Trump urges UK, China, France and others to send ships to secure Strait of Hormuz The US president's call came after a string of US attacks on the key oil terminal Kharg Island on Friday.

Trump urges France, the UK and others to send ships to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, the chokepoint for global oil supplies.

European countries must reject this! Trump is an enemy of Europe. He supports anti-EU parties, wants to annex Greenland and refuses to help Ukraine. He is a warmonger.

Gérard Araud told Euronews Ursula von der Leyen is overstepping her mandate on foreign policy as Commission chief and pushing a German line on the 27.

Watch the full #12MinutesWith interview 👉 https://l.euronews.com/hGbD

The European Union will always be a reliable partner, a defender of the rules-based international order, and upholder of the United Nations Charter.

This power grab is an unprecedented and senseless denial of democracy that violates the prerogatives of Parliament, the only elected institution, and of the Court.

What Happens When the World Decides It Can’t Trust America Anymore? From France to Germany to Canada, governments are recalibrating their security, technology, and defense policies around one unspoken reality: America can’t be counted on…

What Happens When the World Decides It Can’t Trust America Anymore?
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France announced today it’s phasing out Teams, Zoom, etc. to be replaced with a French/European solution called Visio. The data is hosted on Outscale. Transcripts and subtitles are also handled by French providers. The target is set on 2027 for government agencies.

Vidéo. Greenpeace dévoile des effigies de Trump et Poutine à Bruxelles, somme l'UE de quitter les fossiles Vidéo. À Bruxelles, des militants de Greenpeace ont dénoncé la dépendance de l'UE aux fossiles importés et prôné le renouvelable plutôt que compter sur Washington et Moscou.

Greenpeace dévoile des effigies de Trump et Poutine à Bruxelles, somme l'UE de quitter les fossiles

'Heat dome' to shatter records as south-east soars to nearly 50C A record heatwave across south-east Australia will peak during the coming days, leading to extreme fire danger and temperatures close to 50 degrees Celsius in multiple states.

What will it take for genuine #ClimateAction? Why risk an epic, planet sized disaster? We say we're smart. It's telling we don't say we're wise. This "heatwave is also notable ... seven to eight consecutive days above 40°C ... the longest stretch since the 1930s in parts of NSW." 💔 🇦🇺 🌏 🔥 #HeatDome

We're getting ready to launch - making sure we've got testing, observability and backups all in good order. It's taking a smidgen longer than we hoped but first invites will arrive on the first week of February and roll out throughout the month.

Thank you for your patience 🙏

Décision choc en Europe : l’Espagne suspend l’achat des F-35 américains - 45eNord.ca Un choix aux implications européennes La décision de Madrid de suspendre l’achat des F-35 traduit une volonté d’orienter

L’Espagne suspend l’achat des F‑35 américains : un geste audacieux qui claque comme un signal d’indépendance européenne. #Innovation #AerospaceEngineering #F35 #EuroDefense
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When people are dying and freezing in Ukraine, allies cannot stand by while companies fund war.
@razomwestand.bsky.social, B4Ukraine and British MPs urge the UK gov not to renew energy contracts with TotalEnergies which retains ties to Russia’s gas trade.

Read & share: bit.ly/TotalEnergiesLetter

Today at 3pm, MEPs on the 🇪🇺Parliament's trade committee will decide whether to obey the 🇪🇺Council's command and unfreeze ratification of von der Leyen's 🇺🇸🇪🇺 "surrender deal" with Trump from last July. (🧵1/11)
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Don’t be mistaken: the Italo-German rapprochement isn’t driving Europe toward autonomy.

Merz + Meloni are steering us toward greater dependency, be it with the US, Russia or China, by doubling down on deregulation and asymmetric transatlantic trade relation.

It’s SO self defeating

Héros ⤵️

Bulgaria’s alignment with Trump’s Board of Peace triggers constitutional and political backlash Bulgaria has found itself at the centre of a new political storm after its outgoing ...

Bulgaria’s alignment with Trump’s Board of Peace triggers constitutional and political backlash #EuropeanUnion

https://eualive.net/bulgarias-alignment-with-trumps-board-of-peace-triggers-constitutional-and-political-backlash/

EuroDrone fragilisé : l’Allemagne tourne le dos au projet et choisit des drones américains L'Allemagne s'engage dans une modernisation militaire sans précédent, avec 50 milliards € pour 30 projets d'armement.

Berlin lâche l’#EuroDrone pour des drones US, secouant l’autonomie européenne en défense.
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#Innovation #AerospaceEngineering #DroneProcurement #DefTech2026

SA town hits 49C as Adelaide records hottest Australia Day As Adelaide sets a new record for its hottest Australia Day, other parts of SA are enduring conditions that are even more sweltering, with the mercury climbing above 49C in Ceduna.

Day 4 of South Australia's latest heatwave. Adelaide 42°C. Highest ever temperature for January 26. Ceduna 49.1°C hottest ever temperature. 47°C Tarcoola & Port Augusta. 46°C Port Pirie, Roseworthy, Cleve, Coober Pedy, Roxby Downs & Woomera. 🇦🇺 🐨☀️🔥 #ExtremeFireDanger #ClimateAction #EndFossilFuel

🇩🇰🇺🇸 Denmark boycotts US goods over Trump's Greenland policy, - Bloomberg

The popularity of apps like UdenUSA and Made O'Meter has skyrocketed in the App Store and Google Play rankings in Denmark.

Trump pays tribute to 'very brave' UK soldiers after row over Afghanistan remarks Donald Trump has paid tribute to the "very brave" British soldiers who served in Afghanistan - after fierce criticism of his false claim that non-US troops had stayed back from the frontline.

Stick it where the sun don’t shine, coward!
We will never forget your disgusting slurs.

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Yet again, Canada finds itself being threatened with extra tariffs targeting its businesses. It is more important than ever to move away from Big US tech.

I hope this one-page guide helps you not only do that, but also discover some excellent Canadian companies - from 1Password to Sync!

share widely please

After more than four years of horror in this war, Belgrade still dares to ignore the sanctions imposed by the EU against Moscow! It's unbearable!

We need to pull ourselves off the American tit! YouTube video by Cormac Smith

‘We need to pull ourselves off the American tit’

I’m reupping this from last week.
MyYouTube channel is obscure. I use it to store interviews & rarely get more than 30 views.

For some reason this got 1.1K views & really got under the skin of MAGA types in comments, fuck ‘em😎👌👇
youtu.be/EwPtYo8pARo

Hungary's voting rights in the Council of the European Union must be revoked!

Il problema riguarda solo la governance? E non i partecipanti?

Ausgerechnet die italienische & die deutsche Regierung glauben, Appeasement sei gegen ein autoritäres, zunehmend faschistisches Regime die richtige Antwort. Fehlt nur noch Orban, dann ist der 🇪🇺 Spaltpilz perfekt und die rechtsradikale Internationale um Bannon & Heritage hat ganze Arbeit geleistet.

⚔️ War has ceased to be merely an instrument of Russian policy—it has become its foundation.

There has been a transition from an authoritarian state to a military dictatorship. War has been institutionalized as a model of state existence.

Read our article 📖
theukrainianreview.info/how-russia-t...

For me, European identity is not limited to nationality or geographical belonging, but encompasses a feeling of unity beyond national borders.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha responds to Orban:

French authorities maintain a certain level of discretion regarding transfers of sensitive weapons.