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Un ARTICLE en français sur MARJANE SATRAPI et son décès :

L’artiste franco-iranienne Marjane Satrapi, créatrice de Persepolis, est morte à 56 ans, emportée par la tristesse : DISPARITION - La dessinatrice d’origine iranienne s’est donné la mort à l’âge de 56 ans, un an après le décès de son mari, Mattias Ripa. Membre de l’Académie des beaux-arts, elle laisse une œuvre graphique puissante et une parole forte sur l’Iran. Sa vie restera un exemple de liberté. »

A Leader Canada Can Be Proud Of…

…Mark Carney responds to U.S. walking away from defence board with Canada.

Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar Suddenly Back Iran amid Regional Pressure Crisis

Gulf leaders have changed their tune.

Ralph Lauren Menswear | Fall/Winter 2026/27 | Milan Fashion Week

June 3, 2026

Good God! Whatever happened to elegance? Where have all the elegant men gone?De toute évidence, le concept d'élégance a disparu ! 😊 👎 – Mark Alexander

FULL PRESSER: Macron Hosts Hungary’s PM Magyar as France and Hungary Launch New Partnership

Jun 3, 2026 | French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar to the Élysée Palace in Paris for talks focused on European security, Ukraine, economic cooperation, and democratic reforms. Macron praised Hungary's renewed commitment to European values, while Magyar pledged stronger ties with France, anti-corruption reforms, and deeper cooperation within the European Union.

Unfortunately, there are no subtitles in English, French, or German available. I am posting it anyway, because this is a significant development in Hungary-EU relations. — Mark

Thousands March against Kushner-backed $1.6 Billion Albania Resort | APT

Jun 5, 2026 | Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Tirana, Albania, opposing a €1.4 billion ($1.6 billion) luxury resort project linked to Jared Kushner's investment firm. Demonstrators accused Prime Minister Edi Rama of allowing development in the environmentally sensitive Zvernec-Narta Lagoon, home to thousands of flamingos and other protected wildlife. Protesters carried banners reading "Albania Is Not For Sale" and demanded the government's resignation, arguing that the project threatens the country's natural and cultural heritage.

Tech Stocks Plunge around the World on AI Bubble Fears

THE TELEGRAPH: Tech stocks have fallen sharply across the globe over fears that valuations of AI companies have surged too high.

Shares across Asia plunged while Wall Street was down in pre-market trading in a second day of selling following disappointing results from one of the world’s biggest chip companies.

Britain’s FTSE 100 fell at the open, along with the Dax in Germany, but UK’s flagship stock index has since risen 0.3pc. » | Chris Price, Markets Editor | Friday, June 5, 2026

‘You Can Stop Your War’: Zelenskyy’s Open Letter to Putin – in Full

THE GUARDIAN: Russians are increasingly tired of the conflict and the time to end it is now, Ukraine’s president tells his Russian counterpart in an open letter

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in an open letter to the Vladimir Putin, has called for a face-to-face meeting with the Russian president to end his war against Ukraine.

The letter sets out Zelenskyy’s view of the four-year-old conflict and says that while Ukrainians’ resilience remains intact, most Russians have grown weary of its effects and are ready for peace. … Read the open letter here » | Guardian staff | Friday, June 5, 2026

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The Problem with America's Decline

Chris Hedges explains America’s decline.

Selenskyj bietet Putin direkte Gespräche an – Kreml stellt Bedingung

BERLINER ZEITUNG: Als mögliche Orte nennt Kiew die Schweiz, die Türkei oder ein arabisches Land. Für die Verhandlungen bietet die Ukraine eine Waffenruhe an.

Dieser Screenshot kommt von diesem Artikel. | Wolodymyr Selenskyj hat Wladimir Putin in einem offenen Brief direkte Gespräche in einem Drittstaat vorgeschlagen. | © Sven Hoppe/dpa
BERLINER ZEITUNG: Als mögliche Orte nennt Kiew die Schweiz, die Türkei oder ein arabisches Land. Für die Verhandlungen bietet die Ukraine eine Waffenruhe an.

Der Kreml hat am Donnerstag den Vorschlag des ukrainischen Präsidenten Wolodymyr Selenskyj für direkte Gespräche in einem Drittstaat zurückhaltend aufgenommen. Kremlsprecher Dmitri Peskow erklärte laut Medienberichten, man habe Selenskyjs offenen Brief zur Kenntnis genommen. Präsident Wladimir Putin werde nach seinem Gespräch mit dem usbekischen Staatschef darüber unterrichtet. Selenskyj könne jederzeit nach Moskau kommen, wenn er reden wolle, sagte Peskow demnach. » | Peter Steiniger | Donnerstag, 4. Juni 2026

À LIRE AUSSI :

Guerre en Ukraine : Zelensky « propose une rencontre » en tête-à-tête à Poutine, le Kremlin l’invite à venir à Moscou « à tout moment » : Dans cette lettre adressée à son homologue russe, Volodymyr Zelensky écrit que « l’Ukraine propose de mettre fin à cette guerre via un engagement direct entre » les deux chefs d’États. »

Pure Bliss! Hochgenuß! Le plaisir suprême !

SEARCHLIGHT SHORTS | LAVENDER | dir. Matthew Puccini | Posted in Celebration of Pride Month

“Lavender” follows the story of a young gay man as he develops a complicated relationship with an older married couple. It is a tender, poignant look at an unconventional relationship as it blossoms and ultimately unravels.

BEWARE! This short film is not suitable for the 'hard of understanding'! — Mark 😊

Stevie Wonder : I Just Called To Say I Love You | Reupload

Aug 7, 2018 | Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group | Views on YouTube: 107,993,699

Frank Sinatra : Killing Me Softly

Apr 12, 2016 “ Views on YouTube: 137,304,844

Blocage d’internet, pouvoirs accrus aux forces de l’ordre, lois idéologiques... Poutine face à la grogne d’une population accablée par les interdictions

Cette capture d'écran provient de cet article du Figaro | Au mitan d’une cinquième année de guerre - par précaution, beaucoup de Russes s’en tiennent encore à parler d’ « opération militaire spéciale » - , la Russie vit sous le feu roulant des interdictions. AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky / Dmitri Lovetsky
LE FIGARO : RÉCIT - Le pouvoir réagit aux difficultés liées à la guerre en Ukraine et à la récession économique en serrant la vis de la répression. Du coup, le niveau d’approbation de l’action du chef du Kremlin chute dans les sondages.

C’est un pays où, en 2026, il est souvent difficile de joindre ses proches et ses amis à cause du blocage de l’internet - « pour raison de sécurité », explique-t-on. Un pays où il est désormais interdit de filmer et de diffuser les attaques de drones qui se multiplient. Un pays à la culture admirable mais où des rayons entiers des bibliothèques publiques et des librairies ont été expurgés. Un pays qui n’est pas censé savoir que le célèbre réalisateur de cinéma Andreï Zviaguintsev a été honoré récemment à Cannes, puisque les médias officiels n’en ont pas parlé. Un pays qui compte, très officiellement, des citoyens de seconde catégorie, appelés « agents de l’étranger ». Un pays où « poster » un « like » peut vous valoir une amende, voire la prison, si des délateurs patentés vous ont dans le collimateur et œuvrent à l’ouverture d’un « protocole » judiciaire… » | Par Alain Barluet, correspondant à Moscou | jeudi 4 juin 2026

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Von innen gespalten, von außen gehasst? - Israel im Dauerkrieg | Tracks East | ARTE

Jun 4, 2026 | Trotz Waffenstillständen bleibt der Alltag in Israel geprägt von Raketenalarm und gesellschaftlicher Erschöpfung. Zwischen Cafébesuchen und Luftschutzbunkern stellt "Tracks East" die Frage: Was macht der Dauerkrieg mit einer Gesellschaft? Israel lebt zwischen Alltag und Ausnahmezustand.

"Tracks East" über Menschen im Dauerkrieg. Journalist David Issacharoff begleitet Menschen, die mit den Widersprüchen eines Landes leben, das trotz des Krieges funktionieren muss.

In Tel Aviv trifft "Tracks East" den Streetfotografen Shahar Dekel. Sein Kibbuz nahe Gaza wurde am 7. Oktober 2023 zerstört; Freunde starben oder kämpfen bis heute mit Traumata. Dreimal wurde er seitdem eingezogen.

Mit seiner Kamera dokumentierte er den Krieg. Nahe der libanesischen Grenze betreibt Nitzan Yulzari ein Café. Manchmal bebt dort der Boden von den Explosionen in der Ferne. Eigentlich wollte er mit seiner Familie nach Portugal auswandern. Jetzt steht die Entscheidung erneut bevor.

Sein Café ist Treffpunkt und Rückzugsort zugleich – doch der Krieg begleitet ihn jeden Tag. Eine andere Perspektive zeigt die palästinensisch-israelische Journalistin Amal Ghawi.

Auf Social Media spricht sie über Vertreibung, Diskriminierung und die Verengung des öffentlichen Diskurses. Sie berichtet auf Hebräisch und Arabisch. Für ihre Kritik wird sie von beiden Seiten angegriffen. "Tracks East" zeigt ein Land, das erschöpft ist – und dennoch weitermacht.

Magazin (D 2026, 30 Min)

Epstein, the Russian Mob, & the Hidden Assets of the Maxwells (w/ Moe T.) | The Chris Hedges Report

Jun 3, 2026 | Investigative journalist Maureen Tkacik uncovers Jeffrey Epstein’s role at the epicenter of the billionaire cabal’s global information and financial network by exploring the hidden assets of the New York Daily News, and the 1991 Larry Summers-spearheaded privatization scheme of Soviet Russia's state assets.

Donald Trump Is Falling to Pieces | Steve Schmidt

Jun 4, 2026 | Trump is falling apart at the seams. His mental and physical decline are impossible to ignore. Steve Schmidt breaks down the decomposition of the most unhinged president in American history and why his looming defeat is undeniable.

I’m sure you’ve noticed that everything Donald Trump does is “a beautiful thing.” Fact is, however, that everything Trump does is an awful thing! Name me one single thing that Trump has done that has been “beautiful”!

I’m sure you have also noticed that journalists in the mainstream media (MSM), known increasingly as the “legacy media”, keep telling us that Trump is “transactional”. Gosh, does that sound fancy! However, the reality of ‘being transactional’ is easily translatable. For us simpler folk like you and me, what it really means is that Trump seeks profit in everything he does, in everything he undertakes, in everything he touches — PROFIT for HIMSELF! That’s what transactional means! There is nothing fancy, mystical, or mysterious about it. It’s actually the characteristic of a man with a primitive need to enrich himself and to survive. — © Mark Alexander

Wie der Iran-Krieg die Emirate ins Wanken bringt | SRFglobal | SRF

Jun 4, 2026 | Luxusvillen, Steuerfreiheit und Sicherheit: Die Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate sind zum Magneten für Superreiche geworden. Doch der Krieg im Iran bringt das Geschäftsmodell der Emirate ins Wanken. Hinter der glitzernden Fassade von Dubai und Abu Dhabi beginnt eine neue Machtverschiebung am Golf.

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Kuba vor dem Kollaps: Ende einer Revolution

Jun 4, 2026 | Kuba in der Krise. Seitdem die USA das kommunistische Land von allen Öllieferungen abgeschnitten haben, steht Kuba kurz vor dem Kollaps - wirtschaftlich und politisch.

Kein Strom, kein Benzin, kaum Wasser. Auf der Karibikinsel fehlt es an allem. Seit Januar ist praktisch kein Öl mehr ins Land gekommen. Donald Trump, so scheint es, will mit seinem Embargo die kommunistische Führung in die Knie zwingen, er betrachtet Kuba als "Hinterhof". Die USA haben einen Flugzeugträger und Soldaten in die Karibik entsandt: Drohkulisse und Eskalation, denn auch Kuba rüstet auf.

Visa und Mastercard stoppen Zahlungen auf Kuba

FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE: Washingtons Sanktionsdruck zeigt Wirkung: Eine ausländische Bank stellt die Abwicklung von Kartenzahlungen auf Kuba ein. Visa und Mastercard sind ab Samstag im Land nicht mehr nutzbar.

Wegen der neuen Sanktionen der US-Regierung gegen ausländische Geschäftspartner Kubas werden Kartenzahlungen mit Visa und Mastercard auf der sozialistischen Karibikinsel ausgesetzt. Wie die kubanische Zentralbank mitteilte, stellt die ausländische Bank, die die Transaktionen beider Kreditkarten auf Kuba abwickelt, ihre Beziehungen mit dem staatlichen Finanzdienstleister Fincimex ein. Welche Bank das ist, wurde nicht bekanntgegeben. » | Quelle: dpa/AFP | Donnerstag, 4. Juni 2026

Trumps Angriff auf die kubanische Regierung und das arme, unterdrückte kubanische Volk ist unerbittlich und schonungslos. Man kann nur hoffen, dass Gott im Jenseits ebenso gnadenlos mit ihm verfahren wird – als gerechte Strafe! Nichts als Grausamkeit! — © Mark Alexander

Au Brésil, le passage à la semaine de travail de 40 heures et aux deux jours de repos hebdomadaires divise

Cette capture d'écran provient de cet article du Figaro. | À propos de cette loi de réduction du temps de travail, le président brésilien Lula a parlé d’une « conquête historique et civilisationnelle ». Adriano Machado / REUTERS
LE FIGARO : DÉCRYPTAGE - Le patronat est vent debout, dénonçant une hausse du coût du travail. La Confédération nationale de l’industrie (CNI) l’évalue annuellement entre 30 et 45 milliards d’euros.

Déjà très fréquentées, les plages mythiques de Rio de Janeiro pourraient bientôt connaître une plus forte affluence encore. La Chambre des députés vient d’approuver un projet de réforme constitutionnelle qui prévoit de faire passer la durée légale du temps de travail de 44 à 40 heures par semaine, sans baisse de salaire. Mais surtout, chaque salarié pourra bénéficier de deux jours de repos hebdomadaires, contre un seul actuellement. La proposition, qui doit encore être votée au Sénat, enflamme les débats. Pour certains, il s’agit d’une mesure sociale et nécessaire qui arrive tardivement ; pour d’autres, notamment le patronat, la réduction du temps de travail ralentira l’économie et fera grimper les prix à cause de l’augmentation des coûts de production.

À l’origine, la proposition de réduction du temps de travail ne vient pas du président de gauche Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Lula et de son gouvernement, mais celui-ci l’a adoptée et l’a faite sienne. Et pour cause : la mesure est très populaire, surtout parmi ceux qui travaillent actuellement six jours par semaine. Environ 14,8 millions de personnes sont directement concernées, selon le ministère du Travail. Pour l’ancien métallurgiste et syndicaliste qui briguera un quatrième mandat lors de l’élection présidentielle d’octobre, c’est une façon d’avancer sur un programme de justice sociale. Il s’agit d’une « conquête historique et civilisationnelle », soutient Lula. » | Par Eléonore Hughes, à Rio de Janeiro | jeudi 4 juin 2026

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Islam Is Seen as Hostile to LGBTQ+ People. This Gay Muslim Says It’s Queerer Than You Think.

LGBTQ NATION: This queer Arab makeup mogul has never viewed his sexuality as contradictory to his faith.

Screenshot taken from this article. | Nour Tayara | Provided by AORA
While Islam lacks a central governing body to put forth any official stance on homosexuality, those who adhere strictly to the words of the Quran tend to interpret the text similarly to the traditionalist followers of the other Abrahamic religions – as condemning same-sex love.

But Nour Tayara doesn’t see it that way.

The queer Arab makeup mogul has never viewed his sexuality as contradictory to his faith. In fact, he believes in an Islam that has always embraced the beauty of human diversity.

Tayara is the founder of the plastic-free makeup brand AORA, which he launched in 2023 after working for over a decade at L’Oreal. He runs the company from Mexico, though he lived all over the world before settling there about five years ago.

Islam is about One Thousand and One Nights, the harems, men dressed in silk robes lying on gorgeous cushions in amazing interiors. It never felt austere. It never felt scary. It always felt like something so happy. For me, it always felt a bit gay.

The company launched in the country in 2023 and then in the United States in 2025. Tayara found success quickly in the U.S. market, so much so that AORA was asked to do the makeup for this year’s Bad Bunny Super Bowl Halftime Show.

Through it all, he has remained committed to his Muslim faith and to publicly expressing pride in his Arab roots. Tayra spoke with LGBTQ Nation about what keeps him connected to Islam, and why, in his view, the religion has always felt a little bit gay. » | Molly Sprayregen | Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Jared Kushner's Albania Resort Project Triggers Mass Protests | Vantage on Firstpost

Jun 3, 2026 | Thousands of Albanians are protesting a luxury resort project linked to Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law. The project involves 10,000 hotel rooms across 2.5 square kilometres of protected coastal land on Sazan Island and the Vjosa-Narta nature reserve. Albania’s powerful anti-corruption body has opened a formal investigation into how the land was acquired. Private security guards were filmed dragging a protester along a cliff. Ivanka Trump called Sazan a private island they discovered. Hem Kaaur Saroya breaks down what the project involves and why the pattern keeps repeating.

Kushner-linked Resort Plan Sparks Protests in Albania | DW News

Jun 4, 2026 | A multi-billion-euro resort project on Albania’s Adriatic coast - linked to Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of US President Donald Trump - is facing mounting protests. The development would turn a protected coastal area into a luxury tourism destination, but critics warn it could irreversibly damage a key wildlife habitat and allege corruption in the approval process. The government says the project will bring investment and jobs. But with tensions rising and clashes reported, the controversy is putting Albania’s development model and political leadership under scrutiny.

Protests in Albania Grow over Jared Kushner-backed Luxury Resort

THE GUARDIAN: Conservation groups say work has begun in protected coastal area, while prime minister insists project will bring jobs and investment

This screenshot is from this Guardian article. | Protesters clash with police during third day of unrest in Albania. Photograph: Armando Babani/Getty Images
Protests in Albania over a proposed luxury resort backed by Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, are set to intensify after opponents rejected an offer from the country’s prime minister “to discuss solutions”.

Thousands took to the streets of Tirana for a third straight day on Wednesday, some of them brandishing inflatable flamingos in a nod to feared environmental damage, amid mounting calls for the project to be blocked.

Protests are also planned for the south of the country, where groundwork on the $1.6bn (£1.19bn) complex recently began in an area long seen as one of the Mediterranean’s most environmentally sensitive.

“From start to finish there has been a total lack of transparency,” said Aleksandr Trajce, executive director of the country’s leading conservation group, the Protection and Preservation of the Natural Environment in Albania (PPNEA). “We have seen no public consultation or public documentation regarding permits, and so now what we are saying is, if they remove the bulldozers, remove the fence and restore the habitats to what they were, then we can start talking.” » | Helena Smith in Athens | Thursday, June 4, 2026

The Kushners, just like the rest of the Trump menagerie, all have several characteristics in common: they are all corrupt; they are all ‘on-the-make; they all see dollar-signs in everything they do and undertake; and none of them can be trusted to do anything for the good of the community or wider society. Whatever they think of doing, if it doesn’t enrich them or benefit them in some way, they don’t touch the project. The project will be abandoned. It seems to me that the Albanians have got the measure of the Kushners. I should like to add the following: I would wager that there must be people at the top of Albanian society poised to enrich themselves from this. ALWAYS FOLLOW THE MONEY! — © Mark Alexander

SpaceX Targets Biggest Ever Stock Market Debut, Putting Musk On Course to Be Trillionaire

THE GUARDIAN: IPO could raise up to $75bn, giving SpaceX market value of $1.75tn as it sets up Musk for extraordinary wealth

Space X is seeking to raise about $75bn through its imminent initial public offering, a company filing on Wednesday revealed, which would make it the largest IPO ever.

If the stock market launch – primed for next week – goes accordingly, founder Elon Musk, the world’s wealthiest person, could be poised to make history as the first trillionaire.

The company, formally known as Space Exploration Technologies Corp., said on Wednesday it will sell 555.6m shares at $135 a piece.

The offering would give SpaceX a market value of $1.77tn. Only six companies in the S&P 500 are currently worth more, with Nvidia topping the list at $5.2tn. » | Uwa Ede-Osifo and agencie | Thursday, June 4, 2026

Four Men Are Burned to Death in Italy, Highlighting Abuse of Foreign Workers

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The immigrants had been working as fruit pickers in southern Italy, the authorities said, apparently as part of a system of criminal labor trafficking.

The brutal killing of four immigrant workers who were burned alive in a vehicle this week has Italian officials struggling to confront rampant labor exploitation by criminal gangs that have infiltrated Italy’s agricultural industry.

The killings on Monday at a gas station in Calabria, in southern Italy, were caught on camera, and the video has shocked Italians and drawn the attention of national officials all the way up to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

Surveillance footage showed two people dousing a vehicle with gasoline and blocking the doors as the vehicle and its passengers burned. One person managed to escape the vehicle and has been speaking to Italian news media about the harrowing event.

Mohammad Taj Alamyar, 35, who is originally from Afghanistan, told investigators that he and the four others, who were from Afghanistan and Pakistan, had been working on the region’s strawberry harvests. He said they had asked the men who had arranged their work and accommodations, and who were driving them back from a shift on a farm after work, about wages that had been withheld, prompting the violent response. » | Ephrat Livni and Josephine de La Bruyère | Wednesday, June 3, 2026

The House Votes to End the Iran War, in a Bipartisan Rebuke to Trump.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The House on Wednesday voted to direct President Trump to withdraw U.S. forces from Iran or win approval from Congress to continue the war, after four Republicans sided with Democrats in a striking sign of growing opposition to a military campaign now in its fourth month.

Adoption of the resolution was a remarkable rebuke to Mr. Trump and his handling of the war, after he has repeatedly dismissed any effort by Congress to curb his power and as the G.O.P. has largely ceded its prerogatives to do so, deferring to him time and again. Republicans had abruptly postponed the vote two weeks ago, recognizing that they did not have sufficient votes to defeat the measure and wanting to spare themselves and the president the affront. » | Robert Jimison and Megan Mineiro | Reporting from Washington | Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Durchbruch bei EU-Beitritt der Ukraine: Ungarn gibt offenbar Blockade auf

BERLINER ZEITUNG: Zwei Jahre lang hat Ungarn die EU-Beitrittsverhandlungen mit der Ukraine blockiert. Nun kommt Bewegung in den Prozess. Das erste Verhandlungskapitel soll geöffnet werden.

ngarn hat offenbar sein zweijähriges Veto gegen die Aufnahme von EU-Beitrittsverhandlungen mit der Ukraine aufgegeben. Bei einem Treffen der EU-Botschafter in Brüssel am Mittwochabend signalisierte der ungarische Vertreter die Aufhebung der Vorbehalte, wie mehrere Diplomaten dem Nachrichtenportal Euronews bestätigten. Damit ist der Weg frei, das erste Verhandlungskapitel mit der Ukraine und der Republik Moldau formell zu eröffnen. » | Sophie Barkey | Mittwoch, 3. Juni 2026

Buck & Tommy's First Kiss | 9-1-1 | Disney+ UK

May 21, 2026 | Be still, our beating hearts 💘

Burt Bacharach : This Guy's in Love with You

July 3, 2013

Ana Kasparian Is Fired Up

She speaks of Israel’s treachery.
I have always been pro-Israel, especially because of how the Jews suffered in the Holocaust in Nazi Germany, and how they have been persecuted throughout the ages. However, I am absolutely shocked that a people with such awful experience of pain and hardship are seemingly incapable of mercy and compassion for the people they now themselves persecute. This is utterly incomprehensible to me. — © Mark Alexander

Sandra Navidi warnt vor Tech-Elite

Sandra erklärt, worauf sich die Tech-Milliardäre vorbereiten.

Albanians Fight to Stop Jared Kushner From Turning Critical Habitat Into a Resort

Will the world EVER be FREE of ENTITLED, CORRUPT, SELF-AGGRANDIZING, SELF-ENRICHING PARASITES?

Cuba: A National Crisis | ARTE.tv Documentary

June 3, 2026 | With the kidnapping of Venezuela's President Maduro by the USA, Cuba lost a loyal ally and with it the supply of Venezuelan oil, which covered a good half of its needs - a severe shock for the crisis-ridden island.

Cuba: A National Crisis | ARTE.tv Documentary
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Why Marco Rubio Will Never Be President | Steve Schmidt

June 3, 2026 | Marco Rubio says he only cares about the national interests of the United States of America, but that is his most laughable lie yet. Steve Schmidt condemns Rubio's sycophantic Trump-worship and breaks down why he will never be president.

Putin’s Home City Under Attack - Is Russia Losing Control of Its Airspace? | DW News

Jun 3, 2026 | Ukraine has carried out one of its deepest strikes into Russian territory, targeting St. Petersburg - a city more than 1,500 kilometers from the front line. Thick smoke rose over key infrastructure, including an oil terminal, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the attacks as “fair” and warned that more could follow. The strike comes just days after deadly Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities. Is this the start of a new phase of escalation in the war? DW Riga bureau chief Juri Rescheto has the latest on the strike. And Orysia Lutsevych, deputy Director of the Russia and Eurasia program at the think tank Chatham House talks to DW News

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Chaos Erupts Over Jared, Ivanka's Shady Resorts

June 3, 2026

"Israel: What Went Wrong?": Holocaust Scholar Omer Bartov & Haaretz's Gideon Levy Debate Zionism

May 15, 2026 | We speak to two prominent Israeli thinkers, historian Omer Bartov and journalist Gideon Levy, about the founding beliefs of Zionism. Bartov, a professor of Holocaust and genocide studies at Brown University, is the author of the new book "Israel: What Went Wrong?," while Gideon Levy's latest piece in Haaretz is titled "Zionism Didn't Go Wrong, It Was Always Built This Way."

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Guerre au Moyen-Orient : Donald Trump a annoncé qu'il « aimerait rencontrer » le guide suprême iranien Mojtaba Khamenei

LE FIGARO : Marco Rubio, le chef de la diplomatie américaine, avait déclaré que les États-Unis considéraient Mojtaba Khamenei comme « vivant » et « de plus en plus impliqué » dans la direction de la République islamique.

Donald Trump a déclaré mercredi 3 juin qu'il « aimerait rencontrer » Mojtaba Khamenei, considérant dans une interview au site du New York Post que le guide suprême iranien était réellement « impliqué » dans les décisions de Téhéran. « J'aimerais le rencontrer. J'adorerais rencontrer tout le monde et nous allons probablement nous rencontrer, selon ce qui va se passer », a-t-il ajouté alors que les États-Unis et l'Iran s'accusent mutuellement de violer un cessez-le-feu toujours plus fragile. Les Iraniens « ont beaucoup de respect pour lui », a ajouté le président. Le nouveau guide n'est toujours pas apparu publiquement en Iran depuis sa nomination consécutive à la mort de son père, dans des bombardements américano-israéliens fin février. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mercredi 3 juin 2026

Kuwait Says One Killed and Dozens Injured in Iranian Attack on Airport

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The United States and Iran accused each other of launching new strikes. President Trump told The New York Post that Iran’s supreme leader is involved in peace talks, and he hopes to meet him.

Kuwait said one person was killed and more than 60 people were injured in an Iranian drone attack on a passenger terminal at the country’s international airport on Wednesday, after a new round of strikes between the United States and Iran.

The fresh hostilities came as President Trump said in an interview with The New York Post published Wednesday that Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, was involved in the negotiations to end the war and that he hoped to meet with him.

There was no immediate comment from the Iranian authorities, and it was far from clear whether the hard-line ayatollah — who is believed to have been injured in the U.S.-Israeli strikes that began the war and has not been seen in public for months — would be willing to meet with Mr. Trump.

Even as the two sides negotiate over a framework to end the war and maintain that the cease-fire between them remains in effect, the United States and Iran have launched a series of attacks in recent days. The U.S. military has described its actions as self-defense, while Iran has said it is retaliating against American attacks.

The Kuwaiti authorities said on Wednesday that the attack on Kuwait International Airport’s Terminal 1 had wounded at least 63 people. Iran War Live Updates » | Leo Sands, Vivian Nereim and Yan Zhuang | Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Ukrainian Drones Hit St Petersburg as ‘Russian Davos’ Opens in City

THE GUARDIAN: Energy and military sites targeted as guests gather for economic forum where Putin is due to speak on Friday

Ukrainian drones hit energy and military sites in St Petersburg early on Wednesday hours before international guests gathered for the city’s flagship economic forum, in a blow to Vladimir Putin.

Several long-range drones crashed into oil storage facilities after Russian air defences tried unsuccessfully to shoot them down. There were loud explosions and black smoke rose high above the city from the blazing oil terminal.

The St Petersburg’s governor, Alexander Beglov, said the Kirovsky and Krasnoselsky districts were targeted. Ukraine also struck the Kronstadt naval base and shipyard in Leningrad oblast, the port home to Russia’s Baltic fleet. Vessels were reportedly damaged.

The strikes will be deeply embarrassing for the Kremlin, taking place about 10 miles from the forum, where Putin is due to make a keynote speech on Friday. Guests arrived for Wednesday’s opening ceremony under a pall of thick smoke. Others were unable to fly in after St Petersburg’s airport was temporarily closed.

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