In the spotlight: the Aukus explosion
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US Presidents Joe Biden and French Emmanuel Macron at the G7 summit in Carbis, UK, June 13, 2021. AFP - DOUG MILLS
By: Mehdi Meddeb
9 mins
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"
Biden's slap on France
", headline
Die Welt
is also a "
declaration of war on the EU
", continues the German newspaper.
Which goes through the long series of disputes: first “
the precipitous withdrawal from Afghanistan”
and now “
the submarine affair
” which triggers “
the greatest post-war transatlantic crisis
”
.
"
A new cold war
",
for the German daily.
"
We are entering a new bipolar era whose center of gravity is shifting to Asia,
" said
El Païs
. Biden's US policy in the Pacific will have even more serious consequences than under the Obama era, adds
Süddeutsche Zeitung
. Who continues: “
Biden sows the seeds of division and unrest in Europe.
"
This division is "
a godsend
", considers the Russian business daily
Vedomosti
.
"
Russia would accomplish a clever diplomatic maneuver by siding with the countries which have expressed their concern about the risk of drifting towards a military confrontation between China and the Anglo-Saxon bloc
", estimates a Russian expert, who points to silence for the moment of Moscow.
Russia and the legislative elections won hands down by the ruling party.
From the outset, for the
Boston Globe
"
these elections are neither free nor fair"
.
It is "
a veneer of democratic legitimacy for the Putin regime
", estimates the American daily.
There was ballot stuffing.
"
Observers have counted hundreds of violations,"
notes
Medouza
, the independent Russian site.
Behind this United Russia victory,
Le Soir
in Belgium sees a "
special Kremlin operation"
.
Its correspondent evokes "
the probable entry into the Duma of a new New People party (...) instrumentalised by Moscow, in
order to maintain the democratic illusion of political diversity
"
.
Because all dissent has been carefully nipped in the bud.
Web giants Apple and Google have "
yielded to pressure from the Russian authorities,
Newsweek
recalls
,
by removing the Navalny application promoting smart voting
" which informed voters in the 225 constituencies on which opposition candidate would be the more likely to beat a United Russia candidate.
Canadians called to the polls on Monday
"
And we can not say that the enthusiasm to vote is at its peak,
" notes La Presse. "
Because apart from Justin Trudeau who called these elections, all the candidates are opposed to it
", judges the Quebec newspaper. And today, “
it is neck and neck
”, for the
Globe and Mail
. Clearly, “
shoulder to shoulder
”.
Early elections, a “
reckless maneuver
? »Yes for
La Repubblica
. In a joyful and explosive article, the Italian daily explains that in this context "
the kingmaker could be Jagmeet Singh
(...)
the politician most loved by young Canadians
". With "
his dance movements published on Tik-Tok (...) he seduced millions of fans
".
The leader of the New Democratic Party, Trudeau's ally he hoped to "
get rid of (
...).
The Sikh progressive, former lawyer, more popular than ever, could tip the scales
”.
A Jagmeet Singh who seduces as much for his program "
cancellation of student debt, more taxes for the rich"
as for his statements, among others, to Haiti
Thousands of Haitians under a Texas Bridge
In a few days, thousands of migrants, most of them Haitians, crossed the Rio Grande, creating "
a humanitarian emergency and a logistical challenge for the Americans
",
points out the
Washington Post
.
"
They sleep outside under a bridge
"
,
tells the reporter from the
Post
.
"
Some of them left Brazil, (...) they traveled the jungles of Panama, sailed in migrant camps
" and crossed the American border "
probably with the help of the cartels which control human trafficking
",
notes the
Wall Street Journal
.
Result is "
chaos at the border"
adds the American newspaper.
Some 15,000 Haitians and others are trapped in "
appalling conditions
".
So to discourage them, Washington has started to expel Haitians again.
Three flights arrived in Port-au-Prince yesterday.
But "
how did they get us back here?"
", Asked Jason Bordes, who left Haiti at 12 years after the 2010 earthquake."
It is an injustice.
I don't even know where we're going to sleep tonight
.
"
"
We are here to welcome you
"
,
tries to get off the plane the head of the National Office of Migration of Haiti in the face of haggard deportees "
suffocated in heat
with
newborns sometimes in the arms"
, amid the confusion and screaming, the
New York Times
tells us again
.
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