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France scales down border checks at Dover port amid chaotic delays https://www.politico.eu/article/francw-border-police-reduce-border-checks-dover-uk-ees-delays/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #ForeignAffairs #Schengenarea #Mobility #Politics #Borders #Ports

France scales down border checks at Dover port amid chaotic delays

At the start of a hot bank holiday weekend, lengthy queues had formed at Dover port in what its authorities described as a challenging situation.

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TomAoki 12h ago

As #FreeBSD #ports graphics/drm-612-kmod is added and graphics/drm-latest-kmod is bumped to 6.12,
filed Bug 295519
https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=295519

and opened corresponding review D57206
https://reviews.freebsd.org/D57206

for #NVIDIA counterpart.

Even though confirmed builds / packages fine on stable/15, not installed / ran yet (as cannot take time waiting for unrelated ports to finish builds).
If anyone tried and having issues with them, please reply on above-mentioned PR or review. If both are impossible (having no accounts), replying to this toot is OK, too.

295519 – [New ports] graphics/nvidia-drm-612-kmod, graphics/nvidia-drm-612-kmod-580 and graphics/nvidia-drm-612-kmod-devel with graphics/nvidia-latest-kmod{-580|-devel} bumped to 6.12

Via Baltica 1d ago

The US State Department has sent a letter to #Lithuania, #Poland, and #Ukraine, asking them to lift #sanctions on potash from #Belarus and allow transit shipments. The letter stated that US companies were interested in buying Belarusian #fertilisers shipped via #Baltic or Ukrainian #ports.

https://viabaltica.fi/lithuania-us-asks-to-allow-belarusian-fertiliser-exports/

Lithuania: US asks to allow Belarusian fertiliser exports

The US Department of State has sent a letter to Lithuania, Poland, and Ukraine, asking them to lift sanctions on Belarusian potash and allow transit shipments through their territories, RFE/RL reports.

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TomAoki 2d ago

Not appears at regular Unix Driver Archive page of #NVIDIA, but 580 series of their #GPU driver got #security #update.
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5821/~/security-bulletin%3A-nvidia-gpu-display-drivers---may-2026

https://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/FreeBSD-x86_64/580.159.04/
https://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/580.159.04/

I've filed Bug295475
https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=295475
and opened corresponding review D57145
https://reviews.freebsd.org/D57145
for #FreeBSD #ports.

Via Baltica 3d ago

#Russia has doubled rail #freight #tariffs to #Estonia, #Latvia, and #Finland as of 1 June 2026. Estonian #logistics expert Raivo Vare suggested that the double rate was an attempt to redirect #transit shipments of #cargo to Russian #ports.

https://viabaltica.fi/baltic-russia-doubles-rail-tariffs-to-estonia-latvia/

Baltic: Russia doubles rail tariffs to Estonia, Latvia

Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has doubled rail freight tariffs to Estonia, Latvia, and Finland as of 1 June 2026, ERR reports. The double rate will apply to freight transported via…

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Graham Perrin 4d ago

Converting VuXML to Open Source Vulnerability database – FreeBSD status report, 2025, fourth quarter

<https://www.freebsd.org/status/report-2025-10-2025-12/#_converting_vuxml_to_open_source_vulnerability_database>

The Open Source Vulnerability database effort has been ongoing since May. The target for this effort was to produce an OSV database and retire the old VuXML database format. …

#FreeBSD #security #ports #packages #VuXML #OSV

FreeBSD Status Report Fourth Quarter 2025

The FreeBSD Project

Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)5d ago

US disease agency announces 30-day travel restrictions in response to Ebola outbreak https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/18/cdc-travel-restrictions-ebola-outbreak-00926421?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Infectiousdiseases #Publichealth #HealthCare #Airlines #Patients #Vaccines #Ebola #Ports

Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)5d ago

Ireland’s president ‘proud’ of sister detained by Israel en route to Gaza https://www.politico.eu/article/ireland-catherine-connolly-sister-detained-gaza-flotilla-israel/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Department #Genocide #Politics #Rights #Ports

Ireland’s president ‘proud’ of sister detained by Israel en route to Gaza

Margaret Connolly, the sister of Ireland’s head of state, is among the pro-Gaza activists intercepted by Israel at sea.

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)5d ago

Edouard Philippe tilts right to combat far right in French presidential race https://www.politico.eu/article/edouard-philippe-can-he-become-frances-next-president/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Immigration #Regulation #Companies #Elections #Platforms #Farright #Pensions #Playbook #Security #Spectrum #Politics #Macron #Mayors #Rights #Bonds #Media #Ports #Trade

Edouard Philippe tilts right to combat far right in French presidential race

France’s former PM is popular, but he faces numerous challenges to prevent Marine Le Pen or Jordan Bardella from winning the Élysée.

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Via Baltica 6d ago

In #Latvia, the volume of #freight transported by road increased by 2.7%, while the volume of rail freight decreased by 14.4% in 2025, the Central Statistical Bureau reported. The #cargo turnover of Latvian #ports was down 4.9% on year.

https://viabaltica.fi/latvia-freight-traffic-on-roads-rose-fell-on-railways-in-2025/

Latvia: Freight traffic on roads rose, fell on railways in 2025

The volume of freight transported by road increased, while the volume of rail freight decreased in Latvia in 2025, according to the Central Statistical Bureau (CSP), LSM reports. The total volume of…

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