The author of these lines is 47 years old. He is French and he is Jewish. For decades, this dual identity did not weigh on him in the slightest. He carried it with a discretion tinged by an awareness of history and a quiet sense of pride. Everything changed 18 months ago. Admitting this costs […]

Donald Trump at the United States Military Academy at West Point on May 24, 2025. EDUARDO MUNOZ / REUTERS Beyond President Trump’s deliberately provocative remarks and showmanship, the Make America Great Again (MAGA) politics raise a fundamental question for the Western world: In an era of global speculative capitalism, do states still have real economic […]

The teenager who stabbed a school supervisor in eastern France in June had no history of mental health problems and later showed no remorse. Psychoanalyst Serge Hefez draws a link between the growing lack of empathy he has observed in his patients and their ever-increasing screen time. Source link

A drone view shows Serbian students and other demonstrators lighting mobile phones flash lights during an anti-government protest demanding snap elections at the Slavija square, in Belgrade, Serbia, June 28, 2025. DJORDJE KOJADINOVIC / REUTERS Riot police fired tear gas at thousands of anti-government protesters in Serbia’s capital on Saturday, June 28. The major rally […]

Activists supporting jus soli gather in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, on June 27, 2025. ALEX WROBLEWSKI/AFP In 30 days, children born on US soil will no longer automatically receive American citizenship, overturning a promise made by the US Constitution for more than 155 years. This is the result of the Supreme Court’s […]

Veronika, 22, at a training camp of the 72nd Brigade in the Kyiv oblast, May 24, 2025.  VIRGINIE NGUYEN HOANG/HL/HUMA FOR LE MONDE Veronika, 19, stood tall in her camouflage uniform, an assault rifle slung over her shoulder. She had only joined the army two months earlier, but her movements were already marked by a […]

Can the Islamic Republic survive for long following the failure of its nuclear program? In the aftermath of the strikes carried out in Iran by Israel and the US between June 12 and June 24, the Tehran theocracy is surveying the damage. It is weaker than ever – both domestically and internationally. Whatever its ultimate […]

People cross Elisabeth Bridge during the Budapest Pride March in Budapest, Hungary, June 28, 2025. BERNADETT SZABO / REUTERS With rainbow flags flying high, tens of thousands of people began marching on Saturday, June 28, for the Budapest Pride parade, defying a government ban that marks a major pushback against LGBTQ+ rights in the European […]

On June 27, the conservative justices of the US Supreme Court handed Donald Trump a political victory, which he loudly celebrated. By restricting federal judges’ power to suspend executive orders, the Supreme Court chose to rule against the broader judiciary, of which it is the highest authority. This judicial deference follows that of Congress, where […]

Jesse Jenkins’ courgette caviar and whipped ricotta on toast. JESSE JENKINS FOR M LE MAGAZINE DU MONDE Ingredients (for one large slice of toast and extra preserves) 1 kg courgettes (any color) 50 ml extra virgin olive oil (plus extra for storing) 200 g onions, thinly sliced 500 g tomatoes (ripe and ready) 1 tablespoon […]