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  President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman signed a strategic partnership on Monday, December 2, aiming at deepening bilateral ties and de-escalating conflict in the Middle East, including Lebanon, where the two leaders called for presidential elections. After a meeting with Prince Mohammed, the de facto ruler of the oil-rich Gulf kingdom, Macron’s office announced the signing of a new partnership aimed at improving cooperation in “defense, energy transition, culture, mobility between the two countries”. The two leaders also “agreed to make every effort to contribute to de-escalation in the region”, including helping to consolidate the…

  What would happen if the Social Security budget for 2025 were not approved? On Monday, December 2, Prime Minister Michel Barnier forced the bill through the Assemblée Nationale without a vote, by activating Article 49.3 of the Constitution. The decision prompted two motions of no confidence to be tabled by the left-wing alliance Nouveau Front Populaire (NFP) and the far-right Rassemblement National (RN). If the government falls, the social security budget (PLFSS) would be dead and gone. Former prime minister Elisabeth Borne spoke of such a possibility: “If the Social Security budget is censured, it means that, on January…

Díaz “welcomes” a public housing company but says he will not lower pricesThe second vice president of the Government and Minister of Labor, Yolanda Díaz, “welcomed” this Monday the announcement by the Chief Executive, Pedro Sánchez, to create a large public housing company, but pointed out that it will not serve to lower prices and blamed the 11 communities governed by the PP to maintain the high rental amounts.“The news is welcome, it is a form of management, it is good and therefore we design collective strategies as a country, from the public, in terms of housing, but this does…

Thursday, December 12. D-Day has arrived for José Luis Ábalos, former all-powerful right-hand man of Pedro Sánchez and now banned by a PSOE that wants to turn him into a firewall and, if possible, a human shield. If he Koldo case does not escalate beyond the former Minister of Transport and former Secretary of Organization of the Socialists, in Ferraz’s engine room there will be a song in their teeth: «We act immediately for the responsibilities Ábalos will go on the attack in the Supreme Court: “I will dismantle the UCO and Aldama”

In California, the legislature met for a special session. It is planning targeted moves to torpedo Donald Trump’s plans for deportations, for example. The state is already releasing millions of dollars for legal disputes with Washington. The Democratically dominated US state of California is preparing to face the coming Trump administration. Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers have been in a special session since Monday to protect the state’s progressive politics from another Trump presidency. The Democratic governor, a fierce critic of President-elect Donald Trump, wants to make California once again the center of resistance to the conservative agenda. He…

Jaguar once stood for elegance in car manufacturing. But the British car manufacturer, which is now relying entirely on electricity, is also throwing design traditions overboard with the study of a Gran Turismo. The future will be… edgy. Jaguar: Type 00 – this is what the future of the luxury car brand looks like

What’s on the front page of The New York Post? New York Post dedicates its whole front page to the story. The paper’s columnist says “So it is fitting that one of the final acts of this mendacious president before leaving office was to break yet another promise to the American people.” Online they question whether Trump will now pardon those imprisoned for the January 6 riots. Donald Trump hints at mass pardons for Jan. 6 defendants after Biden pardons son Hunter.President-elect Donald Trump hinted at mass pardons for defendants tied to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot  — with his team vowing he…

NYC pols demand crackdown after revelation about ‘criminal’ migrant population approaching 60K: ‘Enough of this crap’ New York City officials are reacting to a bombshell new report by The Post that shows an alarming 58,626 migrants with felony records or facing criminal charges are freely roaming the Big Apple, with some 670,000 in total across the country. Out of the 759,218 illegal border-crossers who now call the five boroughs home, 7.7% were either previously convicted of crimes or had criminal charges pending, according to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) data. But instead of rounding up and deporting tens of…

What’s on the front page of The New York Times? The New York Times says forces opposed to President Bashar al-Assad have captured the Aleppo airport and are attacking the western city of Hama, according to local officials and a Britain-based war monitor.Fighting Rages in Syria as Rebels Advance.Forces opposed to President Bashar al-Assad have captured the Aleppo airport and are attacking the western city of Hama, according to local officials and a Britain-based war monitor.A Second Trump Term Poses a Crucial Test of the Senate’s Independence. President-elect Donald J. Trump is threatening to challenge the institution’s historic role, and the Constitution,…

What’s on the front page of USA Today? The front page of USA Today 02.12.24 features a picture of the the Tennessee family behind landmark case on trans health.Are bans on gender-affirming care for minors constitutional? Supreme Court to decide. The Supreme Court will wade into the controversial topic of puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender people under the age of 18, taking up a case that could be a flashpoint in the fight for LGBTQ rights.Deadliest hurricane season in years ends. Christine B. Davis was born a few weeks before the 1914 hurricane season started and spent her entire life…