Peter Beaumont
@petersbeaumont1.bsky.social
Senior international correspondent at The Guardian. Author of the Secret Life of War. Orwell Prize winner.
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It's tempting to separate Trump's awful racism re Europe from security issues. But the issues converge. A Europe that isn't white enough for Trump isn't a Europe he thinks he needs to listen to on Ukraine, Nato etc. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
New Trump doctrine identifies ‘weak’ Europe’s problem: not enough racism
A new US national security strategy represents one of the most profound crises for the Atlantic alliance since 1945
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:06 PM
It's tempting to separate Trump's awful racism re Europe from security issues. But the issues converge. A Europe that isn't white enough for Trump isn't a Europe he thinks he needs to listen to on Ukraine, Nato etc. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Now in English
How ex-U.K. PM Blair - funded by Larry Ellison - became a regular fixture in Netanyahu's office, and what was Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris doing in Israel this week
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
How ex-U.K. PM Blair - funded by Larry Ellison - became a regular fixture in Netanyahu's office, and what was Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris doing in Israel this week
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Ex-U.K. PM Tony Blair became a frequent visitor to Netanyahu's office during the Gaza war
Blair Is Seen as a Key Figure in Advancing International 'Day After' Plans for Gaza, Though Several Sources Say He Was Pushed Aside Amid Egyptian Opposition. Egyptian Billionaire Naguib Sawiris, Float...
www.haaretz.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Now in English
How ex-U.K. PM Blair - funded by Larry Ellison - became a regular fixture in Netanyahu's office, and what was Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris doing in Israel this week
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
How ex-U.K. PM Blair - funded by Larry Ellison - became a regular fixture in Netanyahu's office, and what was Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris doing in Israel this week
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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Reporters Without Borders said on Tuesday that Israel was responsible for nearly half of all journalists killed this year worldwide, with 29 Palestinian reporters slain by its forces in Gaza ➡️ u.afp.com/S7fB
December 9, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Reporters Without Borders said on Tuesday that Israel was responsible for nearly half of all journalists killed this year worldwide, with 29 Palestinian reporters slain by its forces in Gaza ➡️ u.afp.com/S7fB
Dasha Burns of Politico starts interview with Trump by shamelessly flattering him. Transcript here. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Full transcript: POLITICO's interview with President Donald Trump
The president sat for an in-depth interview with POLITICO's Dasha Burns.
www.politico.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Dasha Burns of Politico starts interview with Trump by shamelessly flattering him. Transcript here. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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Wow - the EU is launching an investigation into Google nicking web content and summarising it using AI. Good to see someone sticking up for content rights ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Commission opens investigation into possible anticompetitive conduct by Google in the use of online content for AI purposes
The European Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation to assess whether Google has breached EU competition rules by using the content of web publishers, as well as content uploaded on th
ec.europa.eu
December 9, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Wow - the EU is launching an investigation into Google nicking web content and summarising it using AI. Good to see someone sticking up for content rights ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
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WSJ: “David Ellison offered assurances to Trump administration officials that if he bought Warner, he’d make sweeping changes to CNN, a common target of President Trump’s ire. Trump has told people close to him that he wants new ownership of CNN as well as changes to CNN programming”
December 9, 2025 at 4:54 AM
WSJ: “David Ellison offered assurances to Trump administration officials that if he bought Warner, he’d make sweeping changes to CNN, a common target of President Trump’s ire. Trump has told people close to him that he wants new ownership of CNN as well as changes to CNN programming”
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“A noose on a minister’s lapel is not a policy statement – it’s a declaration of intent,” said Yair Golan, chair of HaDemocratim (Labor-Meretz). The noose shows that this government is "no longer fighting terrorism; it’s rehearsing dictatorship.”
www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
Yair Golan condemns gold noose pins worn by far-right lawmakers
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www.timesofisrael.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM
“A noose on a minister’s lapel is not a policy statement – it’s a declaration of intent,” said Yair Golan, chair of HaDemocratim (Labor-Meretz). The noose shows that this government is "no longer fighting terrorism; it’s rehearsing dictatorship.”
www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
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Ben-Gvir's noose pin, adds Yair Golan, chair of the Labor-Meretz HaDemocratim, is a "disgrace to Judaism and Zionism. And the one who legitimized this ... is Netanyahu."
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December 8, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Ben-Gvir's noose pin, adds Yair Golan, chair of the Labor-Meretz HaDemocratim, is a "disgrace to Judaism and Zionism. And the one who legitimized this ... is Netanyahu."
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I mean. Honestly. Amazed anyone thought this was a serious suggestion. Also explains the leaking that he is "planning to overhaul Labour".
NEW: Tony Blair has been dropped from a top role on the Gaza 'board of peace' after concerns from Middle East nations, reports say
Tony Blair 'dropped' from Gaza 'board of peace' after objections from states
www.thenational.scot
December 8, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I mean. Honestly. Amazed anyone thought this was a serious suggestion. Also explains the leaking that he is "planning to overhaul Labour".
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We know that Europe’s defence is our responsibility. We continue to forge ahead with urgency – on implementing our readiness roadmap, military mobility and pan-European flagships. While we are still examining the SAFE plans received from Member States, Ukraine is included in 15 of the 19 submitted.
December 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
We know that Europe’s defence is our responsibility. We continue to forge ahead with urgency – on implementing our readiness roadmap, military mobility and pan-European flagships. While we are still examining the SAFE plans received from Member States, Ukraine is included in 15 of the 19 submitted.
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Russia’s brutal war sought to divide us but it has achieved the opposite. Our ties are stronger than ever. We are not only bound by defence interests but by our common values. And this is how we will proceed. United, in supporting Ukraine and in defending Europe.
December 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Russia’s brutal war sought to divide us but it has achieved the opposite. Our ties are stronger than ever. We are not only bound by defence interests but by our common values. And this is how we will proceed. United, in supporting Ukraine and in defending Europe.
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Today, that façade remains firmly in place. But we will not fall for it, we know who is the aggressor and who is the victim in this war.
December 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Today, that façade remains firmly in place. But we will not fall for it, we know who is the aggressor and who is the victim in this war.
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As Ukraine engages in genuine diplomatic efforts for peace, Russia repeatedly deceives and stalls for time. Mocking diplomacy and increasing strikes while pretending to seek peace.
December 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
As Ukraine engages in genuine diplomatic efforts for peace, Russia repeatedly deceives and stalls for time. Mocking diplomacy and increasing strikes while pretending to seek peace.
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NEW on CNN: In several old videos we found, Pete Hegseth blasted Trump in 2016 warning he could issue unlawful orders that troops should refuse, calling him an “armchair tough guy” with five draft deferments.
Now he’s attacking Democrats for saying same.
LINK: www.cnn.com/2025/12/08/p...
Now he’s attacking Democrats for saying same.
LINK: www.cnn.com/2025/12/08/p...
December 8, 2025 at 12:54 PM
NEW on CNN: In several old videos we found, Pete Hegseth blasted Trump in 2016 warning he could issue unlawful orders that troops should refuse, calling him an “armchair tough guy” with five draft deferments.
Now he’s attacking Democrats for saying same.
LINK: www.cnn.com/2025/12/08/p...
Now he’s attacking Democrats for saying same.
LINK: www.cnn.com/2025/12/08/p...
Fancy that. There is always a quote. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Hegseth said US military should refuse ‘unlawful’ Trump orders in unearthed 2016 interview
Defense secretary’s comments recirculating amid dispute over US strikes on alleged drug boats in Caribbean
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Fancy that. There is always a quote. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I was about to unleash a tirade of snark against this until I saw the author was rehearsing the claim for Gen X starting in 1961, the year of Douglas Coupland's birth. Now I am stroking my chin and thoughtfully nodding in agreement. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/t...
Is Gen X Actually the Greatest Generation?
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I was about to unleash a tirade of snark against this until I saw the author was rehearsing the claim for Gen X starting in 1961, the year of Douglas Coupland's birth. Now I am stroking my chin and thoughtfully nodding in agreement. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/t...
Me on the difference between negative and positive peace and deal making in the light of a recent award that appears staggeringly ignorant of any of the above, and which ... ummm ... events have swiftly overtaken. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump appears not to know the difference between making a deal and making peace
US president’s efforts under harsh spotlight as Rwanda-DRC deal and Thailand-Cambodia mediations waver
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Me on the difference between negative and positive peace and deal making in the light of a recent award that appears staggeringly ignorant of any of the above, and which ... ummm ... events have swiftly overtaken. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
WTAF
NEW: Jared Kushner is part of Paramount's hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
Jared Kushner is part of Paramount's hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount is telling WBD shareholders that it has a smoother path to regulatory approval than does Netflix.
www.axios.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
WTAF
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Farm bankruptcies are up 60% in the first year of Trump's new term, compared to the last year of Biden's term.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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December 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Farm bankruptcies are up 60% in the first year of Trump's new term, compared to the last year of Biden's term.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Because of course Henry had got the full roll call from Dulwich College and of course Trevor Phillips couldn’t even be bothered to read the stories he’s writing about
On a purely factual point, Trevor Phillips’s column in the Times misrepresents our reporting in casting doubts on claims that there were more boys called Patel than Smith at Dulwich in 1980 (we did not report 1976 as the year it occurred). 1980 roll shows 13 Patels and 12 Smiths.
December 8, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Because of course Henry had got the full roll call from Dulwich College and of course Trevor Phillips couldn’t even be bothered to read the stories he’s writing about
You fuck US agriculture with tariffs then shell out 12 billion to keep farmers on side. Moronomics writ large
December 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
You fuck US agriculture with tariffs then shell out 12 billion to keep farmers on side. Moronomics writ large