Turkey : Dictatorship on the march
Turkey is experiencing an unprecedented wave of repression as protests intensify following the arrest of Ekrem Imamoglu, the opposition mayor of Istanbul.
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Massive demonstrations in Turkey after the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor
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.
China responds to US sanctions
Beijing gets tough on Trump’s protectionist measures, targeting US oil and gas and tech giant Google.
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.
Storm warning in the Pacific
A “feud” between two powerful businessmen causes a stir.
Fighter aircraft : Safran group transfers 100% of its technology to India
During his visit to the land of the Maharajahs, Macron agreed that Safran would transfer 100% of its technology to the Indian group Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd to design a fighter jet engine! A competitor for the Rafale?
For “La beauté du geste”
With a young deaf boxer as his heroine, Japanese filmmaker Sho Miyake has created a benevolent, discreet and melancholy film.
The global corruption scandal known as 1MDB : what is the justice system doing?
José-Louis Calama, the Madrid court’s investigating magistrate, is still awaiting replies from the judicial authorities in three European countries: France, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
Ukraine-Russia: China’s plan for peace
While the U.S. and NATO are throwing gasoline on the fire and sending heavy weapons to Ukraine, and Russia is hinting at nuclear weapons, China is proposing a 12-point peace plan.
Chinese balloon and American espionage
The Americans have a lot of nerve! They accuse China of espionage while they themselves spy on everyone, all the time, with very sophisticated means on land, at sea and in space!
Russia-Ukraine-USA : China wakes up!
For the first time since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, China accuses the United States of being at the origin of the war and urges Uncle Sam to stop sending heavy weapons to Kiev.
“Poupelle” closer to the stars
An animated film by Yusuke Hirota, “On the other side of the sky” is an ecological and anti-totalitarian fable, for young and old.