Ukraine: a new world is taking shape before our eyes
American-Russian negotiations leave Europe on the sidelines, as Jean-Baptiste Noé rightly writes in “L’Institut des Libertés”.
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Rami Aman : “We must listen to the voice of Palestinian citizens”.
Trained as an engineer, Rami Aman spent six and a half months in Hamas prisons. His only crime: trying to establish peaceful relations with Israelis. On a visit to France, he granted us an interview.
Justice: Private conversations spied on by Apple
The Siri voice assistant is accused of massively recording and processing private conversations without users’ consent.
Scandal: Nestlé lobbying all the way to the top of government
Confidential documents obtained by Radio France and Le Monde reveal how Nestlé managed to obtain derogations to illegally filter its bottled water, despite health warnings and opposition from the Direction Générale de la Santé.
Chinese start-up DeepSeek disrupts the AI industry
A major tremor shakes the tech world as Chinese start-up DeepSeek unveils a revolutionary AI model developed at low cost, sending shockwaves through the financial markets.
Trump to sign a hundred executive orders as soon as he enters the White House
In a speech on the eve of his inauguration, Donald Trump announced a series of measures as soon as he took office, including the deportation of millions of illegal migrants. (Euronews).
580 million people are eligible for asylum in France
An alarming study by the Observatoire de l’immigration et de la démographie (OID) reveals that the French asylum system could theoretically concern almost 7% of the world’s population, according to current criteria.
Since when does the year begin on January 1ᵉʳ?
Since the 16ᵉ century. In the Middle Ages, the year began on Easter Day. But Easter fluctuated according to the moon. Pope Gregory XIII modified the Julian calendar and had the Gregorian calendar adopted, which removed 10 days in one fell swoop. Thus, Friday October 15, 1582 succeeded Thursday October 4, 1582. Explanatory notes.
After Romania, Georgia: An investiture under high tension
Former footballer Mikheïl Kavelachvili, now a figure of the Georgian far right, was sworn in on Sunday December 29, while the outgoing president, Salomé Zourabichvili, a French-Georgian, clung to her seat. In Romania, the election was cancelled.
Some memorable winters
It’s a little chilly in France at the end of 2024. But if the cold of yesteryear were to fall upon us, it would cause thousands of deaths. Here’s a reminder…
USA: Hunter Biden pardoned by his president father
Joe Biden signed his son Hunter’s presidential pardon this 1ᵉʳ December 2024, sparing him a possible prison sentence for convictions related to illegal weapons possession and tax fraud. But the fraudulent activities of his father’s son go far beyond that.
Covid, Ukraine, Gaza : The Lost Honor of Journalists
Would the dice be loaded? Would global information now be controlled by a few planetary industrial groups? The question is raised with each election, with each crisis, in the United States, in France, and elsewhere. Social networks and lobbies have taken control of our brains.