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To be precise, much of official Ottawa has abandoned the remnants of its already questionable faculties. A faux scandal, manufactured by the nexus of scoop-thirsty reporters and hyperbole-addicted politicians – is there any other kind? – has gripped the capital like a drug-resistant psychosis.

 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won re-election, according to the country’s Supreme Election Council and unofficial data from the state-run Anadolu Agency, in a tense run-off after he failed to secure more than 50 percent of votes required for an outright victory in the first round on May 14.

Alors que les chefs d’État des sept pays les plus industrialisés se réunissent à Hiroshima du 19 au 21 mai, des rumeurs contradictoires circulent quant à la venue du président ukrainien au Japon. En attendant, Volodymyr Zelensky s’est rendu ce vendredi en Arabie saoudite pour le sommet de la Ligue arabe.

Syria’s regional policy ought to be grounded in respecting the national and security interests of other Arab states, particularly the Gulf states. It is in Syria’s interest if its foreign policy is based on pursuing diplomacy, dialogue and common interests to strengthen bilateral and multilateral relationships with the countries of the region.  

« Si les électeurs turcs arrivent à déloger Erdogan de son palais présidentiel, c’est un tournant géopolitique majeur », veut croire l’ancienne ministre espagnole des affaires étrangères, Arancha Gonzalez, doyenne de l’Ecole des affaires internationales de Sciences Po à Paris.

This weekend, my country will choose. If the unlikely unity coalition of opposition parties beats the goliath that is President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkey will be able to tear off the straitjacket that it has worn for years. If the regime wins, however, we will be mourning a country that once was, that could have been.

Condamné, le 9 mai, pour agression sexuelle et diffamation, l’ancien président américain Donald Trump est enfin reconnu comme un prédateur sexuel, souligne cette chroniqueuse du “New York Times”, qui se réjouit que le mouvement #MeToo boucle ainsi la boucle.

There is a big, brash and beautiful America brimming with kind and considerate people, many of whom are the unforgettable, eccentric characters you can only find in that country.

Their lives nearly ended on that frigid night at the side of a rural road. The two men survived but both lost all their fingers to frostbite. Others have not survived. On March 31, two families perished at the Quebec-US border, including an infant and a three-year-old.

Fin mars, la Fédération française de football (FFF) a diffusé un communiqué rappelant l’interdiction de l’arrêt des matchs pour permettre à des joueurs musulmans de rompre le jeûne du ramadan.