Debate

Nicolas Sarkozy before the Paris court: 2025 verdict — five years in prison and provisional execution in the Libyan financing case.

Society

Libya financing: Nicolas Sarkozy found guilty, five-year sentence with immediate enforcement

2025-09-25

Ziad Takieddine, 75 years old, passed away in Beirut on September 23, 2025, two days before the verdict in the Sarkozy trial for Libyan financing.

Society

Ziad Takieddine dies in Beirut, 48 hours before the Paris verdict in Sarkozy’s alleged Libyan financing case

2025-09-24

Recognition Day at the UN. Town halls raise the flag. Prefects in summary proceedings for neutrality. A country between gestures and law.

Society

France recognizes Palestine; flags raised at city halls

2025-09-22

Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco in Fez, September 16, 2025: hospital reappearance, supervised visit, no recent photos allowed.

Society

Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco reappears in Fes, between power and secrecy

2025-09-19

Strike of September 18, 2025: €43.8 billion in savings for the 2026 budget, Matignon promises dialogue, the inter-union coalition intensifies the standoff.

Society

France’s Sept 18, 2025 strike: turnout dispute and what’s next

2025-09-19

Anne Hidalgo, on an official trip, appears in the midst of her delegation; with a neat outfit and protocol embraced; the city hall advocates for the image of Paris internationally; the opposition denounces it as a luxury at the taxpayers' expense, while the PNF investigation into Polynesia serves as a persistent backdrop, at the heart of a debate on the Paris city hall budget.

Society

Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo’s expenses, trips and public funds

2025-09-18

Donald Trump, President of the United States, alongside the late Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA. On September 17, 2025, Trump announced his intention to classify Antifa as a terrorist organization during a state visit to the United Kingdom. This announcement came a week after the assassination of Kirk in Orem, Utah, who was elevated to the status of a martyr by the White House to justify a tightening of domestic security. This political move has a disputed legal scope: federal law does not provide for the designation of domestic entities, risking a clash with the freedoms protected by the First Amendment.

Society

Trump seeks to designate Antifa a terrorist organization

2025-09-18

At the 8 PM news, 'Are you doing well?' addressed to Marion Cotillard creates discomfort and reignites the debate on the limits of the news broadcast.

Culture

France 2 newscast: Marion Cotillard, one question, big debate

2025-09-17

Lil Nas X, the acclaimed gay rapper, has won 2 Grammys, 4 Billboard Music Awards, 1 American Music Award, 1 CMA Award, several MTV VMAs (including Video of the Year in 2021 and 3 in 2022), as well as the Hal David Starlight Award in 2022

Culture

Lil Nas X in treatment after Los Angeles arrest: what we know so far

2025-09-16

Brasília decides: 27 years and 3 months for attempted coup d'état, ruled by the STF. Non-executable sentences; appeals announced. The country holds its breath.

Society

Brazil: Bolsonaro gets 27 years in STF ruling over attempted coup

2025-09-13

UVU, just past noon: a single detonation, a body collapses, the crowd staggers. A few hours later, Trump confirms the death. Flags at half-mast until September 14th. The manhunt begins, the motive fades into the noise of the networks.

Society

US — Charlie Kirk killed at UVU: FBI and Utah DPS investigation intensifies

2025-09-11

Judith Godrèche broke her silence in 2024, accusing Jacques Doillon and Benoît Jacquot of sexual violence. Her complaints were met with the statute of limitations, leaving the old incidents beyond the reach of criminal prosecution. Meanwhile, a defamation lawsuit against her progressed quickly. This contrast highlights the asymmetry felt by many victims.

Society

What the Doillon case reveals about France’s justice and victims’ speech

2025-09-11