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Macron Sets Out Deterrence Expansion and Nuclear Industry Agenda Ahead of Paris Summit He said France would host the 10 March summit in Paris to support the development, uses and financing of civil nuclear energy and to work with the IAEA on the regulation of sensitive new technologies.

Macron Sets Out Deterrence Expansion and Nuclear Industry Agenda Ahead of Paris Summit

Week Ahead | Paris to Host Nuclear Energy Summit on 10 March with IAEA | Spotlight on Women in the Sector | Macron and Rafael Grossi to Speak | Interview with Joanne Wilson Listen now | Hosted by the Government of France in cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Macron and Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency ...

Week Ahead | Paris to Host Nuclear Energy Summit with IAEA | Spotlight on Women in the Sector | Macron and Rafael Grossi to Speak | ITU History: Interview with Joanne Wilson
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Weekend Edition | Franck Baulme Fine Arts at the Salon du Dessin | Interview with Ireland's Former Ambassador to Washington Daniel Mulhall Florence Chibret-Plaussu’s appointed to co-lead the Salon du Dessin marks more than a routine change of guard in the Paris art world | Ireland's Soft Power at Work | Cultural Diplomacy in Literature

Weekend Edition | Franck Baulme Fine Arts at the Salon du Dessin | Interview with Ireland's Former Ambassador to Washington Daniel Mulhall
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Week Ahead | Paris to Host Nuclear Energy Summit on 10 March with IAEA | Spotlight on Women in the Sector | Macron and Rafael Grossi to Speak | Interview with Joanne Wilson Listen now | Hosted by the Government of France in cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Macron and Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency ...

Week Ahead | Paris to Host Nuclear Energy Summit on 10 March with IAEA | Spotlight on Women in the Sector | Macron and Rafael Grossi to Speak | Interview with Joanne Wilson
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Prediction markets are playing a dangerous game The fast rise of Kalshi, Polymarket, and other prediction markets is running headlong into gambling regulations, and now the industry is using the news media as its shield.

Why platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket want so badly to be seen as sources of news, instead of anything-goes casinos.

The Cost of the War in Iran “War doesn’t stay neatly within borders or on desktop military plans,” he said. “It tears through markets, supply chains, food prices."

The Cost of the War in Iran

Week in Review | Ukraine Enters Fifth Year of War | UN Human Rights Chief Warns Against Normalizing Conflict | Torture Victims Must Have a New Way of Claiming Reparations Ukraine Now Faces an Estimated $590 Billion Recovery Bill | UN Torture Expert Puts Sharper Focus on What Happens After Abuse is Documented | Countries do Not Compensate Victims and Their Families

Week in Review | Ukraine Enters Fifth Year of War | UN Human Rights Chief Warns Against Normalizing Conflict | Torture Victims Must Have a New Way of Claiming Reparations
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Week Ahead | World Wildlife Day 2026 | UN Sustainable Development Goals: Has Extreme Poverty Fallen? | AI to Protect the Amazon Rainforest Has extreme poverty really plunged since the 1980s? | Bonus episode: Using AI to Protect Biodiversity in the Amazon Rainforest

Week Ahead | World Wildlife Day 2026 | UN Sustainable Development Goals: Has Extreme Poverty Fallen? | AI to Protect the Amazon Rainforest
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Iran: The US Makes the Region Unstable | US: We Want Regime Change Now | UN: Whaaa? | EU: Not in My Backyard | Pentagon and Anthropic at Odds What happened to respecting International Law? Diplomacy for international peace and security? It is trampled all over.

Iran: The US Makes the Region Unstable | US: We Want Regime Change Now | UN: Whaaa? | EU: Not in My Backyard | Pentagon and Anthropic at Odds
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Using Data to Tell a Story | Macron Tops Lula’s Foreign-leader Access List | BRICS Diplomacy Dominates Brazil’s Official Agenda The top access holders: Macron first, Sánchez second | #Lula #Macron #BRICS

Using Data to Tell a Story | Macron Tops Lula’s Foreign-leader Access List | BRICS Diplomacy Dominates Brazil’s Official Agenda
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Weekend Edition | France's Soft Power: Macron Appoints Catherine Pégard as Minister of Culture | Franck Baulme Fine Arts Gallery at the Paris Salon du Dessin The move places a political operator, presidential adviser, and heritage administrator at the helm of one of France’s most important ministries—one that plays a central role in cultural diplomacy.

Weekend Edition | France's Soft Power: Macron Appoints Catherine Pégard as Minister of Culture | Franck Baulme Fine Arts Gallery at the Paris Salon du Dessin
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Macron Appoints Catherine Pégard as Minister of Culture | Salon du Dessin | Franck Baulme Fine Arts Gallery Watch now | Move places a veteran political operator, presidential adviser, and heritage administrator at the helm of one of France’s most important ministries—one that plays a central role in cultura...

Weekend Edition | Macron Appoints Catherine Pégard as Minister of Culture | Salon du Dessin | Franck Baulme Fine Arts Gallery
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Using Data to Tell a Story | How Often President Lula Met Foreign Leaders? Who Are They? Macron tops Lula’s foreign-leader access list, and BRICS diplomacy dominates Brazil’s official agenda #Lula #Macron #BRICS

Using Data to Tell a Story | How Often President Lula Met Foreign Leaders? Who Are They?
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Histoire de la Diplomatie | Weekend Edition | French Edition | Cultural Diplomacy Interview with the Maire de Meudon, Denis Larger, December 2025 | How the City of Meudon was the backdrop to diplomatic negotiations in the 16th and 17th Century and through the present. In French.

Histoire de la Diplomatie | Weekend Edition | French Edition | Cultural Diplomacy
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The United States has formally concluded its withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO), effective January 22, 2026. The move, initiated a year ago via Executive Order 14155, marks a shift in global health governance...

WHO: US Announces Complete Withdrawal US Administration Prefers Bi-Lateral Agreements | Payment Arrears for Final Year in Dispute | WHO Layoffs Have Started | 2.000 Plus Posts Have Been Eliminated

WHO: US withdrawal from the World Health Organisation | WHO is Laying off 2.000 plus employees as a result.

DAVOS: What Did You Miss? Listen now | We selected some of the best panels and minds speaking at the freezing cold Swiss resort. You are welcome. No need to take your snow boots out. Enjoy.

DAVOS: What Did You Miss?

UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage China Tea Processing Techniques and Social Traditions in the List

UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
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Who will be the next UN Secretary-General? Rafael Mariano Grossi is a strong candidate. The career diplomat from Argentine has proven leadership experience at the international level and in politically sensitive issues.

Who will be the next UN Secretary-General?
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Macron, Lamy, and Global Leaders at the Paris Peace Forum 2025 | Art Basel Paris | Hospices de Beaune Charity Auction Paris Peace Forum High-Level Conference on Information Integrity and Independent Media

Macron, Lamy, and Global Leaders at the Paris Peace Forum 2025 | Art Basel Paris | Hospices de Beaune Charity Auction

Paris Peace Forum High-Level Conference on Information Integrity and Independent Media

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Weekend Edition: Revenge is Sweet | In the Spotlight: The Year of Crémant de Bourgogne | WMO Calls for Investment in Early Warning Systems This past week in Sevilla, Spain, where the 4th UN International Conference on Financing for Development took place, temperatures reached 50 degrees Celsius

Weekend Edition: Revenge is Sweet | In the Spotlight: The Year of Crémant de Bourgogne | WMO Calls for Investment in Early Warning Systems
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Week in Review | VivaTech Brings CEO of Nvidia and Macron Closer | Saudi Arabia Showcases its Startup Ecosystem at VivaTech About THE BRIEF

Week in Review | VivaTech Brings CEO of Nvidia and Macron Closer | Saudi Arabia Showcases its Startup Ecosystem at VivaTech | ILO Report on Child Labour
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Weekend Edition | Bourgogne in the Spotlight | Maison Louis Picamelot | More VivaTech | Looking for a Job? There is a Cybersecurity Talent Shortage Spend a weekend or a week to discover the wines and gastronomy of Bourgogne.

Weekend Edition | Bourgogne in the Spotlight | Maison Louis Picamelot | More VivaTech | Looking for a Job? There is a Cybersecurity Talent Shortage
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Presented by EVO Green Village | U.S. Withdrawal from WHO a Turning Point in Global Health Governance | WHO: Nations Adopt Landmark Global Pandemic Accord | WTO: Russia Challenges EU Carbon Border Tax Adoption of the agreement, developed by the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body following the catastrophic impact of COVID-19, signifies an unprecedented consensus on the need for collective action.

Presented by EVO Green Village | U.S. Withdrawal from WHO a Turning Point in Global Health Governance | WHO: Nations Adopt Landmark Global Pandemic Accord | WTO: Russia Challenges EU Carbon Border Tax
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