Opinion | Russia Is Building Tomorrow’s War Machine

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Marc Weitzmann, écrivain : « Le JDD », à propos de Grasset, utilise « un style français de la haine qui s’exprima dans les années 1930 » TRIBUNE. Dans sa réponse publiée par « Le Journal du dimanche » à la fronde des auteurs de Grasset, le milliardaire Vincent Bolloré feint de ne pas connaître ou ne comprend pas la spécificité de l’act...

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A photo of a tray with three sections empty. One has chopped carrot in it. The other has what can only be described as a posit of brown dog vomit and an insole liner of a sneaker (or a used panty liner from the mid 1700s). The kind of meal that would have you happily tossing yourself overboard.

NEW: Growing fears of food shortages on USS Tripoli & other US ships in the Middle East.

This photo is the kind of meals now being served. It was sent by a sailor to her family.

Families are now trying to send food parcels to the ships.

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Pentagon Confirms It Met With Vatican—But Denies Reports Of A Bitter Clash—Amid The Pope’s Mounting Criticism Reports of a meeting between a Vatican representative and the Pentagon went viral, with allegations that the church had been warned to cease its criticism.

Reports of a meeting between a Vatican representative and the Pentagon went viral, with allegations that the church had been warned to cease its criticism.

INFOGRAPHIES. 61 % des Français affirment que les médias donnent trop de visibilité aux déclarations de Donald Trump Critique de la surexposition de certaines personnalités, confiance dans le travail journalistique pour décrypter les événements internationaux, soutien au service public de l’audiovisuel et méfiance e...

INFOGRAPHIES. 61 % des Français affirment que les médias donnent trop de visibilité aux déclarations de Donald Trump

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"We're fighting wars": Trump bets his presidency on the Pentagon "We can't take care of daycare. Medicaid, Medicare, all these individual things," he said.

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U.S. Air Force loses Warthog attack jet near Hormuz A second United States Air Force combat aircraft crashed in the Persian Gulf region on Friday as rescue teams continued searching for a missing crew member from a downed F-15E Strike Eagle, according ...

#USA - The second #USAF #aircraft, an #A10 #ThunderboltII, went down near the Strait of #Hormuz, and its #pilot was safely rescued, the officials said. The crash occurred around the same time that an #F15E was shot down over #Iran.

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Hegseth Says U.S. Troops Are Fighting for Jesus. The Pope Disagrees.

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Europe Is Quietly Playing a Crucial Role in the Iran War European military bases are facilitating one of the most logistically complex operations the U.S. military has been involved in for decades.

Excellent - and so rare!! - overview of the role of Europe for US mil operations.

“Europe remains the bedrock of U.S. force projection in the world and any action to cut those ties with Europe “would be a huge loss to the U.S.,” said Bence Nemeth. “It would cost time, money and resources.””

Hegseth Invokes Divine Purpose to Justify Military Might

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Communiqué à lire sur https://www.courdecassation.fr/toutes-les-actualites/2026/03/17/communique-protection-des-sources-journalistiques

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⚖️[Communiqué] Protection des sources journalistiques
La Cour consacre le droit des journalistes à saisir le juge des libertés pour contester une saisie pouvant porter atteinte au secret des sources, quel que soit le lieu où a été réalisée cette saisie.
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France: la Cour de cassation, la plus haute juridiction judiciaire, a consacré mardi la protection des sources des journalistes en tout lieu, même en dehors de leur rédaction, dans un arrêt consulté par l'AFP.

Boualem Sansal sur le départ de Gallimard Après plus d’un quart de siècle chez Gallimard, l’écrivain algérien naturalisé français est en discussion pour rejoindre Grasset.

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Scoop: U.S. asks Israel to halt strikes on Iran's energy infrastructure The strikes blanketed Tehran in toxic black smoke and acid rain

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OpenAI Is Opening the Door to Government Spying Whether it means to or not

The Pentagon can likely get away with using OpenAI’s technology for mass surveillance of Americans under the terms of their contract, legal experts told @matteowong.bsky.social.

A new plaque honoring the heroism of Capitol Police officers has been installed at the US Capitol. https://cnn.it/3PnmHAp

Macron’s nuclear weapons offer to Europe: Gaullist policy, updated for a more unstable world ‘Dissuasion avancée’ is intended to give France’s partners a greater stake in nuclear deterrence, retain French command and control – and prevent proliferation.

For decades, France has maintained a ceiling on its nuclear weapons and emphasized transparency. Emmanuel Macron has indicated this will now change — France's arsenal will grow in secret. https://bit.ly/4uc0BAQ

France/Russie • Au Quai d'Orsay, ces alertes qui se retournent contre les agents qui les lancent En plusieurs occasions, des fonctionnaires de la diplomatie française qui avaient effectué des signalements, se retrouvent eux-mêmes visés par des procédures disciplinaires ou mis au placard.

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La chaîne d'information renonce à la mission confiée à la filiale de Sud Ouest, AIMV, après le vif refus exprimé par les salariés du groupe de presse.
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Four days into war with Iran, at least one of the United States' Gulf allies is already running low on crucial interceptor munitions used to defend against Iranian missile and drone attacks, two sources told CNN. https://cnn.it/4u6pm1p

Pending tanker purchase spotlights choice for Poland: buy European or US? Warsaw is lining up military acquisitions under an EU loan scheme that comes with a preference for European vendors as a prerequisite.

Warsaw is lining up military acquisitions under an EU loan scheme that comes with a preference for European vendors as a prerequisite.

America's New PrSM Ballistic Missile Just Made Its Combat Debut PrSM can fly hundreds of miles further than its predecessor ATACMS, allowing for a far broader set of targets in Iran to be held at risk.

Released in images from the first 24 hours of the war, was also a photo showing the first combat use of the Precision Strike Missile. www.twz.com/land/america...

Israeli media:

Israel attacked the 88 members of the council while they were holding ballots to elect the Supreme Leader.

How Meta Executives Talked About Child Safety Behind the Scenes For years, employees acknowledged a problem with potential child groomers, but prioritized growth over fixes.

EXCLUSIVE: Documents obtained by The Atlantic detail internal battles at Meta over whether protecting kids from sexual grooming should take precedence over platform growth, Kaitlyn Tiffany and Michael Scherer report.

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Conclusion: Prompt strike is not just a conventional tool, but central to deterrence stability. Without a credible pathway to defeat Moscow’s air and missile defences, Europe’s nuclear deterrents risk erosion in an era of layered defence.

Develop capabilities incrementally. Combine ballistic missiles and hypersonic glide vehicles to saturate defences, while exploiting falling missile costs, commercial space-based intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, and advances in AI.

Conventional Prompt Strike in European Military Power This research paper explores the critical role of conventional prompt strike capabilities in enhancing European military power.

New research by Dr Sidharth Kaushal argues Europe must use conventional prompt strike to degrade Moscow’s missile defences or risk the credibility of Britain and France’s nuclear deterrents.