Thursday, May 28, 2026
How the 'Epstein Class' Fails to the Top | The Chris Hedges Report (w/ Anand Giridharadas)
Libanon: Mezze | Küchen der Welt | ARTE Fernweh
April 23,, 2026 | Mezze: Leckere Köstlichkeiten aus dem Libanon / Ein Biss’chen Heimat: Louay, ein Libanese in Polen / Ran an die Töpfe!
(1): Mezze: Leckere Köstlichkeiten aus dem Libanon Mezze sind im Land der Zeder ein Muss. Die Traditionsspeise besteht aus einem ganzen Reigen kleiner Gerichte, doch der Journalistin Clémence Fournival haben es vor allem die orientalischen Klassiker angetan: Taboulé, das im Libanon sogar den Kleinsten schon serviert wird, das Auberginenpüree Mutabbal und gefüllte Weinblätter. Zubereitet werden diese Köstlichkeiten vom Beiruter Koch und Food-Aktivisten Kamal Mouzawak. Der Ernährungswissenschaftler Pierre Raffard verfolgt die Ursprünge der Mezze-Spezialitäten bis ins Osmanische Reich zurück, gibt einen Überblick über die bereichernde Vielfalt der Identitäten im Libanon und erzählt vom Hummus-Krieg zwischen Israel und dem Libanon.
(2): Ein Biss’chen Heimat: Louay, ein Libanese in Polen Weil sein Land dauerkrisengeschüttelt ist, hat sich der gebürtige Libanese Louay in Krakau niedergelassen. Aber seine Heimat ist immer bei ihm, vor allem, wenn es ums Essen geht. Für seine libanesischen Freunde kocht er Kebbeh. Halal-Fleisch ist in Krakau nicht leicht zu finden, aber das Gewürz Sumach gibt es zu Louays Erstaunen überall. Allerdings ist sein Geschmack weniger stark ausgeprägt. Das Gericht weckt in Louay die Sehnsucht nach dem Libanon und lässt Erinnerungen an den Vater wachwerden. Voller Stolz auf sein Heimatland präsentiert er das libanesische Gericht in der Stadt an der Weichsel.
(3): Ran an die Töpfe! Appetit bekommen? Hier gibt es ein einfaches Rezept für Mezze, das sich leicht zubereiten lässt. Also: Ran an die Töpfe!
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(1): Mezze: Leckere Köstlichkeiten aus dem Libanon Mezze sind im Land der Zeder ein Muss. Die Traditionsspeise besteht aus einem ganzen Reigen kleiner Gerichte, doch der Journalistin Clémence Fournival haben es vor allem die orientalischen Klassiker angetan: Taboulé, das im Libanon sogar den Kleinsten schon serviert wird, das Auberginenpüree Mutabbal und gefüllte Weinblätter. Zubereitet werden diese Köstlichkeiten vom Beiruter Koch und Food-Aktivisten Kamal Mouzawak. Der Ernährungswissenschaftler Pierre Raffard verfolgt die Ursprünge der Mezze-Spezialitäten bis ins Osmanische Reich zurück, gibt einen Überblick über die bereichernde Vielfalt der Identitäten im Libanon und erzählt vom Hummus-Krieg zwischen Israel und dem Libanon.
(2): Ein Biss’chen Heimat: Louay, ein Libanese in Polen Weil sein Land dauerkrisengeschüttelt ist, hat sich der gebürtige Libanese Louay in Krakau niedergelassen. Aber seine Heimat ist immer bei ihm, vor allem, wenn es ums Essen geht. Für seine libanesischen Freunde kocht er Kebbeh. Halal-Fleisch ist in Krakau nicht leicht zu finden, aber das Gewürz Sumach gibt es zu Louays Erstaunen überall. Allerdings ist sein Geschmack weniger stark ausgeprägt. Das Gericht weckt in Louay die Sehnsucht nach dem Libanon und lässt Erinnerungen an den Vater wachwerden. Voller Stolz auf sein Heimatland präsentiert er das libanesische Gericht in der Stadt an der Weichsel.
(3): Ran an die Töpfe! Appetit bekommen? Hier gibt es ein einfaches Rezept für Mezze, das sich leicht zubereiten lässt. Also: Ran an die Töpfe!
Klicken Sie hier, um des Rezept für Mezze lesen zu können. Dann klicken Sie auf ‚more‘.
Pour la version française à visionner, clickez ici.
How the War on Terror Created the Age of Trump (W/ Matt Kennard) | The Chris Hedges Report
Steve Rosenberg: “Unscheduled Repairs at Oil Refineries” Causing "Restrictions on Fuel Sales" in Some Russian Regions
Eskalation in Ukraine: „Europa und Russland schlittern in offenen Krieg“
BERLINER ZEITUNG: Die Ukraine greift Russland in der Tiefe an. Moskau will „systematisch“ eskalieren. Jeffrey Sachs warnt Bundeskanzler Merz vor Untätigkeit.
Dieser Screenshot stammt aus diesem Artikel der Berliner Zeitung. | Der russische Präsident Wladimir Putin setzt Oreschniks ein und kündigt weitere Angriffe auf Kiew an. | © dpa
Der Krieg zwischen Russland und der Ukraine und ihren westlichen Unterstützern hat eine neue Phase erreicht. Der Ökonom und Spitzendiplomat Jeffrey Sachs sieht die Zuspitzung in einem Offenen Brief an Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz als alarmierend an. Er schreibt, im Hinblick auf einen Frieden habe sich „die Lage in Europa dramatisch verschlechtert“: „Europa und Russland schlittern in einen offenen Krieg.“Merz müsse umgehend mit Russlands Präsident Wladimir Putin sprechen (ganzer Brief im Wortlaut hier).
Nachdem der Krieg nach der russischen Invasion 2022 zunächst als Materialschlacht und Abnutzungskrieg nach traditionellen Mustern verlaufen war, hat sich der Charakter deutlich verändert. Der russische Vormarsch geht nur noch schleppend voran. Zwischen den Truppenverbänden an der Front liegt ein lückenlos von Drohnen beider Seiten kontrollierter Korridor, den die Russen nur mit heftigsten Verlusten überwinden könnten. Auch die Ukraine kann in diesem Bereich keinen Gegenangriff starten. Russland flog daher massive Luftschläge gegen ukrainische Infrastruktureinrichtungen, vor allem im Energiebereich. Kiew hat daraufhin vor einigen Monaten begonnen, Ziele tief in Russland anzugreifen. Die Ukraine greift russische Häfen und Ölanlagen an. Auch ein Teil der nuklearen Triade wurde durch einen Drohnenangriff beschädigt. Besonders irritiert hat den russischen Präsidenten Waldimir Putin ein Angriff auf seine Valdai-Residenz. » | Michael Maier | Donnerstag, 28. Mai 2026
Jeffrey Sachs dringender Brief an Bundeskanzler Merz befindet sich auch hier.
Der Krieg zwischen Russland und der Ukraine und ihren westlichen Unterstützern hat eine neue Phase erreicht. Der Ökonom und Spitzendiplomat Jeffrey Sachs sieht die Zuspitzung in einem Offenen Brief an Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz als alarmierend an. Er schreibt, im Hinblick auf einen Frieden habe sich „die Lage in Europa dramatisch verschlechtert“: „Europa und Russland schlittern in einen offenen Krieg.“Merz müsse umgehend mit Russlands Präsident Wladimir Putin sprechen (ganzer Brief im Wortlaut hier).
Nachdem der Krieg nach der russischen Invasion 2022 zunächst als Materialschlacht und Abnutzungskrieg nach traditionellen Mustern verlaufen war, hat sich der Charakter deutlich verändert. Der russische Vormarsch geht nur noch schleppend voran. Zwischen den Truppenverbänden an der Front liegt ein lückenlos von Drohnen beider Seiten kontrollierter Korridor, den die Russen nur mit heftigsten Verlusten überwinden könnten. Auch die Ukraine kann in diesem Bereich keinen Gegenangriff starten. Russland flog daher massive Luftschläge gegen ukrainische Infrastruktureinrichtungen, vor allem im Energiebereich. Kiew hat daraufhin vor einigen Monaten begonnen, Ziele tief in Russland anzugreifen. Die Ukraine greift russische Häfen und Ölanlagen an. Auch ein Teil der nuklearen Triade wurde durch einen Drohnenangriff beschädigt. Besonders irritiert hat den russischen Präsidenten Waldimir Putin ein Angriff auf seine Valdai-Residenz. » | Michael Maier | Donnerstag, 28. Mai 2026
Jeffrey Sachs dringender Brief an Bundeskanzler Merz befindet sich auch hier.
Le guide suprême iranien affirme que les États-Unis et Israël cherchent à « mettre la nation à genoux »
LE FIGARO : « Le plan aveugle de l’ennemi est de créer la division et la destruction afin de pallier ses défaites militaires, et de mettre la nation à genoux », selon Mojtaba Khameini. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | jeudi 28 mai 2026
Trump Wants to ‘Take Cuba.’ These Cubans Have Thoughts.
THE NEW YORK TIMES: What do Cubans really think about the United States right now? To find out, the filmmaker and comedian Jeff Seal went to Cuba and asked them.
In this Opinion video, Mr. Seal investigates how Trump’s push to “take Cuba” ties into a nearly 70-year campaign against the island’s Communist government. “Americans should feel ashamed,” he argues.
Watch the NYT video here.
Trump is a cruel b*****d! And so is that snake-in-the-grass, Marco Rubio! Just look at Trump’s eyes! They tell you all you need to know about his character, or rather, lack of it. His eyes are as cold as p*** h**** in the snow! And they look like PHITS, too! If any country needs regime change, America does! Soon! Very soon! The sooner, the better! — © Mark Alexander
In this Opinion video, Mr. Seal investigates how Trump’s push to “take Cuba” ties into a nearly 70-year campaign against the island’s Communist government. “Americans should feel ashamed,” he argues.
Trump is a cruel b*****d! And so is that snake-in-the-grass, Marco Rubio! Just look at Trump’s eyes! They tell you all you need to know about his character, or rather, lack of it. His eyes are as cold as p*** h**** in the snow! And they look like PHITS, too! If any country needs regime change, America does! Soon! Very soon! The sooner, the better! — © Mark Alexander
Four Stabbed ‘by Man Shouting Allahu Akbar’ at Swiss Station
THE TELEGRAPH: 31-year-old arrested after three people taken to hospital in Winterthur, near Zurich
Several people have been stabbed by a man wielding a knife at a Swiss railway station.
Police arrested the suspected attacker, a 31-year-old Swiss national, outside the station in Winterthur, about 12 miles from Zurich.
At least four people were stabbed by the man. Witnesses said he was shouting “Allahu Akbar”, according to local reports.
Three people were taken to hospital, one with serious injuries and two with moderate injuries. One man waiting for a train was stabbed in the thigh, the Swiss SRF news agency reported. » | Robert White | Thursday, May 28, 2026
Several people have been stabbed by a man wielding a knife at a Swiss railway station.
Police arrested the suspected attacker, a 31-year-old Swiss national, outside the station in Winterthur, about 12 miles from Zurich.
At least four people were stabbed by the man. Witnesses said he was shouting “Allahu Akbar”, according to local reports.
Three people were taken to hospital, one with serious injuries and two with moderate injuries. One man waiting for a train was stabbed in the thigh, the Swiss SRF news agency reported. » | Robert White | Thursday, May 28, 2026
Humiliated by Iran, the US Wants an Easy Scalp: Keep Your Eyes on Cuba
THE GUARDIAN: The decision to charge Raúl Castro is grimly reminiscent of the run-up to Trump’s military operation in Venezuela. Meanwhile, the Cuban people are suffering needlessly
This screenshot is from this Guardian op-ed. | Cuba’s president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, at a protest against the US indictment of former president Raúl Castro in Havana last week. Photograph: Xinhua/Shutterstock
The US war machine has turned its sights on Cuba. Marco Rubio, the Cuban-American secretary of state who has long craved the fall of the island’s communist government, made that clear again last week. While professing a preference for a “negotiated settlement”, he said the chances of a deal were “not high”. A couple of months ago, I saw up close the economic devastation already inflicted by decades of US siege – and, since January, by a crippling oil blockade introduced by Donald Trump.
The US has now charged the country’s former president Raúl Castro with conspiracy to kill US nationals, four counts of murder and two counts of destruction of aircraft over the downing of two planes in 1996. The evidence points increasingly in one direction: it is all grimly reminiscent of the indictment of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, used to justify his kidnapping by US forces.
Meanwhile, the Trump administration is leaking intelligence claiming that Cuba has acquired more than 300 military drones, supposedly to attack the US base at Guantánamo Bay. “It’s a growing threat,” claimed one anonymous “senior US official”. The idea that, after several decades of tense relations with the US, a drastically weakened Cuba would suddenly launch an attack on the superpower only 90 miles from its shores, inviting overwhelming retribution, is plainly a fantasy. It is a desperate, threadbare homage to the “weapons of mass destruction” pretext used to invade Iraq. » | Owen Jones | Thursday, May 28, 2026
These are some of my thoughts on the unnecessary suffering of the poor, besieged Cubans. All because of a disgraceful, unfeeling president and his not-to-be-trusted side-kick, Marco Rubio.
The US war machine has turned its sights on Cuba. Marco Rubio, the Cuban-American secretary of state who has long craved the fall of the island’s communist government, made that clear again last week. While professing a preference for a “negotiated settlement”, he said the chances of a deal were “not high”. A couple of months ago, I saw up close the economic devastation already inflicted by decades of US siege – and, since January, by a crippling oil blockade introduced by Donald Trump.
The US has now charged the country’s former president Raúl Castro with conspiracy to kill US nationals, four counts of murder and two counts of destruction of aircraft over the downing of two planes in 1996. The evidence points increasingly in one direction: it is all grimly reminiscent of the indictment of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, used to justify his kidnapping by US forces.
Meanwhile, the Trump administration is leaking intelligence claiming that Cuba has acquired more than 300 military drones, supposedly to attack the US base at Guantánamo Bay. “It’s a growing threat,” claimed one anonymous “senior US official”. The idea that, after several decades of tense relations with the US, a drastically weakened Cuba would suddenly launch an attack on the superpower only 90 miles from its shores, inviting overwhelming retribution, is plainly a fantasy. It is a desperate, threadbare homage to the “weapons of mass destruction” pretext used to invade Iraq. » | Owen Jones | Thursday, May 28, 2026
These are some of my thoughts on the unnecessary suffering of the poor, besieged Cubans. All because of a disgraceful, unfeeling president and his not-to-be-trusted side-kick, Marco Rubio.
‘This Isn’t Freedom’: Anger, Anxiety and Tears as Iran’s Internet Flickers Back
THE GUARDIAN: After 88 days of near-total blackout, first reactions to the return of partial connectivity were not celebratory
This screenshot is from this Guardian article. | Men in Tehran on their mobile phones after the return of partial connectivity. Some welcomed the development with cautious optimism, but others viewed it with suspicion. Photograph: Majid Asgaripour/Reuters
After 88 days of near-total internet blackout in Iran, long-delayed messages, images and poems flooded phones and social media feeds at about 5pm on Tuesday, when still-limited connectivity flickered back to life.
The first reactions, however, were not celebratory. Many new posts were threaded with scepticism, anxiety and anger.
Ellie*, 42, an artist from Tehran, was able to connect for the first time since 28 February. “I lit a cigarette, played SoundCloud and listened to our favourite music,” she said. “Ali [her husband] and I held back tears, then cried and convinced ourselves that this was a small taste of a much greater freedom after the fall of this regime … and we truly believe it.”
The part-restoration hit global headlines, with many regime supporters applauding the government.
Maryam*, a photographer in Tehran, said it was “nauseating to watch the celebrations and applause”.
“What an absolute joke,” she said. “It’s been truly absurd watching western media celebrate partial restoration as if it’s an achievement to applaud the regime for. The internet is our basic right.”
She said it had been more than six weeks since she had booked an assignment, she had had to borrow money from her parents, and part-restoration would not allow her to work effectively. “Mobile internet still can’t connect,” she said. “WhatsApp is barely in use, the only thing is that VPNs are easier to connect to now. That’s all.” » | Deepa Parent | Thursday, May 28, 2026
After 88 days of near-total internet blackout in Iran, long-delayed messages, images and poems flooded phones and social media feeds at about 5pm on Tuesday, when still-limited connectivity flickered back to life.
The first reactions, however, were not celebratory. Many new posts were threaded with scepticism, anxiety and anger.
Ellie*, 42, an artist from Tehran, was able to connect for the first time since 28 February. “I lit a cigarette, played SoundCloud and listened to our favourite music,” she said. “Ali [her husband] and I held back tears, then cried and convinced ourselves that this was a small taste of a much greater freedom after the fall of this regime … and we truly believe it.”
The part-restoration hit global headlines, with many regime supporters applauding the government.
Maryam*, a photographer in Tehran, said it was “nauseating to watch the celebrations and applause”.
“What an absolute joke,” she said. “It’s been truly absurd watching western media celebrate partial restoration as if it’s an achievement to applaud the regime for. The internet is our basic right.”
She said it had been more than six weeks since she had booked an assignment, she had had to borrow money from her parents, and part-restoration would not allow her to work effectively. “Mobile internet still can’t connect,” she said. “WhatsApp is barely in use, the only thing is that VPNs are easier to connect to now. That’s all.” » | Deepa Parent | Thursday, May 28, 2026
Royal Family ‘Excusing’ Andrew’s Behaviour Through Silence Won’t Work
May 27, 2026 | “The royal family are worried.”
The response from the royal family to the scandal surrounding Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is more like window dressing and “giving the impression of something being done”, says royal historian Andrew Lownie.
The response from the royal family to the scandal surrounding Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is more like window dressing and “giving the impression of something being done”, says royal historian Andrew Lownie.
Waleed Asadi: Mini Middle Eastern Breakfast Mezze | فطور
Waleed’s very own selection of spices can be found here. Don’t forget to use the code ZAWI10 for 10% off your first order.
Waleed’s favourite Lebanese olive oil, Les Cousines, can be found here. Don’t forget to use Waleed’s very own special introductory code for 15% off your first order.
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Here Comes My Virtual Heart-throb*— Again! 😊 Bewitching Me, as Ever, with His Spellbinding Smile and Enchanting Me with His Dulcet Tones! | Reupload
* Unfortunately, I’ll have to make do with a virtual heart-throb until I have the great good fortune of meeting my Mr Wonderful! 😊 — Mark
UK Will Get No Special Treatment from EU, European Ministers Say
THE GUARDIAN: There will be ‘no cherrypicking’ of policies, EU says, after Starmer says he hopes to negotiate single market for goods
This screenshot comes from this Guardian> article. | Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA
The UK will get no special treatment in its future economic relationship with the EU, European ministers have said, in a further blow to Keir Starmer’s hopes of negotiating a single market for goods.
The EU’s ministers for Europe, who met on Tuesday, said they wanted deeper cooperation with the UK, but this had to be in line with fundamental principles, including no cherrypicking of EU policies, according to three diplomatic sources, who spoke about the private discussions.
The Guardian revealed last week that the government had pitched the creation of a single market for goods between the UK and EU to Brussels, but the proposal was rejected by EU officials.
A single market for goods, long hinted at by the prime minister and the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, would be a radical departure for the EU. Since the Brexit vote nearly a decade ago EU leaders have said that the single market encompassed four freedoms: free movement of goods, services, capital and people.
Europe ministers had no appetite for the British proposal of free movement of goods only, although the idea was only briefly mentioned at Tuesday’s meeting, EU sources said. “Member states reaffirmed the established legal framework underpinning the relationship and negotiations, with continued emphasis on the indivisibility of the four freedoms, balance of right and obligations, autonomy of EU decision making and the avoidance of cherrypicking,” an EU diplomat said. » | Jennifer Rankin and Lisa O’Carroll in Brussels | Wednesday, May 27, 2026
This is the kind of mess a country gets itself into when, instead of listening to reason and common sense, it listens to the rantings of a charlatan! We Brits didn’t recognize a good thing when we had it! All those opt-outs and all! Thatcher must be rolling over in her grave!
Now, we Brits will have to eat humble pie; and humble pie will indeed have to be eaten, however unpleasant and however unpalatable the taste. Our future depends on it. And Europe’s does, too.
In this tumultuous world, Europe must be united. It must function as one. This country’s place is in Europe. We should act as a brotherhood, seeking peace and prosperity. So, a half measure will not do in the long run. This country needs to regain full membership of the exclusive club. Only then will Britain, and Europe, begin to realize their full potential on the world stage. Long live Britain! Vive l’UE ! Vive l’Europe ! — © Mark Alexander
The UK will get no special treatment in its future economic relationship with the EU, European ministers have said, in a further blow to Keir Starmer’s hopes of negotiating a single market for goods.
The EU’s ministers for Europe, who met on Tuesday, said they wanted deeper cooperation with the UK, but this had to be in line with fundamental principles, including no cherrypicking of EU policies, according to three diplomatic sources, who spoke about the private discussions.
The Guardian revealed last week that the government had pitched the creation of a single market for goods between the UK and EU to Brussels, but the proposal was rejected by EU officials.
A single market for goods, long hinted at by the prime minister and the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, would be a radical departure for the EU. Since the Brexit vote nearly a decade ago EU leaders have said that the single market encompassed four freedoms: free movement of goods, services, capital and people.
Europe ministers had no appetite for the British proposal of free movement of goods only, although the idea was only briefly mentioned at Tuesday’s meeting, EU sources said. “Member states reaffirmed the established legal framework underpinning the relationship and negotiations, with continued emphasis on the indivisibility of the four freedoms, balance of right and obligations, autonomy of EU decision making and the avoidance of cherrypicking,” an EU diplomat said. » | Jennifer Rankin and Lisa O’Carroll in Brussels | Wednesday, May 27, 2026
This is the kind of mess a country gets itself into when, instead of listening to reason and common sense, it listens to the rantings of a charlatan! We Brits didn’t recognize a good thing when we had it! All those opt-outs and all! Thatcher must be rolling over in her grave!
Now, we Brits will have to eat humble pie; and humble pie will indeed have to be eaten, however unpleasant and however unpalatable the taste. Our future depends on it. And Europe’s does, too.
In this tumultuous world, Europe must be united. It must function as one. This country’s place is in Europe. We should act as a brotherhood, seeking peace and prosperity. So, a half measure will not do in the long run. This country needs to regain full membership of the exclusive club. Only then will Britain, and Europe, begin to realize their full potential on the world stage. Long live Britain! Vive l’UE ! Vive l’Europe ! — © Mark Alexander
Why Trump’s America Is Failing Globally | Steve Schmidt
Under Trump, America is a disaster! All empires eventually die. America’s empire is now in the process of dying. This is what happens when you elect into the highest office in the land a person who is totally and utterly unfit for that position — a corrupt jester! — © Mark Alexander
Global Supply Shortages Deepen, Threatening Jobs and Growth
THE NEW YORK TIMES: After three months, the fallout of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is spreading, with developing countries bearing the brunt of the shortfall.
At the onset of the war in the Middle East, industry officials and experts warned that the closure of one of the world’s most vital maritime waterways would trigger acute shortages of oil, gas and other critical commodities. Three months into the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, those warnings are materializing across the globe.
Before the war, roughly a quarter of the world’s seaborne crude oil and a fifth of the world’s liquefied natural gas passed through the strait. The region is also among the world’s largest suppliers of products derived from oil and gas, including fertilizer and naphtha, a liquid used in everything from plastic wrap to industrial inks.
Much of the world has largely experienced the crisis through price shocks. Physical supply shortages have afflicted economies across Asia. Developing countries everywhere, especially in Asia, have been hit the hardest, as shortfalls of oil, gas and their derivatives have strained everything from farming and cooking to medical imaging. Governments across the region have rationed power, drawn down emergency stockpiles and scrambled for alternative supplies.
“It’s not just a price shock, it’s explicit shortages,” said Krishna Srinivasan, a director at the International Monetary Fund. “In the context of shortages, industry scales back, people lose their jobs, and this has a secondary impact on growth,” Mr. Srinivasan said. » | River Akira Davis, Catie Edmondson, Eshe Nelson, Peter S. Goodman and Suhasini Raj | River Akira Davis reported from Tokyo, Catie Edmondson from Seoul, Eshe Nelson from London, Peter S. Goodman from New York and Suhasini Raj from New Delhi. | Wednesday, May 27, 2026
At the onset of the war in the Middle East, industry officials and experts warned that the closure of one of the world’s most vital maritime waterways would trigger acute shortages of oil, gas and other critical commodities. Three months into the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, those warnings are materializing across the globe.
Before the war, roughly a quarter of the world’s seaborne crude oil and a fifth of the world’s liquefied natural gas passed through the strait. The region is also among the world’s largest suppliers of products derived from oil and gas, including fertilizer and naphtha, a liquid used in everything from plastic wrap to industrial inks.
Much of the world has largely experienced the crisis through price shocks. Physical supply shortages have afflicted economies across Asia. Developing countries everywhere, especially in Asia, have been hit the hardest, as shortfalls of oil, gas and their derivatives have strained everything from farming and cooking to medical imaging. Governments across the region have rationed power, drawn down emergency stockpiles and scrambled for alternative supplies.
“It’s not just a price shock, it’s explicit shortages,” said Krishna Srinivasan, a director at the International Monetary Fund. “In the context of shortages, industry scales back, people lose their jobs, and this has a secondary impact on growth,” Mr. Srinivasan said. » | River Akira Davis, Catie Edmondson, Eshe Nelson, Peter S. Goodman and Suhasini Raj | River Akira Davis reported from Tokyo, Catie Edmondson from Seoul, Eshe Nelson from London, Peter S. Goodman from New York and Suhasini Raj from New Delhi. | Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Gaza : le « Conseil de paix » créé par Donald Trump n’a reçu aucun financement, selon le Financial Times
LE FIGARO : Créé de toutes pièces en janvier par le président américain, censé le diriger personnellement y compris lorsqu’il aura quitté la Maison Blanche, le Conseil n’a pas reçu le moindre dollar, selon le quotidien, citant quatre sources proches du dossier.
Le « Conseil de paix » créé par Donald Trump pour la reconstruction de Gaza est empêtré dans des problèmes juridiques et ne dispose d'aucun financement malgré des promesses atteignant des milliards de dollars, affirme le Financial Times . Créé de toutes pièces en janvier par le président américain, censé le diriger personnellement y compris lorsqu'il aura quitté la Maison-Blanche, le Conseil n'a pas reçu le moindre dollar, selon le quotidien, citant quatre sources proches du dossier. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mercredi 27 mai 2026
Le « Conseil de paix » créé par Donald Trump pour la reconstruction de Gaza est empêtré dans des problèmes juridiques et ne dispose d'aucun financement malgré des promesses atteignant des milliards de dollars, affirme le Financial Times . Créé de toutes pièces en janvier par le président américain, censé le diriger personnellement y compris lorsqu'il aura quitté la Maison-Blanche, le Conseil n'a pas reçu le moindre dollar, selon le quotidien, citant quatre sources proches du dossier. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mercredi 27 mai 2026
Bunt, billig und: verboten! Snus-Boom unter Jugendlichen | quer vom BR
May 26, 2026 | Es gibt sie mit Fruchtgeschmack, sie sind günstig und viel unauffälliger zu konsumieren als Zigaretten: sogenannte "Snus", Beutel mit Nikotin, die unter die Oberlippe geschoben werden. Für Jugendliche hoch attraktiv!
n Deutschland ist der Verkauf dieser Nikotinbeutel verboten, doch online und unter der Ladentheke werden sie massenhaft verkauft. Während Gesundheitsexperten vor hohem Suchtpotential und Gesundheitsrisiken warnen, fordert die Industrie eine regulierte Freigabe. Nur dann sei Jugendschutz möglich und ein Schwarzmarkt zurückzudrängen. Doch wäre das der richtige Weg?
Politiker haben dem Rauchen und dem Tabakkonsum einen regelrechten Krieg erklärt und es den Menschen so schwer gemacht, in der Öffentlichkeit zu rauchen, dass sie nun nach Alternativen suchen, um ihren Nikotinkonsum um jeden Preis zu erhalten. Zuerst waren es E-Zigaretten und das Dampfen, und jetzt immer häufiger Nikotinbeutel. Doch die Politiker lösen damit kein einziges Problem. Sie zwingen die Menschen lediglich dazu, andere Wege zu finden, sich zu vergnügen und ihren Nikotinbedarf zu decken. Dieser Krieg gegen das Rauchen wird die Gesundheit der Menschen kein bisschen verbessern. Er wird lediglich die Art der Krankheiten verändern, an denen sie später leiden werden, und die Krankheiten, an denen sie sterben werden. Es wäre weitaus besser gewesen, wenn diese Politiker sich einfach rausgehalten hätten. Bevor sie sich einmischten, sank die Raucherquote ohnehin. Doch nun haben sie neue Wege geschaffen, um den Nikotinbedarf zu decken. Erreicht wurde nichts. — © Mark Alexander
n Deutschland ist der Verkauf dieser Nikotinbeutel verboten, doch online und unter der Ladentheke werden sie massenhaft verkauft. Während Gesundheitsexperten vor hohem Suchtpotential und Gesundheitsrisiken warnen, fordert die Industrie eine regulierte Freigabe. Nur dann sei Jugendschutz möglich und ein Schwarzmarkt zurückzudrängen. Doch wäre das der richtige Weg?
Politiker haben dem Rauchen und dem Tabakkonsum einen regelrechten Krieg erklärt und es den Menschen so schwer gemacht, in der Öffentlichkeit zu rauchen, dass sie nun nach Alternativen suchen, um ihren Nikotinkonsum um jeden Preis zu erhalten. Zuerst waren es E-Zigaretten und das Dampfen, und jetzt immer häufiger Nikotinbeutel. Doch die Politiker lösen damit kein einziges Problem. Sie zwingen die Menschen lediglich dazu, andere Wege zu finden, sich zu vergnügen und ihren Nikotinbedarf zu decken. Dieser Krieg gegen das Rauchen wird die Gesundheit der Menschen kein bisschen verbessern. Er wird lediglich die Art der Krankheiten verändern, an denen sie später leiden werden, und die Krankheiten, an denen sie sterben werden. Es wäre weitaus besser gewesen, wenn diese Politiker sich einfach rausgehalten hätten. Bevor sie sich einmischten, sank die Raucherquote ohnehin. Doch nun haben sie neue Wege geschaffen, um den Nikotinbedarf zu decken. Erreicht wurde nichts. — © Mark Alexander
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LE FIGARO : Face au dôme de chaleur qui étouffe la France, les achats de produits dits « météo-sensibles » s’envolent, provoquant déjà tensions et ruptures chez certains distributeurs.
La France suffoque sous un « dôme de chaleur », qui devrait porter les températures jusqu’à 39°C localement, selon Météo-France. Désespérant de se soustraire à cette chaleur écrasante, certains Français peu scrupuleux déboulonnent sauvagement les bouches à incendies dans les rues pour en faire jaillir un peu d’eau fraîche. D’autres adaptent leurs habitudes de consommation. Les premiers chiffres sont éloquents : glaces, sodas, boissons rafraîchissantes, mais aussi ventilateurs, climatiseurs ou encore piscines de jardin ont vu leurs ventes exploser ces derniers jours. Au point de mettre certains distributeurs sous tension.
Chez les principaux e-commerçants français - Galeries Lafayette, Darty, La Redoute, Leroy Merlin -, le basculement vers des achats estivaux est aussi brutal que précoce. Les produits dits « météo-sensibles » s’envolent, tirés par une quête simple : se rafraîchir. Sans surprise, les commandes de ventilateurs explosent de 196% par rapport à mai 2025, celles de climatiseurs grimpent de 61%, tandis que les piscines de jardin et les maillots de bain enregistrent des hausses respectives de 144% et 42 %, selon les derniers chiffres de la start-up Stockly, spécialisée dans la mutualisation des stocks des e-commerçants. La hausse la plus spectaculaire revient toutefois aux... machines à glace : +247 % ! » | Par Jean Kedroff | mercredi 27 mai 2026
La France suffoque sous un « dôme de chaleur », qui devrait porter les températures jusqu’à 39°C localement, selon Météo-France. Désespérant de se soustraire à cette chaleur écrasante, certains Français peu scrupuleux déboulonnent sauvagement les bouches à incendies dans les rues pour en faire jaillir un peu d’eau fraîche. D’autres adaptent leurs habitudes de consommation. Les premiers chiffres sont éloquents : glaces, sodas, boissons rafraîchissantes, mais aussi ventilateurs, climatiseurs ou encore piscines de jardin ont vu leurs ventes exploser ces derniers jours. Au point de mettre certains distributeurs sous tension.
Chez les principaux e-commerçants français - Galeries Lafayette, Darty, La Redoute, Leroy Merlin -, le basculement vers des achats estivaux est aussi brutal que précoce. Les produits dits « météo-sensibles » s’envolent, tirés par une quête simple : se rafraîchir. Sans surprise, les commandes de ventilateurs explosent de 196% par rapport à mai 2025, celles de climatiseurs grimpent de 61%, tandis que les piscines de jardin et les maillots de bain enregistrent des hausses respectives de 144% et 42 %, selon les derniers chiffres de la start-up Stockly, spécialisée dans la mutualisation des stocks des e-commerçants. La hausse la plus spectaculaire revient toutefois aux... machines à glace : +247 % ! » | Par Jean Kedroff | mercredi 27 mai 2026
Jeffrey Sachs an Bundeskanzler Merz: Verhindern Sie offenen Krieg mit Russland!
BERLINER ZEITUNG : Der Ökonom und Diplomat Jeffrey Sachs fordert Bundeskanzler Merz auf, mit Russlands Präsident Putin unverzüglich Gespräche über Frieden in Europa zu beginnen. Der Brief im Wortlaut.
Dieser Screenshot stammt aus diesem Artikel der Berliner Zeitung. | Jeffrey Sachs, hier beim Antalya Diplomacy Forum 2025 in der Türkei, warnt vor einem Krieg in Europa und der Zerstörung der deutschen Wirtschaft. | © IMAGO/Emin Sansar
Offener Brief an Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz
Sehr geehrter Herr Bundeskanzler Merz,
als ich Ihnen vor einem halben Jahr einen offenen Brief schrieb, habe ich an Deutschland appelliert, die Diplomatie gegenüber Russland zu suchen, anstatt den Krieg zu normalisieren. Sechs Monate später hat sich die Lage in Europa dramatisch verschlechtert. Europa und Russland schlittern in einen offenen Krieg. In dieser Situation tragen Sie, Herr Bundeskanzler, eine einzigartige Verantwortung. Kein anderer europäischer Staats- und Regierungschef – weder in Paris, noch in Warschau, noch in Rom – verfügt über das Gewicht Deutschlands oder hat die Macht, die Sie persönlich besitzen, diese Katastrophe zu verhindern. Werden Sie sich für den Frieden einsetzen?
Sie selbst forderten im Januar 2026 gemeinsam mit Premierminister Meloni und Präsident Macron die Wiederaufnahme der Beziehungen Europas zu Russland und bezeichneten Russland als „ein europäisches Land“. Dennoch haben Sie die Diplomatie nicht verfolgt. Angesichts der Zukunft Europas, die auf dem Spiel steht, ist dies ein beispielloser Verzicht auf Ihre Führungsrolle. Haben Sie in Ihrer Zeit als Bundeskanzler auch nur einen einzigen substanziellen Dialog mit Präsident Putin versucht? Hat Ihr Außenminister jemals einen substanziellen Dialog mit Außenminister Lawrow versucht? Echte Gespräche, so wie jene, die den Kalten Krieg beendeten? Soweit die öffentlichen Aufzeichnungen belegen, lautet die Antwort: Nein. Nicht ein einziges Mal. Und nicht etwa, weil die Dringlichkeit nicht erkannt worden wäre. Lesen Sie den Brief weiter » | Michael Maier Jeffrey Sachs | Mittwoch, 27. Mai 2026
Offener Brief an Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz
Sehr geehrter Herr Bundeskanzler Merz,
als ich Ihnen vor einem halben Jahr einen offenen Brief schrieb, habe ich an Deutschland appelliert, die Diplomatie gegenüber Russland zu suchen, anstatt den Krieg zu normalisieren. Sechs Monate später hat sich die Lage in Europa dramatisch verschlechtert. Europa und Russland schlittern in einen offenen Krieg. In dieser Situation tragen Sie, Herr Bundeskanzler, eine einzigartige Verantwortung. Kein anderer europäischer Staats- und Regierungschef – weder in Paris, noch in Warschau, noch in Rom – verfügt über das Gewicht Deutschlands oder hat die Macht, die Sie persönlich besitzen, diese Katastrophe zu verhindern. Werden Sie sich für den Frieden einsetzen?
Sie selbst forderten im Januar 2026 gemeinsam mit Premierminister Meloni und Präsident Macron die Wiederaufnahme der Beziehungen Europas zu Russland und bezeichneten Russland als „ein europäisches Land“. Dennoch haben Sie die Diplomatie nicht verfolgt. Angesichts der Zukunft Europas, die auf dem Spiel steht, ist dies ein beispielloser Verzicht auf Ihre Führungsrolle. Haben Sie in Ihrer Zeit als Bundeskanzler auch nur einen einzigen substanziellen Dialog mit Präsident Putin versucht? Hat Ihr Außenminister jemals einen substanziellen Dialog mit Außenminister Lawrow versucht? Echte Gespräche, so wie jene, die den Kalten Krieg beendeten? Soweit die öffentlichen Aufzeichnungen belegen, lautet die Antwort: Nein. Nicht ein einziges Mal. Und nicht etwa, weil die Dringlichkeit nicht erkannt worden wäre. Lesen Sie den Brief weiter » | Michael Maier Jeffrey Sachs | Mittwoch, 27. Mai 2026
États-Unis : des morts et « plusieurs blessés graves » après un accident dans une usine
LE FIGARO : Une cuve contenant de la « liqueur blanche », une solution chimique contenant de l’hydroxyde de sodium et du sulfure de sodium utilisée dans la fabrication du papier, a cédé sur le site de la société Nippon Dynawave Packaging.
Plusieurs personnes sont décédées et d'autres ont été grièvement blessées lors d'une fuite de produits chimiques survenue dans une usine de papier de l'État de Washington, dans le nord-ouest des États-Unis, ont annoncé les autorités mardi.
Une cuve contenant de la « liqueur blanche », une solution chimique contenant de l'hydroxyde de sodium et du sulfure de sodium utilisée dans la fabrication du papier, a cédé sur le site de la société Nippon Dynawave Packaging, selon un communiqué publié conjointement par l'entreprise et les pompiers de Longview. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mercredi 27 mai 2026
Plusieurs personnes sont décédées et d'autres ont été grièvement blessées lors d'une fuite de produits chimiques survenue dans une usine de papier de l'État de Washington, dans le nord-ouest des États-Unis, ont annoncé les autorités mardi.
Une cuve contenant de la « liqueur blanche », une solution chimique contenant de l'hydroxyde de sodium et du sulfure de sodium utilisée dans la fabrication du papier, a cédé sur le site de la société Nippon Dynawave Packaging, selon un communiqué publié conjointement par l'entreprise et les pompiers de Longview. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mercredi 27 mai 2026
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LE FIGARO : « L’ennemi poursuit désormais par d’autres moyens l’objectif de renverser et de diviser le pays », est-il écrit dans ce communiqué du ministère relayé par les médias iraniens. EN DIRECT » | Par Ségolène Forgar et Jeanne Durieux | mercredi 27 mai 2026
Nigel Farage’s Far-Right Party Is Now Central to British Politics
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Nigel Farage’s anti-immigrant, populist agenda has helped his party, Reform U.K., emerge from the fringe of politics in Britain. But it faces an uphill climb to win power.
This screenshot has been taken from this NYT article. | Nigel Farage, the leader of the Reform U.K. Party, last month at a campaign rally in Scotland ahead of British council elections. | Paul Reid/Getty Images
Until recently, Nigel Farage was the leader of small but loud political start-ups in Britain.
For decades, his anti-Europe parties sought to shift the country’s trajectory, using anti-immigrant and nationalist rhetoric to lead the Brexit campaign. But until 2024, Mr. Farage had never been elected to Parliament, and his movement remained on the fringe, unable to dislodge Britain’s two big political parties.
That is all changing.
In thousands of contests for municipal councils across England on May 7, Mr. Farage’s party, Reform U.K., surged past the Tories of Margaret Thatcher fame and grabbed control of councils from Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party to become, arguably, the most successful political force in the country.
In just 15 hours on Election Day, Reform won 1,454 council races and surged to victories in the Scottish and Welsh Parliaments. Now, Mr. Farage presides over a national party with reasonable ambitions to take control of Parliament in the next general election, which must be held by 2029. That would make him Britain’s next prime minister.
“We have professionalized the party,” he boasted on May 8, calling the election results “a big, big day not just for our party but for a complete reshaping of British politics in every way.” » | Michael D. Shear | Michael D. Shear writes about the fracturing of British politics and the rise of populists in the U.K. and across Europe. | Wednesday, May 27, 2026
It is to be hoped that my fellow compatriots will have the good sense not to vote into power the very man who made them heaps poorer and who robbed them of their rights as citizens of Europe. (Yes, Europe, because the EU and Europe are largely synonymous despite what the far-right loons would have you believe.) But I am not holding my breath!
Nigel Farage is a self-enriching charlatan. His guiding principle, or pole star, is himself and how he can fill his bank accounts and bolster his ego. He is a man of no sound principles. Don’t believe me? Just look at how he enriched himself over a period of about TWENTY years from the EU—from 1999 to 2020—whilst doing sod all for the money, hardly ever attending Parliament in either Brussels or Strasbourg. All the while decrying the institution, and all the while working hard behind the scenes to undermine the institution! What an unprincipled SOB he is! And my compatriots are stupid enough to vote for him!
Add to all this, Nigel Farage did Vladimir Putin’s dirty work for him. Vlad’s wet dream has been to weaken and break-up the European Union, and Farage did his bidding.
Were Farage ever to become the prime minister of this once noble country, it will be a very sad day for British democracy (whatever is left of it), and it will also be the harbinger of dark days ahead.
That he is big chums with the corrupt Trump and his chumps is a further indictment on him and casts a dark shadow on his character and intentions. It is a classic case of birds of a feather flocking together!
For the record, this country’s future lies in Europe and the European Union. It does not lie across the Atlantic with the far-right loons who govern America. Eastward ho! Ir’s written in the stars, my fellow countrymen! — © Mark Alexander
Until recently, Nigel Farage was the leader of small but loud political start-ups in Britain.
For decades, his anti-Europe parties sought to shift the country’s trajectory, using anti-immigrant and nationalist rhetoric to lead the Brexit campaign. But until 2024, Mr. Farage had never been elected to Parliament, and his movement remained on the fringe, unable to dislodge Britain’s two big political parties.
That is all changing.
In thousands of contests for municipal councils across England on May 7, Mr. Farage’s party, Reform U.K., surged past the Tories of Margaret Thatcher fame and grabbed control of councils from Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party to become, arguably, the most successful political force in the country.
In just 15 hours on Election Day, Reform won 1,454 council races and surged to victories in the Scottish and Welsh Parliaments. Now, Mr. Farage presides over a national party with reasonable ambitions to take control of Parliament in the next general election, which must be held by 2029. That would make him Britain’s next prime minister.
“We have professionalized the party,” he boasted on May 8, calling the election results “a big, big day not just for our party but for a complete reshaping of British politics in every way.” » | Michael D. Shear | Michael D. Shear writes about the fracturing of British politics and the rise of populists in the U.K. and across Europe. | Wednesday, May 27, 2026
It is to be hoped that my fellow compatriots will have the good sense not to vote into power the very man who made them heaps poorer and who robbed them of their rights as citizens of Europe. (Yes, Europe, because the EU and Europe are largely synonymous despite what the far-right loons would have you believe.) But I am not holding my breath!
Nigel Farage is a self-enriching charlatan. His guiding principle, or pole star, is himself and how he can fill his bank accounts and bolster his ego. He is a man of no sound principles. Don’t believe me? Just look at how he enriched himself over a period of about TWENTY years from the EU—from 1999 to 2020—whilst doing sod all for the money, hardly ever attending Parliament in either Brussels or Strasbourg. All the while decrying the institution, and all the while working hard behind the scenes to undermine the institution! What an unprincipled SOB he is! And my compatriots are stupid enough to vote for him!
Add to all this, Nigel Farage did Vladimir Putin’s dirty work for him. Vlad’s wet dream has been to weaken and break-up the European Union, and Farage did his bidding.
Were Farage ever to become the prime minister of this once noble country, it will be a very sad day for British democracy (whatever is left of it), and it will also be the harbinger of dark days ahead.
That he is big chums with the corrupt Trump and his chumps is a further indictment on him and casts a dark shadow on his character and intentions. It is a classic case of birds of a feather flocking together!
For the record, this country’s future lies in Europe and the European Union. It does not lie across the Atlantic with the far-right loons who govern America. Eastward ho! Ir’s written in the stars, my fellow countrymen! — © Mark Alexander
At the Epicenter of A.I., Pope Leo’s Warnings Are Dismissed
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Pope Leo XIV’s spiritual message on artificial intelligence arrived as Silicon Valley’s A.I. enthusiasts pursue their own spirituality through technology.
When Pope Leo XIV presented a 42,300-word open letter to the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics on Monday, calling for protections against the rise of artificial intelligence, he was joined by Christopher Olah, a co-founder of Anthropic, which is one of the tech industry’s leading A.I. companies.
As Leo urged corporate executives, government regulators and other citizens of the world to safeguard humanity from the dangers of A.I., he included Mr. Olah as a symbol of the dialogue he hopes to foster between the leaders of the spiritual and technological worlds.
But for Jeremy Nixon, Monday’s gathering at the Vatican showed that those two worlds are far from aligned. While the pope said that A.I. was fundamentally not human, Mr. Nixon, a well-connected figure in the Bay Area’s frenetic A.I. scene, argued that Mr. Olah’s remarks seemed to hint at the opposite.
“They are not in dialogue,” Mr. Nixon said during an interview at A.G.I. House, a San Francisco “hacker house” with deep ties to many of the people who helped create the A.I. technologies discussed in the pope’s encyclical. “Their perspectives are distinct.”
The difference between the humanist’s view of A.I.’s risks and the technologist’s dream of what it could become is something that has long been discussed in Mr. Nixon’s community. “It is the reason the community exists,” Mr. Nixon said. “It is its underlying purpose.” » | Cade Metz | Reporting from San Francisco | Tuesday, May 26, 2026
When Pope Leo XIV presented a 42,300-word open letter to the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics on Monday, calling for protections against the rise of artificial intelligence, he was joined by Christopher Olah, a co-founder of Anthropic, which is one of the tech industry’s leading A.I. companies.
As Leo urged corporate executives, government regulators and other citizens of the world to safeguard humanity from the dangers of A.I., he included Mr. Olah as a symbol of the dialogue he hopes to foster between the leaders of the spiritual and technological worlds.
But for Jeremy Nixon, Monday’s gathering at the Vatican showed that those two worlds are far from aligned. While the pope said that A.I. was fundamentally not human, Mr. Nixon, a well-connected figure in the Bay Area’s frenetic A.I. scene, argued that Mr. Olah’s remarks seemed to hint at the opposite.
“They are not in dialogue,” Mr. Nixon said during an interview at A.G.I. House, a San Francisco “hacker house” with deep ties to many of the people who helped create the A.I. technologies discussed in the pope’s encyclical. “Their perspectives are distinct.”
The difference between the humanist’s view of A.I.’s risks and the technologist’s dream of what it could become is something that has long been discussed in Mr. Nixon’s community. “It is the reason the community exists,” Mr. Nixon said. “It is its underlying purpose.” » | Cade Metz | Reporting from San Francisco | Tuesday, May 26, 2026
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Trump reeks of corruption, How can Americans tolerate this? — © Mark Alexander
Hottest UK May Day Record Broken Again as Temperature Hits 35C in London | BBC News
May 26, 2026 | The record for the hottest May temperature in the UK has been broken for the second day in a row, with 35C recorded at Heathrow and Kew Gardens in London.
On Monday, 34.8C was recorded in Kew Gardens - beating the previous May record of 32.8C, which was set in 1922 and 1944. Much of England and Wales are now in an official heatwave, with amber heat health alerts across large parts of England.
On Monday, 34.8C was recorded in Kew Gardens - beating the previous May record of 32.8C, which was set in 1922 and 1944. Much of England and Wales are now in an official heatwave, with amber heat health alerts across large parts of England.
Bolivia: President Halves His Own Salary after Weeks of Protest and Unrest
May 26, 2026 | Bolivia is in crisis with violence, food and fuel shortages, and protests on the streets growing over President Rodrigo Paz.
Elected after decades of left-wing rule, Paz now faces accusations of governing for elites and failing to address rising economic hardship and inequality. His government, meanwhile, blames drug traffickers for fuelling unrest and destabilising the country - claims that experts say lack evidence.
In this episode of the breakdown, Channel 4 News speaks with Enrique Castanon Ballivian, a lecturer at University College London specialising in Latin America, to examine what started the escalating unrest in the country and how it could end.
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Bolivie : des affrontements à La Paz malgré les concessions du président »
Elected after decades of left-wing rule, Paz now faces accusations of governing for elites and failing to address rising economic hardship and inequality. His government, meanwhile, blames drug traffickers for fuelling unrest and destabilising the country - claims that experts say lack evidence.
In this episode of the breakdown, Channel 4 News speaks with Enrique Castanon Ballivian, a lecturer at University College London specialising in Latin America, to examine what started the escalating unrest in the country and how it could end.
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Bolivie : des affrontements à La Paz malgré les concessions du président »
Kuba: Insel unter Schock | ARTE Reportage
May 18, 2026 | Mit der Verhaftung von Venezuelas Präsidenten Maduro durch die USA verlor Kuba einen treuen Verbündeten und mit ihm auch die Lieferungen von venezolanischem Öl, das gut die Hälfte seines Bedarfs deckte – ein schwerer Schock für die von Krisen gebeutelte Insel.
Im letzten Quartal 2025 lieferte Caracas an Havanna noch täglich zwischen 30.000 und 35.000 Barrel Öl, 50% des Bedarfs. Ohne Maduro und mit dem verschärften Embargo der USA unter Donald Trump herrscht auf Kuba nun eine Energieknappheit, die die Wirtschaft ruiniert. Der Alltag der Kubaner wird täglich schwieriger, viele erinnern sich noch an die "Sonderperiode" der 1990er Jahre, gleich nach dem Zusammenbruch der UdSSR, damals kollabierte Kubas Wirtschaft.Das Fehlen des Verbündeten Venezuela und die US-Sanktionen verschärfen heute die Isolation des Landes und sie schüren eine wachsende Wut in der Bevölkerung. Unsere Reporter erkundeten, wie Exil-Kubaner in Florida schon eine politische Wende Kubas in Richtung USA vorbereiten. Und sie filmten auf Kuba, wie die Bevölkerung von der neuen Krise mit voller Wucht getroffen wird. Durchhalten, irgendwie, lautet die Devise…
Video verfügbar bis zum 19/04/2029
Ce documentaire peut être visionné en français ici.
Im letzten Quartal 2025 lieferte Caracas an Havanna noch täglich zwischen 30.000 und 35.000 Barrel Öl, 50% des Bedarfs. Ohne Maduro und mit dem verschärften Embargo der USA unter Donald Trump herrscht auf Kuba nun eine Energieknappheit, die die Wirtschaft ruiniert. Der Alltag der Kubaner wird täglich schwieriger, viele erinnern sich noch an die "Sonderperiode" der 1990er Jahre, gleich nach dem Zusammenbruch der UdSSR, damals kollabierte Kubas Wirtschaft.Das Fehlen des Verbündeten Venezuela und die US-Sanktionen verschärfen heute die Isolation des Landes und sie schüren eine wachsende Wut in der Bevölkerung. Unsere Reporter erkundeten, wie Exil-Kubaner in Florida schon eine politische Wende Kubas in Richtung USA vorbereiten. Und sie filmten auf Kuba, wie die Bevölkerung von der neuen Krise mit voller Wucht getroffen wird. Durchhalten, irgendwie, lautet die Devise…
Video verfügbar bis zum 19/04/2029
Ce documentaire peut être visionné en français ici.
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Franco’s Spain in the 1950s: How the Dictatorship Gained Legitimacy | Full Documentary
May 22, 2026 | In the 1950s, Spain under Francisco Franco entered a new phase known as the “Leaden Age.” After years of international isolation following World War II in 1945, the regime began to regain legitimacy. Key agreements, such as the 1953 Pact of Madrid with the United States and the 1955 admission of Spain to the United Nations, marked a turning point in Franco’s foreign policy and international standing.
These developments brought economic opportunities and a sense of stability to the country. While Spain appeared to move forward, political opposition weakened and resistance largely disappeared. Behind this controlled progress, Franco’s dictatorship remained firmly in place. This period reveals how international recognition and economic change helped secure the long-term survival of one of Europe’s most enduring authoritarian regimes.
These developments brought economic opportunities and a sense of stability to the country. While Spain appeared to move forward, political opposition weakened and resistance largely disappeared. Behind this controlled progress, Franco’s dictatorship remained firmly in place. This period reveals how international recognition and economic change helped secure the long-term survival of one of Europe’s most enduring authoritarian regimes.
« Je préfère ne pas être souverain, mais libre » : les Cubains résignés face aux menaces américaines
LE FIGARO : REPORTAGE - Les habitants de l’île communiste semblent à la fois inquiets des conséquences d’une intervention militaire et pressés que leur vie change, quel qu’en soit le prix.
Il se disait ce week-end dans les tréfonds du quartier d’El Cerro, où les parents du secrétaire d’État, Marco Rubio, vivaient chichement dans les années 1950 avant de fuir la dictature de Fulgencio Batista pour Miami, et non le communisme comme leur fils cadet aime souvent à le dire pour séduire la communauté cubano-américaine anti-castriste, qu’une intervention militaire des États-Unis était imminente. « Ça va barder ce week-end. La tension est de plus en plus palpable et elle a atteint un sommet », prédisait aussi un diplomate.
L’invasion ou les bombardements attendus en fin de semaine n’ont pas eu lieu. Cela n’a pas pour autant rassuré les Havanais. L’augmentation des survols d’avions espions Poséidon P8 et de drones près de Guantanamo, où les États-Unis disposent d’une base, mais aussi près de la capitale cubaine, a augmenté les craintes d’une attaque de l’Oncle Sam. L’arrivée de navires de guerre de l’US Navy près des côtes cubaines, dont un groupe aéronaval en début de semaine dernière, ne tranquillise personne. Le plus vieux porte-avions de la marine américaine, l’USS Nimitz, croise depuis quelques jours au large de La Havane. C’est l’une des toutes dernières missions de ce mastodonte de 330 mètres de long, dont la mise au rebut, prévue cette année après 51 ans de service, a été reportée à 2027.
Les Havanais guettent une intervention militaire américaine, sans trop bien savoir à quoi celle-ci ressemblera, résignés, préoccupés, mais peut-être moins qu’ils ne le sont par les contraintes d’un quotidien qui se détériore chaque jour un peu plus. « Cela fait 18 heures que nous n’avons plus d’électricité », déplore Pedro, un retraité havanais du quartier du Vedado. La ville se militarise. Les patrouilles de policiers et les militaires sont plus nombreux, ce qui n’empêche pas les Havanais de manifester le soir en tapant sur des casseroles pour réclamer le retour du courant et exorciser cette chaleur humide, insupportable sans climatisation ni ventilateur dans les foyers. Les manifestants crient aussi bien « Nous avons faim » que « À bas la dictature ». » | Par Hector Lemieux, à La Havane | mardi 26 mai 2026
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Il se disait ce week-end dans les tréfonds du quartier d’El Cerro, où les parents du secrétaire d’État, Marco Rubio, vivaient chichement dans les années 1950 avant de fuir la dictature de Fulgencio Batista pour Miami, et non le communisme comme leur fils cadet aime souvent à le dire pour séduire la communauté cubano-américaine anti-castriste, qu’une intervention militaire des États-Unis était imminente. « Ça va barder ce week-end. La tension est de plus en plus palpable et elle a atteint un sommet », prédisait aussi un diplomate.
L’invasion ou les bombardements attendus en fin de semaine n’ont pas eu lieu. Cela n’a pas pour autant rassuré les Havanais. L’augmentation des survols d’avions espions Poséidon P8 et de drones près de Guantanamo, où les États-Unis disposent d’une base, mais aussi près de la capitale cubaine, a augmenté les craintes d’une attaque de l’Oncle Sam. L’arrivée de navires de guerre de l’US Navy près des côtes cubaines, dont un groupe aéronaval en début de semaine dernière, ne tranquillise personne. Le plus vieux porte-avions de la marine américaine, l’USS Nimitz, croise depuis quelques jours au large de La Havane. C’est l’une des toutes dernières missions de ce mastodonte de 330 mètres de long, dont la mise au rebut, prévue cette année après 51 ans de service, a été reportée à 2027.
Les Havanais guettent une intervention militaire américaine, sans trop bien savoir à quoi celle-ci ressemblera, résignés, préoccupés, mais peut-être moins qu’ils ne le sont par les contraintes d’un quotidien qui se détériore chaque jour un peu plus. « Cela fait 18 heures que nous n’avons plus d’électricité », déplore Pedro, un retraité havanais du quartier du Vedado. La ville se militarise. Les patrouilles de policiers et les militaires sont plus nombreux, ce qui n’empêche pas les Havanais de manifester le soir en tapant sur des casseroles pour réclamer le retour du courant et exorciser cette chaleur humide, insupportable sans climatisation ni ventilateur dans les foyers. Les manifestants crient aussi bien « Nous avons faim » que « À bas la dictature ». » | Par Hector Lemieux, à La Havane | mardi 26 mai 2026
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Feb 20, 2026 | In the spring of 1943, an American banker travelled freely through Nazi Germany, held meetings with Reichsbank officials in Berlin, and boarded a German escort vessel back to Switzerland. Nazi U-boats had standing orders not to sink his ship. His name was Thomas McKittrick, and he was the president of the most powerful international bank in the world.
This is not a conspiracy theory. Every institution, every document, and every name in this video is a matter of verified historical record — sitting in the National Archives, in declassified Treasury memos, and in the minutes of the Nuremberg proceedings.
What you won't find in most history books is the full story of how Wall Street bankrolled the economic conditions that brought Hitler to power, how Standard Oil shared critical war technology with Nazi Germany while withholding it from the US military, how Chase National Bank kept its Paris branch open under Nazi occupation and reported growing profits to Manhattan, how the Bank for International Settlements laundered looted Nazi gold throughout the war, how Prescott Bush — grandfather of two US presidents — had his assets seized under the Trading with the Enemy Act, and how a Swedish banking dynasty quietly played both sides and walked away to build a $60 billion empire.
Most of these men were never prosecuted. Most were promoted. And the systems they built are still running today. This is what economic history actually looks like.
This is not a conspiracy theory. Every institution, every document, and every name in this video is a matter of verified historical record — sitting in the National Archives, in declassified Treasury memos, and in the minutes of the Nuremberg proceedings.
What you won't find in most history books is the full story of how Wall Street bankrolled the economic conditions that brought Hitler to power, how Standard Oil shared critical war technology with Nazi Germany while withholding it from the US military, how Chase National Bank kept its Paris branch open under Nazi occupation and reported growing profits to Manhattan, how the Bank for International Settlements laundered looted Nazi gold throughout the war, how Prescott Bush — grandfather of two US presidents — had his assets seized under the Trading with the Enemy Act, and how a Swedish banking dynasty quietly played both sides and walked away to build a $60 billion empire.
Most of these men were never prosecuted. Most were promoted. And the systems they built are still running today. This is what economic history actually looks like.
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