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Police have been sent out to patrol France’s seaside promenades. Not to chase hardened criminals – but to look for bare-chested tourists. From Les Sables-d’Olonne to Cassis, and in a growing number of coastal towns, local authorities are introducing by-laws banning shirtless men

Every time I’m in Switzerland, I find myself madly squeezing as much rubbish as I can into a garbage bag. It’s a delicate and messy task.

Switzerland stands humiliated by Trump’s tariffs — “Right up until the announcement Switzerland thought it had done everything right. It sent billions in investment to the US and removed nearly all industrial tariffs on American goods. It signed up early to US-led sanctions

Egg shortage. No eggs to be found anywhere in the area. Nope this isn’t Moscow, it’s Provence in France. Manager tells me that they haven’t been able to get enough eggs for days — any delivered are sold within the hour.

The Arctic may be key to ending the Ukraine war — “It is in Alaska and in the Arctic that the economic interests of our countries converge and prospects for implementing large-scale mutually beneficial projects arise” said Yuri Ushakov, Vladimir Putin’s long-time foreign policy

Could the Arctic be key to ending the Ukraine war? ✍️ James Tidmarsh spectator.co.uk/article/could-…

🇺🇸🇷🇺 The Russia-US deal on the Arctic could end the war in Ukraine, as Trump may force Ukraine to accept Russia's terms in order to conclude a multibillion-dollar economic agreement with Russia on Arctic development, per The Spectator. The head of the State Duma Committee on

Ein Arktis-Deal [mit Trump zu Rohstoffen und auftauender Nordostpassage] „könnte der entscheidende Faktor sein, der die USA zu einer Einigung in der Ukraine zu Putins Bedingungen bewegt. Trump könnte es als massiven US-Handelsgewinn + Kriegsende verbuchen.“spectator.co.uk/article/could-…

"There is no confirmation that the Arctic and Ukraine will be explicitly linked. Yet the logic is obvious enough and the hints coming from Moscow cannot be ignored." ✍️ James Tidmarsh trib.al/c5dscii

Współpraca gospodarcza w Arktyce jest mocno zakorzeniona w agendzie nadchodzącego spotkania Donald J. Trump President Donald J. Trump z Władimirem Putinem Президент России na Alasce. Jak pisał w swojej kolumnie dla The The Spectator międzynarodowy prawnik James Tidmarsh James Tidmarsh , arktyczne

Nearly a third of traditional French village fêtes are no longer held compared to just four years ago— my explanation in The Spectator — “The disappearance of the village fête is not just about losing a night of music and bad dancing. It’s the erosion of a tradition that unites a

“Parisians aren’t fighting to save some lost authenticity. They’re just furious the rest of the world wants a piece of it”.

One viewer whispered on the livestream: ‘Yes, keep going… Keep going’. Moments later, Jean Pormanove was dead. Last Sunday night around 10,000 people watched as 46-year-old Pormanove slumped forward on camera, unresponsive. As he died the chat spiralled into a frenzy, as the

“Macron’s political brand has rested on him outmanoeuvring his opponents and keeping France just stable enough to get by. If the government loses this confidence vote, Macron’s authority breaks. He may cling on in the Élysée, but his presidency will be weakened beyond repair.

“By framing the debt crisis as generational injustice, Bayrou is trying to move the debate onto something the government can defend – structural deficits, unsustainable borrowing, and the burden on younger taxpayers. It’s a high-risk tactic. The boomers are a powerful voting

Europe's fate sealed. China gets low-cost, dependable Russian pipeline gas that once upon a time powered Europe/Germany. Mongolia benefits via transit. Ukraine used to benefit via transit. "Russia’s gas giant Gazprom PJSC has signed a legally binding agreement to build the Power

France’s Bloquons Tout is no gilets jaunes rerun — it’s a leaderless, digital revolt planning to paralyze France on 10 Sept. With 100k ready to block motorways & refineries, Macron’s presidency hangs by a thread. Read my piece in The Spectator World spectator.co.uk/article/will-t…

The gilets jaunes occupied roundabouts and negotiated concessions. Bloquons Tout is thriving on digital anonymity and potential chaos. ✍️ James Tidmarsh spectator.co.uk/article/will-t…