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The scene filmed on Sunday showed France’s first lady in discussion backstage at the Folies Bergère theatre in central Paris with actor Ary Abittan before a performance he was about to give. ... read full post
Israel secured its place in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest only after an intensive, months-long diplomatic campaign that unfolded largely behind the scenes, Israeli officials said Thursday, describing a coordinated effort involving KAN executives, government advisers and the President’s Residence to prevent the country’s expulsion. ... read full post
cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/6956399
The second part of Hamid's story: Wrote to the publisher about Hamid's overly grateful story—got polite dodge. Found sloppy "Migrationshintergrund = Ausländeranteil", chased again. Same pattern: small promises, big skips.
cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/6931657 ... read full post
Europeans look to Israel’s arms industry as threat from Russia looms, despite criticizing Israeli conduct during the war
The Netherlands will not take part in next year’s Eurovision Song Contest following the decision by organiser EBU not to exclude Israel. ... read full post
France’s CNIL data protection watchdog fines American Express €1.5 million for failing to respect rules relating to cookies, according to statement.
From our vantage point looking across the pond at the United Kingdom, it truly does seem like the country decided to put an end to itself rather than allow public anger to be channeled by the one-time Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. With hindsight, and thanks to a new book by investigative journalist Paul Holden, author of today’s article below, we can now see clearly that the destruction of the Labour Party at the hands of a corporate, pro-Israel faction within the party was quite calculated and deliberate. ... read full post