Protest in support of Palestine, in Paris, June 14, 2025. SARAH MEYSSONNIER/REUTERS On Saturday, June 14, at the Paris march of the national ‘grand demonstration’ organized by five unions to condemn “the deadly headlong rush of Israeli authorities and the atrocities committed in Gaza,” anger was felt everywhere. “Military embargo!” “Free, free, free Palestine!” the […]

Straddling the border between Canada and the US, Lake Ontario has long served as a model for the harmonious management of a shared space. But the declarations of Donald Trump, who sought to claim the Great Lakes’ water resources, undermine that balance and, on the Canadian side, reinforced a sense of national identity. Source link

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz addresses the public following the assassination of Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband at the State Emergency Operations Center in Blaine, Minnesota, on June 14, 2025. JERRY HOLT / AP Stores shuttered, police roadblocks, a shocked and anxious population: A manhunt was underway in Minnesota, in Minneapolis and its surrounding areas, […]

United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres (second from left), Costa Rican president Rodrigo Chaves Robles, and Emmanuel Macron at the opening session of UNOC in Nice, on June 9, 2025. UN The sound of foghorns and a simple file marked the end of five days of talks among 175 countries. In Nice’s old port on Friday, […]

The contrast could not have been more striking. While Abrams tanks rolled through downtown Washington on Saturday, June 14, as part of the military parade so eagerly desired by Donald Trump for his 79th birthday, car horns blared in hundreds of locations in protest against the same president. On this day of national protest under […]

“Our GPUs [graphics processing units] are melting. We are going to temporarily introduce some rate limits.” Just two days after OpenAI added a new image generation feature to ChatGPT, on March 25, CEO Sam Altman openly admitted the company was overwhelmed. Users were rushing to test the new ability to transform photos into different styles […]

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy leaves the court following the decision in his appeal trial in the Bygmalion case, which concerns the illegal financing of his lost presidential campaign in 2012, at the courthouse in Paris, France, February 14, 2024. GONZALO FUENTES / REUTERS Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been stripped of his Legion […]

“The Death of Cleopatra,” 1874, by Jean-André Rixens. TOULOUSE, MUSÉE DES AUGUSTINS Of course, everyone knows Cleopatra, the queen of Egypt, famed for her unforgettable beauty, who is said to have taken her own life by letting a snake bite her. Thanks to cinema and advertising, she has become a universally recognized pop culture figure. […]

After France’s Sénat voted against a 2% wealth tax for people whose worth exceeds €100 million, the economist argues that the scale of France’s debt and funding needs for social and climate challenges will soon require even more radical redistributive measures. Source link

The National Guard and police confront protesters outside a downtown prison on June 8, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. SPENCER PLATT/AFP “America First” is not only the most famous Trumpist slogan; the phrase also sums up a shift in the country’s military priorities, as seen amid the tensions in Los Angeles. There are currently more […]