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Les casques bleus bangladais de la MONUSCO ont lancé une vaste campagne de sensibilisation de proximité sur Ebola, le week-end dernier, à Rhoo et Seseti, dans le territoire de Djugu (Ituri). Cette initiative vise à protéger les milliers de personnes déplacées vivant dans ces zones de forte promiscuité, alors que la province demeure l'épicentre de cette 17e épidémie de virus Ebola.

EU Regulation EC261 faces regressive rollbacks that threaten to slash passenger protection and compensation. The European Parliament must defend this global consumer benchmark, ensuring airlines remain operationally accountable and European travellers retain meaningful access to justice.

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By Mario Mansour and Fayçal Sawadogo
WASHINGTON DC, May 26 2026 (IPS)

Developing countries face major difficulties as income from natural resource extraction industries decreases and wealthier nations reduce their aid.

Nontax revenue from natural resources extraction and foreign aid grants for general spending have fallen by a combined 3.8 percent of gross domestic product since 2000, according to the latest annual update of the IMF’s World Revenue Longitudinal Database.

Gains from tax collection since then amounted to just 2.6 percent, offsetting only two-thirds of the decline, our unique tally of detailed public revenue data shows.

The Chart of the Week shows that the decrease in proceeds from nontax extractive revenue was the biggest driver of the drop for both low-income developing countries and emerging market economies.

These revenues are generally what governments earn from industries like oil, gas, and mining—such as royalties, profit sharing, and dividends from state-owned enterprises. Declining foreign aid grants for general spending also contributed to lower revenues.

Closing the gap often requires collecting more tax revenue, and affected countries won’t be able to deliver on their economic development goals without doing so. To succeed, they need sustained investment in domestic tax policy and tax administration, supported by effective institutions to underpin them.

The IMF supports member countries through its capacity development efforts—customized technical assistance and training services, often delivered through collaboration with donor countries and other international organizations.

Capacity development helps developing countries build expertise and policy frameworks to improve tax systems and institutions. It also reduces dependence on volatile and declining revenues, such as from extractive industries and foreign support.

Helping developing countries with this work, known as domestic revenue mobilization, contributes to fiscal resilience, which ultimately benefits global economic growth.

Evaluating how governments raise more reliable, sustainable revenue from within the economy requires high-quality granular data. Our database tracks decades of tax and nontax revenue consistently across 195 economies using data provided by our members.

The database is also a unique resource for researchers, policymakers, and development practitioners seeking to analyze revenue trends, benchmark performance, and identify reform priorities.

Mario Mansour & Fayçal Sawadogo, International Monetary Fund

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Les données de suivi montrent plusieurs vols effectués par des avions de reconnaissance et des drones de l'US Navy au cours de la semaine dernière.

In today's edition: air pax, Gulf shipping, Spanish energy plan

From clinical trials to clawback reform, pharma leaders say Greece must move faster to attract investment under Europe’s new biotech strategy

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In today's edition: NATO eastern flank, Ukraine drone spillover, Greenland defence, SAFE

The Dutch Healthcare Institute says it does not strive for 100% availability of new drugs, but focuses on rapid access to quality care

In today's edition: AI standards progress, DMA's diplomatic energy, DNA phone numbering spat

In today's edition: biotech, the week ahead, AI committee

Europe is becoming less attractive for pharmaceutical innovation after two decades of declining R&D investment, says pharma industry leader

In today's edition: agrifish, wildfires, Biotech Act

Les « Prosfygika », des blocs d'immeubles des années 1930 abritant une communauté autogérée sur l'avenue Alexandras d'Athènes, doivent être réhabilités par le gouvernement grec. Les 400 habitants sont menacés d'être expulsés.

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La Suède devient le premier pays européen à se dire « sans tabac ». Selon un rapport, publié lundi 25 mai par le Conseil suédois d’information sur l’alcool et les drogues, moins de 5% des Suédois fument quotidiennement. Un seuil symbolique fixé aussi par l’Organisation mondiale de la santé. Mais la réduction du tabagisme n’est pas totalement corrélée à une diminution de la consommation de nicotine.

A kétezres évek közepén, elsősorban a nemzeti légitársaságnál tapasztalt hangulat miatt már a fiatalabb, kisebb tapasztalattal rendelkező pilótageneráció is szétnézett a nagyvilágban, előrelépési lehetőség után kutatva. Hasonlóképpen gondolkodott Szentgyörgyi Dezső is, aki 2001 óta repült a Malév Boeing 737-es első tisztjeként. A lehetőségek között felbukkant a magyar pilóták által akkor már jól ismert Tajvan és a Boeing 747-es. Az ikonikus négyhajtóművesen repült magyarok sorát Szentgyörgyi Dezső történetével folytatom.  

Az immár ötvenes évei elején járó, tapasztalt Airbus és Boeing pilótával 2022 tavaszán abból az alkalomból beszélgettem, hogy akkoriban csatlakozott a honvédség kecskeméti szállítórepülő századához, ahol A319-esen folytatta pályafutását. Akkor felidéztük a nemzeti légitársaságnál, két diszkont légitársaságnál, és egy közel-keleti cégnél eltöltött éveket illetve érintettük a Boeing 747-es első tisztként átélt élményeket is. Sorozatomba illesztve, most ez utóbbi időszakot tekintjük át részletesebben.

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Written by Mar Negreiro with Öykü Dilara Anaç

AI companions are chatbots powered by large language models (LLMs) designed for personalised, emotionally engaging interactions. The popularity of AI companion platforms, such as Character.AI and Replika, has grown rapidly in recent years. These systems interact in ways that closely resemble human relationships, allowing users to customise their companions and develop strong emotional attachments. While some of the challenges they pose overlap with those associated with generic AI chatbots, AI companions raise additional concerns.
Children are particularly vulnerable, with reports of exposure to sexualised conversations and prompts to engage in self-harm or suicide, highlighting the need for stronger safeguards. However, to date, few countries have put forward specific legislation for this.
The EU has no specific laws for AI companions, although existing legislative frameworks like the AI Act, the Digital Services Act and the General Data Protection Regulation may apply.

Read the complete briefing on ‘The spread of AI companions and the challenges they generate‘ in the Think Tank pages of the European Parliament.

La diplomatie russe a appelé lundi les ressortissants étrangers vivant à Kiev, dont les personnels diplomatiques, à quitter la capitale ukrainienne avant de nouveaux bombardements de l'armée russe.

ENTWURF EINER STELLUNGNAHME zu dem Bericht über den Vorschlag für eine Richtlinie des Rates zur Änderung der Richtlinie (EU) 2015/637 über Koordinierungs- und Kooperationsmaßnahmen zur Erleichterung des konsularischen Schutzes von nicht vertretenen Unionsbürgern in Drittländern und der Richtlinie (EU) 2019/997 zur Festlegung eines EU-Rückkehrausweises
Ausschuss für auswärtige Angelegenheiten
Nacho Sánchez Amor

Quelle : © Europäische Union, 2026 - EP

Selon la Commission européenne, les pays baltes sont confrontés à des attaques hybrides incessantes depuis le mois de mars. Les attaques ukrainiennes contre le territoire russe dans l’oblast de Saint-Pétersbourg, proche de la Finlande et des trois pays baltes, ont ravivé les inquiétudes des Européens quant à une extension du conflit.