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Middle powers assemble? Trump disorder prompts talk of new liberal alliances
As Mark Carney, Emmanuel Macron and Ursula von der Leyen decide ‘to live in truth’, what will it take for Starmer to call out Trump?Davos live – latest updatesDonald Trump has told the Davos economic forum “without us, most countries would not even work”, but for the first time in decades, many western leaders have come to the opposite conclusion: they will function better without the US.Individually and collectively, they have decided “to live in truth” – the phrase used by the Czech dissident Vaclav Havel and referenced by the Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, in his widely praised speech at Davos on Tuesday. They will no longer pretend the US is a reliable ally, or even that the old western alliance exists. Continue reading...
Julian Barnes tire sa révérence : « Un roman parfait, on sait tous que ça n’existe pas »
Unions and medics condemn Germany’s plan to axe sick notes given over phone
Amazon ‘cat burglar’ filmed stealing pet from Yorkshire doorstep
Carl Crowther says his feline has heart problem and needs medication, after delivery driver seen making off with itA concerned pet owner has pleaded for the safe return of his family’s ill cat after an Amazon delivery driver was caught on video picking the animal up and walking away.Carl Crowther, 53, said that he had been expecting a package on Sunday 18 January, but had been forced to leave to go to his job as a maintenance worker about an hour before it arrived, at approximately 2.30pm. Continue reading...
Chile’s president-elect names staunch abortion opponent as gender equality minister
Baby girl’s death in Hampshire raises concerns over role of doulas in home births
Quand Europe 1 espionne Thomas Legrand et Laurence Bloch : ce « n’est pas du journalisme »
US officials tried to lobby against Marine Le Pen election ban, French judge says
Magali Lafourcade says the two envoys were convinced the far-right leader’s corruption trial had been politicalEurope live – latest updatesA French magistrate has said two Trump administration emissaries approached her seeking to lobby against an election ban on the French far-right leader Marine Le Pen.Magali Lafourcade, the secretary general of France’s human rights commission (CNCDH), an independent body that advises the government, told Agence France-Presse (AFP) she had reported the content of the meeting to the French foreign ministry immediately, fearing a potential “manipulation of the public debate in France”. Continue reading...
Vienna closes museums and cuts opening hours as part of austerity drive
Le gouvernement britannique approuve le projet controversé de « méga-ambassade » de Chine à Londres
A Istanbul, le journaliste français Raphaël Boukandoura a été libéré
Une main tracée au pochoir il y a plus de 67 800 ans découverte à Sulawesi, en Indonésie
Cette « main négative » est désormais le plus ancien exemple connu de peinture rupestre. Sa découverte comble une lacune dans le trajet de notre espèce vers l’Australie, via l’Indonésie.