THE NEW YORK TIMES: As Pakistan mediates between the U.S. and Iran, its ties to the Emirates have deteriorated. Pakistani workers say they are now being sent home en masse.
Pakistan has been trying to help end the war in Iran, but that effort is now creating problems with one of its longtime partners, the United Arab Emirates.
The rich Persian Gulf country has started a large-scale expulsion of Pakistani workers, threatening to cut off a vital source of jobs for Pakistan.
The Emirates appears to be upset that Pakistan has not condemned Iranian strikes on the Emirates more forcefully while it is trying broker a peace deal between the United States and Iran. The Emirates has borne the brunt of those attacks and has been hit by thousands of Iranian missiles and drones strikes.
The New York Times interviewed more than 20 Pakistani Shiites who worked in the Emirates as employees of Emirati companies. All said they were suddenly arrested, detained and deported in the past month.
Eight people with businesses based in the Emirates said their Pakistani employees had been deported in recent weeks.
Shiite religious leaders in Pakistan estimate as many as thousands of Shiite Pakistanis have been deported from the Emirates since mid-April. Pakistan’s 35 million Shiites, who have deep spiritual ties to Iran, have often faced sectarian violence in Pakistan, where the majority of people are Sunni Muslims.
The reasons for the expulsions are unclear, and both countries claim their ties are strong. » | Elian Peltier, Zia ur-Rehman and Vivian Nereim | Elian Peltier reported from Islamabad, Pakistan; Zia ur-Rehman from Kohat District in the country’s northwest, and Vivian Nereim from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. | Friday, May 8, 2026
Friday, May 08, 2026
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Nein zur Wehrpflicht: Stoppt den neuen Bellizismus!
BERLINER ZEITUNG: Am Tag der Befreiung gehen Schüler in über 100 Städten gegen die Wehrpflicht auf die Straße. Ein klares Zeichen gegen Militarisierung und die neue Kriegslogik.
Der 8. Mai ist der Tag der Befreiung, an dem 1945 die Wehrmacht nach der größten von Deutschland verschuldeten Katastrophe kapitulierte. Damals endete das unfassbare Leid des Zweiten Weltkriegs in Europa mit Elend, Zerstörung und bis zu 80 Millionen Toten.
An diesem Tag findet die 3. Runde der Schulstreiks gegen die Reaktivierung der Wehrpflicht in über 100 Städten statt. Sie sind ein Ausdruck des wachsenden Widerstands junger Menschen gegen den neuen Bellizismus in unserem Land, der auch jüngere Jahrgänge in eine militärische Fremdbestimmung einbinden will. » | Reiner Braun, Andrea Hornung, Yanick Kiesel, Michael Müller | Donnerstag, 7. Mai 2026
Der 8. Mai ist der Tag der Befreiung, an dem 1945 die Wehrmacht nach der größten von Deutschland verschuldeten Katastrophe kapitulierte. Damals endete das unfassbare Leid des Zweiten Weltkriegs in Europa mit Elend, Zerstörung und bis zu 80 Millionen Toten.
An diesem Tag findet die 3. Runde der Schulstreiks gegen die Reaktivierung der Wehrpflicht in über 100 Städten statt. Sie sind ein Ausdruck des wachsenden Widerstands junger Menschen gegen den neuen Bellizismus in unserem Land, der auch jüngere Jahrgänge in eine militärische Fremdbestimmung einbinden will. » | Reiner Braun, Andrea Hornung, Yanick Kiesel, Michael Müller | Donnerstag, 7. Mai 2026
Putin Is Facing Growing Disenchantment among Russian Elites | Mark Galeotti
May 7, 2026 | “There is a sense that he’s really lost touch with the country.”
There is a “growing disenchantment among the Russian elites” with Putin’s war on Ukraine, says historian and director of Mayak Intelligence Mark Galeotti.
There is a “growing disenchantment among the Russian elites” with Putin’s war on Ukraine, says historian and director of Mayak Intelligence Mark Galeotti.
Stocks Are Exuberant. Bonds Are Subdued. Why the Divergence?
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Stock investors are betting that companies will make enormous profits, despite the war. But investors in bonds, including U.S. Treasuries, have other concerns.
The U.S. stock market has been splendid lately, while the bond market has wobbled. These two barometers of the global financial world have responded quite differently to the higher oil prices and increased economic risks induced by the war in Iran.
After a rough stretch in March, the U.S. stock market has regularly shrugged off risk — not only recovering its losses since the start of the war but going on to new highs, as investors bet that publicly traded U.S. companies would keep reaping enormous profits, regardless of what happened in the war.
Other international stock markets, which had performed marvelously before the war and took heavy losses in March, have also rebounded stoutly. International stock markets overall are ahead of the U.S. stock market since the start of the year.
But the bond market is another matter. Bond traders have maintained a much sharper focus on risk. Yields remain correlated with shifts in the price of oil. As oil prices have spiked and inflation has risen, yields have risen and bond prices, which move in the opposite direction, have fallen. » | Jeff Sommer | eff Sommer writes Strategies, a weekly column on markets, finance and the economy. | Thursday, May 7, 2026
The U.S. stock market has been splendid lately, while the bond market has wobbled. These two barometers of the global financial world have responded quite differently to the higher oil prices and increased economic risks induced by the war in Iran.
After a rough stretch in March, the U.S. stock market has regularly shrugged off risk — not only recovering its losses since the start of the war but going on to new highs, as investors bet that publicly traded U.S. companies would keep reaping enormous profits, regardless of what happened in the war.
Other international stock markets, which had performed marvelously before the war and took heavy losses in March, have also rebounded stoutly. International stock markets overall are ahead of the U.S. stock market since the start of the year.
But the bond market is another matter. Bond traders have maintained a much sharper focus on risk. Yields remain correlated with shifts in the price of oil. As oil prices have spiked and inflation has risen, yields have risen and bond prices, which move in the opposite direction, have fallen. » | Jeff Sommer | eff Sommer writes Strategies, a weekly column on markets, finance and the economy. | Thursday, May 7, 2026
Trump in ‘Real Trouble’ as the Tide Suddenly Turns on His Presidency
As U.S. Debt Hits a Worrying Milestone, Washington Barely Notices
THE NEW YORK TIMES: The debt is outgrowing the size of America’s economy. The president’s policies could accelerate the country’s fiscal headaches, experts say, unless policymakers intervene.
The U.S. government learned last week that it may have reached an unfortunate milestone: The size of its debt surpassed the nation’s total economic output.
It was a striking imbalance, according to early estimates, one that the country has experienced only in rare circumstances — briefly during the pandemic, and in the aftermath of World War II. But the development barely seemed to register in the nation’s capital, where few policymakers bothered to acknowledge the latest warning sign about the government’s poor fiscal health.
The root of the problem is well-documented and widely known. U.S. debt has soared in recent years because of a mismatch between federal spending and tax revenue, one complicated by a rapidly aging population, which has driven up costs across government.
For economists, the fear is that these conditions are inching the United States toward a fiscal crisis, one in which its debt is so great that the country can’t easily afford to pay the rising interest on it. But their warnings have long gone unheeded in Washington, calcifying the strains on the government’s balance sheet in ways that President Trump’s agenda is expected to exacerbate. » | Tony Romm | Reporting from Washington | Thursday, May 7, 2026
The U.S. government learned last week that it may have reached an unfortunate milestone: The size of its debt surpassed the nation’s total economic output.
It was a striking imbalance, according to early estimates, one that the country has experienced only in rare circumstances — briefly during the pandemic, and in the aftermath of World War II. But the development barely seemed to register in the nation’s capital, where few policymakers bothered to acknowledge the latest warning sign about the government’s poor fiscal health.
The root of the problem is well-documented and widely known. U.S. debt has soared in recent years because of a mismatch between federal spending and tax revenue, one complicated by a rapidly aging population, which has driven up costs across government.
For economists, the fear is that these conditions are inching the United States toward a fiscal crisis, one in which its debt is so great that the country can’t easily afford to pay the rising interest on it. But their warnings have long gone unheeded in Washington, calcifying the strains on the government’s balance sheet in ways that President Trump’s agenda is expected to exacerbate. » | Tony Romm | Reporting from Washington | Thursday, May 7, 2026
Steve Schmidt: Ted Turner's Legacy Deserves Better
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Espagne : 30 tonnes de cocaïne d'une valeur de 812 millions d'euros saisies par la justice
LE FIGARO : Parmi les personnes arrêtées, 17 sont de nationalité philippine, cinq sont Néerlandais et le dernier vient du Suriname.
La justice espagnole a confirmé jeudi une saisie record de 30 tonnes de cocaïne d'une valeur de 812 millions d'euros, une semaine après l'opération, qui a entraîné le placement en détention provisoire des 23 membres d'équipage du navire sur lequel la cargaison a été trouvée. Outre plus de 1200 ballots de drogue, la Garde civile a aussi mis la main sur « des armes à feu » à bord du bateau battant pavillon des Comores qui naviguait dans l'océan Atlantique, a détaillé dans un communiqué l'Audiencia Nacional, à Madrid.
Parmi les personnes arrêtées, 17 sont de nationalité philippine, cinq sont Néerlandais et le dernier vient du Suriname, selon cette source. Lundi, des sources du principal syndicat de gardes civils avaient annoncé cette saisie record à l'AFP, mais avaient alors évoqué une saisie de « 35 à 40 tonnes » de drogue, finalement un peu moindre, mais qui est tout de même la plus importante jamais réalisée par les forces de l'ordre espagnoles. Aucune confirmation officielle n'avait été donnée depuis. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | jeudi 7 mai 2026
La justice espagnole a confirmé jeudi une saisie record de 30 tonnes de cocaïne d'une valeur de 812 millions d'euros, une semaine après l'opération, qui a entraîné le placement en détention provisoire des 23 membres d'équipage du navire sur lequel la cargaison a été trouvée. Outre plus de 1200 ballots de drogue, la Garde civile a aussi mis la main sur « des armes à feu » à bord du bateau battant pavillon des Comores qui naviguait dans l'océan Atlantique, a détaillé dans un communiqué l'Audiencia Nacional, à Madrid.
Parmi les personnes arrêtées, 17 sont de nationalité philippine, cinq sont Néerlandais et le dernier vient du Suriname, selon cette source. Lundi, des sources du principal syndicat de gardes civils avaient annoncé cette saisie record à l'AFP, mais avaient alors évoqué une saisie de « 35 à 40 tonnes » de drogue, finalement un peu moindre, mais qui est tout de même la plus importante jamais réalisée par les forces de l'ordre espagnoles. Aucune confirmation officielle n'avait été donnée depuis. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | jeudi 7 mai 2026
Waleed Asadi: The Basics of a Levantine Kitchen
Feb 1, 2026 | Sharing the basic items used in a typical Levantine kitchen. This makes up the countries of Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria.
Each household will have slightly different items and brands but, more or less, this is what a majority of us have stocked at all times.
Each household will have slightly different items and brands but, more or less, this is what a majority of us have stocked at all times.
How Worried Should We Be about Hantavirus?
BBC: The outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship carrying passengers from across the world is a situation that authorities say they are taking incredibly seriously.
Three passengers have died either on board or after travelling on the ship, which set sail from Argentina a month ago.
Four others have been medically evacuated from the ship for treatment.
A huge operation is in place to trace people potentially exposed to the virus who have already taken flights home to numerous countries, including the UK, South Africa, the Netherlands, the US and Switzerland.
Health experts stress the risk to the general public is low. So how worried should we be? » | Michelle Roberts | Digital health editor | Thursday, May 7, 2026
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Three passengers have died either on board or after travelling on the ship, which set sail from Argentina a month ago.
Four others have been medically evacuated from the ship for treatment.
A huge operation is in place to trace people potentially exposed to the virus who have already taken flights home to numerous countries, including the UK, South Africa, the Netherlands, the US and Switzerland.
Health experts stress the risk to the general public is low. So how worried should we be? » | Michelle Roberts | Digital health editor | Thursday, May 7, 2026
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Britons on hantavirus-hit ship to be asked to isolate back in UK for 45 days: Two British nationals who left MV Hondius before outbreak was detected are already self-isolating at home, say officials »
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‘A Total Collapse’: Elections May Expose Britain’s Fraying Political System
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Polls predict historic losses for Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party on Thursday as anti-immigrant Reform U.K. makes gains, and a new era of multiparty politics takes shape.
Dumbarton, a picturesque coastal town along the River Clyde near Glasgow, has been represented in the Scottish Parliament by Jackie Baillie, a Labour Party politician, since 1999.
Residents think this could be the week that changes.
“I’ve lost total faith in all the politicians,” Willie Henderson, 98, said on a recent day as he sat in a cafe in one of Dumbarton’s parks. “They all get in with good intentions, and then they just line their pockets. They’re on the gravy train.”
On Thursday, voters across Scotland and Wales will elect members of their national parliaments, while residents in many parts of England will choose members of local councils. Mr. Henderson, who worked for 30 years at the local whisky distillery, said he would likely vote for an independent candidate, even though his father was a lifelong Labour supporter.
“As long as I get blue skies and sunshine, I don’t care what the politicians do,” he said.
That sense of disaffection and frustration, especially with incumbent politicians, is rampant across Britain, opinion polls suggest, and will likely fuel an electoral disaster for Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party. » | Michael D. Shear and Stephen Castle | Michael Shear reported from Dumbarton, Scotland, and from London. Stephen Castle reported from Tredegar, Wales. | Thursday, May 7, 2026
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Dumbarton, a picturesque coastal town along the River Clyde near Glasgow, has been represented in the Scottish Parliament by Jackie Baillie, a Labour Party politician, since 1999.
Residents think this could be the week that changes.
“I’ve lost total faith in all the politicians,” Willie Henderson, 98, said on a recent day as he sat in a cafe in one of Dumbarton’s parks. “They all get in with good intentions, and then they just line their pockets. They’re on the gravy train.”
On Thursday, voters across Scotland and Wales will elect members of their national parliaments, while residents in many parts of England will choose members of local councils. Mr. Henderson, who worked for 30 years at the local whisky distillery, said he would likely vote for an independent candidate, even though his father was a lifelong Labour supporter.
“As long as I get blue skies and sunshine, I don’t care what the politicians do,” he said.
That sense of disaffection and frustration, especially with incumbent politicians, is rampant across Britain, opinion polls suggest, and will likely fuel an electoral disaster for Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party. » | Michael D. Shear and Stephen Castle | Michael Shear reported from Dumbarton, Scotland, and from London. Stephen Castle reported from Tredegar, Wales. | Thursday, May 7, 2026
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Au Mali, l’affaiblissement de la junte nourrit la peur d’un califat islamiste
LE FIGARO : DÉCRYPTAGE - Les militaires au pouvoir tentent de reprendre la main après un violent raid des djihadistes contre la capitale malienne. Mais ils cachent mal leurs faiblesses face à des groupes armés de plus en plus puissants.
L’heure est à la reprise en main au Mali. Une dizaine de jours après la spectaculaire offensive djihadiste contre Bamako et quatre autres villes, la junte au pouvoir veut donner l’impression de contrôler la situation. Assimi Goïta, président de « transition » depuis le putsch de 2020, curieusement absent les jours suivants le raid, entend incarner un retour à la normale sans vraiment y parvenir. À peine enterré, le ministre de la Défense Sadio Camara, 47 ans, pilier du régime tué dans l’attaque de sa villa, a été remplacé par Goïta lui-même.
Une façon pour le président de renforcer ses pouvoirs, mais aussi la preuve d’une certaine inquiétude. « Il n’avait pas d’autre choix », souligne un analyste sécuritaire. Les vives tensions entre le président et son ministre étaient notoires, divisant les rangs de l’armée. La nomination d’un proche de Goïta au poste de son feu rival aurait donc été très mal perçue par une partie des militaires et aurait pu entraîner des fractures dans la junte. « Prendre lui-même le poste était la seule possibilité », continue le même analyste. » | Par Tanguy Berthemet | jeudi 7 mai 2026
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UAE’s Ruling Royal Family Benefits from More Than €71m in EU Farming Subsidies
THE GUARDIAN: Al Nahyans’ control over farmland in Europe has meant they receive proportion of payments to farms
This screenshot was taken from this Guardian article. | Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, leader of Abu Dhabi and president of the UAE, is at the helm of the Al Nahyan family. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images
The United Arab Emirates’ ruling royal family is benefiting from tens of millions in EU subsidies to grow crops destined for the Gulf, it can be revealed.
A cross-border investigation by DeSmog and shared with the Guardian found subsidiaries controlled by the Al Nahyans collected more than €71m (£61m) in six years for farmland it controls in Romania, Italy and Spain.
The Al Nahyan family is the second richest in the world, with an estimated wealth of more than $320bn (£235bn), mostly derived from the Emirates’ vast oil reserves.
Subsidies under the common agricultural policy (Cap) make up a third of the EU’s entire budget, paying out about €54bn each year to farmers and rural areas across the bloc.
But an unknown proportion of this ends up in the hands of foreign investors – including those controlled by autocratic states. » | Clare Carlile | Thursday, May 7, 2026
The United Arab Emirates’ ruling royal family is benefiting from tens of millions in EU subsidies to grow crops destined for the Gulf, it can be revealed.
A cross-border investigation by DeSmog and shared with the Guardian found subsidiaries controlled by the Al Nahyans collected more than €71m (£61m) in six years for farmland it controls in Romania, Italy and Spain.
The Al Nahyan family is the second richest in the world, with an estimated wealth of more than $320bn (£235bn), mostly derived from the Emirates’ vast oil reserves.
Subsidies under the common agricultural policy (Cap) make up a third of the EU’s entire budget, paying out about €54bn each year to farmers and rural areas across the bloc.
But an unknown proportion of this ends up in the hands of foreign investors – including those controlled by autocratic states. » | Clare Carlile | Thursday, May 7, 2026
Saudi Arabia Breaks Bad News to Trump - The US Military Can’t Use Their Airspace | David Satterfield
May 7, 2026 | "Saudi Arabia is reported to have told him its airspace cannot be used for operations."
Donald Trump has suffered a major operational setback as he has been reportedly told by Saudi Arabia that the US cannot use their airspace, says former US assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern Affairs, David Satterfield.
Donald Trump has suffered a major operational setback as he has been reportedly told by Saudi Arabia that the US cannot use their airspace, says former US assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern Affairs, David Satterfield.
Britons on Hantavirus Cruise Ship Face 45 Days of Self-isolation
BBC: British passengers on board a cruise ship with a confirmed outbreak of hantavirus will likely be asked to self-isolate for 45 days on returning to the country, a UK health official has said.
Prof Robin May, chief scientific officer at the UKHSA, told the BBC that they would probably be asked to self-isolate at home, but that "depends on individual circumstances".
Two Britons are currently self-isolating at home in the UK after potential exposure and a 56-year-old British man is in a stable condition after being evacuated from the ship on Wednesday.
Three people have died either on board or after travelling on the ship, which set sail from Argentina a month ago, after the hantavirus outbreak.
Contact tracing is under way in multiple countries for passengers who left the cruise ship before the outbreak was detected - including in the UK, Switzerland and the Netherlands. » | Alex Smith and Hugh Pym, health editor | Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Plus d'informations sur le hantavirus en français ici.
Prof Robin May, chief scientific officer at the UKHSA, told the BBC that they would probably be asked to self-isolate at home, but that "depends on individual circumstances".
Two Britons are currently self-isolating at home in the UK after potential exposure and a 56-year-old British man is in a stable condition after being evacuated from the ship on Wednesday.
Three people have died either on board or after travelling on the ship, which set sail from Argentina a month ago, after the hantavirus outbreak.
Contact tracing is under way in multiple countries for passengers who left the cruise ship before the outbreak was detected - including in the UK, Switzerland and the Netherlands. » | Alex Smith and Hugh Pym, health editor | Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Plus d'informations sur le hantavirus en français ici.
Steve Schmidt: Trump Will Have No Legacy
Americans were really taken in by this corrupt jester, weren’t they? — © Mark Alexander
Iran Will Not ‘Cry Uncle’ to Donald Trump | Trita Parsi
May 6, 2026 | “Iran will not give him the perception of having humiliated Iran.”
Donald Trump’s public threats against Iran risk sabotaging the diplomacy his administration is simultaneously trying to advance behind closed doors, says executive vice president of the Quincy Institute, Trita Parsi.
If I am not greatly mistaken, the USA has lost this war. The Iranians have outmanoeuvred the Americans. President Trump: Eat your heart out! — © Mark Alexander
Donald Trump’s public threats against Iran risk sabotaging the diplomacy his administration is simultaneously trying to advance behind closed doors, says executive vice president of the Quincy Institute, Trita Parsi.
If I am not greatly mistaken, the USA has lost this war. The Iranians have outmanoeuvred the Americans. President Trump: Eat your heart out! — © Mark Alexander
Chine : deux anciens ministres de la Défense condamnés à mort avec sursis pour corruption
LE FIGARO : Au terme de deux années de sursis, leur peine « sera commuée en réclusion à perpétuité, sans possibilité de réduction de peine ni de libération conditionnelle » » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | jeudi 7 mai 2026
Allemagne : plus de 600 policiers perquisitionnent des groupes de jeunes criminels néonazis dans 12 États
LE FIGARO : Les procureurs fédéraux ont déclaré que les descentes visaient des individus soupçonnés de former des réseaux nationaux et d’organiser des actes violents par le biais des réseaux sociaux.
Environ 50 maisons et autres lieux ont été perquisitionnés mercredi 6 mai par la police en Allemagne, visant des personnes soupçonnées d’être impliquées dans des groupes de jeunes criminels néonazis apparus récemment dans le pays. Selon les procureurs, les suspects feraient partie de deux groupes : « Jung & Stark » (JS) (Jeune et Fort) et « Deutsche Jugend Voran » (DJV, Jeunesse allemande en avant). Ces descentes de police ont été effectuées à travers tout le pays, dans 12 Länder de l’est et du sud, notamment en Bavière, à Berlin, en Brandebourg et en Saxe. » | Par Clara Guedj | jeudi 7 mai 2026
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Environ 50 maisons et autres lieux ont été perquisitionnés mercredi 6 mai par la police en Allemagne, visant des personnes soupçonnées d’être impliquées dans des groupes de jeunes criminels néonazis apparus récemment dans le pays. Selon les procureurs, les suspects feraient partie de deux groupes : « Jung & Stark » (JS) (Jeune et Fort) et « Deutsche Jugend Voran » (DJV, Jeunesse allemande en avant). Ces descentes de police ont été effectuées à travers tout le pays, dans 12 Länder de l’est et du sud, notamment en Bavière, à Berlin, en Brandebourg et en Saxe. » | Par Clara Guedj | jeudi 7 mai 2026
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Die Eltern als Vorbild: Polizei geht bundesweit gegen Neonazi-Gruppen vor: Großrazzia gegen „Deutsche Jugend Voran“ und „Jung & Stark“: Ein rechtsextremes Internetphänomen schwappt in den analogen Bereich. »
US Fires on Iranian-flagged Oil Tanker as Trump Gives Tehran Fresh Ultimatum
THE GUARDIAN: President tells Iran to accept deal to end war or face new wave of bombing at ‘much higher level and intensity’
The US military fired on an Iranian-flagged oil tanker on Wednesday, shortly after Donald Trump issued a fresh ultimatum to Tehran, telling it to accept a deal to end the war or face a new wave of US bombing “at a much higher level and intensity than it was before”.
The US fighter fired several rounds and “disabled the tanker’s rudder” as it attempted to breach the US’s blockade of Iranian ports, US Central Command said in a social media post.
The attack came after the US president’s social media announcement – the latest in a rapid series of dramatic and often contradictory changes in policy amid unconfirmed reports of progress in stalled negotiations between Tehran and Washington.
“Assuming Iran agrees to give what has been agreed to, which is perhaps a big assumption, the already legendary Epic Fury will be at an end,” the US president posted on his Truth Social platform, referring to the military operation he launched with Israel against Iran in February.
“If they don’t agree, the bombing starts, and it will be, sadly, at a much higher level and intensity than it was before.” » | Jason Burke, Shah Meer Baloch in Islamabad and Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi | Wednesday, May 6, 2026
The US military fired on an Iranian-flagged oil tanker on Wednesday, shortly after Donald Trump issued a fresh ultimatum to Tehran, telling it to accept a deal to end the war or face a new wave of US bombing “at a much higher level and intensity than it was before”.
The US fighter fired several rounds and “disabled the tanker’s rudder” as it attempted to breach the US’s blockade of Iranian ports, US Central Command said in a social media post.
The attack came after the US president’s social media announcement – the latest in a rapid series of dramatic and often contradictory changes in policy amid unconfirmed reports of progress in stalled negotiations between Tehran and Washington.
“Assuming Iran agrees to give what has been agreed to, which is perhaps a big assumption, the already legendary Epic Fury will be at an end,” the US president posted on his Truth Social platform, referring to the military operation he launched with Israel against Iran in February.
“If they don’t agree, the bombing starts, and it will be, sadly, at a much higher level and intensity than it was before.” » | Jason Burke, Shah Meer Baloch in Islamabad and Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi | Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Holocaust-Mahnmal in Berlin mit antisemitischem Schriftzug beschmiert
BERLINER ZEITUNG: Das Berliner Holocaust-Mahnmal wurde mit einem volksverhetzenden Schriftzug beschmiert. Der Polizeiliche Staatsschutz hat die Ermittlungen übernommen.
Eine der Betonstelen des Holocaust-Mahnmals in Berlin ist mit einem antisemitischen Schriftzug beschmiert worden. Wie die Polizei am Mittwoch mitteilte, entdeckte ein Sicherheitsmitarbeiter die Schmiererei am Dienstagvormittag.
In grüner Farbe sei der zum Teil englischsprachige Schriftzug „Fuck Juden“ auf eine Stele geschrieben worden. Inzwischen sei die Aufschrift unkenntlich gemacht worden. Die Ermittlungen hat der Polizeiliche Staatsschutz übernommen. » | Ronka Ackermann | Mittwoch, 6. Mai 2026
Eine der Betonstelen des Holocaust-Mahnmals in Berlin ist mit einem antisemitischen Schriftzug beschmiert worden. Wie die Polizei am Mittwoch mitteilte, entdeckte ein Sicherheitsmitarbeiter die Schmiererei am Dienstagvormittag.
In grüner Farbe sei der zum Teil englischsprachige Schriftzug „Fuck Juden“ auf eine Stele geschrieben worden. Inzwischen sei die Aufschrift unkenntlich gemacht worden. Die Ermittlungen hat der Polizeiliche Staatsschutz übernommen. » | Ronka Ackermann | Mittwoch, 6. Mai 2026
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Schwarze Menschen unter dem Hakenkreuz | Doku HD | ARTE
May 5, 2026 | "Vom Paradies in die Hölle" erzählt die außergewöhnliche Überlebensgeschichte des afro-karibischen Seemanns Lionel Romney, der 1944 ins Konzentrationslager Mauthausen deportiert wurde. Die Doku offenbart ein verdrängtes Kapitel europäischer Geschichte und zeigt die Realität von People of Color im Nationalsozialismus: Zwischen Verfolgung, Propaganda und dem Kampf ums Überleben.
Ein afro-karibischer Seemann wurde 1944 ins Konzentrationslager Mauthausen deportiert. Jahrzehnte nach dem Krieg vertraute Lionel Romney seine Erinnerungen seiner Tochter Mary an. Ihre Reise von der Karibik über Italien bis nach Österreich bildet den Rahmen des Dokudramas.
Lionel, 1912 in Santo Domingo geboren und auf Sint Maarten aufgewachsen, heuert als junger Mann auf einem Frachtschiff an, um die Welt zu sehen. Doch seine Sehnsucht nach Freiheit wird zur tragischen Odyssee: Sein Schiff gerät in die Wirren des Zweiten Weltkriegs, wird beschossen und sinkt. Die Besatzung überlebt, doch Lionel landet in italienischer Gefangenschaft und wird nach Jahren in Lagern schließlich ins Konzentrationslager Mauthausen deportiert. Dort übersteht er elf Monate, bis amerikanische Truppen das Lager befreien.
Die Dokumentationrückt ein verdrängtes Kapitel europäischer Geschichte in den Fokus: die Lebensrealität von People of Color im Nationalsozialismus. Diese war geprägt von kolonialen Kontinuitäten, Rassismus, Zwangsarbeit und politischer Willkür. Lionel Romney steht stellvertretend für viele, die zu Propagandazwecken missbraucht wurden oder der Verfolgung ausgesetzt waren. Expertinnen und Experten wie Clarence Lusane, Katharina Oguntoye, Walter Sauer und Serge Bilé erweitern die historische Perspektive. Archivmaterial und künstlerische Reenactments verweben sich zu einer dichten visuellen Erzählung.
Dokumentation von Stefanie Daubek und Jermain Raffington (D/A 2025, 44 Min)
Video verfügbar bis zum 04/05/2028
Ein afro-karibischer Seemann wurde 1944 ins Konzentrationslager Mauthausen deportiert. Jahrzehnte nach dem Krieg vertraute Lionel Romney seine Erinnerungen seiner Tochter Mary an. Ihre Reise von der Karibik über Italien bis nach Österreich bildet den Rahmen des Dokudramas.
Lionel, 1912 in Santo Domingo geboren und auf Sint Maarten aufgewachsen, heuert als junger Mann auf einem Frachtschiff an, um die Welt zu sehen. Doch seine Sehnsucht nach Freiheit wird zur tragischen Odyssee: Sein Schiff gerät in die Wirren des Zweiten Weltkriegs, wird beschossen und sinkt. Die Besatzung überlebt, doch Lionel landet in italienischer Gefangenschaft und wird nach Jahren in Lagern schließlich ins Konzentrationslager Mauthausen deportiert. Dort übersteht er elf Monate, bis amerikanische Truppen das Lager befreien.
Die Dokumentationrückt ein verdrängtes Kapitel europäischer Geschichte in den Fokus: die Lebensrealität von People of Color im Nationalsozialismus. Diese war geprägt von kolonialen Kontinuitäten, Rassismus, Zwangsarbeit und politischer Willkür. Lionel Romney steht stellvertretend für viele, die zu Propagandazwecken missbraucht wurden oder der Verfolgung ausgesetzt waren. Expertinnen und Experten wie Clarence Lusane, Katharina Oguntoye, Walter Sauer und Serge Bilé erweitern die historische Perspektive. Archivmaterial und künstlerische Reenactments verweben sich zu einer dichten visuellen Erzählung.
Dokumentation von Stefanie Daubek und Jermain Raffington (D/A 2025, 44 Min)
Video verfügbar bis zum 04/05/2028
La Russie appelle les ambassades étrangères à Kiev à évacuer leur personnel avant d’éventuelles frappes de représailles le 9 mai
LE FIGARO : Le ministère russe des Affaires étrangères appelle les pays étrangers à « garantir l’évacuation en temps voulu du personnel des missions diplomatiques, ainsi que des citoyens, de la ville de Kiev » en cas d’attaques ukrainiennes.
La Russie a exhorté mercredi les ambassades étrangères à assurer « l’évacuation en temps voulu » de leur personnel et de leurs ressortissants à Kiev avant des « frappes de représailles » inévitables si l’Ukraine venait à perturber la fête de la victoire le 9 mai. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mercredi 6 mai 2026
Questions over Nigel Farage's £5m Gift - Victoria Derbyshire Runs through the Timeline
Tehran Says It Is Reviewing U.S. Proposal as Trump Makes New Threats
THE NEW YORK TIMES: An Iranian official said his government was looking at an American plan to end the war, hours after President Trump threatened to resume strikes. Earlier Wednesday, another Iranian official dismissed a reported proposal as a “list of American wishes.”
Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman, Esmail Baghaei, said Wednesday that his government was reviewing an American plan to end the war, hours after President Trump put pressure on Iran to agree to a deal to end the war and renewed threats, fueling uncertainty around the negotiations.
Mr. Baghaei said that Iran had yet to respond to that proposal. “After finalizing its considerations, Iran will convey its views to the Pakistani side,” he said in an interview with the semiofficial news agency ISNA. Earlier in the day, another Iranian official had dismissed a reported proposal to end the war as a “list of American wishes.”
The mixed messages came a day after Mr. Trump abruptly paused a U.S. military operation to escort commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz, citing what he said was “great progress” in talks. In public, there has been little sign that the weeks of diplomacy aimed at reaching a deal to reopen the vital waterway and end the war were bearing fruit.
In a Truth Social post on Wednesday, Mr. Trump said he would end the war and offer safe passage for vessels through the strait if Iran “agrees to give what has been agreed,” without elaborating. “If they don’t agree, the bombing starts,” he threatened, warning that further U.S. attacks would be “at a much higher level and intensity.”
The suggestion appeared to contradict the assertion made by Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday that the war was “over.” Iran War Live Updates » | Leo Sands, Qasim Nauman and Erica L. Green | Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman, Esmail Baghaei, said Wednesday that his government was reviewing an American plan to end the war, hours after President Trump put pressure on Iran to agree to a deal to end the war and renewed threats, fueling uncertainty around the negotiations.
Mr. Baghaei said that Iran had yet to respond to that proposal. “After finalizing its considerations, Iran will convey its views to the Pakistani side,” he said in an interview with the semiofficial news agency ISNA. Earlier in the day, another Iranian official had dismissed a reported proposal to end the war as a “list of American wishes.”
The mixed messages came a day after Mr. Trump abruptly paused a U.S. military operation to escort commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz, citing what he said was “great progress” in talks. In public, there has been little sign that the weeks of diplomacy aimed at reaching a deal to reopen the vital waterway and end the war were bearing fruit.
In a Truth Social post on Wednesday, Mr. Trump said he would end the war and offer safe passage for vessels through the strait if Iran “agrees to give what has been agreed,” without elaborating. “If they don’t agree, the bombing starts,” he threatened, warning that further U.S. attacks would be “at a much higher level and intensity.”
The suggestion appeared to contradict the assertion made by Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday that the war was “over.” Iran War Live Updates » | Leo Sands, Qasim Nauman and Erica L. Green | Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Having a Big Family Is Now the Preserve of the Rich
THE TELEGRAPH: As Britain’s birth rate tumbles, having several children may be the new status symbol
Subtle signs of riches come in many forms: a fancy car, private club memberships and paying someone else to do your cooking and cleaning.
But as Britain’s birth rate keeps tumbling to new lows, the ultimate status symbol may be having several children.
Think of the Prince and Princess of Wales with their three children, the Beckhams with four, or even Baroness Morrissey, a financier, with nine.
In this economy, it is hard enough for many young people to entertain having one child, let alone two or three.
The Telegraph’s analysis of the Office for National Statistics’ Labour Force Survey shows that the higher your income, the more children you are likely to have. » | Eir Nolsøe Economics Correspondent. Ben Butcher Data Editor | May 6, 2026
The day that mothers decided that staying at home to do their motherly duties was worthless and insisted, instead, on going out to work to earn a living was the day that the death knell was sounded on traditional British culture and values, and it was also the harbinger of the downfall of the West. Fie on women’s liberation! I can think of nothing that has been more harmful to Western culture than so-called women’s liberation. The empowerment of women has meant the disempowerment of men. And this, to society’s detriment. — © Mark Alexander
Subtle signs of riches come in many forms: a fancy car, private club memberships and paying someone else to do your cooking and cleaning.
But as Britain’s birth rate keeps tumbling to new lows, the ultimate status symbol may be having several children.
Think of the Prince and Princess of Wales with their three children, the Beckhams with four, or even Baroness Morrissey, a financier, with nine.
In this economy, it is hard enough for many young people to entertain having one child, let alone two or three.
The Telegraph’s analysis of the Office for National Statistics’ Labour Force Survey shows that the higher your income, the more children you are likely to have. » | Eir Nolsøe Economics Correspondent. Ben Butcher Data Editor | May 6, 2026
The day that mothers decided that staying at home to do their motherly duties was worthless and insisted, instead, on going out to work to earn a living was the day that the death knell was sounded on traditional British culture and values, and it was also the harbinger of the downfall of the West. Fie on women’s liberation! I can think of nothing that has been more harmful to Western culture than so-called women’s liberation. The empowerment of women has meant the disempowerment of men. And this, to society’s detriment. — © Mark Alexander
Screw Loose! Billionaire Christian Peter Thiel in Charge of Our Data Believes the Antichrist Is Real!
Alle Tassen sind sicherlich nicht im Schrank, wenn man auf die Suche geht nach dem Antichristen! 😊 — © Mark Alexander
Viktor Orbán has FLED Hungary for MAGA America
Orbán, Trump, MAGA, and many other shysters are all of the same ilk. Birds of a feather and all that... They should all be in clink. — © Mark Alexander
USA und Russland nehmen Gespräche wieder auf: Rubio und Lawrow telefonieren zu Ukraine und Iran
BERLINER ZEITUNG: Zum ersten Mal seit Oktober telefonieren der russische Außenminister und sein Amtskollege wieder. Moskau deutet eine veränderte Verhandlungsposition an.
US-Außenminister Marco Rubio hat am Dienstag nach Angaben des US-Außenministeriums mit dem russischen Außenminister Sergej Lawrow telefoniert. Das Gespräch sei auf Bitten der russischen Seite zustande gekommen, teilte der Sprecher des Außenministeriums, Tommy Pigott, mit. Diskutiert worden seien die Beziehungen zwischen Washington und Moskau, der Krieg zwischen Russland und der Ukraine sowie der Iran.
Das russische Außenministerium beschrieb den Austausch als „konstruktiv und sachlich“. Beide Seiten hätten „die Uhren verglichen“ zur internationalen Lage und zum Stand der bilateralen Beziehungen sowie über den Zeitplan weiterer Kontakte gesprochen, hieß es in einer Mitteilung des Ministeriums.
Es war das erste direkte Gespräch zwischen Rubio und Lawrow seit Oktober vergangenen Jahres. Damals hatten beide Seiten mögliche Schritte zur Beendigung der Kampfhandlungen in der Ukraine sowie einen geplanten, später nicht zustande gekommenen Gipfel zwischen US-Präsident Donald Trump und Kremlchef Wladimir Putin in Budapest erörtert. » | Alexander Dergay | Mittwoch, 6. Mai 2026
US-Außenminister Marco Rubio hat am Dienstag nach Angaben des US-Außenministeriums mit dem russischen Außenminister Sergej Lawrow telefoniert. Das Gespräch sei auf Bitten der russischen Seite zustande gekommen, teilte der Sprecher des Außenministeriums, Tommy Pigott, mit. Diskutiert worden seien die Beziehungen zwischen Washington und Moskau, der Krieg zwischen Russland und der Ukraine sowie der Iran.
Das russische Außenministerium beschrieb den Austausch als „konstruktiv und sachlich“. Beide Seiten hätten „die Uhren verglichen“ zur internationalen Lage und zum Stand der bilateralen Beziehungen sowie über den Zeitplan weiterer Kontakte gesprochen, hieß es in einer Mitteilung des Ministeriums.
Es war das erste direkte Gespräch zwischen Rubio und Lawrow seit Oktober vergangenen Jahres. Damals hatten beide Seiten mögliche Schritte zur Beendigung der Kampfhandlungen in der Ukraine sowie einen geplanten, später nicht zustande gekommenen Gipfel zwischen US-Präsident Donald Trump und Kremlchef Wladimir Putin in Budapest erörtert. » | Alexander Dergay | Mittwoch, 6. Mai 2026
Hantavirus : un passager du bateau de croisière infecté par la souche des Andes, transmissible entre humains
LE FIGARO : « Les premiers tests montrent qu’il s’agit bien de la souche des Andes. Il s’agit de la seule souche, parmi les 38 connues, à pouvoir se transmettre d’une personne à l’autre », a expliqué le ministre sud-africain de la Santé Aaron Motsoaledi.
La souche de hantavirus détectée sur un des passagers de la croisière évacué en Afrique du Sud, est celle des Andes transmissible entre humains, a déclaré mercredi le ministre sud-africain de la Santé devant une commission parlementaire. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mercredi 6 mai 2026
Plus d'informations sur le hantavirus ici.
La souche de hantavirus détectée sur un des passagers de la croisière évacué en Afrique du Sud, est celle des Andes transmissible entre humains, a déclaré mercredi le ministre sud-africain de la Santé devant une commission parlementaire. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mercredi 6 mai 2026
Plus d'informations sur le hantavirus ici.
White House Insists Iran War Is Over, Even While Missiles Fly
THE NEW YORK TIMES: The White House is turning to rhetorical leaps as President Trump tries to put the biggest political crisis of his presidency behind him.
When the cease-fire in the war with Iran went into effect a month ago, President Trump was pretty direct that if the Iranians failed to end their nuclear program, or to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the bombers would be back in the air. “If there’s no deal, fighting resumes,” he said, making it very clear this was just a pause.
But it turns out, according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, that the war actually ended at some point after the cease-fire took hold, or so he told reporters at a news conference at the White House on Tuesday. “The Operation Epic Fury is concluded,” he said. “We achieved the objective of that operation.” The effort to reopen the strait, Mr. Rubio said, is entirely a defensive and humanitarian operation that would result in direct military exchanges with the Iranians only if U.S. ships came under fire.
Later on Tuesday, Mr. Trump announced that he was pausing even that effort — which was only one day old, and had succeeded in getting just a few ships freed — “for a short period of time,” citing what he said was “great progress” toward an agreement with Iran. But he kept the American blockade in place, part of a strategy of maximum economic pressure.
Still, Mr. Trump’s suspension of the effort to guide ships out of the strait seemed to contradict the administration’s stated position that it was intolerable for Iran to block an international waterway, and that only the United States had the ability to force it open again. » | David E. Sanger | David E. Sanger has covered five American presidents in more than four decades at The New York Times. He has written about efforts to destroy or contain Iran’s nuclear program for more than twenty years. | Tuesday, May 5, 2026
When the cease-fire in the war with Iran went into effect a month ago, President Trump was pretty direct that if the Iranians failed to end their nuclear program, or to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the bombers would be back in the air. “If there’s no deal, fighting resumes,” he said, making it very clear this was just a pause.
But it turns out, according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, that the war actually ended at some point after the cease-fire took hold, or so he told reporters at a news conference at the White House on Tuesday. “The Operation Epic Fury is concluded,” he said. “We achieved the objective of that operation.” The effort to reopen the strait, Mr. Rubio said, is entirely a defensive and humanitarian operation that would result in direct military exchanges with the Iranians only if U.S. ships came under fire.
Later on Tuesday, Mr. Trump announced that he was pausing even that effort — which was only one day old, and had succeeded in getting just a few ships freed — “for a short period of time,” citing what he said was “great progress” toward an agreement with Iran. But he kept the American blockade in place, part of a strategy of maximum economic pressure.
Still, Mr. Trump’s suspension of the effort to guide ships out of the strait seemed to contradict the administration’s stated position that it was intolerable for Iran to block an international waterway, and that only the United States had the ability to force it open again. » | David E. Sanger | David E. Sanger has covered five American presidents in more than four decades at The New York Times. He has written about efforts to destroy or contain Iran’s nuclear program for more than twenty years. | Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Romania’s Pro-Europe Government Collapses Unleashing Fresh Turmoil
THE GUARDIAN: Ilie Bolojan’s coalition loses confidence vote after less than a year amid austerity drive and far-right surge
Romania’s pro-European government has collapsed after losing a confidence vote, unleashing renewed political turmoil less than a year after the ruling coalition was sworn in and with the far right surging in the polls.
“This censure motion is false, cynical and artificial,” the liberal prime minister, Ilie Bolojan, told parliamentarians before the vote on Tuesday. “Any country in a multitude of crises would try to consolidate governments, not to change them.”
The motion, tabled by the Social Democrats (PSD), the largest party in parliament, and the far-right Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), won 281 votes in the 464-seat parliament. Bolojan’s PNL party and its USR allies did not vote.
The AUR’s leader, George Simion, called for early elections, saying the “voice of the people” had been heard and his party assumed responsibility for “the future of the country”. Romania’s destiny “must be decided by the votes of Romanians”, he said. » | Jon Henley Europe correspondent and Andrei Popoviciu in Bucharest | Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Romania’s pro-European government has collapsed after losing a confidence vote, unleashing renewed political turmoil less than a year after the ruling coalition was sworn in and with the far right surging in the polls.
“This censure motion is false, cynical and artificial,” the liberal prime minister, Ilie Bolojan, told parliamentarians before the vote on Tuesday. “Any country in a multitude of crises would try to consolidate governments, not to change them.”
The motion, tabled by the Social Democrats (PSD), the largest party in parliament, and the far-right Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), won 281 votes in the 464-seat parliament. Bolojan’s PNL party and its USR allies did not vote.
The AUR’s leader, George Simion, called for early elections, saying the “voice of the people” had been heard and his party assumed responsibility for “the future of the country”. Romania’s destiny “must be decided by the votes of Romanians”, he said. » | Jon Henley Europe correspondent and Andrei Popoviciu in Bucharest | Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Pete Hegseth, ministre de la Guerre américain : le visage de la guerre en Iran de plus en plus isolé et contesté
LE FIGARO : RÉCIT - Le ministre de la Guerre continue de mener une sourde lutte contre la hiérarchie militaire, et se heurte régulièrement aux médias qui questionnent sa vision triomphale du conflit.
Le secrétaire à la Guerre est sur la défensive. Alors que la guerre d’Iran a muté en une épreuve de force économique et que la victoire totale annoncée tarde à se matérialiser, Pete Hegseth apparaît de plus en plus isolé, et sa gestion souvent conflictuelle du Pentagone contestée. Les limogeages d’officiers généraux ou de hauts responsables ont continué en pleine guerre sans autres explications que le déplaisir de Hegseth. Peu d’informations émanent du plus important ministère américain au milieu d’un conflit qui a déjà entamé les stocks de munitions critiques, et contribue à l’augmentation considérable de ses dépenses. Devenu l’un des visages publics d’une guerre impopulaire, Hegseth continue de bénéficier du seul soutien qui compte, celui de Donald Trump. Mais sa position n’est pas des plus solides au sein d’un cabinet où la faveur présidentielle peut se perdre rapidement.
Les mises à l’écart d’importants responsables militaires et civils, qui avaient commencé dès la prise de fonctions de Pete Hegseth, ont continué, alimentant le malaise au sein du Pentagone. La mise à l’écart du général Randy George, chef d’état-major de l’armée de terre, démis de ses fonctions le 2 avril dernier a été critiquée, y compris parmi les républicains au Congrès. Cet officier unanimement respecté, aux états de service impeccables, s’est vu congédier sans explications. Selon les sources citées par les médias américains, le général George se serait opposé à une décision de Pete Hegseth de rayer du tableau d’avancement plusieurs officiers, notamment des Noirs et des femmes. Le secrétaire à la Défense, qui a rebaptisé son poste secrétaire à la Guerre, mène depuis sa nomination une politique visant à mettre fin aux mesures de discrimination positive, qu’il qualifie de « woke » et qui, selon lui, réduisent l’efficacité des forces armées américaines. » | Par Adrien Jaulmes, correspondant à Washington | mardi 5 mai 2026
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Le secrétaire à la Guerre est sur la défensive. Alors que la guerre d’Iran a muté en une épreuve de force économique et que la victoire totale annoncée tarde à se matérialiser, Pete Hegseth apparaît de plus en plus isolé, et sa gestion souvent conflictuelle du Pentagone contestée. Les limogeages d’officiers généraux ou de hauts responsables ont continué en pleine guerre sans autres explications que le déplaisir de Hegseth. Peu d’informations émanent du plus important ministère américain au milieu d’un conflit qui a déjà entamé les stocks de munitions critiques, et contribue à l’augmentation considérable de ses dépenses. Devenu l’un des visages publics d’une guerre impopulaire, Hegseth continue de bénéficier du seul soutien qui compte, celui de Donald Trump. Mais sa position n’est pas des plus solides au sein d’un cabinet où la faveur présidentielle peut se perdre rapidement.
Les mises à l’écart d’importants responsables militaires et civils, qui avaient commencé dès la prise de fonctions de Pete Hegseth, ont continué, alimentant le malaise au sein du Pentagone. La mise à l’écart du général Randy George, chef d’état-major de l’armée de terre, démis de ses fonctions le 2 avril dernier a été critiquée, y compris parmi les républicains au Congrès. Cet officier unanimement respecté, aux états de service impeccables, s’est vu congédier sans explications. Selon les sources citées par les médias américains, le général George se serait opposé à une décision de Pete Hegseth de rayer du tableau d’avancement plusieurs officiers, notamment des Noirs et des femmes. Le secrétaire à la Défense, qui a rebaptisé son poste secrétaire à la Guerre, mène depuis sa nomination une politique visant à mettre fin aux mesures de discrimination positive, qu’il qualifie de « woke » et qui, selon lui, réduisent l’efficacité des forces armées américaines. » | Par Adrien Jaulmes, correspondant à Washington | mardi 5 mai 2026
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Tuesday, May 05, 2026
Steve Schmidt: MAGA Will Be Wiped Out
Unspoken Diet Tricks Every 1950s Woman Knew (That Kept Them All Skinny)
Apr 28, 2026 | In 1961, Jean Wilson wore a 23-inch waist dress to her wedding in Dayton, Ohio. She wore the same dress to her daughter's wedding in 1989. Nobody in her household counted a single calorie the entire time.
These are the 10 diet habits that were ordinary in 1950s American kitchens - every one of them worked, every one was either abandoned or replaced with something you could buy and not one required a subscription, a food journal or anything called a "program".
These are the 10 diet habits that were ordinary in 1950s American kitchens - every one of them worked, every one was either abandoned or replaced with something you could buy and not one required a subscription, a food journal or anything called a "program".
Iran : la prix Nobel de la paix Narges Mohammadi « entre la vie et la mort », selon ses soutiens
LE FIGARO : La lauréate du prestigieux prix en 2023, détenue en Iran depuis décembre, a été hospitalisée en urgence le week-end dernier. « Elle risque à tout moment de nous quitter », alerte son avocate Ardakani.
L’Iranienne Narges Mohammadi, lauréate du prix Nobel de la paix détenue en Iran depuis décembre, se trouve « entre la vie et la mort » après son hospitalisation en urgence le week-end dernier, selon son avocate. « Nous n’avons jamais eu aussi peur pour la vie de Narges, elle risque à tout moment de nous quitter », a déclaré mardi Me Chirinne Ardakani lors d’un point presse de son comité de soutien à Paris. « On ne se bat pas que pour sa liberté, on se bat pour que son cœur continue de battre », a-t-elle ajouté.
La militante de 54 ans a été transférée début mai de la prison de Zanjan (nord) à un hôpital de la région « à la suite d’une dramatique détérioration de son état de santé, marquée notamment par deux épisodes de perte totale de conscience et une crise cardiaque », selon un communiqué de sa fondation publié vendredi. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mardi 5 mai 2026
READ ALSO: This related article.
L’Iranienne Narges Mohammadi, lauréate du prix Nobel de la paix détenue en Iran depuis décembre, se trouve « entre la vie et la mort » après son hospitalisation en urgence le week-end dernier, selon son avocate. « Nous n’avons jamais eu aussi peur pour la vie de Narges, elle risque à tout moment de nous quitter », a déclaré mardi Me Chirinne Ardakani lors d’un point presse de son comité de soutien à Paris. « On ne se bat pas que pour sa liberté, on se bat pour que son cœur continue de battre », a-t-elle ajouté.
La militante de 54 ans a été transférée début mai de la prison de Zanjan (nord) à un hôpital de la région « à la suite d’une dramatique détérioration de son état de santé, marquée notamment par deux épisodes de perte totale de conscience et une crise cardiaque », selon un communiqué de sa fondation publié vendredi. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mardi 5 mai 2026
READ ALSO: This related article.
The Execution of Karl Ernst – “The Gay Prostitute of the SA” (Sturmabteilung)
May 2, 2026 | “Bem-vindo ao Curiosidades Incríveis, onde a história das Guerras Mundiais é trazida à tona através de documentários informativos.📚 Nosso conteúdo é cuidadosamente selecionado para educar e informar, sem fazer apologia a qualquer ideologia ou ação. Alertamos que alguns dos nossos vídeos podem conter imagens sensíveis e capas ilustrativas para contextualizar os eventos históricos.
Nosso objetivo é trazer os principais documentários dublados, fatos desconhecidos e notícias mega interessantes em vídeos incríveis e repleto de imagens fantásticas!”
Nosso objetivo é trazer os principais documentários dublados, fatos desconhecidos e notícias mega interessantes em vídeos incríveis e repleto de imagens fantásticas!”
It’s Time UK Media Reminded Farage How We Got into This Mess in the First Place - BREXIT
May 5, 2026 | Let’s call this bull**** out TOGETHER
The 200,000 illegal migrants figure Farage is using is over several years and let’s remind ourselves how we got into this mess in the first place - BREXIT
And now in threatening to punish those parts of the country where people don’t vote his way, the Reform party leader is betraying the basic principles of democracy – it’s shameless and grotesque bullying which shows nothing but contempt for voters.
Unfortunately, plenty of Brits have been taken in with this shyster’s panaceas. I shall never forgive him for Brexit and for hoodwinking the nation into voting for a pig in poke. Brexit was always destined to impoverish the nation. It was inevitable. That many in the electorate were ignorant of, and blind to, its deleterious effects on the economy is forgivable; but that our highly-paid politicians, who are employed to serve the nation, is not. Fie on them all! — © Mark Alexander
The 200,000 illegal migrants figure Farage is using is over several years and let’s remind ourselves how we got into this mess in the first place - BREXIT
And now in threatening to punish those parts of the country where people don’t vote his way, the Reform party leader is betraying the basic principles of democracy – it’s shameless and grotesque bullying which shows nothing but contempt for voters.
Unfortunately, plenty of Brits have been taken in with this shyster’s panaceas. I shall never forgive him for Brexit and for hoodwinking the nation into voting for a pig in poke. Brexit was always destined to impoverish the nation. It was inevitable. That many in the electorate were ignorant of, and blind to, its deleterious effects on the economy is forgivable; but that our highly-paid politicians, who are employed to serve the nation, is not. Fie on them all! — © Mark Alexander
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