Fear, joy and calls for a strong Europe: France reacts to Trump win

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https://gdb.voanews.com/2a8ee388-416c-4629–8dc8-58dc43a2afe7_tv_w800_h450.jpgPARIS — A cen­tu­ry of straw polls at the icon­ic Harry’s Bar in Paris have accu­rate­ly called almost every U.S. elec­tion. This Novem­ber was no dif­fer­ent. The tal­lies dis­played on the bar’s win­dow on a chilly Wednes­day morn­ing were anoth­er reminder of Don­ald Trump’s deci­sive vic­to­ry — with uncer­tain con­se­quences for France and Europe. Even as…

‘Building an authoritarian axis’: the Trump ‘envoy’ courting the global far right

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https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/8b95ad310629a54ebee28d0c2a65dfd4caaaff59/1_0_2998_1800/master/2998.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=89ad15768ed224dd410b042a8702c762Richard Grenell’s shad­ow for­eign pol­i­cy cam­paign is unset­tling diplo­mats and threat­ens to col­lapse US inter­ests For Don­ald Trump, he is “my envoy”, the man appar­ent­ly anoint­ed as the for­mer US president’s rov­ing ambas­sador while he plots a return to the White House. To crit­ics, he is seen as “an online pest” and “a nation­al disgrace” –…

Trump’s indictment takes over news channels

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This sto­ry, plus news orga­ni­za­tions refuse to pay for Twit­ter check­mark, new data from Pew Research Cen­ter on Amer­i­cans’ sup­port for a Tik­Tok ban and more, all in today’s media head­lines. Top Sto­ries Mar 30, 2023Indictment elic­its exten­sive cov­er­age, and some gasps, on TV. Katie Robert­son / The New York Times Mar 30, 2023News organizations […]…