US president had been conducting campaign to influence prize committee

Emmanuel Macron doit mettre fin ce vendredi à cinq jours de suspense et tenter une nouvelle fois de désamorcer une crise politique qui ne cesse de s’aggraver.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee praised “her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela.”

US president has been conducting campaign to influence prize committee We don’t know for sure – the Norwegian Nobel Committee keeps the candidates’ names secret for 50 years, meaning there is no certainty and it’s all, frankly, guesswork. However, there is a workaround. We have an idea of a few people who are likely to be on the list when nominators — who are eligible individuals like members of government or university professors — choose to publicise their submissions. Anti-occupation activists Issa Amro from Hebron, Palestine and Jeff Halper from Jerusalem. (Nominated by Norwegian MP Ingrid Fiskaa) Donald Trump. The US president has said several times that he deserves the prize, and is openly envious that four of his predecessors, including Barack Obama, who have received the award. (Nominated by US Republican Representative Claudia Tenney) Chow Hang-tung. A prominent barrister and human rights activist who is jailed in Hong Kong. (Nominated by Norwegian MP Guri Melby) Continue reading...

Si le chef de l’Etat a indiqué une nomination d’ici vendredi soir, rien n’a filtré sur l’heure et les modalités de l’annonce. L’Elysée n’a pas non plus donné d’indications sur une éventuelle prise de parole présidentielle.

Former UK prime minister told post-ministerial jobs watchdog roles would not involve lobbying or UK policy influence Rishi Sunak has been appointed as a senior adviser by the US technology companies Microsoft and Anthropic. The former British prime minister’s pair of new jobs emerged on Thursday in letters published by Westminster’s office of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (Acoba). They add to his roles as a senior adviser to Goldman Sachs International, the investment bank, and speechmaker to investment firms including Bain Capital and Makena Capital in the US, which have netted him over £150,000 a talk. Continue reading...

Le président américain a réuni, mercredi 8 octobre, une table ronde sur la mouvance antifa, qu’il a désignée comme terroriste le 22 septembre. La ministre de la justice, Pam Bondi, a promis de « détru...