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  • IA et réseaux sociaux en 2026 : 95 % des professionnels l’utilisent déjà
    L’intelligence artificielle s’est imposée dans le quotidien des professionnels des réseaux sociaux. Selon le rapport 2026 de Metricool, 95 % des répondants utilisent désormais des outils d’IA dans leur travail et environ trois sur quatre s’en servent chaque jour. L’étude repose sur les réponses de plus de 700 professionnels issus de la communauté de Metricool, […]
     

IA et réseaux sociaux en 2026 : 95 % des professionnels l’utilisent déjà

20 août 2026 à 07:56
L’intelligence artificielle s’est imposée dans le quotidien des professionnels des réseaux sociaux. Selon le rapport 2026 de Metricool, 95 % des répondants utilisent désormais des outils d’IA dans leur travail et environ trois sur quatre s’en servent chaque jour. L’étude repose sur les réponses de plus de 700 professionnels issus de la communauté de Metricool, […]

New York : le retour des baleines à bosse lié au réchauffement climatique

Par : FRANCE24
20 août 2026 à 07:48
Les baleines à bosse sont de plus en plus nombreuses au large de New York après avoir frôlé l'extinction. Leur retour pourrait notamment être favorisé par le réchauffement des eaux, mais il pose aussi de nouveaux défis dans une zone où le trafic maritime est particulièrement dense. Récit d'Alice Brogat.

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  • She made sushi last year—now she flies combat drones for Ukraine’s army
    Khrystyna, 22, joined Ukraine's 159th Separate Mechanized Brigade after finding the unit on social media and leaving her contact details — a recruiter called her back and offered her the "18–24" contract, she said in a video published on the brigade's Facebook page. Roughly one-third of candidates at Ground Forces recruitment centers in early 2026 chose positions as drone pilots or operators, according to the Ministry of Defense. About 80,000 Ukrainian service personne
     

She made sushi last year—now she flies combat drones for Ukraine’s army

20 août 2026 à 07:45

Khrystyna 18-24

Khrystyna, 22, joined Ukraine's 159th Separate Mechanized Brigade after finding the unit on social media and leaving her contact details — a recruiter called her back and offered her the "18–24" contract, she said in a video published on the brigade's Facebook page.

Roughly one-third of candidates at Ground Forces recruitment centers in early 2026 chose positions as drone pilots or operators, according to the Ministry of Defense. About 80,000 Ukrainian service personnel participate in drone operations in some capacity, according to official Armed Forces statements.

Before enlisting, she worked as an administrator, a waitress, and a sushi chef. After signing, she completed professional training that included drone operation and combat sorties.

"I always believe that the 159th is the elite," she said, adding that what she liked most about military life was the people in her unit.

Khrystyna 18-24
Screenshot from video: 159th Separate Mechanized Brigade / Facebook

"18–24" program details

The "18–24" program, launched on 11 February 2025, offers one-year voluntary contracts to Ukrainians aged 18 to 24 who are not yet subject to conscription. Recruits receive a UAH 1 million (about $22,400) bonus, monthly pay of up to UAH 120,000 ($2,700), a zero-interest mortgage, and free medical care.

A drone operator track added in July 2025 extends the commitment to two years and includes up to 45 days of basic training and up to 60 days of professional drone training.

Uptake has been slow—only around 500 recruits had joined by December 2025, United24 Media reported.

The Unmanned Systems Forces—established in June 2024 as the world's first military branch dedicated to unmanned systems—number about 15,000.

Ukraine is recruiting an additional 15,000 operators under its "Drone Line" frontline strategy, The Defense Post reported.

Ebola en RD Congo : un enfant sur quatre parmi les cas détectés

Par : FRANCE24
20 août 2026 à 07:44
L’épidémie d’Ebola qui sévit en République démocratique du Congo reste "loin d’être maîtrisée", alerte l’Organisation mondiale de la santé. Le virus s’est propagé dans six provinces et 55 zones de santé, avec plus de 5 000 cas confirmés et plus de 2 300 décès. Récit de Nicolas Chamontin et Emerald Maxwell.

Veeda AI : un nouveau laboratoire torontois veut apprendre aux robots à comprendre le monde réel

20 août 2026 à 07:31
Toronto accueille un nouveau joueur ambitieux dans le secteur de l’intelligence artificielle. Sanja Fidler, ancienne vice-présidente de la recherche en IA chez Nvidia et ancienne responsable de son laboratoire torontois, vient de lancer Veeda AI avec deux anciens collègues de Nvidia, Zan Gojcic et Huan Ling. L’entreprise veut développer une nouvelle génération de modèles d’intelligence […]

Russia faked broadcasts from Sweden’s national TV to smear its PM—the same network already hit Germany and France this month

20 août 2026 à 07:31

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Russia's Matryoshka bot network has launched disinformation campaigns targeting elections in Sweden, Germany, and France this month, fabricating video clips branded with the logos of trusted European media outlets, Sweden's national public broadcaster SVT reported. Analysts in multiple countries found the campaign aims not to reach mass audiences but to overwhelm newsrooms' fact-checking capacity.

Russia is waging a full-spectrum hybrid war against European democracies that support Ukraine. Beyond bot-driven disinformation, European intelligence agencies have tracked Russian operatives buying properties near military bases, suspected Russian arson at a defense manufacturer supplying Ukraine, and a Russian operation to discredit Sweden that Swedish security services stopped this month. Poland and the Baltic states face similar threats of sabotage linked to their support for Kyiv.

Fake clips target Swedish PM weeks before the vote

Seven fabricated video clips appeared on the social media platform X within a single hour on 18 August. Among them were clips branded with the logos of SVT and the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter. Others hijacked the visual branding of Euronews and Germany's Der Spiegel. None were ever produced by these outlets.

The fake videos spread lies about election fraud in Sweden and directed false accusations at Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson personally. Sweden holds general elections on 13 September.

"We see this all over Europe. Russians target countries that support Ukraine," Kristersson told SVT.

Russian opposition analysis group Antibot4navalny linked the posts to Matryoshka, a pro-Russian influence campaign named after the Russian nesting doll.

Fabricated social media posts from Russia's Matryoshka bot network targeting Sweden's 2026 election, featuring fake headlines with hijacked media branding, 18 August 2026. Screenshot: SVT

Also known as Operation Overload and Storm-1679, Matryoshka was first exposed by Antibot4navalny in 2024 and is one of several Kremlin-linked disinformation networks alongside the Doppelgänger campaign and Storm-1516. A previous SVT review found the majority of Matryoshka's posts aimed to influence Western support for Ukraine.

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Campaign targets newsrooms, not audiences

The fabricated posts rarely get more than a few hundred or a few thousand genuine views, Antibot4navalny told SVT. Analysts say the campaign is not primarily designed to reach a large audience. Matryoshka operators actively push fabricated posts to journalists and fact-checkers, often disguising them as verification requests. A 2024 report by France's state anti-disinformation body Viginum suggested the campaign aims to distract and overload newsrooms' fact-checking resources through large volumes of targeted requests. In posts targeting Sweden, the network tagged the social media accounts of several outlets, including SVT and Dagens Nyheter.

The campaign may also seek to generate media coverage that amplifies its message or makes it appear more influential than it is, the think tank ISD assessed.

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Germany and France targeted the same month

On 12 August, Germany's domestic intelligence agency, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), warned that Matryoshka is targeting local and regional elections in Germany scheduled for September. In early August, France's Viginum detected a Matryoshka operation directed at presidential candidate Gabriel Attal ahead of the 2027 vote. French prosecutors opened a probe into the campaign on 18 August.

In April, the network promoted false claims of Ukraine's involvement in the assassination attempt on US President Donald Trump.

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  • L’Australie impose un nouveau rapport de force aux géants du Web pour financer les médias
    L’Australie vient d’adopter une nouvelle loi destinée à pousser les grandes plateformes numériques à financer davantage le journalisme local. Le principe du News Bargaining Incentive est d’imposer une contribution aux grandes entreprises technologiques qui ne concluent pas suffisamment d’ententes commerciales avec les médias australiens. Cette contribution peut atteindre 2,5 % de leurs revenus publicitaires numériques […]
     

L’Australie impose un nouveau rapport de force aux géants du Web pour financer les médias

20 août 2026 à 07:13
L’Australie vient d’adopter une nouvelle loi destinée à pousser les grandes plateformes numériques à financer davantage le journalisme local. Le principe du News Bargaining Incentive est d’imposer une contribution aux grandes entreprises technologiques qui ne concluent pas suffisamment d’ententes commerciales avec les médias australiens. Cette contribution peut atteindre 2,5 % de leurs revenus publicitaires numériques […]
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  • ‘Republicans ran up the tab’: Democrats outraged over $40tn national debt – live
    US national deficit has doubled over the past decade with spending growing under Trump and BidenUS gross national debt tops $40tn for first timeSign up for the US Breaking News emailDuring his presidential campaign in October 2024, Donald Trump staged a photo op at a McDonald’s franchise in Pennsylvania, where he was briefly taught how to work the fryer and drive-thru window at the closed restaurant, while making several unsubstantiated claims about Kamala Harris’s past summer job at McDonald’s.
     

‘Republicans ran up the tab’: Democrats outraged over $40tn national debt – live

Par : Vivian Ho
20 août 2026 à 07:29

US national deficit has doubled over the past decade with spending growing under Trump and Biden

During his presidential campaign in October 2024, Donald Trump staged a photo op at a McDonald’s franchise in Pennsylvania, where he was briefly taught how to work the fryer and drive-thru window at the closed restaurant, while making several unsubstantiated claims about Kamala Harris’s past summer job at McDonald’s.

The posturing around McDonald’s garnered significant publicity, as Trump and Republicans capitalized on an affordability crisis triggered by high inflation that occurred globally due to the Covid pandemic.

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  • Has Trump no shame about all the money he has made since being in office? | Francine Prose
    By now we know that charity, generosity and compassion are virtues that the US president doesn’t seem to have even in trace amountsMany years ago, in the crowded corridor of a Manhattan hotel, I was surprised to find myself standing face-to-face with Imelda Marcos, then the first lady of the Philippines. At that time, she was said to possess 3,000 pairs of shoes.I desperately longed to ask the wife of the dictatorial president, Ferdinand Marcos, why anyone could need all those shoes. And more im
     

Has Trump no shame about all the money he has made since being in office? | Francine Prose

20 août 2026 à 07:00

By now we know that charity, generosity and compassion are virtues that the US president doesn’t seem to have even in trace amounts

Many years ago, in the crowded corridor of a Manhattan hotel, I was surprised to find myself standing face-to-face with Imelda Marcos, then the first lady of the Philippines. At that time, she was said to possess 3,000 pairs of shoes.

I desperately longed to ask the wife of the dictatorial president, Ferdinand Marcos, why anyone could need all those shoes. And more importantly, why would someone spend so much of her country’s wealth on stiletto heels when so many citizens were so desperately poor? But natural reticence, good manners or simply fear prevailed, and I walked away.

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  • From McDonald’s to Congress: can a former fry cook flip a key district for Democrats?
    Manny Rutinel hopes price-tag politics can win key voters in Colorado House raceDuring his presidential campaign in October 2024, Donald Trump staged a photo op at a McDonald’s franchise in Pennsylvania, where he was briefly taught how to work the fryer and drive-thru window at the closed restaurant, while making several unsubstantiated claims about Kamala Harris’s past summer job at McDonald’s.The posturing around McDonald’s garnered significant publicity, as Trump and Republicans capitalized o
     

From McDonald’s to Congress: can a former fry cook flip a key district for Democrats?

20 août 2026 à 07:00

Manny Rutinel hopes price-tag politics can win key voters in Colorado House race

During his presidential campaign in October 2024, Donald Trump staged a photo op at a McDonald’s franchise in Pennsylvania, where he was briefly taught how to work the fryer and drive-thru window at the closed restaurant, while making several unsubstantiated claims about Kamala Harris’s past summer job at McDonald’s.

The posturing around McDonald’s garnered significant publicity, as Trump and Republicans capitalized on an affordability crisis triggered by high inflation that occurred globally due to the Covid pandemic.

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A Prince at 26: Once-Secret Son of Belgian Royal Gains Legal Recognition

20 août 2026 à 06:44
Clément Vandenkerckhove was born to Belgium’s Prince Clement before his marriage. He is now a prince himself, though he is not expected to have royal duties.

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  • Russia stops mass-producing Kinzhals amid accuracy problems, but 50 missiles remain ready for Ukraine
    Russia suspended mass production of its Kinzhal air-launched ballistic missiles in April, but still has around 50 in its arsenal, according to Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Directorate (HUR), Ukrainska Pravda reported. Russia has repeatedly used Kinzhal air-launched ballistic missiles to strike targets across Ukraine, including during major attacks on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities. The missile is launched from aircraft and travels at high speed, making it particularl
     

Russia stops mass-producing Kinzhals amid accuracy problems, but 50 missiles remain ready for Ukraine

20 août 2026 à 06:59

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Russia suspended mass production of its Kinzhal air-launched ballistic missiles in April, but still has around 50 in its arsenal, according to Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Directorate (HUR), Ukrainska Pravda reported.

Russia has repeatedly used Kinzhal air-launched ballistic missiles to strike targets across Ukraine, including during major attacks on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities. The missile is launched from aircraft and travels at high speed, making it particularly difficult for Ukraine to defend against.

Ukrainska Pravda reported the figures on 20 August, citing HUR data as of July. The intelligence agency said Russia has suspended mass production of the Kinzhal in part because of accuracy problems with the missile. Moscow is instead redirecting production resources toward other ballistic and cruise missiles that can be produced and used more reliably.

Russia shifts production toward other missiles

According to HUR, Russia has redirected rocket fuel, funding, and components toward producing more accurate ballistic and cruise missiles.

The shift is helping Moscow increase production of missiles for the Iskander-M system, HUR said.

“Redirecting production resources towards missile systems enables Russia to maintain the required production rates and ensure the regular use of missiles against Ukraine,” the agency said, as quoted by Ukrainska Pravda.

The production shift suggests Russia is prioritizing missile types it can produce and use more efficiently, rather than maintaining mass Kinzhal production.

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Russia has sharply increased its use of ballistic missiles against Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities in recent months, adding heavier ballistic barrages to its large-scale drone and cruise missile attacks. The escalation has put greater pressure on Ukraine’s air defenses, particularly because ballistic missiles are harder to intercept and can reach their targets within minutes.

Kinzhal remains in Russian arsenal despite production halt

The suspension of mass production does not mean Russia has stopped using Kinzhal missiles, according to HUR.

HUR said Russia still had around 50 Kinzhals as of July, while also holding around 50 North Korean KN-23-series ballistic missiles, including KN-24 and KN-30 variants.

The intelligence agency also said the Kinzhal is undergoing further development to improve issues with its accuracy.

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This means that while Russia has paused mass production, it retains a substantial reserve of Kinzhals that can still be used against Ukraine.

HUR's assessment also highlights a key limitation of the Kinzhal: despite being a high-speed air-launched ballistic missile, it has faced accuracy problems. Russia is therefore shifting production capacity toward missile systems it considers more reliable and easier to produce at scale.

Vingt-trois jours : la vague de chaleur débutée fin juillet est la plus longue en France depuis 1983

Par : FRANCE 24
20 août 2026 à 06:53
La vague de chaleur qui touche la France depuis le 28 juillet est la plus longue jamais enregistrée en France, ex-aequo avec celle de juillet 1983. Elle est toujours en cours. 

SBI and General Staff launch operation: Mass searches conducted in military over payment 'schemes'

20 août 2026 à 06:51
The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), in cooperation with the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and under the procedural supervision of the Prosecutor General's Office, has launched an operation to expose service members who are only formally serving in the military, illegally receive payments, or are used for the private interests of commanders.

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  • Procès de Meta – jour 2 : la sécurité des jeunes au cœur du témoignage
    La deuxième journée du procès de Meta en Californie, mercredi 19 août, a surtout été marquée par la suite du témoignage d’Arturo Béjar, ancien directeur de l’ingénierie chez Facebook devenu consultant indépendant pour Instagram. Devant le tribunal fédéral d’Oakland, il a soutenu que la culture interne de Meta accordait davantage d’importance à la croissance, à […]
     

Procès de Meta – jour 2 : la sécurité des jeunes au cœur du témoignage

20 août 2026 à 06:50
La deuxième journée du procès de Meta en Californie, mercredi 19 août, a surtout été marquée par la suite du témoignage d’Arturo Béjar, ancien directeur de l’ingénierie chez Facebook devenu consultant indépendant pour Instagram. Devant le tribunal fédéral d’Oakland, il a soutenu que la culture interne de Meta accordait davantage d’importance à la croissance, à […]
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  • Morning Update: Trade clock keeps ticking
    Good morning. Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the two sides are in the process of finalizing the text of a tentative deal, but negotiations continue. More on that below, along with a marathon mishap and the fastest star in the galaxy.
     

Morning Update: Trade clock keeps ticking

20 août 2026 à 06:46

Good morning. Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the two sides are in the process of finalizing the text of a tentative deal, but negotiations continue. More on that below, along with a marathon mishap and the fastest star in the galaxy.

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A Prince at 26: Once-Secret Son of Belgian Royal Gains Legal Recognition

20 août 2026 à 06:44
Clément Vandenkerckhove was born to Belgium’s Prince Clement before his marriage. He is now a prince himself, though he is not expected to have royal duties.

Ukraine : les missiles russes embrasent le ciel de Kiev

Par : FRANCE24
20 août 2026 à 06:39
💥🇺🇦 De nouveaux bombardements russes meurtriers ont frappé #Kiev et sa région dans la nuit, faisant au moins 16 morts, alors que juillet a déjà fait partie des mois les plus meurtriers pour les #civils ukrainiens depuis le début de l’offensive russe, selon l’ONU.

Retour de terrain : à la rencontre des migrants de Ceuta

Par : FRANCE24
20 août 2026 à 06:34
Dans l'enclave espagnole de Ceuta restent des dizaines de migrants après l'afflux de milliers de personnes à la fin du mois de juillet. Ils vivent dans des conditions extrêmement précaires, où le sort des mineurs non accompagnés est incertain et suscite l'inquiétude de leurs proches. Hamza Habhoub, de retour de reportage, raconte.

Cameroun : une centaine de morts dans l'éboulement d'une mine d'or

Par : FRANCE24
20 août 2026 à 06:30
🇨🇲🇨🇫 Plus de 100 morts et plusieurs disparus après l’effondrement d’une mine d'or clandestine à la frontière entre le Cameroun et la Centrafrique. Un drame qui met en lumière les dangers des mines informelles, échappant à tout contrôle de l’État.

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  • Russia diverts defense-industry chemicals to gasoline—but stations still run dry
    Gasoline was available at 28% of Russian gas stations last week, down from 41% the week before—despite a July government decree that authorized refineries to divert chemicals from industry, including defense production, into fuel, Izvestia reported on 18 August.The diversion has since triggered motor oil shortages, and, as Kommersant reported, a government commission that met in mid-August to reverse course could not agree on how. The ISW assessed on 19 August that the
     

Russia diverts defense-industry chemicals to gasoline—but stations still run dry

20 août 2026 à 06:28

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Gasoline was available at 28% of Russian gas stations last week, down from 41% the week before—despite a July government decree that authorized refineries to divert chemicals from industry, including defense production, into fuel, Izvestia reported on 18 August.

The diversion has since triggered motor oil shortages, and, as Kommersant reported, a government commission that met in mid-August to reverse course could not agree on how.

The ISW assessed on 19 August that the diversion is now draining raw materials from industrial supply chains.

Moscow runs dry

Izvestia correspondents checked 21 stations in Moscow and Moscow Oblast on 17 August: only seven sold AI-92, and five sold AI-98. Gazprom Neft has reimposed purchase limits—40 liters at automated pumps, 60 at staffed ones, RBC reported on 19 August.

Russia has meanwhile received a tanker of Indian gasoline in Murmansk, initially priced at 130,000 rubles ($1,550) per ton—nearly double the 73,000-ruble ($870) domestic exchange price, Izvestia reported.

The chemicals in question—benzene, toluene, xylenes, and phenol—are intermediate refinery products used to make rubbers, plastics, and synthetic materials for industry, including defense. A 2 July decree authorized refineries to blend more of them into gasoline as an octane booster. The ISW assessed on 19 August that the diversion is now draining raw materials from industrial supply chains.

Motor oil shows the damage. Prices have risen 15–20% since January, with some products up 40% and imported brands roughly doubling, Kommersant reported on 19 August.

Dmitry Prokofiev, director of external communications at NEFT Research, told the paper that the lower-grade Euro-2 and Euro-3 fuel now at Russian stations wears engines faster and requires oil changes 1.5 to 2 times more frequently.

Drivers forced onto worse gasoline burn through motor oil faster, but the raw materials that would go into producing it are being diverted to make more gasoline.

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Rosgvardia personnel in combat uniforms march during an event marking the Russian force’s 10th anniversary. Photo: Rosgvardia / rg.ru.

From rationing to Rosgvardia

A Russian insider source cited by ISW claimed on 18 August that Rosgvardia—Russia’s heavily militarized internal security force—has deployed to gas stations in Moscow Oblast.

Rosgvardia personnel have reportedly appeared at no fewer than 13 stations across Russia and occupied Crimea over the summer.

A month ago, the governor of Rostov Oblast did something similar, sending Cossacks and volunteers to gas stations to keep order.

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Separately, Russia’s legislative commission approved a bill on 18 August authorizing rescue forces under the Ministry of Emergency Situations to use physical force and firearms when nonviolent means prove insufficient, Vedomosti reported.

United Russia deputy Anatoly Vyborny, one of the bill’s co-authors, framed the measure as a counter-drone tool for evacuations. ISW assessed that it also provides legal cover for suppressing domestic unrest—an assessment the institute linked to involuntary mobilization reportedly under consideration after September’s State Duma elections.

Colombie : trois cents morts et 9,5 milliards de dégâts après le séisme

Par : FRANCE24
20 août 2026 à 06:26
Dix jours après le séisme de magnitude 7,4 qui a frappé l'ouest de la Colombie, les opérations de secours se poursuivent. Le bilan atteint désormais 300 morts et les dégâts sont estimés à plus de 9,5 milliards, avec des milliers de logements, d'écoles et d'hôpitaux détruits. Cette catastrophe constitue la première grande épreuve du nouveau président colombien, investi trois jours avant le tremblement de terre. Récit de Lou Kisiela.

After Six Years, Harry and Meghan Are Coming Home. What Changed?

20 août 2026 à 07:28
Just last year, Prince Harry said he couldn’t imagine ever bringing his family back to Britain.

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Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, in Sydney, Australia, in April.

Sécheresse en France : les clubs privés de leurs pelouses

Par : FRANCE24
20 août 2026 à 06:23
La sécheresse bouleverse la reprise sportive en France. Dans de nombreux clubs, les pelouses jaunissent, durcissent et deviennent parfois dangereuses pour les joueurs, tandis que les restrictions d’eau interdisent ou limitent fortement leur arrosage. Reportage France 2.

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  • Arson did not disrupt Ukraine deliveries, Estonian military robot maker says
    A deliberately set fire at a Tallinn building used by Milrem Robotics did not disrupt its deliveries of military ground robots to Ukraine, CEO Kuldar Väärsi told Reuters on 19 August 2026. Estonian prosecutors said three suspects had been detained in Latvia. The Milrem arson case fits in a broader pattern of suspected or confirmed sabotage against Ukraine’s military supply chain. Similar attacks throughout Europe have hit plants making drones, thermal optics, and other
     

Arson did not disrupt Ukraine deliveries, Estonian military robot maker says

20 août 2026 à 06:23

TheMIS on a dry plain

A deliberately set fire at a Tallinn building used by Milrem Robotics did not disrupt its deliveries of military ground robots to Ukraine, CEO Kuldar Väärsi told Reuters on 19 August 2026. Estonian prosecutors said three suspects had been detained in Latvia.

The Milrem arson case fits in a broader pattern of suspected or confirmed sabotage against Ukraine’s military supply chain. Similar attacks throughout Europe have hit plants making drones, thermal optics, and other equipment for the front. Milrem supplies unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) that help Ukrainian units move supplies and evacuate wounded without putting drawing upon valuable manpower.

The fire broke out overnight on 15 August in Tallinn’s Lasnamäe district after a resident reported suspicious activity. Nobody was injured, and Milrem has not disclosed what was damaged.

Milrem says it is one of only two foreign suppliers with unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) fleets in active Ukrainian service and expects more than 200 of its systems to be operating there by year-end.

The Netherlands is funding more than 150 additional Milrem vehicles for Ukraine. In June, Milrem and VDL Defentec opened a Dutch production line to support the delivery of more than 100 THeMIS UGVs. Väärsi the fire had not affected production, supply chains, or delivery schedules for this year or next.

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A fifth-generation THeMIS unmanned ground vehicle developed by Milrem Robotics. Illustrative image. Photo: Milrem Robotics/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) are tracked or wheeled machines with no crew aboard. ArmyInform reported that Ukrainian troops use them to carry ammunition, fuel, and food along exposed routes. A Ukrainian commander identified only as Nazar told ArmyInform that frontline units still rely mainly on UGVs for logistics, although some robots carry explosives.

Three suspects detained as investigators examine possible Russian role

State Prosecutor Gardi Anderson said prosecutors suspect all three detainees of taking part in the arson. Latvian authorities are holding them while the two countries arrange their transfer to Estonia. An Estonian court approved prosecutors’ requests to place two in pretrial detention. A decision on the third remained pending.

Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal said investigators were examining whether the fire was the result of sabotage and whether Russia was involved. Authorities have not disclosed the suspects’ alleged motive, whether anyone directed them, or released evidence connecting the attack to Moscow.

Arson has hit other European suppliers to Ukraine

In March, a fire destroyed nearly all of the production capacity at a Czech plant that makes drones and thermal optics for Ukraine. Authorities detained four suspects while investigating possible terrorism and Russian involvement.

Lithuania also charged six people over an attempt to burn a factory supplying radio-wave scanners to Ukraine. Investigators said Russia-based organizers with GRU links coordinated the operation and connected the network to attempted attacks elsewhere in Europe.

Russia has denied Western accusations that it conducts sabotage in Europe.

Ukraine : au moins 13 morts après des frappes russes sur Kiev

Par : FRANCE24
20 août 2026 à 06:22
La capitale ukrainienne a été ciblée dans la nuit par une attaque massive combinant missiles et drones russes. Plusieurs quartiers résidentiels ont été touchés, faisant au moins treize morts et une trentaine de blessés à Kiev et dans sa région. Correspondance d'Emmanuelle Chaze depuis Kiev.

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