France has experienced one of its hottest summer solstices in nearly a century, with daytime temperatures reaching local highs of 38°C, tropical nights above 20°C and extreme heat alerts in multiple regions. This isn’t an unprecedented weather event, but the early arrival and intensity of this heatwave serve as new warnings of the ongoing disruptions […]
Opposition supporters protest outside the parliament building, as deputies vote to elect a new president, in Tbilisi, Georgia, December 14, 2024. DARO SULAKAURI / REUTERS Three Georgian opposition leaders were jailed on Monday, June 23, in a mounting crackdown on dissent. The country has been in political turmoil since the Georgian Dream party won parliamentary […]
Passengers in the back of a taxi film themselves as they leave the Eiffel Tower, decorated with the Olympic rings ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Paris, on July 17, 2024. DAVID GOLDMAN / AP The 2024 Paris Summer Olympics and Paralympics cost the French state just under €6 billion, the national audit body […]
Fu Cong, China’s permanent representative to the United Nations, speaks at a Security Council meeting on the Iran-Israel conflict at UN headquarters in New York, June 20, 2025. BRENDAN MCDERMID / REUTERS In the aftermath of US airstrikes on its nuclear sites during the night of Saturday, June 21 to Sunday, June 22, Iran appeared […]
Protesters march in Tehran to denounce US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, June 22, 2025. VAHID SALEMI/AP With Iran pushed into a corner on the military front, a shroud of uncertainty surrounds the Islamic Republic’s intentions and capacity to respond to American airstrikes on Monday, June 23. Also unclear was the future of its nuclear […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, greets Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi prior to their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, June 23, 2025. ALEXANDER KAZAKOV / AP Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, June 23, slammed attacks on Iran as “unprovoked” and “unjustified” in a meeting with Tehran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, but did […]
Britain’s Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Wes Streeting arrives for a Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, June 11, 2025. JAIMI JOY / REUTERS UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting on Monday, June 23, announced a “rapid national investigation” into English maternity services after a string of scandals over 15 […]
A message of thanks to US President Donald Trump following his intervention in Iran, in Tel Aviv, on June 22, 2025. LAURENCE GEAI/MYOP FOR LE MONDE Benjamin Netanyahu’s satisfaction matched the military, diplomatic and political risks he took when he launched the air offensive against Iran on June 13 to prevent it from acquiring nuclear weapons. […]
President Emmanuel Macron, flanked by the secretary general of the French presidency, Emmanuel Moulin, and General Fabien Mandon, during a national defense and security council meeting on the crisis between Israel and Iran, at the Elysée in Paris, June 22, 2025. BENOIT TESSIER/REUTERS A marginalized and powerless Europe, seemingly doomed to endure the choices of […]
French gendarmes secure a perimeter near the site of a fatal shooting during a wedding party in Goult, on June 22, 2025. GABRIEL BOUYS / AFP Armed men opened fire at a wedding party in southern France early on Sunday, June 22, killing the bride, a source close to the investigation told Agence France-Presse (AFP). […]
