Simen Ekern
@simenekern
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Journalist og forfatter, utenrikskommentator i Dagens Næringsliv
Roma - Oslo
Joined May 2009
Amazing moment on French TV. A French judge explains how Trump sent people from the US Embassy basically trying to intimidate her during Le Pen's trial for embezzlement - something they've done to other judges around the world My English sub-titles 👇
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american craftsmanship is declining. 20 years ago, if you wanted to manufacture a reason for a war, you had to make a map and do a little presentation at the UN. now you just say anything.
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Closely monitoring.
I have spoken with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and our Ambassador in Caracas. The EU is closely monitoring the situation in Venezuela. The EU has repeatedly stated that Mr Maduro lacks legitimacy and has defended a peaceful transition. Under all circumstances, the principles
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Skandaløst at @konservativ, som jo er konservativ, får oppsummere BBC-skandalen uten en motpart som ikke må være nøytral. Noen må gå! Noen må saksøke!
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In today's Vatnik Soup, I'll discuss extensively why the West is losing the information war. The format is a bit different from earlier ones, but here goes: The West is losing the information war Countries like Russia and China have spent years turning disinformation into a
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Dalla parte giusta (manca qualcuno, manca l’Italia)
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Vance knew what he was doing. The aim was to provoke. They succeeded. Likelihood of a ceasefire was already in the balance because Putin won't agree to one. Now they can blame the weaker party, which is what they want. Blame Ukraine and possibly Europe for the failure. Dark times
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Why the Guardian is no longer posting on X
theguardian.com
We will stop posting from our official editorial accounts on the platform, but X users can still share our articles
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who europeans would vote for in america’s presidential election, by country:
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He’s just a populist who speaks to the working class, right?
JD Vance: “We need to be really ruthless when it comes to the exercise of power...I don’t think there’s a compromise that we’re going to come to with the people who currently actually control the country. Unless we overthrow them in some way, we’re going to keep losing.”
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Flertall for von der Leyen
The European Parliament has confirmed Ursula von der Leyen for a second term as President of the European Commission. She will have a further five years to steer legislation at the helm of the EU’s main executive body.
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Friske tak i Paris i går. Eller som jeg overhørte en amerikansk turist si til venninnen sin: «You wanted Paris, you got Paris» https://t.co/DeXi8cO5wF
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Marine Le Pen har sikret sin plads i parlamentet i 1. runde - Husk også. Det er første gang nogensinde, at hendes parti vinder 1. runde i et fransk parlamentsvalg #Frankrig
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Det ligger an til en temmelig voldsom økning i valgdeltakelsen i Frankrike. Høyeste siden 1978. Ser ut som velgerne er enige i at dette er et historisk valg.
France (European territory), snap national parliament election today: Turnout 5 PM CEST 2024: 59.4% 2022: 39.4% 2017: 40.8% 2012: 48.3% 2007: 49.3% 2002: 50.5% Source: Interior Ministry ➤ https://t.co/oL97q6lO3I
#législatives2024 #ElectionsLegislatives2024
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Tw: Italianophobia Albanian fans snapped spaghetti in front of Italian fans ahead of the Italy-Albania Euro 2024 match.
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EU to freeze Georgia’s accession bid if it enacts Russia-inspired law
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Tbilisi can still reverse course on controversial ‘foreign agents’ bill
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Han gjentar insisteringen på at Europa ikke lenger kan være avhengig av USA i sikkerhetspolitikken. Og repeterer også en mye kritisert formulering om at Europa «ikke kan være USAs vasall»
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«Europa er dødelig. Europa kan dø», advarer Macron i sin Europa-tale i Paris
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Mussolini getting a springtime brush-up at Rome’s Olympic stadium this morning
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