A la une de la presse, ce lundi 19 mai, l'élection, en France, de Bruno Retailleau à la tête des Républicains. Les résultats d'un week-end électoral chargé en Europe : en Roumanie, en Pologne et au Portugal. Le projet du ministre de la Justice français Gérald Darmanin de construire une nouvelle prison en Guyane. Et un rassemblement géant de schtroumpfs en Bretagne.
In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about a new prison reviving memories of the penal colony in French Guiana, Estonia training for a war with Russia that NATO hopes to deter, and so much more.
Interview to Basque politician Lorena López de Lacalle, President of the European Free Alliance (EFA) after her re-election as the party leader. EFA is the only European political party that defends the right to self-determination as a cornerstone for European democracy.
“Store for the People” promises essential foods at no more than a 10% markup, prioritising Bulgarian-made products.
The facility more than 7,000 kilometres from mainland France will include a “high-security unit” designed to house drug trafficking convicts and “Islamists”.
The center-right AD-PSD/CDS coalition won Sunday’s legislative elections with 86 seats, while the Socialist Party and far-right Chega tied at 58 seats each after all national votes were counted.
On the sidelines of Pope Leo XVI’s inauguration, the meeting unfolded amid simmering EU-US trade tensions over tariffs.
A far-right surge in Portugal triggered 'a disaster of historic proportions' for the Socialists.
CHRONIQUE. Son costume de ministre de l'Interieur l'a aide a remporter une large victoire dimanche. Mais combien de temps aura-t-il interet a le conserver ?
Negotiators were finalising details of the package – which will include a security pact – through the weekend.
Johann Wadephul caught Berlin off-guard when he endorsed a higher NATO spending target of 5%. Will he be more than just Merz's messenger?
Americas Raytheon won a $1 billion deal to procure and deliver a quantity up to 55 SM-3 Block IB All-Up Rounds that are manufactured, assembled, and tested in accordance with the SM-3 Block IB specifications. The work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona and Huntsville, Alabama with an expected completion date of March 31, 2031. The period of performance is from May 16, 2025, through March 31, 2031. The Missile Defense Agency, Huntsville, Alabama, is the contracting activity. Atlantic Diving Supply, ASRC Federal Facilities Logistics LLC, Culmen International LLC, Fairwinds Technologies LLC, S&K Aerospace LLC and SupplyCore LLC won a $5 billion firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract under solicitation SPRMM1-25-R-T001 for various integrated weapons systems equipment and services in support of Virginia-class submarines and active surface ships. This contract vehicle will expedite the procurement process for high-priority requirements, ensuring the timely delivery of essential resources to Virginia-class submarines and active Surface ships. This is a competitive acquisition with nine responses received. These are five-year base contracts with five one-year option periods. Locations of performance are inside and outside the continental US, with a March 30, 2029, performance completion date. Using customers are Navy, Defense Logistics Agency, Defense Department, and federal civilian agencies. […]
For several weeks now, a new generation of autonomous narco-submarine has been operating in the eastern Pacific Ocean, a development that has eluded satellite and radar detection. Designed to carry up to two tonnes of cocaine, these vessels navigate without [...]
As they do every year, ultra-nationalist Russian biker gang Night Wolves took part in celebrations marking the end of the [...]
France - Rivalry between the DGSE and the Special Forces played out on TVThe second season of the TV show [...]
French President Emmanuel Macron is due to visit Jakarta from 27 to 29 May, hoping to sign several major defence [...]
A Russian woman's attempt to take documents from a US-based wealth management company is more than just your typical asset [...]
How to stop the illicit mining and trade that fuel war and repression.
Western societies are growing more equal, not less.
REPORTAGE. Aureole de sa large victoire, le nouveau president des Republicains a passe la soiree avec ses proches et des militants dans une brasserie proche de l'Assemblee.
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