American domination of Europe is nothing new. As early as 1942, Washington had planned to directly administer French territory as an occupied country. With the Blum-Byrnes agreements of January 1946, Hollywood productions invaded cinemas.
The American president is getting tough with Brussels, deeming trade negotiations to be at an impasse. Europe retaliates by preparing taxes on 95 billion euros of American imports.
UN denounces escalating violence and aid blockade in Gaza. NGOs firmly reject accusations that humanitarian aid is being diverted to Hamas, while more than 950 children are reported to have been killed in the last two months in the Palestinian enclave.
A vibrant appeal from several hundred cinema personalities denounces the silence of the cultural world in the face of the violence in Gaza. It also pays tribute to Fatma Hassouna, the Palestinian photojournalist killed by an Israeli strike.
On the night of Monday May 5 to Tuesday May 6, Ukraine launched more than a hundred drones on Russian territory, targeting Moscow in particular and disrupting the operation of a dozen airports, Russian authorities said three days before the commemorations of the victory over Nazi Germany.
Technology items (computers, smartphones, microprocessors, etc.) have been removed from the list of Chinese products taxed at 145% by the United States. A setback that will be followed by others. And heralds the decline of the dollar as the world’s reserve currency.
Truce negotiations between Russia and Ukraine are taking place in Riyadh under the aegis of the United States, without Europe. But lasting peace will only be achieved when Moscow is assured that NATO is no longer a threat to the Russian Federation.
Turkey is experiencing an unprecedented wave of repression as protests intensify following the arrest of Ekrem Imamoglu, the opposition mayor of Istanbul.
Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir and many other Turkish cities on Friday to express their support for Ekrem Imamoglu, mayor of Istanbul and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main political rival.
Washington is threatening to tax European, and therefore French, wines and spirits by up to 200% in retaliation for Brussels’ measures.
As Washington suspends military aid to Ukraine, Brussels proposes a massive investment plan for European defense. Ursula von der Leyen presents an ambitious strategy for EU military autonomy.
The Ukrainian president left the White House in a hurry after an unprecedented heated exchange with his American counterpart.
