Il y a 82 ans, 14 000 Canadiens ont débarqué à Juno Beach. Beaucoup d’entre eux ne sont jamais rentrés chez eux.   À l’occasion de l’anniversaire du jour J, nous prenons le temps de rendre hommage à ceux qui ont servi et consenti des sacrifices.

Personally knew Gayse and spoke to Lily-Mae only a few weeks ago. Absolutely heartbreaking

This piece by Jack Watling is as good as many of my colleagues are saying it is. And a signal that policymakers in the EU need to start considering how Putin's potential strategic failure could affect Russia's long term trajectory www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/ukra...

Maximus, le chat de Bart De Wever et véritable star diplomatique, rencontre le Premier ministre hongrois

Don’t agree. Story-telling is the most powerful force on earth. Educating cultural leaders about security is a good idea. Using the power of story to help defend our freedom and democracy is a good idea. And no writer or film-maker has to accept an invitation. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Prospect has dropped its paywall, so you can now read all my drivel there for free! www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...

When roughly 30 envoys to NATO descended on Tokyo this week — the largest delegation of its kind ever to visit — they had a clear objective: to explore how the partnership can be translated into tangible cooperation.

🚨 NEW: Keir Starmer has congratulated Magyar Péter after Viktor Orbán lost Hungary’s Parliamentary election "This is an historic moment, not only for Hungary, but for European democracy"

Exactly 4 years ago, on March 31, 2022, the world saw the aftermath of mass war crimes committed by russian forces in Bucha. 33 days of occupation. Executed civilians. Torture. Bodies in the streets, in homes, in basements, in mass graves.

NATO: On Monday 30 March, NATO again successfully intercepted an Iranian ballistic missile heading to Türkiye. NATO is prepared for such threats and will always do what is necessary to defend all Allies.

Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit!!

46 points is the highest losing score (in 80 minutes) in international Test history.

Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of the former Ayatollah, has been named as Iran’s new Supreme Leader

NEW: MoD assessment is that the drone attack on Akrotiri base in Cyprus last night was launched before the PM’s statement - ie was not a retaliation for it.

'Crowley wldnt have done that' Get it in quick

This may look like a child's drawing of warships, but in fact it is a SECRET 1955 CIA HUMINT report on Soviet naval vessels in the Baltic. PSL thread analysing a forgotten report to show value of Cold War HUMINT sources for analysis and intelligence.

I'm in Downing Street for Keir Starmer's imminent press conference on what the hell we do with Greenland and Trump (I précis slightly). Yvette Cooper and Rachel Reeves have just arrived as well, Reeves having cancelled a scheduled speech. This is an Event.

🚨FLASH : on a retrouvé une manette de l'âge de pierre, indiquant que nos ancêtres jouaient déjà aux jeux vidéos.

Joint Statement of major EU/NATO countries on Greenland, together with Denmark:

The detention of Noriega in 1969 is clearly the closest precedent for the Maduro operation. But events in Caracas remind me of a now-forgotten episode in which the US invaded a Commonwealth Caribbean state, giving the UK Gov’t a few hours’ notice and ignoring their objections 1/9

Il neige!

Gardaí are seeking the public's help in tracing 72-year-old Jeremiah Downing, who has been missing from home in Sneem, Co Kerry, since Tuesday 30 December. Anyone with information is asked to contact Killarney Garda Station on (064) 667 1160 or the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111

Happy christmas!!

Just did a Substack Live with Ukrainian General Volodomyr Havrylov. He gave a fascinating overview of the changes in the war. For instance, now Ukraine is close to inflicting 50% of the casualties on the Russians using only 10% of the Ukr military. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

Head of UA intelligence Budanov: Russia planned to begin aggression against NATO countries by 2030, but has now revised its plans, aiming to occupy the Baltic states in/by 2027. Poland, according to him, is viewed by Russia solely as a target for strikes, a military campaign w/o occupation.

BREAKING: Christian Turner, a career diplomat who was UK ambassador to UN and foreign office political director, will be the UK's new man in Washington, taking over from Peter Mandelson, sources confirm.

EXCL: An agreement to rejoin Erasmus – the EU’s student exchange programme – set to be announced on Wednesday as part of UK government’s drive towards closer relations with Brussels. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

We are delighted to announce that in this weekend’s Sunday Times, K.E.S. will be named State School of the Year for the West Midlands, and as our students topped the rankings for A Level and GCSEs, we can also celebrate being named regional winners of the School of the Year for Academic Excellence.

Fan of 'the Jonah Lomu Rugby' video game? 🏉🎮🇳🇿 I've published a deep dive on the cult classic on The East Terrace. Please do share with fans of the game who you think may enjoy it (and the book it comes from). #videogames theeastterrace.com/jonah-lomu-r...

Quite breathtaking story - military grade drones at Dublin airport which flew on the path Zelensky's plane took. The drones reached the flight path of his plane exactly the time it should have been there, but just missed it because Zelensky arrived ahead of schedule:

**FT GRAD SCHEME** applications are now open. Incredible opportunity for young wannabe hacks. Spread the word: job-boards.greenhouse.io/financialtim...

"Over the past 100 years, Russia has attacked 19 different countries — some of them 3-4 times — and none of these countries, including Ukraine, has ever attacked Russia." - EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas.

X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based. Here’s an “influencer from Texas”

Paschal Donohoe to resign from Government and take up position at World Bank

Happy Birthday to the European Convention on Human Rights, which has helped to protect #OurRightsAndFreedoms for 75 years. Here are more than 200 examples, from across the continent👇 🔗 www.coe.int/ECHR There are thousands more. #ECHR #ECHR75 @coe.int @echr.coe.int

Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.

Quick one: any Russian speakers in my network who can give me a hand with something very quickly? DMs or [email protected] please.

NATO's annual nuclear exercise kicks off on Monday in the Netherlands with the participation of 2,000 personnel, 71 aircraft, and 14 countries, including Belgium.

NEW: Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado awarded Nobel Peace Prize.

Hope, at last. I welcome the first phase of President Trump’s Gaza initiative. Let’s get the hostages out and aid in – fast. We are ready to move now, but we need safe access and full funding to turn this pause into real progress. Every minute counts.

I am not a #Merkel fan (as many of you know), but the headlines following her interview with Partizan are complete nonsense. She does not blame Poland or the Baltics at all.

El fin de la guerra en Gaza puede decidirse hoy. Israel y Hamas negocian en El Cairo un alto el fuego permanente, después de aceptar parcialmente el plan de Trump. www.lavanguardia.com/opinion/2025...

NATO SecGen Rutte is literally taking part in the EU Commission meeting where these proposals are being adopted, as they are carefully coordinated with NATO. Stop falling into the intellectual drop of playing NATO and EU against each other in defence, when they are complementary.

President Trump’s Gaza plan is an opportunity for lasting peace. It offers the best immediate chance to end the war. The EU is ready to help it succeed. Israel has signed on to the plan. Hamas must now accept it without delay, starting with the immediate release of hostages.

At the time of the drone incursion at Copenhagen Airport, Russian Baltic Fleet ship Aleksandr Shabalin was spotted 12 km off Langeland Island, Denmark, with its transponder off, Ekstra Bladet reports.

An utter gentleman. Rest in peace Ming

Come on Glaws! 🍒

Pour Donald Trump, l’Ukraine peut «regagner son territoire» face à la Russie

🇵🇸🇬🇧🇨🇦 Le Royaume-Uni et le Canada reconnaissent officiellement l'Etat de Palestine, ont annoncé dimanche séparément le Premier ministre britannique Keir Starmer et le Premier ministre canadien Mark Carney ⬇️

If you honestly believe the Russians hit the EU delegation in Kyiv by accident, I don't think you should be allowed to operate heavy machinery and I frankly question if letting you dress and bathe yourself is a violation of our collective duty of care.