Albert Speer - Hitler's Architect of Lies (BBC)

Nov 10, 2025 | Leading German historian Heike Görtemaker introduces a never-before-broadcast BBC interview conducted in 1971 with Albert Speer, Hitler's architect and armaments minister.

Dr Görtemaker examines how the man once called ‘the Nazi who said sorry’ in truth never deserved that title, and she explains how Speer, perhaps Hitler’s closest friend, helped to create the image of the Führer that perpetuates to this day. She outlines the many ways Speer lied to interviewers over the years, twisting the truth to absolve himself in the public’s eyes, even falsely claiming that he had at the end been plotting to kill Hitler himself.


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Hungary's Péter Magyar Calls for New European Leadership, Criticizes Political Elites

Nov 9, 2026 | Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar delivers a major speech in Berlin marking the 37th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Warning that Europe faces a historic turning point, Magyar calls for stronger leadership, democratic accountability and renewed public trust, while criticizing political elites and growing divisions across the continent.

Jonathan Tetelman – Puccini: La Bohème, O soave fanciulla (with Chelsea Zurflüh)

Dec 17, 2025 | A night at the château shimmered with romance. Tetelman’s voice soared in Puccini’s “O soave fanciulla”, where love is born beneath the glow of Neuschwanstein.

Joined by Swiss-born soprano Chelsea Zurflüh, he brings La Bohème’s tenderness to life in this unforgettable performance, recorded live on August 1, 2025 with the CHAARTS Chamber Artists.

I Am France: The Myth of Charles de Gaulle | Historical Documentary | Lucasfilm

Aug 28, 2024 | Charles de Gaulle knew he was destined to save his country.

Made by JAK Documentary for The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones on DVD, 2007.
Producer & Writer: Karena O’Riordan
Associate Producer: Mike Welt
Editor: Stephanie Challberg
Series Producer: David Schneider
Executive Producers: George Lucas & Rick McCallum

What's Brewing? Medicare for All

May 16, 2026

Mercedes Halts Investments in Germany, Says May Shut Down Factories | DW News

Nov 13, 2026 | Mercedes-Benz is halting all investments in its German plants and threatening to shutter production sites in its home country. The carmaker, along with other German manufacturers Volkswagen, BMW and Porsche, is trying to cut back on high German production costs amid steep competition and lower demand from China.

Automotive industry analyst Ferdinand Dudenhöffer, known in German media as the "car pope," warns that the country's car industry faces "the biggest crisis since its inception." He told DW's David Levitz that German carmakers will not be able to keep manufacturing plants at home under current conditions and may have to work more closely with Chinese companies to survive, if German politicians allow it.

Trump Loses. European Populism Lives On | Martin Wolf on the US Midterms | FT

Nov 14, 2026 | Before the 2026 midterms, Timothy Garton Ash, emeritus professor of European studies at the University of Oxford and author of ‘Europe in 7½ Chapters’, described the elections as a crucial test of US democracy.

Now, with the Democrats’ sweeping victory, could the tide be turning against right-wing populism on both sides of the Atlantic or will Europe’s nationalist parties continue to gain ground? Garton Ash and Martin Wolf discuss the common factors between European nationalists, what European politicians can learn from a Democrat victory and whether there’s reason to hope for the future of liberal democracy.

Should Germany Renovate Nazi-era Buildings?

A fire has reignited the debate over Germany's Nazi past: should Hitler's Eagle's Nest be rebuilt? And should it look the same way it did in the Nazi-era or be changed up?
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Benjamin: Warum ich als Engländer lieber in Deutschland lebe

Nov 14, 2026 | Willkommen! Ich heisse Benjamin, komme ursprünglich aus England und lebe seit über 15 Jahren in Deutschland.

Auf diesem Kanal geht es um die deutsche Sprache, Kultur und den Alltag – aus der Perspektive eines Engländers, der Deutschland mit der Zeit immer besser verstehen gelernt hat.

Ich teile persönliche Geschichten, Beobachtungen und die kleinen Dinge, die mir erst nach vielen Jahren aufgefallen sind.

In diesem Video geht es darum, wie es ist, in einem fremden Land wieder von null anzufangen.

Democracy Now! Ask E. Jean Film Profiles the Woman Who Twice Sued Trump & Won, for Sexual Assault & Defamation

May 19, 2026 | President Donald Trump is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to toss two verdicts against him resulting from civil litigation brought by writer E. Jean Carroll. In 2019, the famous advice columnist published a memoir describing an encounter in the 1990s when she says Trump sexually assaulted her in a department store. When Trump denied the account, Carroll sued him and won $5 million in damages, with a unanimous New York jury finding Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation. After Trump made disparaging remarks about Carroll, she sued him again and won a second defamation judgment for $83.3 million. Federal courts have upheld both verdicts, but now Trump's attorneys are asking the Supreme Court to overturn them, asserting he has "absolute immunity" as president.

Ask E. Jean | Official Trailer 2026

Apr 29, 2026 | Ask E. Jean tells the extraordinary story of E. Jean Carroll from her early rise as a ground-breaking journalist and iconic advice columnist to becoming a cultural force who challenged power on the biggest stage.

Through wit, defiance, and fearless reinvention, the film explores a life spent breaking barriers in media, shaping conversations around women’s voices, and ultimately becoming a symbol of truth and resilience.

Rob Groves: Why the Far Right Can't Let Go of Russell Brand

Nov 14, 2026 | Russell Brand has been jailed for ten and a half years after a jury convicted him of rape and sexual assault. The American right spent three years calling the case an establishment conspiracy. This week, some of them are doubling down and some have gone very quiet. In this video: Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Elon Musk, Donald Trump Jr., Nigel Farage and GB News, and why “witch hunt” has become the far right’s answer to every verdict.

Well researched. Well analysed. Well said. — © Mark Alexander

No Future in Germany? Why Skilled Polish Workers Are Going Home | DW Documentary

Nov 1, 2026 | Ever more Poles are leaving Germany, while fewer and fewer are moving the other way. Why do they no longer see a future for themselves in Germany? What's drawing them back to Poland? And what does it all mean for German companies?

Philip Panek chose his university with a goal in mind: the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt on the Oder, right on the German-Polish border. When he began his studies, he planned to stay in Germany and build a career there. Now, he's planning to complete his legal traineeship in Poland. There, he says, he has more than just family and friends waiting for him — he also sees new economic opportunities.

Michael Sünkler can also see that Germany is losing its appeal for many Polish workers. The managing director of a transportation company has many employees from Poland. In recent years, however, many have left. For him, the departure of skilled Polish workers is not an abstract political issue — it's a tangible economic problem. One of those employees is Tomasz. The truck driver has worked in Berlin for over ten years, but rising living costs are taking their toll. Rent and groceries have become significantly more expensive, he says. As soon as his daughter finishes school, he plans to return to Poland with his family.

Kamila Gierko and her husband, Zbyszek Perzyna, have already done just that. Six months ago, they moved from Berlin to Szczecin. For years, Germany offered them favorable conditions for self-employment. But bureaucracy and a lack of digital services, along with high taxes and social contributions were increasingly weighing them down. Their experiences in Poland have been very different: More administrative processes are digital, and the tax burden is lower. Germany, they say, has lost its momentum.

This report follows people whose real-life decisions reveal more than statistics can. It profiles a law student who wants to start a career and a family in Poland, an entrepreneur fighting to retain every Polish employee he can, a truck driver reassessing the cost-benefit analysis of his life, and a couple who have already moved back to their home country.

‘It Will End in Tears’: Andrew Neil’s Dire Warning on the US Economy

Nov 13, 2026 | One week after a historic Democratic midterm landslide, Donald Trump’s final two years in the White House look set to trigger political chaos, a Republican civil war, and a potential stagflation crisis. Gerard Baker is joined by Andrew Neil on The State of It USA to break down what the election results really mean for Trump, the GOP, the Democrats, and the global economy.

With Democrats flipping Mississippi for the first time in over 40 years and eyeing up to 56 Senate seats alongside an 80-seat House majority, Washington is entering uncharted territory. Gerard and Andrew examine whether Trump’s electoral appeal is dead, the looming clash between JD Vance and Reagan-era Republicans like Ron DeSantis, Marco Rubio, and Ted Cruz, and why the Federal Reserve could be trapped if the AI boom deflates while inflation stays high.

Gerard Baker, columnist at The Times and editor at large at The Wall Street Journal Andrew Neil, presenter of The Andrew Neil Report

Michael Lambert: Why Stephen Miller Is the Most Dangerous Man in Washington

Nov 13, 2026 | Who is Stephen Miller, really — and why does he have such extraordinary influence over Donald Trump?

In this video, I look at Trump's chief of staff: his early extremist views at university, his role as the architect of Trump's harshest immigration policies including child separation and ICE raids, and the extraordinary irony of a man whose grandparents fled the Holocaust now calling for mass deportations.

I examine what his own uncle said about him in an op-ed and on CNN, why Hakeem Jeffries refuses to work with him, and how Yasmin Ansari described him as "truly an evil human being."

And then there's his speech calling left-wing violence "political terrorism" — urging law enforcement to disrupt, defund, de-bank, arrest and prosecute — before pledging his "absolute loyalty" to Trump.


Evil is as evil does. — © Mark Alexander

Israël : Gadi Eisenkot accuse Benyamin Netanyahou de mener une « campagne raciste » contre la minorité arabe

LE FIGARO : Les partis arabes israéliens, avec leurs 19 députés, sont devenus incontournables dans les négociations pour former un gouvernement. Gadi Eisenkot a pris leur défense vendredi face aux attaques du premier ministre sortant, Benyamin Netanyahou.

Le général Gadi Eisenkot, chargé de former un gouvernement en Israël, a dénoncé vendredi 13 novembre une « campagne raciste et agressive » que mène selon lui le premier ministre sortant, Benyamin Netanyahou, contre la minorité arabe du pays. Cette prise de position vigoureuse pour défendre les Arabes israéliens, qui sont aussi appelés Palestiniens d'Israël et représentent environ 20% de la population, est inhabituelle de la part d'un responsable politique juif de premier plan. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | vendredi 13 novembre 2026

Hannah Arendt: Eine Jüdin im Pariser Exil | Doku HD | ARTE

Hannah Arendts Positionen zum Jüdisch-Sein, zum Verhältnis Israel-Palästina und zu autoritär-totalitären Systemen scheinen aktueller denn je. Mit dem Biografen Thomas Meyer begibt sich die Dokumentation in die Zeit ihres Pariser Exils. An der Seine legte sie die Grundlagen für ihre späteren Werke, durch die sie Weltgeltung erlangen sollte.

Vor 120 Jahren, am 14. Oktober 1906, wurde Hannah Arendt geboren. Die 1930er Jahre verbrachte die jüdische Publizistin auf der Flucht vor den Nationalsozialisten im Pariser Exil. Dort rettete sie Kindern und Jugendlichen das Leben, indem sie ihnen die Flucht nach Palästina ermöglichte. Arendts Analysen des Antisemitismus, ihre Forderung nach dem Recht, Rechte zu haben, wie auch ihre Auseinandersetzung mit der Assimilation von Juden an die Mehrheitsgesellschaft gründen in diesem Lebensabschnitt. Ebenso bildete sich ihre pro-zionistische Sicht auf die Gründung Israels heraus, die quer zu den Ansichten der rechten Strömung der Bewegung stand.

Die zum Bestseller avancierte Biografie von Thomas Meyer hat Arendts Zeit in Paris erstmals gründlich erforscht. Mit Meyer begibt sichdie Dokumentationzu den Wirkungsstätten der politischen Denkerin - so nach Gurs, einem Internierungslager im Süden Frankreichs. Nach Kriegsbeginn wurden hier auch deutsche Juden interniert, die sich in Frankreich aufhielten. In einem kleinen Zeitfenster wurden manche Häftlinge entlassen, nur knapp entging Arendt so der Deportation nach Auschwitz-Birkenau.

Erst in ihrer neuen Heimat New York erfuhr Hannah Arendt vom Holocaust und verfasste ihre eindrucksvollen Thesen zu totaler Herrschaft als Praxis vollständiger Entmenschlichung. Neben Biograf Thomas Meyer kommen in der filmischen Annährung an diese Jahre ihres Lebens der Philosoph Omri Boehm, die Trägerin des Adorno-Preises und des Hannah-Arendt-Preises für politisches Denken 2025, Seyla Benhabib sowie die französische Arendt-Expertin Martine Leibovici und Marina Touillez zu Wort, deren Darstellung von Arendts Pariser Exil-Umfeld in Frankreich intensiv diskutiert wurde.

Dokumentation von Christian Bettges (D 2025, 52 Min)
Video auf YouTube verfügbar bis zum 11/01/2027

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November 13, 2026

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Trump vs Jesus

"I think if Donald Trump and JD Vance met Jesus today, they would ridicule him as a single, childless hippie."
James Talarico has got Trump’s number.

Dior and I — Christian Dior, Haute Couture, Fashion House, Raf Simons | Full Documentary

Jan 5, 2024 | Dior and I brings the viewer inside the storied world of the Christian Dior fashion house with a privileged, behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Raf Simons’ first haute couture collection as its new artistic director—a true labour of love created by a dedicated group of collaborators.

Melding the everyday, pressure- filled components of fashion with mysterious echoes from the iconic brand’s past, the film is also a colourful homage to the seamstresses who serve Simons’ vision.

Sieben Dinge, die ich erst in Deutschland kennengelernt habe | Meet the Germans

Mar 28, 2020 | Wir sind vernetzt wie noch nie, haben Freunde auf der ganzen Welt – und trotzdem gibt es immer wieder Aha-Erlebnisse, wenn man in fremde Länder reist. So erging es auch Rachel Stewart.

Sie wundert sich darüber, dass deutsche Autofahrer mehrmals im Jahr die Reifen wechseln, und widmet sich einer typisch deutschen Eisspezialität, die ausgerechnet wie ein Pasta-Gericht aussieht.

Die Britin Rachel Stewart taucht alle zwei Wochen für "Meet the Germans" in die Besonderheiten des deutschen Alltags und der deutschen Sprache ein. Seit 2016 lebt sie ständig in Deutschland und hat einen frischen Blick auf das Land und seine Bewohner.

Mit dieser Strategie erobern die Rechten Europa

Alice Weidel, Giorgia Meloni, Marine Le Pen: Drei Frauen führen drei der erfolgreichsten rechten Parteien Europas. Parteien, die Frauenrechte einschränken wollen. Und trotzdem werden sie von immer mehr Frauen gewählt. Dahinter steckt eine Strategie, die einen Namen hat: Femonationalismus.

Le Pen hat ihre Partei, den Rassemblement National, "entdämonisiert". Weidel lässt die AfD als Ökonomin im Hosenanzug bürgerlich wirken. Und im Logo von Melonis Fratelli d'Italia brennt bis heute die Flamme der Neofaschisten. Auch auf Social Media sind alle drei erfolgreich: Auf TikTok haben sie Millionen Follower und erreichen junge Menschen, ohne dass ihnen dort ein kritischer Interviewer gegenübersitzt.

Ist es ein Fortschritt, wenn Frauen die Rechte anführen? Oder ändert sich die Politik dadurch nicht, sondern nur ihr Gesicht?

Redaktion: Selin Buran
Moderation: Stefan Lenglinger
Schnitt: Patrick Artner, Thomas Orth, Nicolas Hofbauer


Alice Weidel, Giorgia Meloni, Marine Le Pen: Das sind alles verfluchte Heuchlerinnen! — © Mark Alexander

Italia Squisita: Costoletta alla Milanese — The Milanese Veal Cutlet at One of Milan's Oldest Trattorias | Masuelli since 1921

Nov 13, 2026 | To tell the story of the Milanese Cotoletta—or Vostoletta, named after the bone-in cut of veal from which it comes—we visited Trattoria Masuelli in Milan. It is one of the city's oldest restaurants, where three generations have honoured both Milanese and Piedmontese traditions, pairing time-tested recipes with modern technique and exceptional ingredients. Massimiliano Masuelli, chef and current custodian of this century-old institution on Viale Umbria, shares the history and step-by-step technique behind one of the best bone-in cutlets in Milan.

This episode on Masuelli’s costoletta alla Milanese also marks the YouTube launch of ItaliaSquisita’s brand-new book series, Piatto Forte – The DISH, dedicated to Italy’s most celebrated culinary traditions, one plate at a time.

L’ex-patron de Nvidia Jensen Huang soupçonné d’une troisième relation extraconjugale, avec une autre employée

LE FIGARO : L’agence de presse Reuters rapporte que l’homme d’affaires américano-taïwanais, contraint à la démission jeudi, aurait entretenu une relation intime avec une deuxième employée de Nvidia, selon deux sources proches du dossier.

Le feuilleton se poursuit pour Jensen Huang. L’ex-patron de Nvidia, qui a démissionné jeudi 12 novembre après des révélations au sujet de deux relations extraconjugales, dont l’une avec une espionne chinoise présumée, est soupçonné d’un troisième adultère. Jeudi soir, l’agence de presse Reuters a ainsi rapporté que l’homme d’affaires américano-taïwanais aurait entretenu une relation intime avec une deuxième employée de Nvidia, selon deux sources proches du dossier. » | Par J.D.S. avec Reuters | vendredi 13 novembre 2026

The Christian Right Lost Big in the Elections. Where Does It Go Next?

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The midterm election results were a stinging setback for the movement, setting off a scramble among activists to regroup ahead of the 2028 presidential contest.

Supporters pray before the start of a campaign event for President Donald Trump in Potterville, Mich., in 2024. Credit: Brittany Greeson for The New York Times
The Christian right suffered a crushing defeat in last week’s midterm elections, plunging the movement into frustration and uncertainty as it reels from its biggest losses since reaching new levels of power with President Trump.

Over the last decade, conservative Christians have hitched their ambitions to Mr. Trump’s, defending his leadership to advance their own goals, particularly around abortion. His causes in turn became theirs as they wove themselves into the MAGA coalition and infused its politics into the American church.

Now, his losses are theirs, too. The election results suggest that the movement’s grip inside Mr. Trump’s party has weakened, and religious conservatives are scrambling to regroup ahead of the 2028 presidential contest.

“What does the Christian right have today?” said Terry Schilling, president of American Principles Project, a political advocacy group that has worked to defeat transgender rights measures. “We could have been actually passing laws that would have protected our kids, but instead we got the Iran war.”

Christian activists like Mr. Schilling said the Trump administration gave them few successes over the past two years beyond some executive orders, including one establishing the White House Faith Office and another on “anti-Christian bias.”

“There’s no signature achievement. There’s nothing,” Mr. Schilling said. “We squandered an opportunity.” » | Elizabeth Dias | Elizabeth Dias is the Times’ national religion correspondent and has reported on the Christian right’s political power for more than a decade. | Friday, November 13, 2026

Where does the Christian Right go next? Into oblivion, hopefully! — © Mark Alexander

I Wrote Jensen Huang’s Biography. Here’s What Led to His Downfall.

Nikita Teryoshin
OPINION : GUEST ESSAY
THE NEW YORK TIMES: We live in the age of artificial intelligence — an age that Jensen Huang, perhaps more than any other single person, has made possible. The systems we are building with Nvidia’s equipment will transform our society and culture in ways we can’t imagine. But Mr. Huang’s unraveling is not a technology story. It is a timeless tale of masculine hubris, of a man undone by reckless overconfidence. Some things never change.

When I wrote my biography of Mr. Huang, I titled it “The Thinking Machine.” The name referred to the microchips that powered A.I., but also to Mr. Huang’s marauding, relentless intellect, which never slowed down or turned off. In the wake of his stunning departure, spurred by revelations that he carried on at least two affairs, one with a woman whom U.S. intelligence determined is a Chinese spy, and another with one of his direct reports, I should write a sequel: “The What-Were-You-Thinking?! Machine.”

Let’s start with Mr. Huang’s affair with Alice Huang, an executive who managed a Singapore-based company that owns data centers in Southeast Asia. These data centers are suspected of helping Chinese A.I. developers circumvent U.S. restrictions on sales of Nvidia equipment. A recent report in The Information suggests they were used as a way station to illicitly smuggle some $7 billion of equipment into China. Since U.S. intelligence captured evidence of Mr. Huang in a romantic relationship with Ms. Huang, it’s hard to believe that he did not understand what was going on.

Now consider Mr. Huang’s reported involvement with Kimberly Powell, an executive in the health care group at his firm and his direct subordinate. A former Nvidia employee told me this affair was common knowledge in the company — the same company that employs both of Mr. Huang’s children in executive roles. It’s a stunning and disrespectful display of arrogance. I asked the former employee why Mr. Huang would behave this way, right in front of his kids. The former employee said that it got him high — a narcissist’s high. » | Stephen Witt | Mr. Witt is the author of “The Thinking Machine,” a biography of Jensen Huang. | Thursday, November 12, 2026

Microsoft Users Hit by Global Tech Failure

THE TELEGRAPH: Microsoft is grappling with a major global tech blackout, leaving millions of users and businesses unable to access their emails and other programs, including Microsoft 365, Outlook and Teams.

Schools, the NHS, police services and businesses in the UK are all affected by the tech failure, which has dragged on for more than 14 hours since problems began at around 6pm GMT on Thursday.

The service blackout has spread worldwide, affecting Microsoft services in 74 countries and territories, including the UK, the US, Asia and Australia according to website-tracker Downdetector. The tech giant blamed the issue on an “elevated load” on its infrastructure after servers unexpectedly became unavailable, putting more pressure on its remaining systems.

Executives insisted there was “no indication” that the company had been hit with a cyber attack. An update on Friday morning said the recovery efforts were “ongoing”. » | Chris Price | Markets Editor | Friday, November 13, 2026

Boxer on Death Row in Iran Vows ‘Not to Bow Before Oppression’ after Winning Rights Prize

THE GUARDIAN: Political prisoner Mohammad Javad Vafaei Sani, one of seven athletes at risk of execution in Iran, given prestigious Magnitsky humanitarian award

Boxing champion, coach and political prisoner Mohammad Javad Vafaei Sani, who has been sentenced to death three times. Photograph: Farashgard Foundation
A boxer and political prisoner on death row in Iran said he will “never surrender” as he accepted a prestigious human rights prize on behalf of “the generation that is paying the price of freedom with their lives”.

Mohammad Javad Vafaei Sani, an Iranian boxing champion, coach and political prisoner, has been sentenced to death three times and is one of seven athletes at risk of execution in Iran. He was given the Magnitsky award for outstanding human rights activist at a ceremony in London on Thursday night.

In a written message from Vakilabad prison in north-eastern Iran, he said: “I accept this award in the name of all those who, for the ‘crime’ of aspiring to a free Iran, have been imprisoned, tortured, threatened, or sentenced to death; in the name of my comrades in the resistance units and the generation that is paying the price of freedom with their lives.”

He added: “The regime demands repentance, televised confessions and surrender from us. But our answer is clear: ‘We will never surrender; we will never submit to humiliation.’” » | Sarah Johnson | Friday, November 13, 2026

Clashes Erupt in Spain as Thousands Join General Strike over Living Costs | BBC News

Nov 11, 2026 | Clashes have broken out between groups of masked men and police in Spanish cities, after hundreds of thousands of people took part in Spain's first general strike for 14 years, called by the country's main unions over housing and the high cost of living.

Some 120,000 people joined a demonstration in the capital Madrid and more than 50,000 turned out in Barcelona, where footage showed masked men setting fire to rubbish bins and smashing shop windows as police fired tear gas.

Transport and other public services across Spain faced serious disruption. Spaniards are due to vote in parliamentary elections on 29 November. The head of the big UGT labour union, Pepe Álvarez, said the strike was a success with "massive" participation, while Unai Sordo of the CC OO union said turnout was "very significant."

Earlier in the day there was major disruption in the capital, Madrid. The interior ministry said dozens of people were arrested and Spanish reports said estate agencies had seen attacks on their offices.

Rental prices in the capital have risen in recent years. The monthly cost of an average-sized apartment in Madrid is nearly half the average gross salary.

Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called snap elections last month after parliament failed to approve his plan for housing reform, and has publicly supported the right to strike over the issue. The conservative People's Party (PP), by contrast, has accused the government of attempting to weaponise the strike for electoral gain. Its leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo has described the unions as “mafia" and "trash".

Jane Hill presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Nick Beake.

Complete Amateurs’: Lord Ricketts Slams Trump’s Envoys

Nov 12, 2026 | “I'm afraid Whitcomb and Kushner are complete amateurs.”

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are “out of their depth”, whilst the Russians are “hardy professionals” who have been “playing these games for decades”, says retired senior British diplomat and former national security adviser Lord Peter Ricketts.

THIS Is About the Most POWERFUL MESSAGE I have Heard in a Very Long Time! …

James Talarico: “Show me how you treat other people, and I will tell you what you believe.”

The Rise and Reckoning of Jensen Huang | The Circuit with Emily Chang

Nov 12, 2026 | An inside look at Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang just weeks before he revealed an extramarital affair with a woman the US reportedly suspects to be a Chinese spy. After the company and the Trump administration opened investigations, new reports surfaced of an alleged workplace relationship and that Nvidia was contemplating his ouster. On Nov. 12, Huang resigned.

How Donald Trump's Regime Reached a New Low | Steve Schmidt

Nov 12, 2026 | A guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier reprimanded Pete Hegseth for disrespecting the sacred site on Veterans Day. Steve Schmidt breaks down how Donald Trump’s regime has reached a new low.

Can Nvidia Survive without Jensen Huang? | The Economist

Nov 12, 2026 | Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has resigned, after being embroiled in a sex-and-spying scandal. The AI company built around just one man must now learn to run without him.

The Economist’s editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes, is joined by a panel of The Economist’s experts to discuss the fallout. As Nvidia’s stock price tumbles, they discuss what’s next for the chipmaker, the geopolitical implications and what turmoil at the top of AI’s biggest company means for the “AI bubble”.

Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang Resigns after Second Affair Allegations | BBC News

Nov 12, 2026 | Jensen Huang has resigned as CEO of tech giant Nvidia, the company's board says, with chief financial officer Colette Kress appointed interim boss.

The resignation was announced in the wake of affair with suspected Chinese spy, which led to the firm's stocks plunging.

The company's shares have recovered some ground after initially plummeting more than 13% when US markets opened shortly after news of Huang's resignation.

On Sunday, Huang admitted an affair with a woman who was repeatedly from another company and suspected to be a Chinese spy. On Thursday, the New York Times reported that he had a second affair with an executive at his own company.

« La perte de Jensen Huang est un véritable coup dur » : la chute du patron de Nvidia provoque un séisme sur la planète IA

Jensen Huang a démissionné jeudi, à la suite d’un conseil d’administration de Nvidia. Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP
LE FIGARO : RÉCIT - Le départ contraint de son charismatique fondateur est un véritable bouleversement pour l’entreprise, largement structurée autour de lui, et pour tout l’écosystème qui en est devenu très dépendant.

Le sort du patron de la plus stratégique entreprise technologique du moment s’est scellé autour d’une relation extraconjugale, mais pas celle attendue. Jensen Huang a démissionné jeudi, à la suite d’un conseil d’administration de Nvidia, réuni en urgence dans la nuit de mercredi à jeudi. Les événements se sont précipités après la révélation par le New York Times d’une autre liaison qu’a eue Jensen Huang avec une de ses vice-présidentes, Kimberly Powell, chargée de la division santé du groupe, qui travaillait donc sous sa responsabilité directe. Ce « scoop » a précipité la douloureuse décision des 11 membres du conseil d’administration de le faire quitter immédiatement son poste de directeur général. Le fondateur, et seul patron de Nvidia depuis sa création, il y a trente ans, était déjà embourbé depuis plusieurs semaines dans un scandale bien plus grave, lié à sa liaison avec Alice Huang, une ancienne dirigeante de la plateforme de cloud Megaspeed, soupçonnée d’être une espionne chinoise et au cœur d’un trafic illégal de puces IA de la marque vers Pékin. » | Par Ingrid Vergara | jeudi 12 novembre 2026

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Jensen Huang Resigns From Nvidia After Affairs: Mr. Huang, the founder of the chip-making colossus, had been entangled with a woman identified by U.S. intelligence as a Chinese spy and with an executive who reported to him. His departure immediately reverberated through the tech industry. » [With Live Updates]

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Die teuerste Affäre der Welt: Jensen Huangs Sturz zeigt, wem wir unsere Zukunft überlassen: Jensen Huang tritt als Nvidia-Chef zurück. An seinem Konzern hängen die Altersvorsorge normaler Menschen, die Chinapolitik der USA und die KI-Pläne der Bundesregierung. Wer zahlt jetzt die Rechnung? »

Women under the Third Reich I Episode 2 : Final Solution I Pure WW2

Nov 12, 2026 | By 1942, the Holocaust had entered its most systematic and murderous phase. Women were not merely passive witnesses to Nazi persecution. Some served in occupation administrations, worked as camp guards, assisted medical units, or supported SS personnel whose work was directly connected to deportation, exploitation, and mass murder.

After the war, a number of women were prosecuted for their involvement in Nazi crimes, but many others escaped serious investigation or punishment. For decades, their participation remained overshadowed by the image of Nazi violence as an almost exclusively male phenomenon. Drawing on historical research and individual cases, this documentary examines the role of women in the machinery of persecution and genocide, and asks why so many of their stories remained hidden for so long.

Title: Women under Hitler's flag
Director: Christiane Ratiney
Production: ARTE France – Hauteville Productions (2022)


TW: This documentary is not at all suitable for people of a sensitive nature. In many parts of the documentary, gruesome and disturbing stories are spoken of and described which might upset many people. It goes without saying that it is definitely not a suitable documentary for minors.

Actually, it is a very interesting and informative documentary, including material I have never seen before. But be warned: its nature is heavy. It shows how brutal, harsh, nasty, and cruel people can be. It shows that civilization is but skin deep! — © Mark Alexander

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Hier kocht Alex: Linsen-Ćevapčići* aus der Pfanne – knusprig, saftig & proteinreich

Mar 24, 2026 | Knusprige Ćevapčići kennt man vom Grill – meine kommen heute aus der Pfanne.

Sie bestehen aus Linsen, sind außen richtig schön kross, innen saftig und bringen ordentlich Protein mit.

Durch glasig angeschwitzte Zwiebelstreifen bekommen sie eine lockere, leicht fasige Struktur – genau das macht sie besonders.

Dieses Rezept ist komplett pflanzlich gekocht, unkompliziert und funktioniert genauso gut in der Pfanne wie auf dem Grill.


Hier klicken für das vollständige Rezept. Dann auf „more“ klicken.

* NB: Auch allgemein als Ćevapi bekannt.

Afghan Women Told to ‘Go Home’ after de facto Ban on Male Doctors Treating Them

Male doctors have been told not to examine female patients without the presence of a male guardian or mahram. Photograph: Siddiqullah Alizai/AP
THE GUARDIAN: The unofficial Taliban restriction has forced women into desperate and absurd situations as they seek medical help, according to interviews given to the Guardian and Zan Times

Farida*, 37, woke up in excruciating pain one night with a toothache. Over the next few days, the pain intensified. “My teeth had been ruined for years. My molars on both sides of my mouth were severely damaged. I couldn’t sleep at night and could barely eat.”

Farida and her family had returned from Iran earlier this year to live in Herat, a city in western Afghanistan. Like many migrants forced to return, they have struggled to find work and income. In their straitened circumstances, visiting a doctor has become a luxury but the pain forced Farida to a dental clinic in the Bakrabad area of Herat in early July.

Farida already knew her teeth had decayed. The dentist who examined her said that several teeth needed to be taken out and replaced with implants or dentures. The clinic wrote a treatment plan for Farida that required her to make several visits and pay the whole cost of the treatment in advance.

However, during the third session, when the implants were supposed to be fitted, she was told: “We cannot treat you right now. Go home, and we will call you ourselves because a problem has come up.”

Farida went home, but couldn’t eat or drink properly. Two days later, she called the clinic. They said it was no longer possible to complete her treatment. “An order has come from the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice stating that male dentists are no longer allowed to treat female patients. If the situation changes, we will call you.” Three months on, Farida’s treatment remains unfinished. » | Zan Times reporters | Thursday, November 12, 2026

Proof, if indeed proof were needed, of the progressive nature of the ‘religion of peace’! — © Mark Alexander

Millions join Spain’s First General Strike in 14 Years in Protest at Housing Crisis

THE GUARDIAN: Twenty-four-hour stoppage draws high participation weeks before election in which far right could gain power

Millions of people across Spain have joined the country’s first general strike in 14 years, setting up picket lines to protest against soaring housing prices before an election in which the far right could be catapulted into power.

At the centre of Wednesday’s nationwide 24-hour stoppage, singularly called for by tenants’ associations and later backed by workers’ unions, is a pushback against Spain’s deepening housing crisis.

Sandra Mora, of the Madrid Tenants’ Union, told the broadcaster RNE: “It’s extremely important to remind people that we, the workers – who are also renters or who also pay mortgages – are the ones with the power to halt production and bring the economy to a standstill.” » | Ashifa Kassam in Madrid and Stephen Burgen in Barcelona | Wednesday, November 11, 2026

« Être aidante est difficile sur le plan émotionnel et physique » : Jill Biden se confie sur son quotidien auprès de Joe Biden atteint d’un cancer de la prostate

Joe Biden et Jill Biden s’apprêtent à accueillir le président élu Donald Trump à la Maison Blanche lors de sa cérémonie d’investiture. (Washington, le 20 janvier 2025.) Pool/ABACA
MADAME FIGARO : Lors d’une interview donnée par l’ancien président américain au magazine People, publiée le 11 novembre, son épouse s’est confiée sur le rôle qu’elle occupe auprès de lui, face à la maladie.

On ne les avait plus vraiment vus ni entendus depuis leur départ de la Maison Blanche en janvier 2025. Joe Biden et son épouse, le Dr Jill Biden, avaient alors passé les clés du pays à Donald Trump et Melania Trump après une fin de mandat plutôt chaotique, marquée par l’annonce du cancer de la prostate de l’ancien président. Alors que ce dernier s’apprête à publier ses mémoires intitulées Promise me, America, dont la sortie est prévue le 17 novembre, il s’est entretenu avec le magazine People chez lui, à Wilmington, dans le Delaware. Dans cette interview publiée le 11 novembre, le Démocrate de 83 ans fait état de sa maladie et, au passage, son épouse se confie sur l’aide qu’elle lui apporte au quotidien et non sans peine. » | Par Camille Lamblaut | jeudi 12 novembre 3036

Jill Biden est une femme très séduisante. Elle dégage également beaucoup de chaleur et de bienveillance. — © Mark Alexander

Rachel Maddow: Is This the Beginning of the End for Trump and MAGA?

Nov 12, 2026 | Rachel Maddow joins Katie Couric for a wide-ranging conversation about Donald Trump, the future of MAGA, and what the stunning results of the 2026 midterm elections mean for American democracy.

After Democrats' sweeping victories, is Trump's grip on the Republican Party finally weakening? Can the GOP survive without him? And will Democrats hold the Trump administration accountable?

Maddow breaks down the election results, why she believes corruption played a major role in voters' rejection of Trump, and what comes next for Republicans and Democrats. She also weighs in on the possibility of Pete Hegseth's impeachment, Stephen Miller's growing power in the White House, and whether Trump's Justice Department can be rebuilt.

Plus, Maddow discusses her new book, Department of Fate: The Promise, the Power and the Collapse of America's Most Consequential Institution and explains why she believes the future of the Department of Justice is inseparable from the future of American democracy.


”Is this the beginning of the end for Trump and MAGA?” I know I am not alone when I say I BLOODY HOPE SO! — © Mark Alexander

Relax and Enjoy This Vibe! …

April 7, 2026

One of the Simplest Michelin Techniques

This is a Michelin technique worth remembering.

Tehran Vows to Strike US Bases in Europe If They Are Used to Attack Iran | BBC News

Nov 11, 2026 | Iran's security chief says Tehran will attack any US military bases, including in Europe, if they are used to launch attacks on Iran.

Mohsen Rezaei also vowed that not even a single particle of enriched nuclear material will be allowed to leave his country, as part of any negotiations to end the war.

The US Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, is moved out of his Washington DC home to a military base - with US media reporting it's because of Iran-linked threats to his life.

Meanwhile three men have been charged by the US over what they say are a string of Iran-backed terror plots in Europe and America, including the incident at RAF Fairford.

Who's Making All of the Money in the Porn Industry? | The Global Story

Nov 11, 2026 | Every day, tens of thousands of hours of pornographic content are uploaded to the internet. At peak times, 10% of internet traffic is people watching porn. But who is making money from it, and how?

Journalist Patricia Nilsson of the Financial Times has spent the past six years absorbed in this industry - chasing down its money men. She speaks with The Global Story’s Tristan Redman about how they’ve changed not just the porn we watch online, but the entire internet.