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Published on Saturday, 29 November 2025 18:20
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Written by Janet Walker
President Donald Trump, in what appears to be retaliation for the targeted attacks on two National Guardsmen, posted in his annual Thanksgiving message including inflammatory anti-Somali messages, and personal attacks on Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.
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Published on Saturday, 22 November 2025 18:21
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Written by Janet Walker
President Trump has opted to skip the Johannesburg G20 Summit and further chose not to send a U.S. delegation to the annual meeting of the 20 leading economies, effectively enforcing a boycott of the South African nation.
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Published on Saturday, 15 November 2025 17:45
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Written by Janet Walker
President Trump signed the federal spending bill into law ending the 42-day shutdown, the longest in government history, and while both Democrats and Republicans claim victory, there is little to celebrate on either side.
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Published on Saturday, 08 November 2025 17:47
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Written by Janet Walker
The Federal Aviation Administration, which oversees all civilian aviation, has been ordered by President Donald Trump to reduce flights, at the nation's busiest airports, by 10%, as the government shutdown continues into its second month.
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Published on Tuesday, 04 November 2025 06:47
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Written by Olivier Longhi
The national representation, by passing the bill proposed by the National Rally, has presented the image of an assembly porous to far-right ideas, locked in passivity and concerned with sterile struggles for influence than the defense of republic's principles.
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Published on Monday, 20 October 2025 12:24
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Written by Olivier Longhi
By still proclaiming his innocence in a well-honed and calculated victim rhetoric, Nicolas Sarkozy is blowing on the embers of a growing populism that is eating away at all strata of contemporary Western societies. Explanations.
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Published on Saturday, 18 October 2025 17:52
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Written by Janet Walker
President Trump, who has been lauded as the facilitator of the 20-point Israeli Gaza Peace Plan, has now turned his attention to the Ukraine Russian conflict and is again speaking with Putin to implement an armistice.
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Published on Monday, 13 October 2025 11:10
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Written by Olivier Longhi

The instability of the Macron Government has again been highlighted by his reappointment of Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, who was appointed, then resigned and now reappointed, as calls for the French President’s resignation echo . . . loudly.
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Published on Saturday, 11 October 2025 18:20
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Written by Janet Walker
President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week presented Palestinian leaders with a 20-point peace plan that has widely been considered as the last peaceful effort to end the catastrophic bombardment of the Gaza Strip.
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Published on Tuesday, 07 October 2025 12:29
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Written by Olivier Longhi
The resignation of Prime Minister Sébastien Lecorn, who has barely been appointed, has plunged the nation into chaos exasperated by an arrogant political class and by the President of the Republic lulled by his own stubbornness.
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Published on Saturday, 04 October 2025 16:37
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Written by Janet Walker
President Trump and Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week presented Palestinian leaders with a 20-point peace plan that has widely been considered as the last peaceful effort to end the catastrophic bombardment of the Gaza Strip.
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Published on Monday, 29 September 2025 12:07
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Written by Olivier Longhi
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to five years in prison for conspiracy related to efforts to illegally finance his 2007 presidential campaign with funds from the Libyan government, which is enforceable immediately.
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Published on Saturday, 27 September 2025 17:28
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Written by Janet Walker
President Trump addressed the United Nations General Assembly this week, using the time to touch on many issues, a few inconsequential seemingly adlibbed ideas, while others including the more pressing global issues such as Gaza and Ukraine.
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Published on Monday, 22 September 2025 12:16
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Written by Olivier Longhi
French President Emmanuel Macron, along with Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom have formally recognized the State of Palestine, to the anger of the United States President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Published on Saturday, 20 September 2025 17:37
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Written by Janet Walker
President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, and members of the president's cabinet along with dignitaries, and captain of business and industry visited the United Kingdom for a two day meeting to solidify the partnership between the nations.
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Published on Sunday, 14 September 2025 09:55
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Written by Olivier Longhi
The overflight of Romanian and Polish airspace provoked the ire of NATO members without any large-scale military or diplomatic action being taken against Russia. The reason? The fear of an escalation that the West does not want at all.
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Published on Saturday, 13 September 2025 18:26
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Written by Janet Walker
Political right-wing, and MAGA conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, 31, was assassinated in Orem, Utah, as he was debating gun violence and mass shootings, during a "Prove me Wrong" Turning Point debate at Utah Valley University.
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Published on Sunday, 07 September 2025 09:40
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Written by Olivier Longhi
French President Emmanuel Macron now faces the daunting task of appointing a Prime Minister that reassures those concerned over the state of the republic, offers credible social and economic prospects, and stems the rise of right leaning parties.
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Published on Saturday, 06 September 2025 18:03
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Written by Janet Walker
President Donald Trump continues to face scrutiny from the House Oversight Committee, as victims of convicted pedophile and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein call for action and begin providing shocking and appalling testimony to the committee.
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Published on Sunday, 31 August 2025 11:14
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Written by Olivier Longhi
French President Emmanuel Macron is facing the fall of François Bayrou's government, as he is expected to receive a no confidence vote on September 8, 2025, which dictates the appointment of another prime minister in a divisive government.
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Published on Saturday, 30 August 2025 18:32
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Written by Janet Walker
President Trump's involvement with convicted sex offender and pedophile Jeffrey Epstein continues to plague the president as members of his own party are demanding reasonable answers as to the depth of his relationship with the former financier.
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Published on Saturday, 23 August 2025 19:09
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Written by Janet Walker
President Trump announced, after meeting the seven European leaders, including Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, separately, that he was pausing his efforts to negotiate a peace treaty between the warring nations.
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Published on Saturday, 16 August 2025 19:28
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Written by Janet Walker
President Trump met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, in what many had hoped would be a strong beginning to ending the nearly 42-month war, but ended early and fell short of meeting the objectives.
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Published on Saturday, 09 August 2025 21:05
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Written by Janet Walker
President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are scheduled to meet this week in Alaska in hopes of solidifying a framework for ending the nearly 42-month Ukraine war. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has not been invited.
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Published on Tuesday, 05 August 2025 08:50
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Written by Olivier Longhi
French President Emmanuel Macron, to the ire of the world, announced he would recognize the Palestinian state at the annual General Assembly meeting at the United Nations in September ushering in a new era in France's geopolitical persuasion.
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Published on Saturday, 02 August 2025 18:53
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Written by Janet Walker
President Trump visited Scotland, this week, where he was assailed each day by hordes of protestors lining the streets with banners and signs, targeting his policies, his relationship to Jeffrey Epstein, his position on Gaza, and his conviction.
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Published on Monday, 28 July 2025 13:02
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Written by Olivier Longhi
By using starvation and the systematic bombing of health and hospital facilities, Israel is tending to depopulate Gaza right before the eyes of the international community who are caught between non-interference and historical guilt.
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Published on Saturday, 26 July 2025 20:18
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Written by Janet Walker
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) again proved his loyalty to President Trump, by adjourning the House for the summer break, before a critical vote could be called on the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
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Published on Saturday, 19 July 2025 19:27
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Written by Janet Walker
President Trump continues his effort to deflect blowback from his days as a Jeffrey Epstein associate, by increasing retribution against former rivals, including the Biden Administration, and alleging the Epstein Files were created by former President Barack Obama.
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Published on Monday, 14 July 2025 12:12
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Written by Olivier Longhi
Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni rule over Italy, long perceived as an unstable and clumsily managed country, surprises many observers who are not very attentive to the anti-democratic excesses of a government with authoritarian tendencies. Analysis.
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Published on Saturday, 12 July 2025 18:23
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Written by Janet Walker
One week after fast rising water from the Guadalupe River produced catastrophic, record-breaking, flooding, President Trump visited the hardest hit area of Kerr County, where 120 have died and an additional 173 others remain missing.
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Published on Monday, 07 July 2025 12:11
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Written by Olivier Longhi
President Trump, by pushing his country towards a frenzied isolationism and presenting himself as only concerned with the United States, he finally proves to be an outstanding interventionist, acting everywhere when Uncle Sam's homeland can benefit from it.
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Published on Sunday, 06 July 2025 05:46
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Written by Janet Walker
The death toll from the catastrophic flooding along the Guadalupe River, in Kerr County, Texas, has surpassed 50, including 15 children who were staying at Camp Mystic, a sleepover camp for girls; 27 additional children are still missing.
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Published on Sunday, 29 June 2025 05:29
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Written by Janet Walker
President Trump ordered strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, and while early assessments have shown significant damage, the strikes did not dismantle the facilities but were significant enough to engage both Israel and Iran in peace talks.
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Published on Tuesday, 24 June 2025 09:34
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Written by Olivier Longhi
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pursued, since the October 7, massacre, the annihilation of Hamas, and now the destruction of Iranian Hamas leaders, or is the new wave all about securing the United States support.
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Published on Sunday, 22 June 2025 05:24
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Written by Janet Walker
President Trump disrupted the G7 Summit, with an abrupt exit, citing the need to concentrate on the escalating Israeli and Iranian conflict, after introductory remarks supporting exiled Russian leader Vladimir Putin, which largely fell on deaf ears.
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Published on Tuesday, 17 June 2025 10:34
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Written by Olivier Longhi
The conflict between Israel and Iran highlights the diplomatic power of the Jewish state, knowing that it can count on the support of the United States, which is trapped between maintaining ties with Tehran and unlimited Israel protection.
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Published on Sunday, 15 June 2025 05:37
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Written by Janet Walker
President Trump's Military Parade went off without a hitch, despite nationwide protests, and late day rain, the $45million celebration to mark the U.S. Army's 250th birthday was largely without incident as D.C. police were proactive in squashing any unrest.
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Published on Wednesday, 11 June 2025 09:50
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Written by Olivier Longhi
From Nogent to Graz, the violence that is expressed today in or outside school premises highlights the need to revive the debate on the responsibility of parents as well as the need to rehabilitate the authority due to institutions and their representatives.
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Published on Sunday, 08 June 2025 05:23
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Written by Janet Walker
The most celebrated partnership between President Donald Trump and his strongest supporter, Elon Musk, has spectacularly imploded, just days after the president praised the former DOGE chief for his work at the Department of Government Efficiency.
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Published on Tuesday, 03 June 2025 10:21
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Written by Olivier Longhi
While Franco-Algerian diplomatic relations are currently marked by heavy tensions, Algiers' reception of Rodolphe Saadé, head of CMA-CGM, opens the way to a potential and informal rapprochement between the two states, whose tensions date back to 1962.
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Published on Sunday, 01 June 2025 05:33
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Written by Janet Walker
President Trump has moved away from his friendship style of negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin, into an aggressive and hardball effort to secure a cease fire between Russia and Ukraine, as Putin ramps up the violence.
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Published on Tuesday, 27 May 2025 09:52
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Written by Olivier Longhi
By leaving his position as an adviser to DOGE, Elon Musk is confirming the failure of Donald Trump's radical and populist policies, who are reluctant to keep a golden boy who has become an embarrassment at his side.
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Published on Tuesday, 20 May 2025 16:38
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Written by Olivier Longhi
Even as United States President Donald Trump attempts to establish a ceasefire or a peace protocol between Russia and Ukraine the effort has failed, the reality is that only direct negotiations between Kiev and Moscow will bear fruit.
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Published on Sunday, 18 May 2025 05:40
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Written by Janet Walker
President Trump traveled to the Persian Gulf this week, for a whirlwind trip through Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, meeting with leaders and securing over $2 trillion in investment commitments and commercial deals.
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Published on Tuesday, 13 May 2025 09:17
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Written by Olivier Longhi
The possible absence of Vladimir Putin from the meeting planned in Istanbul to lay the foundations for a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine raises questions about the outcome of the conflict before the meeting even begins.
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Published on Sunday, 11 May 2025 06:03
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Written by Olivier Longhi
The results of the first round of the Romanian presidential election pave the way for the potential arrival of George Simion, a far-right candidate as head of state, which could be extremely injurious to the European Union.
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Published on Sunday, 11 May 2025 05:55
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Written by Janet Walker
President Trump announced this week that he would be imposing a 100% tariff on all films made in "Foreign Lands," as part of his Golden Age of America campaign vowing to make Hollywood, once again, churn with robust production.
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Published on Sunday, 11 May 2025 05:39
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Written by Janet Walker
President Trump's first 100 days have been a shock to the world, as he entered office with an agenda, and began immediately reshaping government, furloughing 15,000 government workers in one month, and enacting policies that stunned allies and enemies.
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Published on Tuesday, 29 April 2025 10:11
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Written by Olivier Longhi
The first 100 days of Donald Trump's presidency have given rise to an unprecedented political spectacle. Between announcements, about-faces, bravado and humiliation, the President of the United States plunged the world into uncertainty and left many unanswered questions.
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Published on Sunday, 27 April 2025 05:05
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Written by Janet Walker
President Donald Trump, and First Lady Melania Trump, joined other dignitaries in Vatican City at the funeral of Pope Francis, where an estimated 250,000 citizens mourned the death of the whom many called the People's Pope.
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Published on Sunday, 20 April 2025 05:04
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Written by Janet Walker
President Trump resorted to his usual squeeze tactics this week, as he attempted to force Harvard University to bow to his demands to initiate a series a policy changes that would in essence revamp the entirety of the University.
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Published on Saturday, 12 April 2025 20:50
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Written by Janet Walker
President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi-Jinping has continued a vicious retaliatory, blow for blow, increase in tariffs for various products traded between the two nations, and by week's end each leader had calmed themselves and regrouped.
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Published on Tuesday, 08 April 2025 10:23
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Written by Olivier Longhi
The reciprocal increase in customs duties undertaken by the United States and China borders on a confrontation between the two rival trading powers, with each digging deep on their positions, and promising new leverage in the trade wars escalate.
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Published on Saturday, 05 April 2025 19:54
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Written by Janet Walker
President Trump announced this week, a sweeping global implementation of across the board tariffs for every country that imports good into the U.S., and for others a special reciprocal tariff based on each individual nation.
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Published on Thursday, 03 April 2025 08:48
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Written by Olivier Longhi
As the Ukrainian and Middle Eastern conflicts drag on, the attitude of the leaders who are leading them, here Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu, whose intentions for conciliation remain uncertain, and are questioning at the very least.
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Published on Tuesday, 01 April 2025 06:43
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Written by Olivier Longhi
French politician Marine Le Pen, the far right party leader, has been found guilty of embezzlement, and sentenced to a four year prison term, and been barred from seeking political office for the next five years.
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Published on Sunday, 30 March 2025 13:03
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Written by Janet Walker
President Donald Trump is confronting the first scandal of his presidency and using his usual ad hominem attacks to deflect the ramifications of the violation of protocols, which exposed his team as political separatists instead of loyalists.
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Published on Monday, 24 March 2025 08:05
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The two-month Israeli Palestinian cease fire was shattered this week, amidst allegations from Israel that Palestinian government is not honoring the agreement, which Palestine denies, after both sides were unable to negotiate terms for an extension.
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Published on Monday, 24 March 2025 07:54
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Written by Olivier Longhi
President Trump has convinced himself he can force Russian President Vladimir Putin into a peace accord with Ukraine, even if it means flattering him, not realizing the implacable determination of the Kremlin's strongman, inflexible and master of the game.
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Published on Sunday, 23 March 2025 09:22
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Written by Janet Walker
President Donald Trump has returned to the White House with an agenda, and with a continued brewing unrest among voters, the president, who holds a slim margin in the House, could face a second impeachment in as many terms.
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Published on Sunday, 16 March 2025 07:26
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Written by Janet Walker
President Donald Trump utilizing his maximum pressure strategy have addressed several critical issues this week, including launching a military strike on the Houthi Rebels, forcing Ukraine into submission, and demanding Columbia University change its policies.
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Published on Tuesday, 11 March 2025 10:45
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Written by Olivier Longhi
Europe now caught in a vice by the brutality of Donald Trump and the deadly cynicism of Vladimir Putin, the continent is now now seen for its cowardice and its inability to stand up to the two big powers.
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Published on Tuesday, 11 March 2025 10:36
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Written by Olivier Longhi
After the fall of Bashar Al-Assad’s Syria, the momentary hope was a democratic regime would arise from the rubble and usher the nation into a new era, unfortunately, the recent atrocities have signaled this is not the case.
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Published on Sunday, 09 March 2025 09:34
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Written by Janet Walker
President Trump delivered his State of the Union address this week, in which he presented many false statements and half-truths and combating these statements, the democrats used tactics and optics of their own to message the American people.
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Published on Monday, 03 March 2025 10:23
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Written by Olivier Longhi
Announcing an increase in customs duties on products from the European Union and now China, Donald Trump is continuing his trade offensive aimed at protecting, he thinks, the economic interests of the United States on a global scale.
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Published on Sunday, 02 March 2025 08:11
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Written by Janet Walker
President Trump shocked the world this week over his breakdown of decorum during the visit with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, which dissolved into a jarring, belittling, diatribe, aided by the vice president as they attempted to demean the dignitary.
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Published on Sunday, 23 February 2025 07:55
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Written by Janet Walker
President Trump continues to steamroll his domestic and international agendas, allowing DOGE greater access to the citizen's personal data and verbally pummeling Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky accusing the leader of instigating the war with Russia.
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Published on Tuesday, 18 February 2025 12:26
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Written by Olivier Longhi
The foundation for a new world diplomacy, the United States, China, Russia and the others, President Donald Trump has conveyed to European allies the relationships in place since the end of World War II, are shifting in value.
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Published on Sunday, 16 February 2025 07:07
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President Trump and DOGE Administrator Elon Musk addressed the media this week, as Trump signed an additional executive order granting the temporary agency more comprehensive powers to assist in reducing government waste, and spending and streamlining bureaucracy.
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Published on Tuesday, 11 February 2025 09:37
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Written by Olivier Longhi
The Ukrainian Conflict, now entering its third year, is confronting another unknown as Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin aim to transform Eastern Europe into a, possibly walled, buffer zone that would avoid a direct confrontation.
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Published on Sunday, 09 February 2025 07:05
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President Trump is expected to sign an Executive Order this week revoking the single use plastic law initiated by the Biden Government, reversing the use of paper straws, which will exponentially increase the plastic pollutants in the world's oceans.
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Published on Wednesday, 05 February 2025 12:24
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Written by Olivier Longhi
President Trump's statements about Canada, Greenland, and Gaza are both worrying and amusing. They are the will of a man convinced that the consequences of his decisions push allies and enemies to respect and distrust the United States.
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Published on Sunday, 02 February 2025 09:44
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President Trump continued his whole of government overhaul enacting more than 300 Executive Orders, maximizing control on the southern border, forcing the repatriation of illegal immigrants, and actions against those governments who refuse to accept their citizens.
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Published on Tuesday, 28 January 2025 06:50
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The unexpected emergence of DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence application, further reinforces the trade war between China and the United States in this field. The challenge is the domination of AI tools on a global scale.
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Published on Sunday, 26 January 2025 08:07
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President Donald J. Trump was sworn in this week as the 47th President of the United States, in a smaller, indoor ceremony as dangerous cold surrounded the city forcing the inauguration to move to the Capitol rotunda.
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Published on Tuesday, 21 January 2025 07:41
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Written by Olivier Longhi
The arrival of Donald Trump 2.0 in the White House raises many questions regarding international relations, longstanding allied relationships, the diversion of unified goals, and about the increasing risks that now burden democracy on a global scale.
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Published on Monday, 20 January 2025 13:38
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Upon his election as the 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump, set forth an ambitious and comprehensive plan for his first 100 days in office, envisioning the return of "The Golden Age of America."
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Published on Sunday, 19 January 2025 08:02
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President Biden delivered his farewell speech this week passing the torch not to the incoming administration but to the American people to safeguard democracy until the next election, charging them with the protection of the nation's ideals.
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Published on Monday, 13 January 2025 07:01
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Written by Olivier Longhi
What do Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Kim Jung Un and more generally all political figures labelled as populists have in common? What characterizes these leaders is a belief, much like jungle rule, that only the strong survive.
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Published on Sunday, 12 January 2025 06:44
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President Biden traveled to Los Angeles to meet with Governor Gavin Newsom to announce the federal government disaster relief efforts will remain dedicated to the recovery and rebuilding process long after his term ends.
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Published on Thursday, 09 January 2025 12:59
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AccuWeather's preliminary estimate of the total damage and economic loss from the devastating wildfires burning in Southern California is $52-$57 billion, as of January 8, 2024, with the fires still uncontained the estimates are likely to increase.
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Published on Sunday, 05 January 2025 13:10
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The trial of the Libyan financing of Nicolas Sarkozy's electoral campaign in 2007 must highlight the passive corrupt practices suspected by the former president and in a period where mistrust of the political sphere has never been greater.
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Published on Sunday, 05 January 2025 07:37
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President Biden announced the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter, who died December 29, 2024, will be held on January 9, 2025, at the National Cathedral, and has ordered the nations flags to fly at half-staff for 30 days.
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Published on Sunday, 29 December 2024 07:54
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President Biden reiterated his commitment that the people of the Ukraine deserve to live in peace and safety, and to defend themselves against all aggressors, and instructed the Department of Defense to increase weapons delivery to the Ukraine.
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Published on Sunday, 22 December 2024 10:17
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President Biden has continued to use the last thirty days of his term to build his political legacy, appointing a record number of justices across all courts who remain committed to the rule of law and the Constitution.
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Published on Sunday, 15 December 2024 10:11
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President Biden, who is nearing the end of his presidency, has continued to solidify his legacy, commuting 1500 sentences, in what presidential scholars are calling the largest number of presidential pardons granted in modern history.
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Published on Thursday, 12 December 2024 10:51
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The arrival of the HTS rebels in Damascus raises many questions, starting with that of the nature of the new regime. Democracy or democtature? And what about relations with border countries in a region already under tension?
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Published on Sunday, 08 December 2024 09:37
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Written by Janet Walker
President Biden, who vowed after the November election to continue the work until the end of his presidency, is confronted, in the seven weeks remaining, with a myriad of unfinished business from pardons to student loan forgiveness.
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Published on Thursday, 05 December 2024 11:21
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Written by Olivier Longhi
By coming to terms with the right and especially the far right, the Government has allowed itself to be caught in the trap of the National Rally by evading the left-wing alliance, which is more open to dialogue.
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Published on Saturday, 30 November 2024 09:44
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Written by Olivier Longhi
If the ceasefire that came into force between Israel and Hezbollah is a source of hope for a trampled and despised Lebanon, it is only a time of respite for the belligerents before a new confrontation whose intensity remains an enigma.
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Published on Sunday, 24 November 2024 08:43
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Written by Janet Walker
President Biden, who has opposed Ukraine's use of long-range missiles in the war against Russia, shifted his policy stance this week and allowed Ukraine President Zelensky to initiate deeper strikes within Russian territory.
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Published on Wednesday, 20 November 2024 12:15
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Written by Olivier Longhi
Presenting himself as capable of settling the Ukrainian conflict in one day, Donald Trump is nevertheless faced with a complex diplomatic situation where North American, European, Chinese, Ukrainian and Russian interests face and oppose each other.
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Published on Sunday, 17 November 2024 09:06
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Written by Janet Walker
President Biden and President-elect Donald Trump met this week in the Oval Office, to discuss the transition process, as both presented a unified front, and have stated they desire a smooth transition, as reminders of the 2020 insurrection remain.
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Published on Monday, 11 November 2024 10:07
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Written by Olivier Longhi
If Donald Trump's re-election has revealed the limits of representative democracy in the United States, the election should also serve as a means for a new reflection on the future of political Europe and its relations with America.
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Published on Sunday, 10 November 2024 07:58
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Written by Janet Walker
Former President and convicted felon Donald Trump has won the 2024 Presidential campaign, proving to the world that the United States is not the nation that its leaders preach to world of integrity, decency and ethics.
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Published on Monday, 04 November 2024 08:47
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Written by Olivier Longhi
A few days before the American presidential election, it is obvious that the election fascinates a Europe fascinated, and irritated, by the United States, like a twin brother that one cannot live without despite its flaws.
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Published on Sunday, 03 November 2024 09:07
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Written by Janet Walker
The 2024 Presidential Election is ending. By Wednesday, November 6, 2024, the nation will have elected a new president. All the campaigning, lies, rhetoric, distortion of facts, slick marketing and PR slogans, upheavals, advertisements, and speeches, will be over.
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Published on Wednesday, 30 October 2024 11:39
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Written by Olivier Longhi
By banning the United Nations agency from intervening in Gaza, Israel is defying the international community while giving the impression of locking itself in endless paranoia and a forever war with an end determined by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Published on Monday, 21 October 2024 13:27
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Written by Olivier Longhi
French President Emmanuel Macron and his Macronist group, which is lost and in search of political references, squabble over the 2025 budget which seems far from being adopted and the amendment to the initial text highlights the fractures within.
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Published on Sunday, 20 October 2024 10:12
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Written by Janet Walker
President Biden met this week with European allied leaders to secure the future of their solidarity with Ukraine and Israel, producing sobering discussions in the uncertainty of the U.S. election, which is less than three weeks away.
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Published on Wednesday, 16 October 2024 11:06
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Written by Olivier Longhi
French President Emmanuel Macron and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continued to trade jabs in a verbal skirmish which illustrates the complexity of criticizing the State of Israel and its military actions without engaging the tool of memory.
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Published on Sunday, 13 October 2024 11:30
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Written by Janet Walker
President Biden has declared 34 Florida counties, who suffered catastrophic damage as result of Hurricane Milton and the subsequent tornados, major disaster areas allowing for FEMA to begin to immediately assist individuals in those areas with aid.
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Published on Monday, 07 October 2024 13:59
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Written by Olivier Longhi
By waging a war on two fronts, Israel gives the impression that the current conflict is more akin to a headlong rush to save Benjamin Netanyahu reputation than from the desire to free the hostages held since October 7, 2023.
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Published on Sunday, 06 October 2024 10:18
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Written by Janet Walker
President Biden toured the devastated western region of North Carolina this week, after raging flood waters from Hurricane Helene, swept down the mountains in shocking strength decimating cities, towns, leaving more than 200 dead and thousands homeless.
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Published on Tuesday, 01 October 2024 09:35
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Written by Olivier Longhi
By placing the migration issue at the centre of his government's action, Prime Minister Michel Barnier is posing as a right-hand man of the National Rally, of which he has thus become the political debtor.
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Published on Sunday, 29 September 2024 10:02
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Written by Janet Walker
President Biden addressed the United Nations General Assembly this week, in his last speech to the world he called for vigilance against our enemies and support to our allies, as the axis of regional powers shift.
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Published on Tuesday, 24 September 2024 11:53
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Written by Olivier Longhi
Israel's armed offensive on southern Lebanon, carried out to the detriment of the civilian population, confirms the impunity enjoyed by the Jewish state, which is itself convinced of the relevance of these political, diplomatic and military choices.
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Published on Sunday, 22 September 2024 10:14
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Written by Janet Walker
President Biden celebrated the Federal Reserve's lowering of interest rates as a declaration of victory, explaining, "It's a moment for individuals to feel greater confidence buying a home, a new car, starting a family, starting a new business."
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Published on Monday, 16 September 2024 10:50
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Written by Olivier Longhi
The upcoming appointment of a new government will not erase the weeks of uncertainty that the country has suffered, at the risk of the extremes strengthening even more. However, what can we expect in the years to come?
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Published on Sunday, 15 September 2024 09:34
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Written by Janet Walker
President Biden may have been sidelined in thought, but that hasn't stopped him from maintaining his agenda both foreign and domestic, including positioning the Ukraine to defend itself, and building a legacy that elevates the American people.
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Published on Monday, 09 September 2024 19:12
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Written by Olivier Longhi
After receiving a host of suitors, the President of the Republic has appointed Michel Barnier as Prime Minister and has trampled on the results of the legislative elections, showing misplaced pride and affirming his clearly right-wing orientation.
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Published on Sunday, 08 September 2024 10:42
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Written by Janet Walker
President Biden maintained his dedication to party over politics, during his speech on the August Jobs report confirming unemployment fell to 4.2% stating, "The Vice President and I are fighting to expand opportunity and grow the middle class."
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Published on Monday, 02 September 2024 10:54
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Written by Olivier Longhi
While Emmanuel Macron and his concept of a new world seem to be trapped in political and institutional reality, the question arises, especially with his newest appointment, as to whether the said new world ever really existed?
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Published on Wednesday, 28 August 2024 19:28
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Written by Casey Cartwright
Effective waste management is critical for restaurants striving to maintain profitability while minimizing their environmental impact. Yet, many continue to make avoidable mistakes, leading to increased costs and substantial food scraps. Here are a few tips.
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Published on Sunday, 25 August 2024 11:07
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Written by Janet Walker
Italian officials have initiated a manslaughter investigation into the mysterious sinking of the mega-yacht Bayesian, a half mile offshore from the fishing village of Porticello, near Sicily, Italy, in a burst of violent weather, that killed seven passengers.
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Published on Sunday, 25 August 2024 10:50
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Written by Janet Walker
President Biden spoke, with strength, to an adoring crowd of supporters on the first night of the Democratic National Convention, speaking on the accomplishments of the Biden-Harris administration, and the importance of the election to complete the work.
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Published on Sunday, 18 August 2024 10:52
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Written by Janet Walker
Chicago, a solid democratic stronghold, has long been a key convention city. In the years before the 2024 Democratic National Convention, the 1968 Democratic Convention that resulted in riots, and an historical infamy some 56 years later.
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Published on Sunday, 18 August 2024 10:32
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Written by Janet Walker
President Biden who will deliver Monday's keynote speech, and likely the final speech of his political career, at the Democratic National Convention will be starkly different from what he had planned only a few short weeks ago.
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Published on Sunday, 11 August 2024 13:16
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Written by Janet Walker
Ukraine, buoyed by Western weapons and permission from President Biden to use them in long-range operations, has launched a stunning multi-purpose Russian border attack in the city of Kursk, just 280 miles from Moscow, the Russian capital.
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Published on Sunday, 11 August 2024 13:05
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Written by Janet Walker
President Biden, along with regional partners Egypt and Qatar, has called on Israel to finalize the cease-fire agreement, and "bring immediate relief both to the long-suffering people of Gaza as well as the long-suffering hostages and their families."
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Published on Sunday, 04 August 2024 12:27
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Written by Janet Walker
President Biden announced the release of two illegally detained American citizens from Russia, former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, and two journalists Evan Gershkovich and Alsu Kurmasheva, in the largest multi-nation prisoner exchange since the Cold War.
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Published on Thursday, 01 August 2024 09:26
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Written by Janet Walker
French President Emmanuel Macron settled the Western Sahara issue this week, by giving discharge to the Kingdom of Morocco which irritated the Algerian Republic and enforced, to all, his decision-making power in foreign affairs relations.
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Published on Sunday, 28 July 2024 10:42
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Written by Janet Walker
President Biden spoke to the nation this week about the decision to drop his bid for a second term while presenting his record of achievements he explained that "the defense of democracy is greater than one man."
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Published on Monday, 22 July 2024 10:15
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Written by Olivier Longhi
United States President Joe Biden's withdrawal from the 2024 presidential race leaves the field open to Vice President Kamala Harris. It is now up to her to counter the contentious Donald Trump and his angry-man campaign.
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Published on Sunday, 21 July 2024 10:39
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Written by Janet Walker
President Biden, who recently tested positive for COVID-19, has succumbed to pressure to bow out of the 2024 Presidential race and is recovering in isolation, according to his physician, and is expected to make a full recovery.
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Published on Tuesday, 16 July 2024 09:06
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Written by Olivier Longhi
The decent of the political process in the United States, as seen internationally, has been a constant spiral, with only brief respites, into a darkened world of violence tapping into a disgruntled and disenfranchised population.
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Published on Sunday, 14 July 2024 09:28
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Written by Janet Walker
President Biden condemned the attempted assassination of former President Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, saying, "There's no place for this kind of violence in America. We must unite as one nation to condemn it."
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Published on Tuesday, 09 July 2024 09:26
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Written by Olivier Longhi
As the results of the snap elections ordered by French President Emmanuel Macron have been counted, and no majority emerged, the president will need to become an expert at comprise and negotiation to further his agenda.
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Published on Sunday, 07 July 2024 10:02
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Written by Janet Walker
President Biden, to silence the growing swarm of party detractors, sat down with ABC News political correspondent George Stephanopoulos, in a primetime interview to discuss his poor performance and other issues, during the recent presidential debate.
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Published on Saturday, 06 July 2024 09:45
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Written by Mallory Knee
Navigating the complexities of Canadian immigration laws is difficult, especially for those facing inadmissibility issues. Learning about the various grounds of inadmissibility and the legal pathways available can help you face challenges and successfully enter the country.
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Published on Monday, 01 July 2024 13:08
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Written by Olivier Longhi
If the European elections of June 9 confirmed the rise of the far right, they also reveal a crisis of confidence in democracy today as routine and castrating, the opposite of its original foundations made of consensus and shared expression.
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Published on Sunday, 30 June 2024 11:30
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Written by Janet Walker
President Biden's lackluster debate performance has left many political pundits wondering if he has reached an end point in his honorable public service career and should pass the torch to the next generation of democratic leaders.
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Published on Friday, 28 June 2024 08:06
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Written by Janet Walker
From the first political debate in 1960, when a young, handsome, John F. Kennedy, debated Richard Nixon, an older, odd looking statesman, the power of the visuals, have become more important that even the positions of the candidates.
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Published on Monday, 24 June 2024 12:30
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Written by Olivier Longhi
The recent announcement by French President Emmanuel Macron to dissolve the National Assembly in the wake of shocking abandonment, in favor of the right, has left many wondering what shape the Republic will take after the snap elections.
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Published on Sunday, 23 June 2024 11:07
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Written by Janet Walker
President Biden has kicked his 2024 Presidential re-election campaign into high-gear with the first televised debate, between the incumbent Biden and the convicted felon and presumed GOP 2024 president nominee, Donald Trump scheduled for June 27, 2024.
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Published on Monday, 17 June 2024 10:03
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Written by Olivier Longhi
French President Emmanuel Macron's move to dissolve the National Assembly may have delivered an even more disparate assembly as the first round of early legislative elections are on the horizon and bring with it other unforeseen consequences.
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Published on Sunday, 16 June 2024 09:55
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Written by Janet Walker
President Biden joined leaders of the G7 in Italy to reaffirm their unified commitment to key issues common to all the seven leading economies, and present global direction and guidance on topics and concerns confronting all nations.
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Published on Monday, 10 June 2024 10:07
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Written by Olivier Longhi
French President Emmanuel Macron's decision to dissolve the National Assembly, paves the way for a power grab by the National Rally, and can be interpreted as a political tactic aimed at discrediting the extremist party once it assumes power.
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Published on Sunday, 09 June 2024 09:40
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Written by Janet Walker
President Biden joined world leaders at Normandy Beach, to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the D-Day Invasion, the largest amphibious invasion in history, which marked the beginning of the Allied Invasion to liberate Europe from Nazi rule.
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Published on Monday, 03 June 2024 15:07
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Written by Olivier Longhi
The rise of the French CNews news channel, the equivalent of Fox News, confirms the nations appetite has moved to the right and is no longer open to objectivity, proving a rupture of intellectualism across society.
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Published on Sunday, 02 June 2024 10:12
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Written by Janet Walker
President Biden announced a three-phase cease fire in the eight-month Israel-Palestinian war that has left the region concussed by unprecedented retaliation, suffering from a catastrophic humanitarian crisis, mass casualty and a shocking civilian death toll.
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Published on Friday, 31 May 2024 07:03
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Written by Janet Walker
Former President Donald J. Trump was found guilty on all 34 counts related in his historic hush money trial, after twelve hours of jury deliberation, after 15 days of testimony, 20 witness, and 200 pieces of evidence.
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Published on Tuesday, 28 May 2024 09:04
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Written by Olivier Longhi
In the aftermath of the bombing of a camp for displaced Palestinians by the Israeli army, questions about the strategic relevance of the military operation are being raised, particularly regarding war goals and objectives that are gradually losing clarity.
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Published on Sunday, 26 May 2024 10:33
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Written by Janet Walker
President Biden, in honor of all those in the Armed Forces willing to pay the ultimate sacrifice for the idea of the United States of America, declared Memorial Day 2024, a day of prayer and national remembrance.
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Published on Wednesday, 22 May 2024 10:33
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Written by Olivier Longhi
French President Emmanuel Macron's express trip to New Caledonia is intended to have a double meaning: to confirm the island's belonging to the Republic and to recall how much France remains attached to its strategic position in the Indo-Pacific.
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Published on Sunday, 19 May 2024 10:58
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Written by Janet Walker
President Biden and former President Donald Trump, both presumptive candidates for the 2024 presidential election, have agreed to two televised debates, in June and September, which upends a long standing presidential debate tradition that dictated three post-convention meetings.
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Published on Tuesday, 14 May 2024 06:26
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Written by Olivier Longhi
While Vladimir Putin's Russia seems to be deriving many benefits from the conflict between Hamas and Israel, it is also helped by the historical sensitivity of the Middle East and the upheavals of the bad actors in control.
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Published on Sunday, 12 May 2024 11:47
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Written by Janet Walker
President Biden, in a shift from policy, threatened to withhold military aid to Israel, if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continued his planned invasion of the Palestinian city of Rafah, hoping to halt the intensifying humanitarian crisis.
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Published on Wednesday, 08 May 2024 11:57
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Written by Olivier Longhi
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, convinced of the necessity of continuing hostilities against Hamas, is giving the impression that he is waging a personal war on which his political survival depends rather than an offensive with purely defensive aims.
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Published on Sunday, 05 May 2024 10:59
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Written by Janet Walker
President Biden noted this week, as did media worldwide, the continued violations of the rights of journalists, and has pledged a whole of government approach, aided by an international coalition, to dismantle spyware misused against journalists.
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Published on Tuesday, 30 April 2024 10:57
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Written by Olivier Longhi
The mobilization of some of the students of the Sorbonne after those of Political Sciences Paris remains closely scrutinized by the Government, which fears a conflagration of the situation and a chain reaction, both social and communal.
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Published on Sunday, 28 April 2024 09:42
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Written by Janet Walker
President Biden sent Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on behalf of the United States to meet with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, as discussions centered in the People's Republic of China's effort to replenish Russia's military arsenal.
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Published on Monday, 22 April 2024 14:05
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Written by Olivier Longhi
France is attempting to revitalize its struggling labor market and is warming to the idea of weaponizing unemployment insurance, and the duration of benefits to force the unemployed workers back to the job market, in any capacity.
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Published on Sunday, 21 April 2024 11:00
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Written by Janet Walker
President Biden sent Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on behalf of the United States to meet with the leaders of the G7, as discussions on de-escalating the tensions in the Middle East intensified with Israel's recent retaliatory strikes.
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Published on Monday, 15 April 2024 13:31
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Written by Olivier Longhi
If de-escalation is the watchword in the Middle East crisis, it also appears that the United States has embarked on a risky balancing act with no option for a quick resolution of tensions. Yet, the latter do exist.
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Published on Sunday, 14 April 2024 12:25
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Written by Janet Walker
President Biden has unequivocally condemned the unprecedented attack by Iran on Israel, while simultaneously clarifying to Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu U.S. policy will change unless he begins allowing aid relief to the millions of displaced Gazans.
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Published on Monday, 01 April 2024 12:06
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Written by Olivier Longhi
The French Healthcare system, or the Assurance Maladie, is anxious to reduce work stoppage fraud, is launching a campaign to fight against unscrupulous employees who are led to take advantage of loopholes in the system.
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Published on Sunday, 31 March 2024 12:50
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Written by Janet Walker
With tax filing deadline quickly approaching, reviewing what the Biden Administration’s Build Back Better campaign has completed to make the tax system more equitable for all Americans, should highlight his commitment to the American people.
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Published on Tuesday, 26 March 2024 09:05
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Written by Olivier Longhi
The European elections are creating a crowded field of contenders as four political fronts, French President Emmanuel Macron's Renaissance Party, the National Rally and to a lesser degree the Socialist Party and the Republicans, seek political office.
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Published on Sunday, 24 March 2024 10:20
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Written by Janet Walker
For Americans depending on insulin, the Biden Administration devoted a whole of government effort to negotiating with Medicare and Big Pharma to cap the cost; now they are battling to lower the cost of fifty additional prescription drugs.
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Published on Monday, 18 March 2024 12:29
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Written by Olivier Longhi
Triumphantly re-elected Russian President Vladimir Putin seems as untouchable. However, a more advanced analysis of reality would tend to evoke an atmosphere of an end to his reign, or at least the beginnings of difficult years to come.
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Published on Sunday, 17 March 2024 13:43
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Written by Janet Walker
President Biden, who secured the required delegates this week to earn the Democratic party's nomination for president, has continued with the business of bridging the deep political, social, and economic divisions United States and throughout the world.
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Published on Wednesday, 13 March 2024 06:48
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Written by Olivier Longhi
While 73% of French people say they are in favour of the European project, they also put the National Rally at the top of the list of voting intentions in the European elections next June.
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Published on Sunday, 10 March 2024 12:17
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Written by Janet Walker
President Biden, after a commanding vote of confidence during Super Tuesday primaries, delivered the annual State of the Union and presented his plan to help all Americans and finish the job entrusted to him four years ago.
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Published on Monday, 04 March 2024 10:33
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Written by Olivier Longhi
As the 2024 presidential election looms, two contenders are emerging to occupy the White House. But are they the best representatives of their parties and do either have all the abilities to sit in the Oval Office?
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Published on Sunday, 03 March 2024 09:36
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Written by Janet Walker
As a 2024 presidential election rematch between President Biden and former President Trump appears to be inevitable, issues, outside of the obvious are surfacing, including the Israeli-Gaza war, which Palestine Americans believe, wrongly, can be controlled.
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Published on Monday, 26 February 2024 09:21
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Written by Olivier Longhi
As the European elections loom, which are expected to be perilous for the presidential majority, Emmanuel Macron, President of the Republic, and Jordan Bardella, President of the Nationalist Party, have competed in demagoguery and populism.
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Published on Sunday, 25 February 2024 11:34
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Written by Janet Walker
As the Ukraine war moves into the third year, President Biden has continued to push Congress to act on a new military aid package and stand up against the tyranny of Russian President Vladmir Putin.
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Published on Tuesday, 20 February 2024 11:14
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Written by Olivier Longhi
While the death of Alexei Navalny has galvanized the West, it is not enough to motivate determined opposition to Vladimir Putin. Taking advantage of Western cynicism, Russia no longer hides that it has become a contemporary dictatorship.
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Published on Sunday, 18 February 2024 11:54
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Written by Janet Walker
President Biden, along with French President Emmanuel Macron, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and British Prime Minster Rishi Sunak have denounced Russian President Vladimir Putin over the murder of Russian Opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
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Published on Monday, 12 February 2024 14:07
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Written by Olivier Longhi
By announcing that he is reforming the law of the soil in Mayotte by constitutional means, the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, is playing on the founding text of the Republic for political rather than legal purposes.
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Published on Sunday, 11 February 2024 11:25
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Written by Janet Walker
President Biden has historically been seen as soft on immigration, he embodies the words inscribed on the Statue of Liberty, "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free," that attitude, however, is changing.
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Published on Tuesday, 06 February 2024 09:57
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Written by Olivier Longhi
The absence of a credible discourse within the French left partly explains the disaffection of a political movement confined to the rank of parliamentary auxiliary and locked into a systematic sterile opposition to the President of the Republic.
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