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Dans l’échange publié par Bloomberg, Steve Witkoff, émissaire spécial de la Maison Blanche, ne ressemble ni à un négociateur neutre ni à un diplomate aguerri. Il apparaît plutôt comme le coach du Kremlin, indiquant comment Poutine doit flatter Trump pour mieux le convaincre.
Négociations sur l’Ukraine : Steve Witkoff, l’homme qui murmurait à l’oreille du Kremlin
Les échanges de ce fidèle de Donald Trump avec l’administration russe révèlent les méthodes du milliardaire devenu émissaire spécial de la Maison Blanche, symbolisant une diplomatie taillée sur mesure pour l’ego du président américain.
www.liberation.fr
November 26, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Dans l’échange publié par Bloomberg, Steve Witkoff, émissaire spécial de la Maison Blanche, ne ressemble ni à un négociateur neutre ni à un diplomate aguerri. Il apparaît plutôt comme le coach du Kremlin, indiquant comment Poutine doit flatter Trump pour mieux le convaincre.
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US group sues Apple over Congo conflict minerals reut.rs/4okm6vk
US group sues Apple over Congo conflict minerals
A U.S.-based advocacy group has filed a lawsuit in Washington accusing Apple of using minerals linked to conflict and human rights abuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda despite the iPhone maker's denials.
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November 26, 2025 at 8:35 PM
US group sues Apple over Congo conflict minerals reut.rs/4okm6vk
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Three London councils reported disruption, prompting officials to shut down phone lines and networks, and activate emergency plans.
Multiple London councils report disruption amid ongoing cyberattack | TechCrunch
Three London councils reported disruption, prompting officials to shut down phone lines and networks, and activate emergency plans.
techcrunch.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Three London councils reported disruption, prompting officials to shut down phone lines and networks, and activate emergency plans.
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EU Parliament pushes for age limits on social media to safeguard minors reut.rs/48iJCCZ
EU Parliament pushes for age limits on social media to safeguard minors
The European Parliament called on Wednesday for the European Union to set minimum ages for children to access social media, to combat a rise in mental health problems among adolescents from excessive exposure.
reut.rs
November 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
EU Parliament pushes for age limits on social media to safeguard minors reut.rs/48iJCCZ
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“Findings suggest jamming Starlink across area matching Taiwan is technically feasible, but only at huge scale needing 1,000 drones or more”
www.scmp.com/news/china/s...
www.scmp.com/news/china/s...
China team simulates large-scale electronic warfare against Musk’s Starlink
Findings suggest jamming Starlink across area matching Taiwan is technically feasible, but only at huge scale needing 1,000 drones or more.
www.scmp.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
“Findings suggest jamming Starlink across area matching Taiwan is technically feasible, but only at huge scale needing 1,000 drones or more”
www.scmp.com/news/china/s...
www.scmp.com/news/china/s...
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Trajectory of Russian drones and missiles during the overnight attack, mainly aimed for Kyiv. Russian drones once again violated the airspace of Romania and Moldova during last night’s attack. This marks another breach of international borders.
November 25, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Trajectory of Russian drones and missiles during the overnight attack, mainly aimed for Kyiv. Russian drones once again violated the airspace of Romania and Moldova during last night’s attack. This marks another breach of international borders.
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As part of the Budget, the Chancellor announced a £925 levy on international students from 2028 - estimated to cost universities £330 million per year.
The Government needs to help universities out of their financial pickle. Nicholas Barr has some ideas.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
The Government needs to help universities out of their financial pickle. Nicholas Barr has some ideas.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
Financing universities – is there a way out of the maze? | British Politics and Policy at LSE
Universities are in a financial pickle. The only way out is for the Government to recoup more money from student loans than it currently does.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 26, 2025 at 4:41 PM
As part of the Budget, the Chancellor announced a £925 levy on international students from 2028 - estimated to cost universities £330 million per year.
The Government needs to help universities out of their financial pickle. Nicholas Barr has some ideas.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
The Government needs to help universities out of their financial pickle. Nicholas Barr has some ideas.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
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Guinée-Bissau : des militaires affirment «prendre le contrôle total du pays»
Guinée-Bissau : des militaires affirment «prendre le contrôle total du pays»
Des tirs ont été entendus ce mercredi 26 novembre en milieu de journée près du palais présidentiel. Le président Embaló, au pouvoir depuis 2020, a annoncé avoir été arrêté.
www.liberation.fr
November 26, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Guinée-Bissau : des militaires affirment «prendre le contrôle total du pays»
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the Doug Mills video embedded in the NYT Trump aging story is pretty amazing
November 26, 2025 at 4:01 AM
the Doug Mills video embedded in the NYT Trump aging story is pretty amazing
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🔴 URGENT - Affaire Bygmalion: la Cour de cassation confirme la condamnation de Nicolas Sarkozy
Affaire Bygmalion: la Cour de cassation confirme la condamnation de Nicolas Sarkozy
Le pourvoi de Nicolas Sarkozy est rejeté. L'ancien président n’a cessé de clamer son innocence dans cette affaire Bygmalion dans laquelle il avait été condamné en première instance à un an de prison…
rfi.my
November 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
🔴 URGENT - Affaire Bygmalion: la Cour de cassation confirme la condamnation de Nicolas Sarkozy
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L’intégralité de la conversation entre Steve Witkoff, envoyé spécial de Donald Trump, et Iouri Ouchakov, conseiller diplomatique de Vladimir Poutine, révélée par Bloomberg
L’intégralité de la conversation entre Steve Witkoff, envoyé spécial de Donald Trump, et Iouri Ouchakov, conseiller diplomatique de Vladimir Poutine, révélée par Bloomberg
L’agence de presse américaine a publié, mardi, la retranscription d’une conversation téléphonique de cinq minutes, datant du 14 octobre et laissant paraître une certaine proximité entre l’Américain et le Russe.
www.lemonde.fr
November 26, 2025 at 11:12 AM
L’intégralité de la conversation entre Steve Witkoff, envoyé spécial de Donald Trump, et Iouri Ouchakov, conseiller diplomatique de Vladimir Poutine, révélée par Bloomberg
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EU tech law
EU Commission asks Shein (under the Digital Services Act) for further information about sale of child sex dolls and other illegal items ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
EU Commission asks Shein (under the Digital Services Act) for further information about sale of child sex dolls and other illegal items ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
November 26, 2025 at 11:06 AM
EU tech law
EU Commission asks Shein (under the Digital Services Act) for further information about sale of child sex dolls and other illegal items ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
EU Commission asks Shein (under the Digital Services Act) for further information about sale of child sex dolls and other illegal items ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
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France arrests four people, including two Russians, suspected of espionage reut.rs/4plUDed
France arrests four people, including two Russians, suspected of espionage
French police have arrested four people, two of whom have Russian nationality, on suspicion of spying for a foreign power, the Paris prosecutor said on Wednesday.
reut.rs
November 26, 2025 at 10:45 AM
France arrests four people, including two Russians, suspected of espionage reut.rs/4plUDed
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European Parliament members this week rubbished the EU executive's Democracy Shield plan, an initiative aimed at bolstering the bloc's defenses against Russian sabotage, election meddling and cyber and disinformation campaigns.
European Parliament hammers Commission over anti-Kremlin ‘Democracy Shield’
EU plan to fend off Russian interference lands with a thud.
www.politico.eu
November 25, 2025 at 9:22 PM
European Parliament members this week rubbished the EU executive's Democracy Shield plan, an initiative aimed at bolstering the bloc's defenses against Russian sabotage, election meddling and cyber and disinformation campaigns.
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X's new location feature exposes far-right European accounts based in Asia, Australia
Accounts from Asia and Australia are propagating extremist views in Europe, according to an analysis of X posts.
Accounts from Asia and Australia are propagating extremist views in Europe, according to an analysis of X posts.
X's new location feature exposes far-right European accounts based in Asia, Australia
Accounts from Asia and Australia are propagating extremist views in Europe, according to an analysis of X posts.
www.euronews.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
X's new location feature exposes far-right European accounts based in Asia, Australia
Accounts from Asia and Australia are propagating extremist views in Europe, according to an analysis of X posts.
Accounts from Asia and Australia are propagating extremist views in Europe, according to an analysis of X posts.
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Reith lecturer accuses BBC of censorship over Trump edit on.ft.com/3LXwv2E
Reith lecturer accuses BBC of censorship over Trump edit
Dutch historian Rutger Bregman hits out at corporation after US president threatens to sue over ‘Panorama’ documentary
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November 25, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Reith lecturer accuses BBC of censorship over Trump edit on.ft.com/3LXwv2E
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Last Wednesday, the European Commission made an outright retreat on its data and privacy rules and hit pause on its AI regulation.
It sounded the death knell for the idea that the EU would be a trailblazer on tech legislation.
🔗 politi.co/3KjNsDI
It sounded the death knell for the idea that the EU would be a trailblazer on tech legislation.
🔗 politi.co/3KjNsDI
November 25, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Last Wednesday, the European Commission made an outright retreat on its data and privacy rules and hit pause on its AI regulation.
It sounded the death knell for the idea that the EU would be a trailblazer on tech legislation.
🔗 politi.co/3KjNsDI
It sounded the death knell for the idea that the EU would be a trailblazer on tech legislation.
🔗 politi.co/3KjNsDI
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CISA warns spyware crews are breaking into Signal and WhatsApp accounts
CISA: Spyware crews breaking into Signal, WhatsApp accounts
: Attackers sidestep encryption with spoofed apps and zero-click exploits to compromise 'high-value' mobile users
www.theregister.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:54 AM
CISA warns spyware crews are breaking into Signal and WhatsApp accounts
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A cross-party group of lawmakers will urge the European Parliament to ditch internal use of Microsoft’s ubiquitous software in favor of a European alternative, according to a letter obtained by POLITICO.
Get us off Microsoft! Lawmakers press EU Parliament to change in-house IT.
“We cannot afford this level of dependence on foreign tech,” lawmakers say in letter obtained by POLITICO.
www.politico.eu
November 25, 2025 at 12:43 PM
A cross-party group of lawmakers will urge the European Parliament to ditch internal use of Microsoft’s ubiquitous software in favor of a European alternative, according to a letter obtained by POLITICO.
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Filing: Meta axed research based on a Nielsen survey in 2020 that found evidence of social media harms, claiming the survey was tainted by the “media narrative”
Meta buried 'causal' evidence of social media harm, US court filings allege
Rather than publishing the findings or pursuing additional research, Meta called off further work.
www.reuters.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Filing: Meta axed research based on a Nielsen survey in 2020 that found evidence of social media harms, claiming the survey was tainted by the “media narrative”
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Although the scale of this is still to be assessed, this is the inevitable outcome of the monetization of the algorithm. Rage-bait becomes a personal revenue model. Nothing about this should be a surprise.
NEWS: I spent the past 24 hours going through major MAGA accounts on Twitter, and a bombshell development has become clear: most of the right-wing ecosphere is being fed propaganda from foreign actors.
This impacts elections. This impacts discourse. This is major. Subscribe to support my work:
This impacts elections. This impacts discourse. This is major. Subscribe to support my work:
NEWS: Major MAGA Accounts on Twitter Exposed as Foreign Actors
A stunning development over the past 24 hours.
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Although the scale of this is still to be assessed, this is the inevitable outcome of the monetization of the algorithm. Rage-bait becomes a personal revenue model. Nothing about this should be a surprise.
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ICT electricity consumption is holding steady at 4% of global total despite escalating data centre demand.
Global ICT power consumption nears 1 100TWh as AI workloads climb
ICT electricity consumption is holding steady at 4% of global total despite escalating data centre demand.
techcentral.co.za
November 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
ICT electricity consumption is holding steady at 4% of global total despite escalating data centre demand.
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When it comes to Russian interference, Bill Browder, the US investor and prominent anti-Putin activist, believes the media has barely scratched the surface
✏️ Eleanor Longman-Rood
✏️ Eleanor Longman-Rood
Nathan Gill, the tip of a much bigger iceberg?
When it comes to Russian interference, Bill Browder, the US investor and prominent anti-Putin activist, believes the media has barely scratched the surface
www.thenewworld.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
When it comes to Russian interference, Bill Browder, the US investor and prominent anti-Putin activist, believes the media has barely scratched the surface
✏️ Eleanor Longman-Rood
✏️ Eleanor Longman-Rood
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G20 declaration in defiance of US marks rare victory for multilateralism reut.rs/4oUQEEV
G20 declaration in defiance of US marks rare victory for multilateralism
Born of crisis but torn by years of tensions among its members, the Group of 20 major economies scored a rare victory this weekend for multilateralism after overcoming the boycott and objections of its most powerful member, the United States.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
G20 declaration in defiance of US marks rare victory for multilateralism reut.rs/4oUQEEV