Iranian militias, so that justification is gone," he said. "We are committed to the 1974 agreement and we are prepared to return the UN [monitors]."

He added, "We do not want any conflict whether with Israel or anyone else and we will not let Syria be used as a launchpad for attacks. The Syrian people need a break, and the strikes must end and Israel has to pull back to its previous positions."

Al-Sharaa: Syria won't be used as launchpad for attacks on 'Israel'

Syria's new leader called on "Israel" to halt its airstrikes and withdraw from Syrian territory it occupied following Assad's departure, also asserting that the country will not be used to attack "Israel".

^{Al Mayadeen English (Al-Sharaa: Syria won't be used as launchpad for attacks on 'Israel')}

cross-posted from: thelemmy.club/post/20276280

Colin Cowherd had to laugh at himself about his horrendous week of picks on his "Blazin' 5" picks segment this week.

Colin Cowherd acknowledges horrendous 'Blazin' 5' picks: 'I may need to put Danny Parkins on payroll'

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Colin Cowherd had to laugh at himself about his horrendous week of picks on his "Blazin' 5" picks segment this week.

Colin Cowherd acknowledges horrendous 'Blazin' 5' picks: 'I may need to put Danny Parkins on payroll'

^{Reice Shipley (Awful Announcing)}

According to The New York Post, 'The Rich Eisen Show' is set to replace Jim Rome amid a lineup shakeup at the Infinity Sports Network.

Rich Eisen to replace Jim Rome amid Infinity Sports Network lineup shakeup

^{Ben Axelrod (Awful Announcing)}

I left the original title, but a more accurate one is "Ukrainian soldiers (which were most likely kidnapped from a street and sent to this meat grinder) are now tortured by Ukraine".

A Ukrainian version of the article contains a better description of the events: "beaten until organs ruptured, skull bones fractured and kept in cages".

A scandal in the 211th Brigade — General Staff sent an inspection to the military unit

The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi, has sent a commission of the Military Service of Law and Order to the 211th Brigade.

^Novyny.LIVE

cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/35072029

Peertube is now popular than Lemmy according to Fedidb monthly user activity.

The peertube (463.8k) registered accounts is only 1893 users behind lemmy's (465.7k) Userbase.

I'm really glad more people are seeing the value of the video platform.

The recently released app on the playstore has 1k downloads.

The app store has 2 reviews while the play store has none. Thats funny as android users tend to review more often.