The Ukrainian attack by Russian bombers on June 1 has given a new direction to this civil war between two fraternal peoples, but perhaps not in the way we might think. Explanations and analysis by Robert Harneis.
An Israeli cargo ship is due to pick up 14 tonnes of machine-gun parts from the port of Fos-sur-Mer, near Marseille, on Thursday, reveals the investigative media Disclose. This delivery comes at a time when UN experts are calling for a halt to arms sales to Israel because of the risk of genocide in Gaza.
Barely back in the center of the political game, Donald Trump is already facing serious headwinds. Between incriminating revelations, geopolitical tensions and internal fractures within his camp, the former president seems fragile. Analysis.
More than 40 military aircraft were hit in what is being described as “Russia’s Pearl Harbor”. The risk of all-out war cannot be ruled out if NATO or European countries are involved in this operation.
The Court of International Trade ruled that the President had exceeded his constitutional powers by imposing “reciprocal” tariffs without Congressional approval. A decision that upsets the Republican administration’s trade strategy.
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.
The enthusiasm for mRNA vaccine technology is waning in the face of major scientific challenges and growing public distrust. Analysis below by Jay BHATTACHARYA, new director of the NIH (National Institutes of Health).
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.
