L'Assemblée nationale a voté à l'unanimité l'abrogation du «Code noir» et des textes réglementant l'esclavage dans les colonies françaises, jamais formellement abrogés depuis 1848.
Le Sénégal dénonce l'Occident pour vouloir imposer l'homosexualité, tandis que la famille Bourbon des Deux-Siciles porte plainte pour diffamation suite à un article liant une enquête la concernant à Jordan Bardella.
Yaël Braun-Pivet, President of the National Assembly, has launched a working group to reform parliamentary procedure. The proposals aim to strengthen opposition rights, improve debate organization, enhance oversight, and adapt to evolving parliamentary practices.
Reduced import tariffs in India are creating a significant growth opportunity for US bourbon, which has historically been a niche product. Facing oversupply and declining domestic demand, Kentucky distillers see India's premiumizing market as a crucial expansion frontier.
French MP Charles Alloncle is being investigated by the National Assembly's ethics watchdog over his relationship with his parliamentary aide. The probe was initiated after Paris Match published photos of Alloncle with a woman identified as his partner and aide, raising questions about potential violations of laws prohibiting MPs from employing family members or partners.
French MP Charles Alloncle is under investigation by the National Assembly's ethics watchdog for a potential breach of law regarding his relationship with his parliamentary aide. The probe was initiated after Paris Match published photos of the MP with a woman identified as his partner and aide.
The Bourbon Two Sicilies family has filed a defamation lawsuit in Paris against Belgian media outlet DHnet. The suit targets an article alleging corruption within the family, which the plaintiffs' lawyers claim is intended to indirectly harm Jordan Bardella, partner of Maria Carolina de Bourbon des Deux-Siciles.
La famille Bourbon des Deux-Siciles a déposé une plainte à Paris contre le média belge DHnet pour diffamation publique. Ils accusent le média de calomnies visant indirectement Jordan Bardella, compagnon de Maria Carolina de Bourbon des Deux-Siciles.
Un projet de loi agricole, défendu par la ministre Annie Genevard, sera débattu à l'Assemblée nationale cette semaine. Plus de 1700 amendements ont été déposés, annonçant des débats vifs et de nombreux désaccords. Ce texte vise à répondre aux difficultés des agriculteurs.
The important detail, of course, is that this was not just whiskey. It was Kash Patel whiskey, or at least whiskey transformed into a Kash Patel object, reportedly engraved with “Kash Patel FBI Director”, an FBI-style shield, an eagle, his signature and the number 9, presumably a reference to his place in the line of FBI directors.
L’animatrice avait reçu, il y a huit ans, Maria Carolina de Bourbon des Deux-Siciles dans son émission «Ça commence aujourd’hui». Elle est revenue avec humour sur l’officialisation du couple.
President Trump announced he will remove tariffs and restrictions on Scotch whisky following a White House visit by King Charles and Queen Camilla, citing their influence.
Trump announced the removal of all tariffs on whisky imports following King Charles's state visit to the White House, calling it a gesture in honor of the British monarch. The Scotch Whisky Association estimates the previous 10% tariff cost the industry £4m per week. The announcement comes after UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer negotiated a trade deal last May that reduced the tariff from 27.5% to 10% on most goods including whisky.
Donald Trump has announced the removal of tariffs and restrictions on whisky imports in honour of King Charles and Queen Camilla's state visit to the US. The president said he would lift restrictions on Scotland's ability to work with Kentucky on whisky and bourbon, a move that removes a 10% tariff introduced under his administration. The Scotch whisky industry, which exports around £200m-worth of used bourbon barrels annually from Kentucky, has been lobbying for tariff relief. Mark Kent of the Scotch Whisky Association called it a significant boost to the industry's most valuable export market.
Trump has removed all tariffs and restrictions on whisky imports in honour of King Charles and Queen Camilla's state visit to the US. The move lifts a 10% tariff on Scotch whisky and averts a planned 25% charge on single malts that was set to return this spring. The policy change allows Scotland to resume working with Kentucky on whisky and bourbon production, with the Scotch industry importing around £200m-worth of used bourbon barrels annually.
Donald Trump has announced he will remove tariffs and restrictions on whisky imports in honour of King Charles and Queen Camilla's state visit to the US. The US president said he would lift restrictions on Scotland's ability to work with Kentucky on whisky and bourbon production. Industry representatives welcomed the move, saying distillers would be able to "breathe a little easier" during a period of significant pressure on the sector.
Fred Minnick, an Iraq War veteran with PTSD, discovered healing through bourbon tasting as a form of mindfulness therapy. After returning from deployment in 2004-2005, he struggled with anger and anxiety until his VA therapist suggested using his love of food and flavors as a meditative practice. He now teaches "taste mindfulness" workshops and has written eight books about bourbon, including a recent one about his journey home from war that has resonated with fellow veterans.
