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France is providing intelligence to Ukraine despite the Trump administration's decision to stop doing so, French Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu said today.

‘Science doesn’t back it’: Doctors call for ban on smacking children in England www.itv.com/news/2025-03...

www.theguardian.com/environment/... "Half of world’s CO2 emissions come from 36 fossil fuel firms, study shows Researchers say data strengthens case for holding firms to account for their contribution to climate crisis"

Support for Trump has collapsed in the UK, even amongst Reform voters. A 46 point downturn in two and a half weeks.

Following Elon Musk's open support for the AfD, Tesla sales in Germany were down 76% in February, compared with a year earlier Mirrors steep decline for sales in other European markets. 🇩🇰⬇️48% 🇳🇴⬇️49% 🇸🇪⬇️42% 🇫🇷⬇️26% www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/b...

State-owned coal, oil and gas companies dominated the list of the highest emitting firms.

U.S. military commanders will use artificial intelligence tools to plan and help execute movements of ships, planes and other assets under a contract called “Thunderforge” led by start-up Scale AI, the company said Wednesday.

We really have lost all idea of public service, haven't we? Mandelson going with Starmer to visit Global Counsel's intermittent client Palantir, and now this. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Amnesty International demande une réglementation mondiale sur les armes à impulsion électrique

The A Tale of the Secret Saint novels are getting a TV anime starring Shion Wakayama and Shinnosuke Tokudome!

americans who currently consider canada to be an ally/friendly country: 82% canadians who currently consider america to be an ally/friendly country: 33% -yougov

It is already clear the US president is hellbent on ushering in a new dawn in which traditional alliances are abandoned – and nations must fend for themselves, says Tobias Ellwood.

Ukraine: les Vingt-Sept et Zelensky réunis à Bruxelles après les menaces de Trump

'Hamilton' axes run at prominent US cultural center after Trump takeover today.rtl.lu/entertainmen...

The Italian government is having growing doubts about closing a $1.6 billion deal with Elon Musk’s Starlink in light of the US pullback from commitments to European security

The fundamental weakness of Elon Musk is lack of it.

Hong Kong’s top court overturned the convictions of three former members of a pro-democracy group, marking a rare victory in challenging the enforcement of the national security law imposed by Beijing.

I know this is absurd, but the propaganda works in because of the absurdity rather than in spite of it. While this quote is about antisemitism, it readily applies to most forms of bigotry.

Can Europe’s defence groups step up if Donald Trump pulls back? https://www.ft.com/content/f6119e99-04d9-4d37-8d06-e226aeecf88a

President Emmanuel Macron has warned that France needs to prepare for the possibility of the United States disengaging from Europe by increasing spending on defense needs and rethinking how the country uses its nuclear deterrent.

DOGE suffers biggest loss yet as thousands of probationary USDA employees ordered back to work

Combustion engine car sales have already peaked, data shows

China warns it is prepared for ‘any type of war’ with US in response to Trump tariffs

Girlfriend, Girlfriend and Doujin Work creator Hiroyuki launches Dream Jumbo Girl, a "girls' comedy" manga about winning Japan's national lottery, on May 28!

Winston Churchill’s grandson has accused Donald Trump’s team of despising Europe after furious row that saw VP JD Vance criticised for disrespecting Britain’s war dead. Lord Soames of Fletching told peers that when it came to the US President’s administration: "I think they despise Europe really".

It seems taking a leading role in European and world politics is popular, who knew...

Breaking news: A divided Supreme Court on Wednesday denied the Trump administration’s request to block a lower court order on foreign aid funding, saying the U.S. Agency for International Development must restart payments.

Financial markets are signaling that the risk of a recession is growing as tariff-related uncertainty and indicators of economic weakness spread fear across Wall Street

So close... and yet...

FT Exclusive: The US has cut off intelligence-sharing with Kyiv in a move that could seriously hamper the Ukrainian military’s ability to target Russian forces. www.ft.com/content/c58f...

Google awarded ‘Smartphone of the Year’ for second year in a row at MWC

Exclusive: Justin Trudeau won't lift retaliatory tariffs against the US if Donald Trump leaves any levies against Canada in place

She said under oath she wouldn’t politicize the Justice Department. She lied.

It was great meeting you today in Brussels, Friedrich Merz. Your recent announcement to increase Germany’s defence spending is leading the way. We must all rise to the challenge. Germany’s support for Ukraine has been invaluable, and together, we will take it further.

Look up the bonus army if you want to know what happens when you cut veterans benefits during a massive depression. This will not end well. apnews.com/article/vete...

France is warming up to the possibility of seizing Russian frozen assets to help Ukraine, said an official with direct knowledge of talks.

Starmer delivers powerful rebuke to JD Vance with tribute to Britons killed in Iraq and Afghanistan wars

At this point he might as well just hang the Russian flag outside the White House. www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news...

Donald Trump’s treatment of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during their tense meeting at the White House last week was “wrong,” former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said.

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End season 2 premieres next January!

(WSJ) - The world economy could face a crash similar to the Great Depression of the 1930s unless the U.S. rows back on its plans to impose steep tariffs on imports, a senior official at the International Chamber of Commerce warned. @wsj.com www.wsj.com/economy/trad...

Once again this government's dreadful priorities laid bare - making billions available for defence at the expense of those already struggling to make ends meet. Greens will fight tooth and nail against cruel, unnecessary welfare cuts. news.sky.com/story/billio...

Perhaps JD Vance could come back to Munich and give everyone in Europe a refresher of his gripping TedX Talk on "freedom of speech". ~AA

Leicestershire Police publicly disclosed they had given a contract to Palantir, then sought to cover it up by scrubbing the public record, and are now refusing to answer any questions or publish the contract. www.leicester.news/leicestershi...

DOOM slayer is a playable character in 'Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4' Digital Deluxe Edition 🛹

Trump warns tariffs will cause ‘a little disturbance’ in defiant address to Congress https://www.ft.com/content/c9d49895-3d3f-43d1-9d5a-f619657589e3

Inégalités salariales : les femmes payées 22,2 % de moins que les hommes dans le secteur privé en 2023 en France