Sunday, December 07, 2025

C of E to Challenge Tommy Robinson’s ‘Put Christ Back Into Christmas’ Message

THE GUARDIAN: Church leaders respond to far-right appropriation of Christian symbols with ‘Outsiders welcome’ message

The Church of England is to launch a poster campaign aimed at challenging the anti-migrant message of Tommy Robinson, whose “Unite the Kingdom” movement has urged its supporters to join a carols event next weekend to “put the Christ back into Christmas”.

The posters, which will go on display at bus stops, say “Christ has always been in Christmas” and “Outsiders welcome”. They will also be available for local churches to download and display over the festive period.

The C of E’s decision to challenge Robinson’s extreme rightwing stance comes amid growing unease among church leaders about the rise of Christian nationalism and the appropriation of Christian symbols to bolster the views of his supporters. » | Harriet Sherwood | Sunday, December 7, 2025

Is British politics immune to US-style rightwing Christianity? We’re about to find out: Nigel Farage and Tommy Robinson are increasingly espousing Christian ‘values’, and a wealthy US legal group is becoming influential – this could have dire consequences »

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US May End Support for Ukraine War Effort, Says Donald Trump Jr

THE GUARDIAN: Eldest son of Donald Trump makes speculative comments during tirade against Volodymyr Zelenskyy and EU

Donald Trump may walk away from the Ukrainian war, the US president’s oldest son has said in comments to a Middle East conference.

In a lengthy tirade against the purpose of continued fighting in Ukraine, Donald Trump Jr also said Ukraine’s “corrupt” rich had fled their country leaving “what they believed to be the peasant class” to fight the war.

Trump Jr has no formal role inside his father’s administration, but is a key figure in the Maga movement. His intervention reflects the antipathy among some inside the Trump team towards the Ukrainian government, and comes as Trump’s negotiating team is putting pressure on Kyiv to give up territory.

Trump Jr said the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, was prolonging the war because he knew he would never win an election if it ended. He said Zelenskyy was a borderline deity on the left, but argued that Ukraine was far more corrupt than Russia. » | Patrick Wintour in Doha | Sunday, December 7, 2025

Le prince Harry compare son enfance à Downton Abbey

MADAME FIGARO : Alors qu’il se trouvait à un événement de «réseautage», le duc de Sussex a prononcé un discours dans lequel il a comparé, avec humour, son enfance à la série imaginée par Julian Fellowes.

Et si la vie au sein de la famille royale britannique ressemblait aux séries et aux films sur l’aristocratie britannique ? C’est ce qu’a avoué le prince Harry. En effet, le média HELLO! explique dans un article publié ce dimanche 7 décembre, que le duc de Sussex se trouvait récemment à un événement de «réseautage» à Los Angeles. Sur place il a commencé à faire un discours comparant son enfance au sein du clan Windsor à la série Downton Abbey, ce programme qui suit la vie des membres de la famille Crawley, riches aristocrates britanniques, et de leurs domestiques dans leur château situé dans le Yorkshire au Royaume-Uni. » | Par Leonie Dutrievoz | dimanche 7 décembre 2025

«Vous avez vu comment elles font tomber leur voile ?» : Farah Pahlavi, ex-impératrice d’Iran que les mollahs ne sont pas parvenus à écorcher

LE FIGARO : ENTRETIEN - L’ex-impératrice d’Iran, qui a fêté ses 87 ans le 14 octobre, a reçu chez elle Le Figaro Magazine. L’occasion de revenir sur son destin hors du commun… et d’évoquer l’avenir de son pays.

Un appartement parisien, quelques tableaux et des photos de famille soigneusement encadrées. Par les fenêtres, on voit la Seine, indolente, qui roule ses eaux grasses. Un petit chien – Mowgli – accueille les visiteurs. C’est ici que vit en exil la dernière impératrice d’Iran, Farah, 87 ans. La voilà : une silhouette élégante, d’une élégance apaisée qui traverse le temps sans en trahir la gravité. Et ses yeux : on y lit la douceur et la douleur, la tendresse pour ce qui fut et la dignité de ce qui reste. Il y a, dans ce regard-là, tout un monde : non pas celui qui a disparu, mais celui qu’elle continue de porter en silence. On y devine aussi l’espoir tenace d’un autre avenir pour l’Iran.

Car quarante-six ans après son avènement, la République islamique d’Iran vacille, tout au bord du gouffre, frappée de l’extérieur et minée de l’intérieur par la colère de la population, éreintée par la misère, des années de corruption et l’incapacité – ou le refus – du gouvernement d’écouter le peuple et de se réformer. Dans ce pays de 88 millions d’habitants – dont l’âge moyen est de 32 ans –, les deux tiers du territoire sont privés d’eau potable et deux personnes sur trois vivent au-dessous du seuil de pauvreté, malgré la rente pétrolière et gazière du pays. Des coupures d’électricité quotidiennes de plus en plus fréquentes, de plus en plus longues, affectent la vie des entreprises et des institutions, obligées de fermer leurs portes plusieurs jours par semaine. L’inflation s’élève à 50 %. Dans les hôpitaux, la pénurie de médicaments et l’épuisement minent le moral du personnel médical, à bout de forces et de moyens. » | Par Emmanuel Razavi et Jean-Marie Montali, pour Le Figaro Magazine | dimanche 7 décembre 2025

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Berlin zur Kaiserzeit - Glanz und Schatten einer Epoche (2/3) | Film mit KI restauriert

Dec 7, 2025 | Das Bild Berlins um 1900, gestaltet aus frühen Filmaufnahmen, Fotos und anderen Dokumenten, vielfarbig, bewegt und überraschend wie der Blick in ein Kaleidoskop. Die mit vielen Preisen ausgezeichnete Dokumentarfilmerin Irmgard von zur Mühlen stellt dem Glanz der Metropole und den imposanten Bauten des Wilhelminismus die Hinterhöfe und das harte Los der Fabrikarbeiter gegenüber. Gezeigt wird der Alltag der Berliner*innen, das bunte Treiben in den Einkaufsstraßen und die Not der Obdachlosen. In der Nacht locken Bars, Restaurants, Theater und Lichtspielhäuser.


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Trump's Land Strikes on Venezuela Will Begin ‘Very Soon’ | David Charter

Dec 7, 2025 | “That’s inching towards what looks like a potential regime change.”

Trump’s plans to launch land strikes in Venezuela and shows a “full press” to change the country’s regime, says The Times's assistant US editor David Charter.




It's such a pity that Maduro can't depose Trump! The world would be a much better, safer place. — © Mark Alexander

Putin Will ‘Exploit’ Trump’s Weakness on Europe | Ben Wallace

Dec 6, 2025 | “Where there is weakness, he will exploit it.”

Putin will see Trump’s strategy as showing he is “no longer interested” in supporting Europe, and he will use that against the West, says former UK defence secretary Ben Wallace.


Trump's Neo-Nazi Security Strategy Document Shocks European Allies as America Aligns with Far Right

Dec 6, 2025 | The White House has released a controversial new National Security Strategy (NSS) that marks a major realignment of U.S. foreign policy under the "America First" banner. The document lays out Trump's vision for ensuring America's "dominance" in the Western Hemisphere, cultivating "resistance" within Europe, reestablishing "strategic stability" with Russia, and accepting Middle Eastern leaders "as they are." Current and former European officials are already pushing back against the strategy's assertions regarding European alliances and demographics.


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Is Trump’s Strategy a Win for Russia? | Piotr Kaszuwara

Dec 7, 2025 | Piotr Kaszuwara, President of the UA Future Foundation, warns that Trump’s new security strategy could embolden Russia, leaving Ukraine vulnerable while Europe scrambles for answers.

"Trump Has Driven a Permanent Wedge between U.S. and European Security" | Gerlinde Niehus

Dec 5, 2025 | Europe is facing the fallout of the explosive security roadmap released by the Donald Trump White House that claims the continent is on the brink of civilizational collapse and effectively rules out the growth of the NATO alliance.

To discuss, TVP World was joined for an exclusive interview by Gerlinde Niehus, Former NATO Deputy Director for Defense and Security Cooperation.


Trump’s Security Shift: NATO at a Crossroads | David DeBatto

Dec 7, 2025 | David DeBatto, geopolitical analyst and retired U.S. Army counterintelligence officer, breaks down Trump’s new security strategy—ending NATO’s open-door policy and urging Europe to stand alone.

Trump Is ‘Abandoning Europe’: Security Strategy Sparks Alarm in Ukraine

Dec 7, 2025 | “The Americans are going to commit geopolitical suicide.”

Trump’s national security strategy sets out how he is prioritising America’s interests, but is “abandoning Europe” in doing so, says Alexander Khara, a former advisor to the minister of defence in Ukraine.


Under Trump Doctrine Europe Is the Enemy Blocking Relations with Russia!

December 6, 2025

Saturday, December 06, 2025

US Lawmakers Are Questioning US Defense Secretary’s Conduct in Office | DW News

Dec 6, 2025 | Democratic and some Republican lawmakers in the US are calling for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a former TV-host — who now calls himself Secretary of War — to be fired after multiple scandals. The controversial official is under scrutiny after his latest orders to strike alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean which has been labeled as extrajudicial killings by some.

What's America's Beef with Europe? | LBC

Dec 6, 2025 | America should "cultivate resistance" in Europe as the continent is subverting democracy, blocking a Ukraine peace deal and facing "civilisational erasure" because of mass migration, according to a new national security document.

The first strategy since Donald Trump returned to the presidency is a targeted challenge to the European Union, claiming it ideologically divided to the US and "undermines sovereignty". It also sets out America's changing approach to Russia and China.

Ali Miraj is joined by Sir Robin Niblett, former director and chief executive of Chatham House, to discuss why some in the Trump administration are so concerned about the state of Europe.


The Fog of Trump

Father David tells us that Trump is evil.

Controversial New U.S. Strategy | Scott Lucas

Dec 6, 2025 | Europe risks civilizational erasure"—a line from the Trump administration’s newly released National Security Strategy—has prompted firm pushback from European leaders and renewed debate over the direction of transatlantic policy.

With Washington signaling a halt to NATO enlargement, a reduced military presence in Europe, and harsher demands of its allies, the document is under close scrutiny across the continent.


«L’Union européenne devrait être dissoute» : Elon Musk réagit à l’amende de 120 millions d’euros imposée à X

LE FIGARO : Alors que Bruxelles vient de sanctionner le réseau social du patron de SpaceX, ce dernier se défend en surfant sur l’indignation de l’administration américaine.

Une phrase cinglante. Alors que l’Union européenne vient de sanctionner son réseau social X (ex Twitter), Elon Musk semble prêt à partir en guerre contre les institutions qui régissent le Vieux Continent, ou du moins les services numériques auxquels ont accès les Européens. Bruxelles vient d’infliger à X une amende de 120 millions d’euros au titre du Digital Services Act (DSA), première sanction prononcée dans ce cadre contre le réseau social, pour non respect de ses obligations de transparence et pour une utilisation jugée trompeuse de certaines fonctionnalités clés.

«L’UE devrait être dissoute et la souveraineté restituée à chaque pays, afin que les gouvernements puissent mieux représenter leur population», a déclaré Elon Musk dans un post sur X ce samedi 6 décembre. Un message qui n’a pas tardé à récolter plus de 10.000 commentaires après avoir été partagé près de 20.000 fois sur le même réseau social. » | Par Enguerrand Armanet | samedi 6 décembre 2025

J'ai l'impression qu'Elon est un peu en colère. Peut-être qu'il n'aime pas dépenser de l'argent ? — © Mark Alexander

Traditional Roast | Mary Berry's Absolute Christmas Favourites Episode 2 | Full Episode | Mary Berry

Nov 24, 2025 | Mary Berry's Absolute Christmas Favourites E02 Full Episode: Like many, Christmas is Mary Berry’s favourite time of year. But all that cooking and preparation comes with a lot of pressure. No matter how many times you’ve cooked for it before, it can all seem a bit daunting.

So in the second episode of this two part series, Mary Berry comes to the rescue with her plan for the big day itself. Five delicious, indulgent but easy classics that will give you a stress-free Christmas day and an enviable feast!

To start, Mary gets everyone in the mood with her mulled wine and mini filo Beef Wellington canapés. Then it’s on to Christmas dinner itself, and this year Mary’s roasting a Turkey Crown and serving it with all the trimmings - fail-safe sage and onion stuffing balls, a simple yet delicious cranberry sauce and a recipe for Brussels sprouts that everyone will want to eat. And for a final mouth-watering treat, Mary cooks her very special take on the traditional Christmas Mince pie. It couldn’t be any more simple or delicious.

As well as cooking her Christmas Day favourites, Mary tells stories from her past and visits some specialist artisans getting ready for a busy Christmas. First up, she samples a seasonal tipple at the Wiston Estate winery, before visiting Hampton Court to find out whether her Christmas in any way resembles the Christmas celebrated by the Tudors.

Mary Christmas!