Seamus Kearney
@seamuskearneylyon.bsky.social
Presenter, Producer & Journalist/Media Consultant & Trainer/Conference Moderator. Ex-Euronews, BBC, Radio France International & Radio New Zealand. Kiwi/Irishman, squeezing as many lives as I can into one (seamuskearneymedia.com) (seamuskearneypiano.com)
Evicted Spanish octogenarian Maricarmen Abascal, heart of Spain's housing protests, has died www.reuters.com/world/evicte...
Evicted Spanish octogenarian Maricarmen Abascal, heart of Spain's housing protests, has died
Maricarmen Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction sparked housing protests in Spain, has died, Madrid's tenants' union said on Wednesday.
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October 7, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Evicted Spanish octogenarian Maricarmen Abascal, heart of Spain's housing protests, has died www.reuters.com/world/evicte...
Riot police clash with protesters in France www.reuters.com/live/live-fr...
Live: Riot police clash with French protesters on biggest day of nationwide student demonstrations
A day of renewed protests at high schools and on the streets is adding to a sense of crisis engulfing the country and roiling bond markets. Far-right leader Marine Le Pen, the frontrunner to win next ...
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October 6, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Riot police clash with protesters in France www.reuters.com/live/live-fr...
California governor condemns Trump's 'let 'em take Los Angeles' comments www.reuters.com/world/us/cal...
California governor condemns Trump's 'let 'em take Los Angeles' comments
California Governor Gavin Newsom has lashed out at President Donald Trump for remarks to a crowd of his supporters in Nebraska's farm belt suggesting that Iran could "take out" a major US city like ...
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October 6, 2026 at 11:35 AM
California governor condemns Trump's 'let 'em take Los Angeles' comments www.reuters.com/world/us/cal...
Student, 15, has hand blown off by police stun grenade during French school protests www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
Student, 15, has hand blown off by police stun grenade during French mass protests
Protesters have clashed with police across the country for a second week
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October 5, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Student, 15, has hand blown off by police stun grenade during French school protests www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
Spain's Sanchez gambles on snap election after housing protests give rare boost www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Spain's Sanchez gambles on snap election after housing protests give rare boost
The snap vote is a high-stakes gamble for Sanchez, whose Socialist Party trails in nearly every opinion poll.
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October 5, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Spain's Sanchez gambles on snap election after housing protests give rare boost www.reuters.com/world/europe...
High school students in Paris' deprived suburbs spark national protest movement www.reuters.com/world/high-s...
High school students in Paris' deprived suburbs spark national protest movement
More than 5,000 people were arrested, and some protesters were seriously hurt with eye injuries, broken teeth and blows to the head.
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October 3, 2026 at 3:25 PM
High school students in Paris' deprived suburbs spark national protest movement www.reuters.com/world/high-s...
Students and police clash as France struggles to quell school protests www.reuters.com/world/about-...
Students and police clash as France struggles to quell school protests
Riot police clashed with high school students across France on Friday and unions called for teachers to strike as President Emmanuel Macron's government battled to contain increasingly violent protes...
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October 2, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Students and police clash as France struggles to quell school protests www.reuters.com/world/about-...
Attackers reportedly douse teacher in petrol as student protests rage across France www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Attackers douse teacher in petrol as student protests rage across France
Attackers doused a headteacher in petrol and started fires in at least two schools on Thursday, officials said, as increasingly violent student protests raged across France against staff shortages a...
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October 1, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Attackers reportedly douse teacher in petrol as student protests rage across France www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Israeli passenger says he knew what to do on flydubai plane after watching TV show www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Israeli passenger says he knew what to do on flydubai plane after watching TV show
Yaniv Hayun is being hailed in Israel as a hero after he and three other Israeli passengers managed to subdue the co-pilot of flydubai flight FZ1073, who had stabbed its captain, before pulling up the...
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October 1, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Israeli passenger says he knew what to do on flydubai plane after watching TV show www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Pope Leo arrives in France with apologies for clergy abuse on agenda www.reuters.com/world/pope-l...
Pope Leo arrives in France with AI, apologies for clergy abuse on agenda
Pope Leo arrived in France on Friday for a whirlwind four-day visit, saying he wished to be a pilgrim of peace for a world at war, on a trip during which he is also hoping to repair the Catholic Chu...
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September 25, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Pope Leo arrives in France with apologies for clergy abuse on agenda www.reuters.com/world/pope-l...
Judge rejects “national security” argument for Trump’s media ban, orders reinstatement of White House access for CNN, Politico and MS NOW.
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Judge orders Trump administration to reinstate White House access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico | CNN Politics
Federal Judge Timothy Kelly has ordered the Trump administration to immediately reinstate CNN, MS NOW and Politico’s access to the White House after they were banned from the premises by President Don...
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September 24, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Judge rejects “national security” argument for Trump’s media ban, orders reinstatement of White House access for CNN, Politico and MS NOW.
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In UN farewell, Macron denounces Trump's Gaza diplomacy as shameful spectacle www.reuters.com/world/europe...
In UN farewell, Macron denounces Trump's Gaza diplomacy as spectacle of shame
France's president criticised Trump's portrayal of his Gaza peace plan as a diplomatic triumph.
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September 23, 2026 at 11:40 AM
In UN farewell, Macron denounces Trump's Gaza diplomacy as shameful spectacle www.reuters.com/world/europe...
The top 100 people leading the fight to tackle the climate crisis and save our planet… www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
The Independent Climate 100 List 2026
Back for its third year, The Independent is proud to publish its list of the world’s leading environmentalists – marking the campaigners, change makers and innovators who are making a positive and sig...
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September 21, 2026 at 3:50 PM
The top 100 people leading the fight to tackle the climate crisis and save our planet… www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
Major American TV networks have agreed to suspend their shared “pool” coverage of Trump over his ban on CNN, MSN NOW and Politico. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/b...
CNN, MS NOW and Politico to Sue Trump Administration Over White House Access
In a joint statement, CNN, MS NOW and Politico argued that President Trump’s decision to bar them from the White House grounds violates their First Amendment rights.
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September 21, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Major American TV networks have agreed to suspend their shared “pool” coverage of Trump over his ban on CNN, MSN NOW and Politico. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/b...
Trump (without a press secretary since his last one resigned) is being sued by CNN, MS NOW and Politico. Other mainstream media are being urged to boycott the White House in solidarity with their banned colleagues. edition.cnn.com/2026/09/21/p...
CNN, MS NOW and Politico sue Trump administration over White House access | CNN Politics
The three national news outlets President Donald Trump banned from the White House — CNN, MS NOW, and Politico — are filing a critical First Amendment lawsuit to restore their access.
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September 21, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Trump (without a press secretary since his last one resigned) is being sued by CNN, MS NOW and Politico. Other mainstream media are being urged to boycott the White House in solidarity with their banned colleagues. edition.cnn.com/2026/09/21/p...
‘Jaw-dropping’: Super El Niño bursts through temperature record months ahead of peak www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Jaw-dropping’: Super El Niño bursts through temperature record months ahead of peak
The ‘Godzilla-level’ phenomenon is supercharging the climate crisis and will heavily impact communities across the world
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September 21, 2026 at 1:35 PM
‘Jaw-dropping’: Super El Niño bursts through temperature record months ahead of peak www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Merz clings on after German election 'disaster' www.reuters.com/world/merz-c...
Merz clings on after German election 'disaster'
Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservative party tumbled to its worst regional election defeat in postwar Germany and members of his coalition clashed over his unpopular reform agenda.
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September 21, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Merz clings on after German election 'disaster' www.reuters.com/world/merz-c...
Ed Sheeran calls Israel's treatment of Gazans 'unjustifiable,' apologizes for Macklemore controversy www.reuters.com/business/med...
Ed Sheeran calls Israel's treatment of Gazans 'unjustifiable,' apologizes for Macklemore controversy
Pop star Ed Sheeran apologized on Saturday for his handling of a controversy that erupted this week when rapper Macklemore was removed as an opening act over comments on the occupied Palestinian terr...
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September 20, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Ed Sheeran calls Israel's treatment of Gazans 'unjustifiable,' apologizes for Macklemore controversy www.reuters.com/business/med...
MS NOW producer: “Normally it’s totalitarian dictators who do this kind of shit. This is not the USA. A free press is a basic pillar of a healthy democracy. Sadly, we as a country are in critical condition.”
September 19, 2026 at 4:06 PM
MS NOW producer: “Normally it’s totalitarian dictators who do this kind of shit. This is not the USA. A free press is a basic pillar of a healthy democracy. Sadly, we as a country are in critical condition.”
In a statement, POLITICO said the outlet “will continue to fairly report on this White House and future ones. We will vigorously defend our First Amendment rights against any attempt to restrict them.” www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
Trump says he’s banning media outlets, including POLITICO, from White House
CNN and MS NOW are the other two outlets Trump announced can no longer send journalists into the White House.
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September 19, 2026 at 11:41 AM
In a statement, POLITICO said the outlet “will continue to fairly report on this White House and future ones. We will vigorously defend our First Amendment rights against any attempt to restrict them.” www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
Greenland, Denmark say US deal won’t cede sovereignty. But Trump says it “gives US permanent control over security & all other needs in Greenland". He added no “adversary” would ever have a military presence there or make sensitive investments, without US approval. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Greenland, Denmark say US deal will not cede sovereignty
President Trump said earlier that the deal would give Washington "permanent control" over the Arctic island's security, leaving its precise scope unclear.
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September 19, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Greenland, Denmark say US deal won’t cede sovereignty. But Trump says it “gives US permanent control over security & all other needs in Greenland". He added no “adversary” would ever have a military presence there or make sensitive investments, without US approval. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
CNN: “We have a right under the US Constitution [to report] without hindrance or interference from the govt. Should the ban that President Trump threatened go ahead, it would be an illegal assault on that fundamental & constitutionally-protected right.” edition.cnn.com/2026/09/18/m...
Trump says he’s ‘banning’ CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House | CNN Business
President Donald Trump claimed Friday that he is “banning” CNN, MS NOW and Politico “from the White House,” though there was no immediate indication his administration had taken steps to follow throug...
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September 18, 2026 at 9:19 PM
CNN: “We have a right under the US Constitution [to report] without hindrance or interference from the govt. Should the ban that President Trump threatened go ahead, it would be an illegal assault on that fundamental & constitutionally-protected right.” edition.cnn.com/2026/09/18/m...
Macklemore pledges his $1m Ed Sheeran tour salary to Palestine aid www.theguardian.com/music/2026/s...
Macklemore pledges his $1m Ed Sheeran tour salary to Palestine aid
Rapper challenged billionaire stadium owner Robert Kraft to match donation, with Kraft saying he and Sheeran will give $2m to ‘aid in the region’
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September 17, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Macklemore pledges his $1m Ed Sheeran tour salary to Palestine aid www.theguardian.com/music/2026/s...
Carney: "Canadians are united that nobody is going to tell us what language we speak. No one is going to dictate our culture or with whom we can strike agreements internationally." www.reuters.com/world/americ...
Canada and EU should ally to protect democracies, Carney says, after 'associate member' proposal angers Trump
President Donald Trump threatened trade sanctions in response to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's proposal to create a new status for the EU-Canada relationship.
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September 17, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Carney: "Canadians are united that nobody is going to tell us what language we speak. No one is going to dictate our culture or with whom we can strike agreements internationally." www.reuters.com/world/americ...
“Laughable”, says rattled Trump, threatening retaliation if he feels new EU-Canada move is “hostile”. But Brussels and Ottawa insist their “associate member” plan is against no one, aims to make the already-strong even stronger.
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Canada and EU should ally to protect democracies, Carney says, after 'associate member' proposal angers Trump
President Donald Trump threatened trade sanctions in response to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's proposal to create a new status for the EU-Canada relationship.
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September 17, 2026 at 12:56 PM
“Laughable”, says rattled Trump, threatening retaliation if he feels new EU-Canada move is “hostile”. But Brussels and Ottawa insist their “associate member” plan is against no one, aims to make the already-strong even stronger.
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