Thursday, May 07, 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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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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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
LESEN SIE AUCH:
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. »
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
LESEN SIE AUCH:
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
Wednesday, May 06, 2026
Feeling Good
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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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
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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
Trump Accuses Pope of ‘Endangering a Lot of Catholics’ with Iran Stance
THE GUARDIAN: US president directs fresh criticism at pontiff days before secretary of state Marco Rubio’s visit to Vatican
Donald Trump has issued a fresh verbal attack against Pope Leo XIV, accusing the pontiff of “endangering a lot of Catholics” because “he thinks it’s fine for Iran to have a nuclear weapon”.
The remarks come two days before Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, meets Leo at the Vatican in an effort to ease the tensions sparked by Trump’s previous broadside against the Chicago-born pontiff over his condemnation of the US-Israeli war on Iran.
Speaking to Hugh Hewitt, a prominent conservative radio talkshow host on the US-based Salem News network, Trump said the pope “would rather talk about the fact that it’s OK for Iran to have a nuclear weapon, and I don’t think that’s very good”.
“I think he’s endangering a lot of Catholics and a lot of people,” the US president added. “But I guess if it’s up to the pope, he thinks it’s just fine for Iran to have a nuclear weapon.”
Somebody should inform Trump that it is just not done to attack the pope. To do so is in very bad taste. Furthermore, it is also wrong to try and drag the pope into politics. Popes are men of the cloth, theologians, who deserve respect and who are far above dirty politics. Trump should learn that this pope should be held in very high esteem, for Pope Leo is a man of great dignity. Trump should cease and desist.
But when it comes to endangering the lives of Catholics, Trump is without equal. Trump himself is endangering Catholics’ lives in Cuba every single day with his harsh sanctions on the country and having Cuba on his list of nations to punish after he has finished punishing Iran. Such hypocrisy! — © Mark Alexander
Donald Trump has issued a fresh verbal attack against Pope Leo XIV, accusing the pontiff of “endangering a lot of Catholics” because “he thinks it’s fine for Iran to have a nuclear weapon”.
The remarks come two days before Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, meets Leo at the Vatican in an effort to ease the tensions sparked by Trump’s previous broadside against the Chicago-born pontiff over his condemnation of the US-Israeli war on Iran.
Speaking to Hugh Hewitt, a prominent conservative radio talkshow host on the US-based Salem News network, Trump said the pope “would rather talk about the fact that it’s OK for Iran to have a nuclear weapon, and I don’t think that’s very good”.
“I think he’s endangering a lot of Catholics and a lot of people,” the US president added. “But I guess if it’s up to the pope, he thinks it’s just fine for Iran to have a nuclear weapon.”
Somebody should inform Trump that it is just not done to attack the pope. To do so is in very bad taste. Furthermore, it is also wrong to try and drag the pope into politics. Popes are men of the cloth, theologians, who deserve respect and who are far above dirty politics. Trump should learn that this pope should be held in very high esteem, for Pope Leo is a man of great dignity. Trump should cease and desist.
But when it comes to endangering the lives of Catholics, Trump is without equal. Trump himself is endangering Catholics’ lives in Cuba every single day with his harsh sanctions on the country and having Cuba on his list of nations to punish after he has finished punishing Iran. Such hypocrisy! — © Mark Alexander
Guerre en Ukraine : Volodymyr Zelensky dénonce le « cynisme absolu » de la Russie, qui réclame une trêve tout en continuant ses attaques
LE FIGARO : Des frappes de missiles et de drones dans la nuit ont fait au moins 5 morts dans deux régions d’Ukraine, selon les autorités locales.
Le président ukrainien Volodymyr Zelensky a dénoncé mardi le « cynisme absolu » de la Russie qui demande un cessez-le-feu à l'occasion de la commémoration le 9 mai de la victoire soviétique sur l'Allemagne nazie tout en menant des frappes quotidiennes contre le pays.
Des frappes de missiles et de drones dans la nuit ont fait au moins 6 morts et une dizaine de blessés dans deux régions d'Ukraine, selon les autorités locales. « C'est d'un cynisme absolu que de demander un cessez-le-feu afin d'organiser des célébrations de propagande, tout en menant chaque jour de telles frappes » a-t-il dénoncé sur les réseaux sociaux. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mardi 5 mai 2026
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Echte Waffenruhe oder PR-Manöver? Moskau und Kiew pokern vor Putins Parade: Kurz vor der Siegesparade bieten Russland und die Ukraine verschiedene Feuerpausen an. Hinter den Vorschlägen steckt mehr Taktik als Entspannung. Es droht gar ein reales Eskalationsrisiko. »
When Your Father Is Dangerous
May 5, 2026 | What happens when the head of the household has textbook Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD)?
What about when it's the head of state?
NPD isn't just a clinical term. It's a pattern. Rage. Manipulation. Gaslighting. Zero accountability.
Millions of us grew up with it. Are living under it right now.
This is a guide. For anyone who knows — in their gut — something is deeply wrong. With their family. With their country. Because the tactics are identical.
Donald Trump is waging a campaign of destruction. His flying monkeys call it the Iran war. His own niece calls him dangerous. So do his former generals.
How could Americans have been so reckless, so careless and, quite frankly, so stupid, to have re-elected that incompetent man into the White House? It was bad enough that he was elected into office the first time. But to re-elect him into office for a second term is unforgiveable. The result: Americans are paying a high price for their poor judgment. Unfortunately, however, the rest of the world must pay that high price, too. — © Mark Alexander
What about when it's the head of state?
NPD isn't just a clinical term. It's a pattern. Rage. Manipulation. Gaslighting. Zero accountability.
Millions of us grew up with it. Are living under it right now.
This is a guide. For anyone who knows — in their gut — something is deeply wrong. With their family. With their country. Because the tactics are identical.
Donald Trump is waging a campaign of destruction. His flying monkeys call it the Iran war. His own niece calls him dangerous. So do his former generals.
How could Americans have been so reckless, so careless and, quite frankly, so stupid, to have re-elected that incompetent man into the White House? It was bad enough that he was elected into office the first time. But to re-elect him into office for a second term is unforgiveable. The result: Americans are paying a high price for their poor judgment. Unfortunately, however, the rest of the world must pay that high price, too. — © Mark Alexander
Merz bekundet Solidarität nach Iran-Angriffen – Emirate fordern mehr als Worte von Europa
BERLINER ZEITUNG: Der Botschafter der VAE in Berlin mahnt angesichts des neu entflammenden Konflikts mit dem Iran „echte Unterstützung“ an. Auch Friedrich Merz hatte eine Solidaritätsbekundung abgegeben.
Dieser Screenshot wurde aus diesem Artikel genommen. | Ahmed Alattar, Botschafter Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate in Berlin, hat mehr als Worte in der Unterstützung gegen iranische Angriffe gefordert. | © dts Nachrichtenagentur/imago
Die Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate (VAE) dringen angesichts wiederholter iranischer Angriffe auf eine substanziellere Unterstützung ihrer europäischen Partner. Der Botschafter der VAE in Deutschland, Ahmed Alattar, sagte dem Brüsseler Nachrichtenportal Euractiv, sein Land erwarte „echte Unterstützung“ statt bloßer Worte.
Mehr als 179 Staaten und internationale Organisationen hätten die iranischen Angriffe verurteilt oder Solidarität bekundet, doch die Positionen reichten „von echter und sehr geschätzter Unterstützung bis hin zu Erklärungen ohne entsprechende Maßnahmen“.
Die jüngsten Angriffe zeigten laut Alattar, dass Teheran über „offensive Langstreckenwaffen“ verfüge, die Staaten weit über die Region hinaus bedrohen könnten. Ein künftiges Abkommen mit dem Iran müsse daher umfassend angelegt sein und neben dem Atomprogramm auch ballistische Raketen, Drohnen sowie die Revolutionsgarden und ihre „terroristischen Stellvertreter“ einschließen. Trotz der Angriffe bleibe die Wirtschaft der VAE stabil, rund 75 Prozent der Wirtschaftsleistung stammten aus dem Nicht-Öl-Sektor. » | Sophie Barkey | Dienstag, 5. Mai 2026
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Die Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate (VAE) dringen angesichts wiederholter iranischer Angriffe auf eine substanziellere Unterstützung ihrer europäischen Partner. Der Botschafter der VAE in Deutschland, Ahmed Alattar, sagte dem Brüsseler Nachrichtenportal Euractiv, sein Land erwarte „echte Unterstützung“ statt bloßer Worte.
Mehr als 179 Staaten und internationale Organisationen hätten die iranischen Angriffe verurteilt oder Solidarität bekundet, doch die Positionen reichten „von echter und sehr geschätzter Unterstützung bis hin zu Erklärungen ohne entsprechende Maßnahmen“.
Die jüngsten Angriffe zeigten laut Alattar, dass Teheran über „offensive Langstreckenwaffen“ verfüge, die Staaten weit über die Region hinaus bedrohen könnten. Ein künftiges Abkommen mit dem Iran müsse daher umfassend angelegt sein und neben dem Atomprogramm auch ballistische Raketen, Drohnen sowie die Revolutionsgarden und ihre „terroristischen Stellvertreter“ einschließen. Trotz der Angriffe bleibe die Wirtschaft der VAE stabil, rund 75 Prozent der Wirtschaftsleistung stammten aus dem Nicht-Öl-Sektor. » | Sophie Barkey | Dienstag, 5. Mai 2026
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What to Know About the Growing Saudi Arabia-U.A.E. Rift: Officials say competition between the countries is healthy. But tensions are mounting over energy quotas, regional conflicts and their different visions for the Middle East. »
Droits de douane : Emmanuel Macron déplore des « menaces de déstabilisation » de Donald Trump
LE FIGARO : Le président français a par ailleurs estimé que l’Europe devrait « activer » ses instruments anticoercition si les États-Unis taxaient les voitures importées.
Emmanuel Macron a déclaré ce mardi 5 mai qu’en cas d’application d’une surtaxe américaine de 25% sur les voitures importées depuis l’Union européenne, l’UE devrait « activer » ses instruments anticoercition, en déplorant des « menaces de déstabilisation ». « Je pense que dans la période géopolitique que nous vivons, des alliés comme les États-Unis d’Amérique et l’Union européenne ont bien mieux à faire que d’agiter des menaces de déstabilisation », a-t-il dit lors d’une conférence de presse à Erevan. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mardi 5 mai 2026
Emmanuel Macron a déclaré ce mardi 5 mai qu’en cas d’application d’une surtaxe américaine de 25% sur les voitures importées depuis l’Union européenne, l’UE devrait « activer » ses instruments anticoercition, en déplorant des « menaces de déstabilisation ». « Je pense que dans la période géopolitique que nous vivons, des alliés comme les États-Unis d’Amérique et l’Union européenne ont bien mieux à faire que d’agiter des menaces de déstabilisation », a-t-il dit lors d’une conférence de presse à Erevan. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mardi 5 mai 2026
El Pastificio de Nicola: La tarta de manzana suiza más simple y sorprendente — Apfelwähe/Apfelkuchen
May 4, 2026 | Apfelwähe is a traditional Swiss apple tart, simple and honest, born from a rural style of cooking where only a few basic ingredients were used: dough, seasonal fruit and a light custard to bind everything together.
In this video, you’ll see how to make it step by step, using accessible ingredients and achieving a light, balanced result full of flavor. A recipe that shows how simplicity, when done right, is more than enough.
For the full recipe, please click here. Then click on ‘more’.
In this video, you’ll see how to make it step by step, using accessible ingredients and achieving a light, balanced result full of flavor. A recipe that shows how simplicity, when done right, is more than enough.
For the full recipe, please click here. Then click on ‘more’.
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Iranian Official Warns of Escalation in Strait of Hormuz Standoff
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran’s top negotiator, accused the United States of violating the shaky cease-fire, after Iranian forces fired at vessels that the U.S. Navy was guiding through the strait.
A top Iranian official warned on Tuesday of an escalation in the Strait of Hormuz and accused the United States of violating the fragile cease-fire, a day after the U.S. Navy began an initiative to escort commercial ships through the strait, a vital oil shipping waterway.
As the truce appeared to falter, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran’s top negotiator in the stumbling peace negotiations, said in a social media post that “a new equation” was emerging in the waterway. He said that American actions had endangered shipping through the strait, which Iran has effectively blockaded since the war began in late February.
“We know well that the continuation of the current situation is unbearable for the United States, while we have not even started yet,” Mr. Ghalibaf said.
The U.S. Navy began escorting commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday. Reports of attacks from Iran in and around the Persian Gulf quickly tested the American actions and the Pakistani-brokered cease-fire that paused the war last month.
The United Arab Emirates said Iran had fired missiles and drones at its territory on Monday, the first time since the cease-fire had come into effect. The U.A.E.’s foreign ministry said in a statement that the country “reserves its full and legitimate right to respond” to the attacks.
American forces shot down cruise missiles and drones and destroyed six Iranian speedboats that had threatened the vessels, according to U.S. Central Command. The U.S. military said two commercial ships operating under the U.S. flag had passed through the waterway.
Iran did not officially confirm or deny whether it had resumed attacks. IRIB, Iran’s state-run broadcaster, said that a senior Iranian military official denied the American claim that several Iranian boats had been sunk.
In an interview with the conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt that aired Monday, President Trump declined to say whether the cease-fire was over. “Well, I can’t tell you that,” Mr. Trump said. » | John Yoon | Tuesday, May 5, 2026
A top Iranian official warned on Tuesday of an escalation in the Strait of Hormuz and accused the United States of violating the fragile cease-fire, a day after the U.S. Navy began an initiative to escort commercial ships through the strait, a vital oil shipping waterway.
As the truce appeared to falter, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran’s top negotiator in the stumbling peace negotiations, said in a social media post that “a new equation” was emerging in the waterway. He said that American actions had endangered shipping through the strait, which Iran has effectively blockaded since the war began in late February.
“We know well that the continuation of the current situation is unbearable for the United States, while we have not even started yet,” Mr. Ghalibaf said.
The U.S. Navy began escorting commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday. Reports of attacks from Iran in and around the Persian Gulf quickly tested the American actions and the Pakistani-brokered cease-fire that paused the war last month.
The United Arab Emirates said Iran had fired missiles and drones at its territory on Monday, the first time since the cease-fire had come into effect. The U.A.E.’s foreign ministry said in a statement that the country “reserves its full and legitimate right to respond” to the attacks.
American forces shot down cruise missiles and drones and destroyed six Iranian speedboats that had threatened the vessels, according to U.S. Central Command. The U.S. military said two commercial ships operating under the U.S. flag had passed through the waterway.
Iran did not officially confirm or deny whether it had resumed attacks. IRIB, Iran’s state-run broadcaster, said that a senior Iranian military official denied the American claim that several Iranian boats had been sunk.
In an interview with the conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt that aired Monday, President Trump declined to say whether the cease-fire was over. “Well, I can’t tell you that,” Mr. Trump said. » | John Yoon | Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Democrats, Britain’s Prime Minister Is a Warning
THE NEW YORK TIMES — OPINION: In Democratic primaries across America, a familiar debate is playing out. Is it the time for a moderate or a maverick? Should the party be looking for someone to heal and stabilize a troubled country or someone to energize supporters, antagonize opponents — Republicans, big business, maybe even the Democratic establishment itself — and promise sweeping change?
Until recently, Britain seemed to offer moderate Democrats a clinching case. In 2024, after leading the Labour Party to a crushing victory over a reviled right-wing government, Keir Starmer was hailed as a centrist hero. He marginalized progressives in his own party, enticed Conservative politicians to switch sides and secured Labour’s largest majority since 1997. For the Democratic think tank Third Way, the takeaway from Mr. Starmer’s triumph was clear: “Centrism wins elections.”
That seems a long time ago now. Britain’s government is in the doldrums and Mr. Starmer has become one of its most unpopular leaders ever — with negative approval ratings on a par with the short-lived prime minister Liz Truss, a paragon of political failure. Reform U.K., a Trumpian anti-immigration party spearheaded by Nigel Farage, has led the polls since last April. And in recent months, Labour has also been overtaken on its left by a surging Green Party.
This week, it’s going to get worse. In local elections across the country, which are being treated as a referendum on Mr. Starmer’s leadership, Labour is headed for a historic wipeout. The leader once heralded as centrism’s shining future now survives on borrowed time. In many ways, his fall is a very British story. But the Democrats, casting about for an election strategy, should pay attention — for Mr. Starmer’s collapse was written into the nature of his victory. » | GUEST ESSAY by Samuel Earle | Mr. Earle is the author of “Tory Nation: The Dark Legacy of the World’s Most Successful Political Party.” He wrote from New York. | Tuesday, May 5, 2026
If joylessness is your thing, if freedoms mean little to you, if you are unconcerned about democratic freedoms, if you like your leaders colourless, if your children’s rights as they grow into adulthood mean little to you, if your are indifferent to their infantilization as adults, if you are insouciant about being imprisoned for writing the wrong thing on social media, if you like your leaders to have a tinge of authoritarianism about them, if you like them stern, then Starmer could well be your man, and he could well be a role model for Democrats in America to emulate . Good luck with that! — © Mark Alexander
Nazi Database Takes Germans on Personal Journey into Their Families’ Dark Pasts
THE GUARDIAN: Die Zeit’s online database of individuals’ Nazi membership is prompting a reckoning as people uncover ties to regime
Screenshot taken from this Guardian article. | A 1930s Nazi rally in Nuremberg, Germany Photograph: Shutterstock
Olaf Köndgen is 64 years old, a German citizen and a senior European human rights expert who has lived and worked in France for several years. Last month, Köndgen learned that he is also the son of a Nazi.
Despite a strong interest in history and its lessons, Köndgen is typical of many 21st-century Germans in having had only the roughest outlines of his own family’s complicity with Hitler’s regime.
That began to change in early April, when the newspaper Die Zeit launched an online search engine for the vast archives of the National Socialist German Workers’ party (NSDAP), making information about individuals’ Nazi membership easily accessible for the first time.
Die Zeit has described an extraordinary response from the public, reflecting intense interest in unearthing long-buried family secrets more than eight decades after the end of the second world war.
The tool has been accessed “millions of times” and shared “by the thousands”, with more than 1,000 reader comments appearing on the site, according to Christian Staas, the newspaper’s history editor. » | Deborah Cole in Berlin | Monday, May 4, 2026
Olaf Köndgen is 64 years old, a German citizen and a senior European human rights expert who has lived and worked in France for several years. Last month, Köndgen learned that he is also the son of a Nazi.
Despite a strong interest in history and its lessons, Köndgen is typical of many 21st-century Germans in having had only the roughest outlines of his own family’s complicity with Hitler’s regime.
That began to change in early April, when the newspaper Die Zeit launched an online search engine for the vast archives of the National Socialist German Workers’ party (NSDAP), making information about individuals’ Nazi membership easily accessible for the first time.
Die Zeit has described an extraordinary response from the public, reflecting intense interest in unearthing long-buried family secrets more than eight decades after the end of the second world war.
The tool has been accessed “millions of times” and shared “by the thousands”, with more than 1,000 reader comments appearing on the site, according to Christian Staas, the newspaper’s history editor. » | Deborah Cole in Berlin | Monday, May 4, 2026
Götz Aly: Wie konnte das geschehen? Deutschland 1933 bis 1945 (03.12.25)
Mar 5, 2026 | Nationalsozialismus und Holocaust: Wie konnte das geschehen? In einer schweren Krise wurde die NSDAP 1932 zur stärksten Partei gewählt. Sie versprach den Deutschen Aufstieg und Wohlstand, zugleich gab man den Menschen keine Atempause, keine Zeit zum Nachdenken. Warum beteiligten sich Hunderttausende an beispiellosen Massenmorden? Götz Aly schildert in einer fesselnden Erzählung die Herrschafts¬methoden, mit denen die NS-Machthaber Millionen Deutsche in gefügige Vollstrecker oder in vom Krieg abgestumpfte Mitmacher verwandelten. – Nicht wenige der Methoden sind beängstigend aktuell.
Prof. Dr. Götz Aly ist Historiker und Journalist, er zählt zu den bekanntesten Autoren zur Geschichte des Nationalsozialismus und des Holocaust. Seine Bücher wurden unter anderem mit dem Heinrich-Mann-Preis und dem Geschwister-Scholl-Preis ausgezeichnet.
Prof. Dr. Götz Aly ist Historiker und Journalist, er zählt zu den bekanntesten Autoren zur Geschichte des Nationalsozialismus und des Holocaust. Seine Bücher wurden unter anderem mit dem Heinrich-Mann-Preis und dem Geschwister-Scholl-Preis ausgezeichnet.
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