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The atmosphere was tense enough, ahead of planned peace talks this Friday 19 June at Switzerland's Bürgenstock Resort. The short-notice [...]

In one of its most eagerly-awaited appointments next year, France's DGSE foreign intelligence service is poised to chose a new [...]

Vietnam's embassies in London, Paris and Brussels have been hard at work updating their lists of experts and intellectuals from [...]

A number of unusual job offers have cropped up since late May at China's ecology and environment ministry and at [...]

Earlier this month Uzbekistan announced that it had awarded a $350m privatisation deal for one of its state-owned telecommunications companies, [...]

How to counter an insidious global threat.

Equilibrium with Iran is the best America can do.

Der Zürcher Staatsrechtler Giovanni Biaggini übt im Zusammenhang mit den EU-Verträgen harte Kritik am Bundesrat. Dieser habe wichtige verfassungsrechtliche Fragen tabuisiert: Das Parlament mache nun «die Denkarbeit, die der Bundesrat liegengelassen hat».

 

 This is just regional news from my neck of the woods but South Central Louisiana got smashed by a weird, slow moving tropical storm.

My area was mostly spared.  The earlier rans (lasted all week) were bad enough with flooding widespread.  Some roads flooded but the damage was relatively (looking at it from the view of a person who's has was damaged) bearable.

Not the case for Avoyelles Parish.  Its basically a farming community, with great hunting, fishing and the little festivals are freaking awesome.  Plenty of bayous that are remarkably clear, quite scenic and make for a good sunday drive.

We're kinda different down here.  Two lane roads are labeled as highways and for the most part well maintained.

The storm changed everything.  You won't know the communities but I'll name them anyway.  Cottonport was harmed with a couple of bayous rising so high that they flooded the highway leading there. Moreau had water so high (I never dreamed that it could flood to the extent that I saw) that the Sheriff's Dept was making water rescues in Air Boats and other watercraft.  Marksville, the Parish Sea was basically shut down.

State Police, Game Wardens, Sheriff's Depts, Fire and other agencies stepped up hard and made a bad day somewhat better.  Damage is widespread but I have yet to hear of loss of life.

Pray for all affected.  Many are gonna have a hard time recovering.

President Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to retired Marine Maj. James Capers Jr. for extraordinary heroism during a four-day mission in Vietnam, where he continued leading his team despite severe wounds and heavy blood loss, refusing evacuation until every member of his patrol… pic.twitter.com/3DkJ8Slgaf

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) June 18, 2026

Today on June 18, President Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to Colonel John W. Ripley posthumously, for his heroism in destroying the Dong Ha Bridge to halt advancing North Vietnamese forces.

During the Easter Offensive, Ripley’s unit was ordered to “hold and die” against… pic.twitter.com/lefKhR2XJl

— Special Ops Magazine (@specialopsmag) June 18, 2026

President Donald J. Trump awards the #MedalofHonor to #MarineCorps Maj. James Capers Jr. (Retired), and posthumously to Marine Corps Col. John W. Ripley (Retired) during a ceremony at the @WhiteHouse.

Capers received the nation’s highest military decoration after being upgraded… pic.twitter.com/e87gGeUs8o

— U.S. Marines (@USMC) June 18, 2026 Congratulations to Maj Capers, Col Ripley and Maj Dockery (his actions are definitely worthy). Col Ripley has been an icon in the Marine Corps forver, Maj Capers achievement is also been lifted as an example to junior Marines (although from what I've read he was always considered a lion in the Recon/Force Recon community). They're more famous than Maj Dockery but if he research is action on his own "bad day" then you'll be equally in awe of hs actions. America has always had heroes and these men remind us all of how we should conduct ourselves when sugar turns to shit.

Happening Now: President Donald J. Trump awards the Medal of Honor to Maj. Nicholas Dockery, U.S. Army, retired; Maj. James Capers Jr., U.S. Marine Corps, retired; and Col. John W. Ripley, U.S. Marine Corps, posthumously at the @WhiteHouse. https://t.co/R547saaZUc

— U.S. Army (@USArmy) June 18, 2026

Cambodia’s Interior Minister appears to have found an adversary in Washington: a sanctions list that no longer exists.

The global index provider has threatened to downgrade the country to "frontier market" status due to the lack of transparency in its stock market.

Lorenz Meister, wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter im SOEP, hat am 18. Juni 2026 seine Dissertation mit dem Titel „Essays on Economic Beliefs, Risk Preferences, and Political Attitudes in Contemporary Democracies“ erfolgreich verteidigt. Seine Betreuer waren Carsten Schröder und Panu Poutvaara. ...

At the European Council, President Roberta Metsola called for seizing the momentum on enlargement, competitiveness and the next long-term EU budget.
Committee on Legal Affairs

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At the European Council, President Roberta Metsola called for seizing the momentum on enlargement, competitiveness and the next long-term EU budget.
Committee on Legal Affairs

Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

At the European Council, President Roberta Metsola called for seizing the momentum on enlargement, competitiveness and the next long-term EU budget.
Committee on Legal Affairs

Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

At the European Council, President Roberta Metsola called for seizing the momentum on enlargement, competitiveness and the next long-term EU budget.
Committee on Legal Affairs

Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

At the European Council, President Roberta Metsola called for seizing the momentum on enlargement, competitiveness and the next long-term EU budget.
Committee on Legal Affairs

Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

Grievances over political representation will remain a powerful means of mobilizing opposition against the Pakistani state.