Laurent Thomet

@AFP Climate reporter. Before: Beijing, Mexico, Brussels, DC. McGill/UMD. #BillsMafia since 1989. From: 🇺🇸🇫🇷🇪🇸

[Danny Kemp @dannyctkemp]

Trump and Xi lunch menu:

Minced Codfish in Seafood Soup

Crispy and Stir-Fried Lobster Balls

Pan-Seared Beef Fillet Stuffed with Morel Mushrooms

Kung Pao Chicken and Scallops

Braised Seasonal Greens, Bamboo Shoots, Mushrooms, and Beans

Stewed Beef in a Bun

Steamed Pork and Shrimp Dumpling

Chocolate Brownie

Fruits and Ice Cream

Coffee/Tea

Meanwhile the traveling White House press pool got this

[AFP News Agency @AFP]

First boat of a flotilla carrying medical supplies, food and solar panels has reached Cuba to aid the island as a US fuel blockade deepens its energy crisis

https://t.co/ylGMtTSobQ

[Laurent Thomet @LThometAFP]

Back in Cuba for first time in 10 years and country is hit by another nationwide blackout as night falls.

[. @J0nesToChina]

Dudes saw Lamar throw a bacon egg and cheese into triple coverage with one of the best rosters ever assembled and blamed John Harbaugh

[Laurent Thomet @LThometAFP]

@gerryshih I'm so sorry Gerry. A big loss for the Post, but I'm sure you'll be raising hell elsewhere in no time!!!

[Laurent Thomet @LThometAFP]

New job alert: I am now a climate and environment reporter at AFP, based in Paris. Hit me with your news tips and people to follow!

[Laurent Thomet @LThometAFP]

Don't seek too deep

[Rachel Blundy @rachelblundy]

Our @AFP team in Beijing has been exploring answers given by Deepseek.

As you might expect, sensitive topics are censored.

Questions about Xinjiang initially elicited a response, only to be replaced by a "beyond my current scope" reply

https://t.co/yOrIksCukS

[Rachel Blundy @rachelblundy]

Our @AFP team in Beijing has been exploring answers given by Deepseek.

As you might expect, sensitive topics are censored.

Questions about Xinjiang initially elicited a response, only to be replaced by a "beyond my current scope" reply

https://t.co/yOrIksCukS

[Steve Padilla @StevePadilla2]

With 2025 almost here, it’s time for resolutions you’ll actually want to keep: 10 Resolutions for Editors.

Resolution 1: Ask yourself this question: Are my edits making the story better or just different?

[Laurent Thomet @LThometAFP]

@gavafox Also make planet-friendly, naturally-decorated Christmas trees

[Laurent Thomet @LThometAFP]

How easy is it to get a silencer in the U.S.? Found on the interwebs:

[Embassy of France in the U.S. @franceintheus]

Wouldn’t be so sure about that.

[Laurent Thomet @LThometAFP]

The COP29 Diplomacy Briefing by @edking_I is a daily must-read for its unquestionable insight into everything that happens at UN climate talks. Today’s edition shares the most important news of the two-week event

[Laurent Thomet @LThometAFP]

🚨Journalism jobs alert: 2 positions at AFP in Dubai🚨

[Talek Harris @TalekHarris]

We are hiring. Seeking dynamic, ambitious, flexible team players to join our reporting staff in Dubai. We need one Arabic writer and one English writer - DM me if interested, trained news journalists only please

[Laurent Thomet @LThometAFP]

Heading to (hard to guess…) Baku for COP29. DMs open for news tips

[GaëL 🇵🇸 @Gael__10]

PARDON??!!!! https://t.co/2QALWvhuQm

[AFP News Agency @AFP]

A pet-loving part-time musician is fast becoming a global star by gently poking fun at Donald Trump for suggesting that Haitian immigrants are making a meal of America's cats and dogs.
https://t.co/fxUWI123GF

[Joelle Bassoul @JoBassoul]

On this dark Monday, a reminder that #Lebanon has some outstanding journalists: @chehayebk for AP, @GebeilyM for Reuters, @aciltab for AFP, @ZeinakhodrAljaz for AlJazeera, @hwaida_saad for the NYT.
And a shout-out to the foreign correspondents reporting against all odds.

[Laurent Thomet @LThometAFP]

Proud that France is protecting its language from Anglo-Saxon influence by translating pager as « bipeur » and walkie-talkie as « talkie-walkie »

[Morning Brew ☕️ @MorningBrew]

Jerome Powell did it