Politics

In front of the Drouant restaurant in Place Gaillon in Paris, photographers and onlookers wait for the announcement of the Prix Goncourt on November 3, 2016. It is on this sidewalk that the Académie announces its winner every fall, after three rounds of selection. Credits: ActuaLitté, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Culture

Freed from Iran’s Evin prison, Olivier Grondeau sees his memoir judged by 600 inmates across French jails

2026-09-15

Under the tricolor flags, Jean-Marie Le Pen, at center, greets the crowd at the National Front march on May 1, 2012 in Paris. At right, his daughter Marine Le Pen, party president since January 2011, joins him on the platform. Credits: Blandine Le Cain / Flickr, CC BY 2.0.

Society

The paradox of Marine Le Pen’s party defending a 10% tax break that mostly helps France’s wealthier retirees

2026-09-15

Emmanuel Macron is about to speak during the 75th anniversary ceremony of D-Day at the American cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer on June 6, 2019. Credits: Sgt. Henry Villarama / U.S. Army Europe and Africa (DVIDS).

Society

What France’s top court struck down in the under-15 social media ban, and what the Brussels rewrite changes

2026-09-14

Elon Musk presents Starship’s future capabilities to officials from NORAD, U.S. Northern Command, and Air Force Space Command in Colorado Springs on April 15, 2019. The head of SpaceX and Tesla was then received by the U.S. space command, before his political commitment alongside Donald Trump. Credits: Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDS) / U.S. Department of Defense.

Culture

Before its October 16 release, Alex Gibney’s Elon Musk documentary draws a defamation threat from Alex Spiro

2026-09-11

Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Credit: Elekes Andor / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.

Society

Jordan Bardella pledges 125 billion euros in savings and a 3% deficit cap, with no published breakdown yet

2026-09-11

Adèle Haenel at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2017. Her smile is dazzling, her hair caught in the red-carpet lights. Six years later, the actress will announce her retirement from cinema in a letter to ‘Télérama’. Credit: Georges Biard / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Culture

Pluralism rules, Arcom complaints and an April warning explain why France’s public broadcaster erased the show

2026-09-11

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

Fan art poster ‘Disney’s South Park (1978)’ published by ZacharyRennKagamine. Credits: ZacharyRennKagamine / DeviantArt, CC BY 3.0. Visual created with artificial intelligence tools.

Culture

South Park targets Trump, Apple and Google with a South America name-change stunt before season 29 premieres

2026-09-09

Jean-Philippe Tanguy, then a Debout la France candidate, on November 16, 2013. Thirteen years later, his account of a meeting with the AfD raises questions about the timeline of ties between the two parties. Credit: Debout la France, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Society

AfD ties under scrutiny as French MP Jean-Philippe Tanguy revisits a meeting held before the 2019 EU vote

2026-09-08

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

Gloria Steinem at the microphone, in a scene that sums up her path between journalism and activism. Her legacy was built through collective speech and organizing. Credits: Joan Roth / Jewish Women’s Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Society

How Gloria Steinem turned journalism into six decades of feminist organizing and lasting change in America

2026-09-04

The official portrait of Giorgia Meloni captures the Prime Minister's features in 2023, a few months after she came to power. The tight framing underscores control over her institutional image. Credits: Governo Italiano, CC BY 3.0 IT.

Society

Why Giorgia Meloni’s Stability Record Is Becoming a 2027 Election Argument as Italy Weighs Her Economic Record

2026-09-04