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Dans les coulisses d’une campagne israélienne pour contrer les boycotts universitaires en Europe

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-09T12:10:20+00:00

Des documents confidentiels dévoilent les activités d’une cellule créée en Israël pour contrer la « menace stratégique » des boycotts universitaires en Europe. Des opérations d’influence y sont détaillées, notamment à Sorbonne Université, selon l’enquête du collectif Investigate Europe et ses partenaires, dont « Le Monde ».

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Germany’s Merz cancels phone call with Trump after social media post celebrating AfD win – Europe live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-09T12:09:09+00:00

Spokesperson for Merz declines to give a reason for cancellation, but notes that it was not due to schedulingBack to Oslo, the funeral procession for King Harald is about the begin, and the 1.2km route to the Oslo Cathedral is lined up with 1,900 soldiers from all branches of the Norwegian defence forces.The procession is expected to walk very slowly – at around 60 steps per minute – and will include the royal family, including King Haakon, followed by a royal car with the widow, Queen Sonja. Continue reading...

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Liz Truss relaunches podcast on channel of broadcaster famous for ‘grow concrete’ exchange

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-09T12:08:02+00:00

Podcast is now on YouTube site of Mike Graham, fired from TalkTV after racist post appeared on his Facebook pageWhen Liz Truss launched her podcast last year, she declared it would bring a “counter-revolution” to take on the “deep state”, which, she said, “tried to destroy” her.The revolution, however, has not yet arrived. Truss, whose stint as UK prime minister abruptly ended after her disastrous mini-budget crashed the economy, has so far failed to find a wide audience with her media career. Continue reading...

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Elections de mi-mandat aux Etats-Unis : « Le danger n’est pas tant une fraude électorale massive qu’un brouillard organisé du doute »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-09T12:00:24+00:00

Inquiet de perdre sa majorité à la Chambre des représentants et au Sénat lors des midterms du 3 novembre, le président américain, Donald Trump, multiplie les tentatives de déstabilisation du processus électoral, alerte l’avocat Reed Brody, dans une tribune au « Monde ».

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Nour Elassy, poétesse gazaouie réfugiée en France : « Je vis avec la culpabilité d’avoir laissé les miens derrière moi »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-09T12:00:20+00:00

En 2025, l’étudiante de 23 ans a quitté sa famille après qu’Israël a accepté son évacuation de l’enclave, pour suivre des cours à l’Ecole des hautes études en sciences sociales, à Paris. Elle publie le 9 septembre « Ceci est ma maison », un recueil de poésies évoquant un monde englouti par l’anéantissement du territoire palestinien.

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Thousands Gather for Funeral of Norway’s King Harald

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-09-09T11:56:54+00:00

Royal families and heads of state, including President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, attended the funeral of King Harald V in Oslo.

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Logement abordable : les propositions controversées du commissaire européen Jorgensen

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-09T11:50:56+00:00

Dan Jorgensen propose notamment un critère de définition des zones en tension, et s’intéresse aux manières de diminuer la pression sur le prix des logements ou aux leviers à la disposition des élus pour réguler l’acquisition de résidences secondaires. Mais son texte suscite inquiétudes et méfiance.

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Logement abordable : les propositions controversées du commissaire européen Dan Jorgensen

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-09T11:50:56+00:00

Dan Jorgensen propose un critère de définition des zones en tension, et s’intéresse aux manières de diminuer la pression sur le prix des logements ou aux leviers à la disposition des élus pour réguler l’acquisition de résidences secondaires. Mais son texte suscite inquiétudes et méfiance.

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German chancellor accuses far-right AfD party of seeking ‘ethnic cleansing’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-09T11:50:28+00:00

Friedrich Merz says Alternative für Deutschland is ‘dividing our society’ after party won nearly 44% of vote in Saxony-Anhalt state electionEurope live – latest updatesGermany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has accused the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) of seeking “ethnic cleansing” with its “remigration” drive, after the nativist party’s seismic weekend victory in a state election.In his first public confrontation with the AfD since Sunday’s shock outcome in Saxony-Anhalt, Merz said at a raucous parliamentary debate that the far-right party would take an axe to one of the pillars

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‘Their boat was sinking’: RNLI vows to keep rescuing asylum seekers despite attacks

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-09T11:41:52+00:00

Charity stresses small boat rescues are tiny part of its work and speaks out after volunteers abused by far-right agitatorsThe lifeboat charity RNLI has vowed to continue to rescue asylum seekers in the Channel despite attacks on volunteers and staff after the recent high-profile small boat landings.RNLI bosses said workers had been subjected to online and physical abuse and there had been “baseless” rumours that the charity has housed asylum seekers or moved them to secret locations after helping them to shore. Continue reading...

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UK ‘showing leadership’ with West Bank sanctions, says Burnham as he faces Badenoch at PMQs – politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-09T11:34:59+00:00

PM and leader of the opposition spar over defence spendingAlex Burghart, the deputy Tory leader, was giving interviews this morning. On Israel, he opened up a new line of attack against the government, accusing it of hypocrisy. This is what he told GB News.At the same time that Labour were saying all these things about Israel in the House of Commons, they put out a communique.They put out an account of a conversation that Andy Burnham has had with the Chinese president, and it said how constructive they wanted to be with China, how they wanted to work with China, and what a great relationship

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EU unveils ‘buy European’ public procurement rules to counter China

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-09T11:30:49+00:00

Authorities and public bodies to be urged to buy goods and services from Europe, but without binding quotasEuropean authorities will be encouraged to buy more domestic goods and services when they spend public money under the EU latest effort to counter China’s economic might.In a further “Buy European” plan, the European Commission published proposals on Wednesday for a sweeping overhaul of EU public procurement rules. Continue reading...

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Conflicting court rulings on Missouri map threaten November’s election | First Thing

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-09T11:28:25+00:00

The state can’t use new congressional districts under one court order – or its old ones under another. Plus, the architects in Europe turning urban spaces into areas of climate respiteGood morning. Clashing court rulings plunged Missouri’s congressional elections into uncertainty less than two months before the November midterms that will decide which party controls a closely divided Congress.Conservative justice Brett Kavanaugh denied the emergency request from Missouri officials to use a congressional map in November that was redrawn with Donald Trump’s support to give Republicans an edge in

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UIDAI prepares for 25-30 crore Aadhaar authentication a day

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-09T11:26:53+00:00

Aadhaar, which began 16 years ago primarily as a government identity platform, has evolved into a foundational layer for India’s digital public infrastructure (DPI), with over 600 entities now using it

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La Commission européenne veut simplifier et « européaniser » les marchés publics

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-09T11:25:50+00:00

Cette réforme doit permettre « la fin de la domination du critère prix », qui favorise de fait les produits chinois, estime Stéphane Séjourné, vice-président exécutif de la Commission européenne. L’ensemble des marchés publics dans l’Union européenne pèsent chaque année 2 600 milliards d’euros, soit 15 % du PIB.

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