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La faîtière poursuit Saïda Keller-Messahli pour diffamation et étend sa plainte au journaliste qui l’a interviewée. Des allégations de liens avec l’islamisme sont en jeu.

Le Bandido a été interpellé chez lui en possession d’une arme et de drogue. Révélations sur un autre conflit, survenu à Bernex.

The EU's call for a “European preference” in public tenders in strategic sectors is prima facie in breach of WTO rules, legal experts say.

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'Tough on crime' ministers Bruno Retailleau and Gérald Darmanin are topping opinion polls.

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We've compared the final draft with earlier leaks, so you don't have to.

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Swedish citizens could be among those sent to foreign prisons - though it would not be the first such scheme in the EU.

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With almost two-thirds of the EU's connectivity objectives fulfilled five years ahead of schedule, the 2030 digital decade targets will be met, said Teixeira.

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In this episode, producer Charles Cohen talks to ECFR senior policy fellow Engjellushe Morina about the underlying causes behind Serbia's mass protests and where the country is headed.

The post What the uprising toppling Serbia’s PM means for the country’s future appeared first on Euractiv.

The Commission has said it will conclude investigations into Alphabet, Apple and Meta's market practices by late March.

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High on the ministers' agenda is the question of migrant returns.

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Americas Lockheed Martin won an $11 million modification for continued flight testing in support of the F-16 Singapore upgrade program. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas, and is expected to be completed by January 29, 2027. FMS funds in the amount of $11,162,208 will be obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity. Textron Aviation has secured a contract to deliver seven Beechcraft King Air 260 multi-engine aircraft for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF) Future Aircrew Training (FAcT) program. The planes will replace the military’s Beechcraft King Air C-90B fleet that has been operating for flight practice since 2005. The new systems will be provided with a night vision-compatible cockpit, engineer monitoring, digital audio system, specialized wing angle, full-face oxygen masks, and observer, emergency, and passenger seats. Middle East & Africa Israeli sighting specialist Smartshooter has unveiled a portable counter-drone system with an assault rifle as the effector. The rifle is controlled through the Smash Dome’s Smash Hopper remote-controlled weapon station. For greater target engagement accuracy, the station uses a ballistically calculated fire control system. Europe The Polish government has signed an agreement […]

The cease-fire is holding, Israeli hostages are being exchanged for Palestinian terrorists, and the stage is being set for further Israeli compromises.

What could go wrong?

Typical of the media agenda leading up to the cease-fire is the sloppy media narrative as per The Washington Post:

The conflict started when Hamas-led fighters attacked southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing around 1,200 people and taking more than 250 others hostage. The Israeli military responded with a brutal campaign that destroyed much of Gaza and killed at least 47,000 people, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between civilians and combatants but says the majority of the dead are women and children....in which:

• Hamas terrorists are described as "Hamas-led fighters
• The massacre is described merely as an attack, with no modifier
• While the Israeli retaliation is described with an added adjective as a brutal campaign
• At least 47,000 were killed -- despite analyses that dispute that number
• The Gaza Health Ministry is quoted, without mentioning it is controlled by Hamas
• The claim that the majority of those dead are "women and children" without mentioning contrary views
• No mention of what age range defines "children"
• No mention of the Hamas rockets landing in Gaza or how many Gazans killed by those rockets

Now, the media is framing the appropriate cease-fire narrative for their audiences. All this time, the media has carefully eschewed labeling Hamas as terrorists. This is hardly the time to describe the agreement as swapping of hostages for terrorists. Instead, we have descriptions along the lines of The New York Times:

Mere "prisoners"?

In the second paragraph, they clarify:

In the West Bank city of Ramallah, crowds of Palestinians held aloft the returning prisoners, many of whom had been jailed for deadly militant attacks against Israelis

Give The New York Times credit for at least admitting that the attacks were deadly. But many of them were guilty of "deadly attacks"?

Honest Reporting points out that actually the vast majority of the first batch of "prisoners" -- 83% -- were guilty of violent and deadly offenses.

f But the New York Times "admission" of deadly attacks does not stop them from gushing:


"One of the largest prisoner exchanges" -- a prime example of New York Times evenhandedness, equating hostages with terrorists, "some" of whom are serving life sentences, without any specifics as to why.

Speaking about that exchange, it is noteworthy that Hamas violated the agreement during the second exchange. As The Washington Post noted:Israel said Saturday that Hamas had violated the deal, which required it to release all living civilian women first. Israel had expected that Arbel Yehud, a 29-year-old civilian who was abducted with her boyfriend from Kibbutz Nir Oz on Oct. 7, would be among those in the Saturday release. [the article is reposted on msn.com]JNS therefore duly noted that Israel took measures to ensure that Hamas would follow through by releasing Israeli hostage Arbel Yehud as agreed:

But CNN's sloppily constructed headline could not be bothered with the facts:

The headline paints Israel in the worst possible light. It is not until the eighth paragraph that CNN deigns to inform us:Israel has been pushing for the release of Arbel Yehud, 29, who was kidnapped from her home in kibbutz Nir Oz. Israel says she is a civilian and should have been released Saturday.Not only does CNN bury this important detail, but they also make it seem that Israel is inconveniencing the hapless Hamas terrorist leaders by "pushing" for the release.

In case you are wondering just how many cease-fire violations is Hamas guilty of violating...

According to Haaretz, Hamas is guilty of 3 violations:The first, current phase of the deal was intended to be the simplest of the deal's proposed three phases. Both Hamas and Israel are thought to be committed to the so-called humanitarian part of the phase, but obstacles thrown up by both sides have threatened to stop the deal before it even began.

Hamas failed to submit to Israel the names of the hostages to be released in time, didn't release the civilian hostage Arbel Yehoud as promised and delayed issuing the list specifying which of the hostages designated for release are still alive. Israel, for its part, delayed allowing displaced residents of northern Gaza to return to their homes in response.The 3 Hamas violations are:

• Failing to submit to Israel the names of the hostages to be released in time
• Not releasing the civilian hostage Arbel Yehoud as promised
• Delaying issuing the list specifying which of the hostages designated for release are still alive

But wait! Israel also placed an obstacle preventing the smooth proceeding of the cease-fire. According to Haaretz, Israel put an obstacle in the way of the cease-fire by insisting on the release of a kidnapped hostage as per the agreement.

In their haste to be "fair" and find something to pin on Israel, Haaretz claims that "obstacles thrown up by both sides have threatened to stop the deal before it even began," But the one "obstacle" by Israel clearly happened after the cease-fire began.

Now the campaign to erase Hamas responsibility for the war begins, as CNN tells us that this is not Hamas's war at all:

After 16 months of war, we were inundated by the media agenda to reframe the Hamas massacre itself and the war that Israel had to wage to protect itself.
Now, we should prepare for the media's coverup of the cease-fire as well.

The State Department says the freeze was the only way to evaluate aid programs and defended the pause.

The State Department says the freeze was the only way to evaluate aid programs and defended the pause.

Alors que le mois de janvier touche à sa fin, les conditions météorologiques changent radicalement après une période de stabilité. Un temps hivernal s’installe, marqué […]

L’article Alerte météo en Algérie ce jeudi 30 janvier : ciel couvert et pluvieux attendu dans ces régions est apparu en premier sur .

Ce mercredi 29 janvier 2025, une équipe de l'Agence nationale de normalisation de métrologie et de contrôle de qualité (Anm) a procédé à la saisie de plus de 50 balances au port de pêche de Cotonou.

Est-ce que les balances utilisées par les vendeurs de poissons au port de pêche de Cotonou sont certifiées ? Pour vérifier cet état de chose, une équipe de l'Agence nationale de normalisation de métrologie et de contrôle de qualité, a effectué une descente dans le lieu de vente ce mercredi 29 janvier 2025. A terme, le constat est désolant. Plus de 50 balances utilisées par les vendeurs dans ce port, ne sont pas certifiées. La délégation conduite par le directeur général, Mouhamed Nazif Moutawakilou, a procédé à la saisie de ces instruments non conformes à la règlementation. Ces balances sont ramenées à l'Anm, et les procédures de paiement d'amendes sont déjà enclenchées contre ces vendeurs indélicats.

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Lors d'une déclaration à la presse ce mercredi 29 janvier 2025, le ministre du cadre de vie chargé des transports et du développement durable a éclairé les uns et les autres sur les rumeurs qui font état d'une prétendue interdiction d'accès à l'esplanade de l'Amazone. L'autorité ministérielle rassure qu'il s'agit d'intoxications.

L'accès à l'esplanade de l'Amazone n'est pas interdit. Le ministre du cadre de vie chargé des transports et du développement durable a rassuré les populations de Cotonou et environs ce mercredi 29 janvier 2025. Pour José Tonato, il s'agit « d'intoxications ». L'esplanade de l'Amazone, a-t-il fait savoir, est un espace emblématique de Cotonou qui demeure ouvert à la population, sans distinction d'origine géographique. « Cette place est d'abord principalement destinée au public. Elle est ouverte à tout le monde pour les activités publiques et des fréquentations privées », a souligné le ministre. « Qu'ils viennent du Nord ou du Sud, de l'Est ou de l'Ouest, les citoyens, ainsi que les étrangers, sont conviés à profiter des attraits de cet espace dédié à la convivialité et au divertissement », lit-on dans une publication du gouvernement. L'autorité ministérielle selon la publication, a rappelé « les modalités d'utilisation de la place, encourageant les activités variées telles que des rassemblements amicaux, des loisirs ou des évènements sportifs ». « Pour les projets nécessitant une organisation formelle, il suffit de suivre une procédure simple sur la page du service public, sans frais à payer », renseigne la note qui précise par ailleurs que « la place est éclairée la nuit et surveillée, garantissant ainsi la sécurité de tous ».
Pour finir, le ministre Tonato a exprimé le souhait que les usagers respectent cet espace emblématique, en le préservant dans l'état dans lequel ils l'ont trouvé, soulignant ainsi la nécessité d'un usage responsable des biens publics.

The Greek Health Minister told Euractiv that the government aims to create an environment in which patients can be confident that their care is of high quality and that their rights and values are respected.

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Le feu a pris dans les combles de l’établissement du bord du lac mercredi soir à 21h30. Le personnel et les clients ont été évacués. Aucun blessé n’est à déplorer. Il a été maîtrisé à 22h40.

Aujourd'hui, les citoyens de Serbie se battent pour la démocratie, la liberté de la presse et l'indépendance de la justice. Ce sont les valeurs qui sont le fondement même de l'Union européenne. Lettre ouverte aux responsables de l'UE.

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