A container is loaded onto a cargo ship while docked at Hai Phong port, in Vietnam, on April 16, 2025. ATHIT PERAWONGMETHA / REUTERS President Donald Trump announced, on Wednesday, July 2, that he had struck a trade deal with Vietnam, under which the country would face a minimum 20% tariff and open its market […]
Swiss footballers celebrate their 4-1 victory over the Czech Republic in the final preparation match ahead of the Euro, in Winterthur, Switzerland, on June 26, 2025. FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP Were the mountain retreats the Swiss women’s national football team made in Thun, Magglingen or St. Gallen in recent weeks motivated by hopes of gaining […]
An 18-year-old French man suspected of planning attacks on women has been charged in the country’s first case of a terror plot linked to the misogynist “incel” movement, officials said on Wednesday, July 2. According to a source close to the investigation, the suspect, Timothy G., was arrested on Friday by the DGSI domestic intelligence […]
Rapper P. Diddy, at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party, in Beverly Hills, California, on March 4, 2018. DANNY MOLOSHOK / REUTERS Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was found not guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking on Wednesday, July 2, but convicted of a less serious prostitution charge after a high-profile seven-week trial in New York. […]
The UbiSoft Entertainment logo, in Paris, France, on October 27, 2024. SARAH MEYSSONNIER / REUTERS A French court sentenced three former Ubisoft executives to suspended prison terms on Wednesday, July 2, for enabling a culture of sexual and psychological harassment at the gaming giant. Thomas François, a former editorial vice president who was also convicted […]
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer during a reception for civil servants at 10 Downing Street, London, July 1, 2025. CARL COURT / AP Exactly one year after Labour’s historic victory in the July 2024 general election, the authority of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has diminished and his decisions have come under scrutiny – even […]
Dakota Johnson (Lucy) and Pedro Pascal (Harry) in “Materialists,” directed by Celine Song. SONY PICTURES LE MONDE’S VERDICT – MUST SEE Love can sometimes feel like an impossible quest. We wait for that unmistakable connection with another person, a chemistry of minds and bodies, and hope they check off a list of more or less […]
Buildings around Gare Saint-Lazare, in Paris, on July 1, 2025. CAMILLE MILLERAND/DIVERGENCE FOR LE MONDE With temperatures approaching 40°C in parts of France and the country’s building stock showing significant vulnerability to extreme heat, issues around the installation of window shutters have gained traction in public debate. Unprotected windows leave residents directly exposed to sunlight, […]
European Commission Executive Vice President for Clean, Just and Competitive Transition Teresa Ribera attends a press conference on an EU climate target for 2040 in Brussels, Belgium, July 2, 2025. YVES HERMAN / REUTERS The European Union on Wednesday, July 2 unveiled its long-delayed target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, but with contested […]
The sun rises by the Eiffel Tower and the Sacre Coeur Basilica on top of the Montmartre hill in Paris on July 1, 2025. THIBAUD MORITZ / AFP Two people died in France as a result of “heat-related illness,” said the minister for ecological transition on Wednesday, July 2, as the country registered its second-hottest […]