Debate

At the European Parliament, Jordan Bardella speaks in front of the flags of the member states in December 2022. An institutional portrait of the RN president at the center of a controversy over messages he denies writing. Credits: European Union 2022 – Source: EP, CC BY 2.0.

Society

France’s far-right leader Jordan Bardella challenges Mediapart’s evidence on alleged antisemitic messages

2026-10-07

Looking straight at the camera, Jean-Luc Mélenchon appears in a portrait from the ‘Mélenchon 2027’ campaign. A restrained image for a statement that invokes the history of student mobilizations. Credits: jlm2017.fr, CC BY 4.0.

Society

Do France’s 2026 high school protests really eclipse every youth movement since May 1968, as Mélenchon claims ?

2026-10-06

In Toulouse, on May 3, 2012, Ségolène Royal shows the smile of a seasoned campaigner. Fourteen years later, her remarks on sexism place her career at the center of the primary. Credits: Jackolan1 / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 3.0.

Society

Ségolène Royal Challenges Raphaël Glucksmann Over a Sexist Remark Days Before France’s Left-Wing Primary Vote

2026-10-05

Jordan Bardella at the European Parliament in Strasbourg in September 2022. The RN president is now at the center of a controversy over writings whose attribution he disputes. Credits: Raphael ATTAL (@BootEXE) / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Society

France’s Jordan Bardella denies Mediapart’s antisemitic messages claim, files suit and challenges its evidence

2026-09-29

Emmanuel Macron speaks at the American Cemetery in Normandy during the 75th anniversary of D-Day on June 6, 2019. In this solemn setting, the French president speaks for France. Credits: Defense Visual Information Distribution Service via Picryl.com.

Society

At the UN, Emmanuel Macron’s disputed Hamas claim shifts Gaza debate into a fact-checking clash with Israel

2026-09-23

The Élysée Palace in Paris, photographed on September 28, 2019. Its next occupant will be elected on April 18 and May 2, 2027. Seven months before the first round, cybersecurity is still struggling to make its way into the candidates’ platforms. Credits: Leynadmar / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Society

From digital sovereignty to a stalled NIS2 law: what France’s 2027 candidates say and omit about cybersecurity

2026-09-23

In Marseille, on April 21, 2024, Rima Hassan takes part in a rally in support of Gazans and Palestinians. This archival portrait predates her election to the European Parliament in June 2024. Credits: AN2303, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Society

What Rima Hassan’s CJR complaint alleges against French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez and what happens next

2026-09-21

Macklemore performs at the University of San Francisco on February 8, 2013. The Seattle rapper, in a pink fur coat over a Vancouver Grizzlies jersey, holds the microphone at arm’s length. Credit: San Francisco Foghorn (Amanda Rhoades) / Flickr via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.

Culture

From the MetLife mic to Robert Kraft’s veto : how Macklemore lost his opening slot on Ed Sheeran’s US tour

2026-09-15

In front of ARD cameras, Alice Weidel defends her platform at the Wahlarena on February 17, 2025. A close portrait of the AfD leader, at the heart of Germany’s political showdown. Credits: Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Society

After the AfD’s Saxony-Anhalt win, Friedrich Merz draws a red line between lawful deportation and remigration

2026-09-10

Marine Tondelier at the Ecologist Summer Days in Poitiers on August 19, 2021. With a headset mic on her face, she speaks during her party's gathering. Credit: Greenbox / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Society

Can France punish politicians for lying ? Marine Tondelier’s plan faces legal tests over proof and free speech

2026-09-07

At the heart of Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo appears in red on this map. This view places the country where the Ebola outbreak has spread to six provinces. Credits: TUBS / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Science

How delayed detection and strained health care made the 2026 Ebola outbreak DR Congo’s deadliest on record

2026-08-18

At night, firefighters deploy a ladder in front of a building, under the blue light of flashing beacons. This illustrative photo is unrelated to the Mérignac fire. Credit: Jules78120 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Society

What a teen’s formal investigation reveals—and leaves unresolved—after two firefighters died near Bordeaux

2026-08-14