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George Clooney et sa famille ont obtenu la nationalité française grâce à une demande du gouvernement

December 31, 2025admin

PARIS — Pour obtenir la citoyenneté française, l’acteur américain George Clooney et sa famille ont pu compter sur l’appui de l’exécutif. Selon une lettre du ministre des Affaires étrangères, Jean-Noël Barrot, consultée par POLITICO, le gouvernement français lui a en effet accordé la nationalité française par le biais d’une procédure d’exception, dite de “l’étranger émérite”. Cette procédure a permis […]

Russia puts nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile on ‘combat duty’ in Belarus – POLITICO

December 31, 2025admin

Talks between Washington and Kyiv on ending Russia’s war on Ukraine have reached a crucial stage, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday to discuss peace terms. Zelenskyy reported that Trump had offered Ukraine 15 years of security guarantees from the U.S. The Ukraine leader has repeatedly accused Moscow […]

Travel chaos as Eurostar cancels all services due to tunnel disruption – POLITICO

December 30, 2025admin

Eurostar also urged passengers not to travel to stations, which include Brussels-Midi, Gare du Nord in Paris and St Pancras in London. British media reported there were traffic jams in front of the tunnel terminal in Folkestone, England and stations crowded with stranded passengers in London and Paris. Eurostar denied reports about stranded train passengers […]

Ukraine slams India’s Modi for endorsing Putin home attack claims – POLITICO

December 30, 2025admin

BRUSSELS — Ukraine on Tuesday criticized Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistani and Emirati officials for supporting Russia’s claim that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s home was attacked — a claim Kyiv denies. “Almost a day passed and Russia still hasn’t provided any plausible evidence to its accusations of Ukraine’s alleged ‘attack on Putin’s residence.’ And […]

Trump will support more strikes on Iran if it rebuilds its missiles program

December 30, 2025admin

PALM BEACH, Florida — U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that he would back an Israeli attack on Iran if it rebuilds its nuclear capabilities, vowing that “we will knock the hell out of them.” Ahead of a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his Palm Beach estate, Trump said he heard Iran […]

Poland expands rocket program with €3.3B South Korean JV – POLITICO

December 29, 2025admin

The deal is the third in a sequence linked to the HOMAR-K program. The first contract, signed in November 2022, covered the supply of 218 Korean K239 Chunmoo launcher modules, along with their integration onto the Polish-made Jelcz truck chassis. The pact also included logistics and training packages, a stock of missiles (including larger 607-mm […]

US offered Ukraine 15 years of security guarantees, Zelenskyy says – POLITICO

December 29, 2025admin

“I raised this issue with the President. I told him that we are already at war, and it has been for almost 15 years. Therefore, I really wanted the guarantees to be longer. I told him that we would really like to consider the possibility of 30, 40, 50 years,” Zelenskyy added. The exact shape […]

Machthaber: Donald Tusk – POLITICO

December 29, 2025admin

Wer regiert die Welt – und was treibt sie an? In unserem regelmäßigen Machthaber-Spezial geht es um die mächtigsten und umstrittensten Politikerinnen und Politiker unserer Zeit. Wir zeigen, wie sie denken, entscheiden – und was das für uns bedeutet. Eine Politikerin oder Politiker, alle zwei Wochen, ein Blick hinter die Kulissen der Macht. Die nächste […]

EU is ‘main obstacle to peace’ in Ukraine, says Russia’s foreign minister – POLITICO

December 28, 2025admin

Lavrov’s comments were published as Zelenskyy headed in Florida to meet with Trump at his Mar-a-lago estate to resume talks on proposals to end the conflict with Russia. The meeting is expected to start at 1 p.m. Florida time (7 p.m. in Brussels). The meeting follows weeks of negotiations by envoys from the U.S., Ukraine […]

More governments denounce Israel’s recognition of Somaliland – POLITICO

December 28, 2025admin

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed a joint declaration with Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullah “in the spirit of the Abraham Accords,” a series of agreements to create commercial and diplomatic ties between Israel and Arab countries, AP reported. Netanyahu is expected to meet U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday in Florida. On Friday the […]