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Chinese Artist Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Mao Sculptures

Par : Lily Kuo
Gao Zhen, part of a brotherly duo famous for satirical artworks, was convicted of slandering one of China’s heroes after a secret one-day trial.

© Shiho Fukada for The New York Times

Gao Zhen, left, and Gao Qiang, with their artwork, “Mao’s Guilt,” in Beijing in 2009.
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Guerre en Ukraine : les drones russes traquent les civils, les "safaris humains" se multiplient

La vidéo d’un cycliste ukrainien ciblé par un drone posté vendredi par l’armée russe puis dépubliée a suscité un vif émoi en ligne. Ce n’est pourtant pas la première fois que les opérateurs de drones russes sont accusés de terroriser les civils ukrainiens en les prenant pour cible. Des “safaris humains” qualifiés de "crime contre l’humanité" par l’ONU.

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Canadians do not seek a trade war – but neither will we be bullied by Donald Trump | Jen Gerson

A fundamental rupture in the values that have united North America is not a problem that can be wished away: this is a warning to the western alliance

The Canadians are exceedingly angry. I realise this can sometimes be difficult for foreigners to deduce, given our national struggle to express the full range of human emotion outside ice hockey riots. However, let me assure you that the prime minister Canadians saw take the stage on Saturday morning in the wake of the collapse in trade negotiations with the US was a Mark Carney practically vibrating with fury.

“You’re at war when you get attacked. We got attacked,” he said, in a rare press conference that was as candid and clear as he ever tends to be. “That’s fine … We’ve got the reserves, we’ve got the resilience, we’ve got the plan, we’ve got the focus. We’re gonna respond, we’re going to focus on what we can control and what we’re going to build.”

Jen Gerson is a Canadian commentator and co-founder of The Line. She lives in Calgary, Alberta

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© Photograph: Ethan Cairns/AP

© Photograph: Ethan Cairns/AP

© Photograph: Ethan Cairns/AP

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