The world slowly emerging from the ruins of the old international order established by the United States after World War II is showing no regard for principles and the rule of law. Only strength matters now, and those who wield it without restraint set the tone. On June 13, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, confident […]
The logo of Chinese technology firm Alibaba is seen at its office, in Beijing, on August 10, 2021. MARK SCHIEFELBEIN / AP Chinese online giant AliExpress must do more to protect consumers from illegal product sales, the European Commission said on Wednesday, June 18, in an interim finding that could open the way to heavy […]
France’s Marine Johannès (right), a player for the New York Liberty, during a game against the Chicago Sky at the Barclays Center in New York, United States, June 10, 2025. SARAH STIER / AFP In recent years, the French women’s national basketball team has come close to returning to glory. Crowned European champions for the […]
Donald and Melania Trump attend the military parade in Washington on June 14, 2025. JULIA DEMAREE NIKHINSON/AP Everything rests on a single man, confident in his own experience, and dismissive of experts, consultation with allies and even members of his own administration. An American president, facing history, surrounded by loyalists, torn between asserting the nation’s […]
A mechanic removes an airbag module made by the Japanese airbag manufacturer Takata from a car, in a garage in Mulhouse, eastern France, on February 19, 2025. SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP Confusion has reached a peak, and so has concern. On Tuesday, June 17, at 5 pm, the Stellantis group was unable to explain why […]
French President Emmanuel Macron during the G7 working lunch with leaders of invited countries in Kananaskis, June 17, 2025. JULIEN MUGUET FOR LE MONDE French President Emmanuel Macron responded on Tuesday, June 17, during the second day of the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Canada, to the biting criticism directed at him the previous day by […]
Hundreds of advertisements published on the social network X over the past two years used targeting criteria based on political opinions, religion or even the sexual identity of French citizens in a way that was likely illegal, according to a report published by the European non-governmental organization AI Forensics on Wednesday, June 18. X (formerly […]
An anti-missile system operates as missiles are launched from Iran, as seen from Tel Aviv, Israel, June 18, 2025. VIOLETA SANTOS MOURA / REUTERS Iran said, early on Wednesday, June 18, that it fired hypersonic missiles at Israel, in the latest round of overnight strikes between the archfoes, hours after Donald Trump demanded the Islamic […]
A WhatsApp icon is displayed on an iPhone. MARTIN MEISSNER / AP Iranian state television on Tuesday, June 17, urged people to remove WhatsApp from their smartphones, alleging without specific evidence that the messaging app gathered user information to send to Israel. In a statement, WhatsApp said it was “concerned these false reports will be […]
A person begins the process of filling out a passport application with an ‘X’ gender marker, at their home in Alexandria, Virginia, on April 11, 2022. STEFANI REYNOLDS / AFP A federal US judge on Tuesday, June 17, ordered the Trump administration to resume issuing passports to transgender Americans with “X” as their gender designation, […]