Mike Robinson, Patrick Henningsen and Vanessa Beeley with today’s UK Column News.
Commençons Outre-Manche
00:22 French Constitution: How does Article 49.3 allow a bill to be passed without a vote?
Map of the March 23 demonstrations across France
Article 49 of the French Constitution (allowing executive override of Parliament): Commitment of responsibility on a bill (49.3)
Protesting French farmers roll out up to 1000 tractors in Paris
Bordeaux's town hall goes up in flames as protests worsen
Protesters chant: “We beheaded Louis XVI, we can start again!”
King Charles' state visit to France postponed
More than 100 police suicides in 2022
Putin-Xi Summit Conclued
14:16 China-Ukraine Peace Plan announced
China’s Position on the Political Settlement of the Ukraine Crisis
Bleak Footage From Ukraine
22:20 TASS: Ukraine deployed over 80,000 servicemen around Artyomovsk (Bakhmut), says Wagner Group founder
Image sent by viewer of possibly Polish self-propelled tank on the Slovak-Ukrainian border
Mike Robinson asks: “What is the Ukrainian soldiers' mood?”
Video clip: Tense Zelensky hands out awards to grim troops on Ukraine front line
Patrick Henningsen notices lack of eye contact and many women on the front line
Video clip: Ukrainian troops refusing to mobilise. They do not trust their commanders
Patrick Henningsen Twitter: @21WIRE
When NATO’s Ukrainian meat grinder runs out of men, Washington is preparing #Poland as their next round of fodder. Poland is now amassing an army of 300,000 & intends to fight Russia in 2024 in the event of the defeat of the Armed Forces of Ukraine….
21st Century Wire: Are France and NATO Shipping Depleted Uranium Weaponry Into Ukraine?
Sonja Van Den Ende: @SonjaEnde
The Western world is out of control and it doesn't seem to realize the danger they pose to themselves and of course Russia. It's pure criminal: To use depleted uranium, but that's what they did in Iraq, they have to be on trial, all Western leaders!
In 2015 the United States used depleted uranium in Syria
Nord Stream: US and Germany Dish Up Counter-Narrative
39:31 Seymour Hersh—The-Cover-Up
New York Times: Intelligence Suggests Pro-Ukrainian Group Sabotaged Pipelines, U.S. Officials Say
Ben & Jerry’s Founder Is ‘Top Donor’ of Group Campaigning Against U.S. Military Support for Ukraine
Regional Freezing-Out of Syria Ends in Style
43:12 Assad visits United Arab Emirates; significance downplayed by Western media
Fighter jets escorted the Syrian delegation into UAE airspace
Assad in UAE, gets president’s nod for return to Arab fold
Video clip: UAE says Syria and UAE are bulding bridges
Saudi Arabia and Syria agree to reopen embassies
Israeli jets bomb Syria’s main hub for earthquake aid deliveries
UAE orders envoy to Israel not to meet with government officials
Jordanian FM calls on international community to oppose hate speech against Palestinians
The Cradle: Jordan’s Parliament Votes to Expel Israeli Ambassador
PM Netanyahu's Son Likens Protesters to Paramilitary Wing of the Nazi Party
U.S. Conducts Airstrikes in Syria in Response to Deadly UAV Attack
Statement from US CENTCOM Commander on strikes
Syria and China to boost bilateral relations in different domains
The Five Seas initiative connects the Mediterranean, Red, Persian, Caspian, and Black Seas
Partygate—The Musical: An All-Year Pantomime
1:07:57 Boris Johnson clashes with MPs over Partygate denials
List of lockdown rule-breakers on high
Guardian: PM's Covid–19 timeline: from 'mild symptoms' to a brush with death
Boris Johnson discharged from hospital, thanks NHS
21st Century Wire: Did Boris Johnson fake His Covid–19 illness?
Piers Morgan: @piersmorgan
If you’re not rooting for our Prime Minister tonight & willing him to make a speedy recovery, then you’re a despicable human being.
He is very ill with a deadly virus & his pregnant partner has also been sick. Incredibly worrying time for them & the country. Come on Boris
Politico—Boris Johnson: Hospital doctors were ready to announce my death
And Finally: Genetic Editing
1:17:47 Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill 2022–23 is now an Act
Gov.UK: Genetic Technology Act key tool for UK food security
Tony Blair Institute: Gene Editing in Food Production: Charting a Way Forward
SpringerOpen: Broadening the GMO risk assessment in the EU for genome editing technologies in agriculture
The National: Food experts slam the BBC for 'lies' about genetic edited foods
Yahoo: Scientists 'really surprised' after gene-editing experiment unexpectedly turn hamsters into hyper-aggressive bullies
Hot Air: University of Helsinki gives Greta Thunberg a Doctorate of Theology