European elections: Across traditionally hostile Brittany, Le Pen's RN made a historic breakthrough
In the historically Europhile and moderate region, the far right won the June 9 elections for the first time. The left resisted better than elsewhere, outperforming President Emmanuel Macron's ...
Four industries are responsible for 2.7 million deaths each year in Europe, WHO says
On Wednesday, the World Health Organization's Europe office published a report denouncing the way in which the tobacco, alcohol, ultra-processed food and fossil fuel industries are obstructing health ...
Agreement with the far right: The mistake of the conservative party leader
EDITORIAL. The alliance with the far-right Rassemblement National advocated by the president of the Les Républicains party for the legislative elections is more than a transgression: It amounts to a ...
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Bardella goes back on promise to repeal Macron's pension reform
Jordan Bardella, president of the Rassemblement National, leaves his party's headquarters in Paris on June 11, 2024. ABDUL ...
'Make no mistake: If the RN were to govern in France, it would go back to its diplomatic DNA of nationalism and fascination with the great Russia'
COLUMN. It's no surprise that Moscow welcomed the rise of the far right in the European elections on June 9. It serves its interests, as does the weakening of both Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz on ...
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After calling snap elections, weakened Macron heads to series of international summits
French President Emmanuel Macron (right) and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, at Oradour-sur-Glane, June 10, 2024.
Macron calls on all those 'able to say no to extremes' to back him
French President Emmanuel Macron asked on Wednesday, June 12, for backing from all those "able to say no to extremes" in snap elections he called after his governing coalition suffered a heavy defeat ...
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Biden camp shows respect for justice after his son's conviction for illegally acquiring a firearm
A week's trial, an indisputable case and barely three hours of deliberation: The trial of Hunter Biden, the son of US ...
'Has Macron gone mad?': International press reacts to the dissolution of the Assemblée Nationale
Foreign media are trying to understand the president's decision to dissolve the Assemblée in light of the Rassemblement National's historic breakthrough in the European Parliament.
'The spread of the RN vote reflects a social malaise that goes beyond the issue of racism'
In an interview with Le Monde, political scientist Luc Rouban examines how the Rassemblement National moved away from the traditional factors influencing the far-right vote in the European elections.
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Hong Kong cancels passports of six 'lawless' democracy activists
In this picture taken on August 18, 2023, former Hong Kong legislator and pro-democracy activist Nathan Law poses for a ...
A 17th-century synagogue in Belarus has been sold for 12 euros
A Baroque art gem, Slonim's synagogue, the country's second oldest, has been deteriorating since the end of the Second World War. At a new auction, the building was sold to a Russian entrepreneur.