Catherine Field

I’ve moved. You can find me on @catherinefield.bsky.social

NATO without US has 1,4 million troops and two nuclear weapon states. It has a strong and predictible economy. Plans we are forced to go to are : European pilar + strong EU + ad hoc coalitions

🇫🇷 🇺🇸 Police have arrested two more people over an apparent bid to explode a homemade device outside the Paris branch of the Bank of America, the French domestic security service said on Sunday ➡️ u.afp.com/SbGd

"This morning, the Israeli Police prevented the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Head of the Catholic Church in the Holy Land, together with the Custos of the Holy Land, the Most Reverend Fr. Francesco Ielpo, OFM, the official Guardian of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, as they made their way to celebrate the Palm Sunday Mass."

France's counter-terrorism prosecutor's office has taken over the investigation into a foiled bomb attack outside a Bank of America branch in central Paris. l.euronews.com/oJYq

"Let the living give thanks to our honored dead who have paid the ultimate sacrifice" All of them.

The names of the French heroes who DID NOT stay a little back, off the front lines. We will never forget them 🇫🇷 Yagci Murat Kingue Eithel Abraham Simah Jean-Baptiste Thierry Karsanov Alan Crupel Cédric Le Page Loïc Sarrazin Gilles Elward Kamel Gazeau Joël Poulain David Paré Frédéric Planelles Sébastien Correia Pascal Rieu Stéphane Pican Laurent Baouma Melam Buil Damien Chassaing Kevin Devez Sébastien Gaillet Damien Grégoire Nicolas Le Pahun Julien Penon Rodolphe Rivière Anthony Taani Alexis Rey Nicolas Sonzogni Patrice Belda Nicolas Barateau Guillaume Bodin Anthony Naguin Johan Rousselle Thomas Hertach Yann Lemoine Kevin Poirier Gabriel Chechulin Ihor Hivin-Gérard Johann Toinette Mathieu Roullier Fabrice Diop Harouna Libaert Enguerrand Hutnik Robert Barek-Deligny Christophe Rygiel Konrad Piotr Cocol Steeve Mosic Laurent Maury Antoine Mezzasalma Lorenzo Panezyck Jean-Nicolas Enaux Hervé Miloche Thibault Dupin Benoît Lefort Jonathan Guinaud Hervé Chamarier Clément Fauquembergue Bruno Rivière Alexandre Roperh Loïc Louaisil Cyril Nunes-Patego Guillaume Chevalier Lionel Gaudin Matthieu Morillon Florian Hugodot Cyrille Kovac Clément Gauvin Thomas Gueniat Jean-Marc Marsol Laurent Técher Emmanuel Vermeille Sébastien Bourdet Benjamin Jansen Gerhardus Thapa Kisan Bahadur Housseini Ali Facrou Levrel Camille Tholy Valery Franjkovic Goran El Gharrafi Mohammed Zingarelli Damien Baumela Geoffrey Estin Denis Simeonov Svilen Willm Fabien Schnetterlé Christophe Lumineau Pierre-Olivier Marcillan Yoann Prudhom Stéphane Serrat Thierry Bouzet Franck Thomas Gwenaël

Stephen Vines : Another Chinese spying trial is on the way Will the UK government also try to scupper this one? open.substack.com/pub/stephenvin…

The @BBCWorld, @AFP, @AP & @reuters have released a short film calling on the Israeli authorities to allow international journalists access to Gaza. In a joint video statement, the media groups said: "International journalists must now be allowed into Gaza to share the burden with Palestinian reporters there so we can all bring the facts to the world."

Anas al-Sharif was 28 years old. He grew up in Jabiya refugee camp. He lost his father in December 2023 to Israeli bombs. He was a courageous journalist for #AlJazeera. There is ZERO evidence he was attached to Hamas (this is what Israel does - malign the dead). His last words before he was killed by Israel on Saturday: “if these words reach you, know that Israel has succeeded in killing me”

Story of a death foretold: a few weeks before Israeli forces killed him, ⁦@CPJMENA⁩ called for Anas Al-Sharif’s protection in face of Israeli smears - Committee to Protect Journalists cpj.org/2025/07/cpj-ca…

IDF says it’s killed Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif ⁦@pressfreedom⁩ and others warned of his death a few weeks ago. Entire AJ crew in Gaza City has been killed with him cpj.org/2025/07/cpj-ca…

#BREAKING Macron says he will formally announce France's recognition of Palestinian statehood at UN General Assembly in September

Joint statement on Gaza from @AFP, @AP, @BBCWorld and @Reuters

⚫️ AFP management shares the SDJ's concern about the appalling situation of its freelancers in the Gaza Strip. For months, we have watched helplessly as their living conditions deteriorated dramatically. Their situation is now untenable, despite their exemplary courage, professional commitment, and resilience. This is why AFP, which managed to evacuate its eight staff members and their families from Gaza between January and April 2024, is taking the same steps for its freelancers, despite the extreme difficulty of leaving a territory subject to a strict blockade. Since October 7, Israel has blocked access to the Gaza Strip for all international journalists. In this context, the work of our Palestinian freelancers is crucial to informing the world. But their lives are in danger, so we urge the Israeli authorities to allow them to evacuate immediately along with their families. *The SDJ is an association of AFP newsroom journalists, independent from AFP management and journalist unions.

Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die. ⁦@AFP⁩ ⁦@afpfr⁩

Visiting the most bizarre nation on earth : Steve Vines of The Independent & @CatherineField of The Observer in North Korea. No evident signs of this ghastly regime starting to falter but it is reasonable to wonder how long they can keep it up. open.substack.com/pub/stephenvin…

I can't believe it. Siarhei is here—with me and our children. What we’ve dreamed of for 5 years has finally happened. Tonight, I’m taking the evening off to talk with my husband, to let him see his children again, after so many years. Thank you all for the tremendous support!❤️

Today, we solemnly mark the 36th anniversary of the #TiananmenSquareMassacre, and remember all those in #HongKong who have been arrested for peacefully commemorating this debate. In the words of our Patron Lord Patten, we must "commemorate the tragedy of Tiananmen Square on behalf of those who are suppressed from doing so." hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2025…

ROUGE & BLEU ❤️💙 #UCLfinal