US Supreme Court hands Trump ‘giant’ win on powers of judges
A general view of the US Supreme Court building in Washington, DC, June 1, 2024. WILL DUNHAM / REUTERS US President Donald Trump hailed a “giant win” Friday, June 27, after the Supreme Court curbed lone judges from blocking the Republican’s raft of controversial policies. The 6-3 ruling, with the court’s liberal justices all dissenting, […]
To fight rhino poaching, nothing works better than cutting off their horns
A rhinoceros in one of the reserves of Kruger National Park, South Africa, August 7, 2022. TIM KUIPER PHOTOGRAPHY To prevent robberies, banks have found a solution: Their branches no longer keep cash on hand. At worst, criminals target ATMs; at best, they give up. In the fight against rhino poaching, national parks in Africa […]
A heat dome will settle over France for several days, with temperatures reaching up to 40°C
People pause to cool off and hydrate at the Ambrussum motorway rest area, between Montpellier and Nîmes, on June 27, 2025. SANDRA MEHL FOR LE MONDE Already strained by high temperatures, France is now facing suffocating conditions under a heat dome. On Friday, June 27, the heatwave intensified and will settle in for several days, with […]
Iran condemns Trump’s ‘disrespectful and unacceptable’ comments on Khamenei
Iran foreign minister Abbas Araghchi during a press conference at the Lutfi Kirdar Congress Center in Istanbul on June 22, 2025. OZAN KOSE / AFP Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi condemned Saturday, June 28, the “disrespectful and unacceptable” comments from Donald Trump, after the US president claimed to have saved Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei from […]
French university welcomes first US researchers
Banner for the “Safe place for science – Hosting American researchers” program displayed at a press conference at the Marseille Astrophysics Laboratory on June 26, 2025. CLEMENT MAHOUDEAU / AFP Eight American researchers have arrived at a university in southern France, as the country pushes to offer “science asylum” to US academics hit by federal […]
How panic spread on social media
The photo shows a plastic bag from a pharmacy in the southern French city of Perpignan, with the message scrawled across it: “I have everything I need to inject on Saturday.” Published on Snapchat, the image was one example among several alleged calls to “inject people with syringes during the Fête de la Musique,” according […]
Amazon tycoon Bezos says ‘I do’ in Venice as activists line the canals urging to ‘Tax Billionaires’
Jeff Bezos, left, and Lauren Sanchez leave a hotel for their pre-wedding reception, in Venice, Italy, on Thursday, June 26, 2025. LUCA BRUNO / AP Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez tied the knot Friday, June 27, at a sumptuous ceremony with the rich and famous on an island in Venice’s lagoon. “This city […]
Trump ends trade talks with Canada over tax on US tech firms
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a closing press conference following the NATO Summit in The Hague, Netherlands on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. SEAN KILPATRICK / AP President Donald Trump said on Friday, June 27, that he is calling off trade negotiations with Canada in retaliation for taxes impacting US tech firms, adding that Ottawa […]
French senator accused of spiking fellow MP’s drink sent for trial
French Senator Joël Guerriau in Paris on November 6, 2024. GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT / AFP A French senator accused of having drugged a fellow member of Parliament with the intention of sexually assaulting her has been sent for trial, Agence France-Presse (AFP) learnt on Friday, June 27, from a source close to the case […]