Diplomacy. The United States denounces “racial discrimination” in South Africa and announces visa restrictions
The administration of President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday the establishment of visa restrictions against South Africans responsible, according to Washington, for implementing “racial discrimination”, particularly against white Afrikaners. For…
Defense. “Reckless initiative”: France’s “advanced nuclear deterrent”, a “risk” for Moscow
The “advanced nuclear deterrent” proposed by France to its European allies, and which Finland has decided to join, presents a “risk” for Moscow, the spokesperson for Russian diplomacy declared on Tuesday. “We describe this French initiative, to put it…
Music. “Painful disagreement”: Macklemore removed from Ed Sheeran tour for pro-Palestinian comments
American rapper Macklemore announced Monday that he had been excluded from Ed Sheeran’s tour, an exclusion he attributes to his pro-Palestinian remarks during previous concerts. The artist, who opened for the tour, launched the slogan “Liberate…
Besançon. Municipal council: an amending decision of €800,000 should enliven the political start
This Thursday, September 17, the back-to-school municipal council will be held. When reading the agenda, there is no doubt that it will be the subject of numerous debates. A short, non-exhaustive overview of the deliberations to come. Amending decision…
Suede. The left leads by a hair in the legislative elections, disillusionment for the far right
In Sweden, the left was closely followed by the right-wing coalition on Sunday after highly contested legislative elections, marked, according to estimates, by a decline in the far right. According to public television SVT, the left-wing parties are…
North America. Saint-Pierre and Miquelon: faced with Trump’s desire, France and Canada appear as allies
France and Canada united against the American imperialism of Donald Trump? Friday September 4, the United Nations (UN) adopted a text calling for the promotion of a global cartographic representation more faithful to the real size of the continents. The…
Policy. Accused by LFI, the Banque de France denies selling French debt on the markets
The Bank of France denied on Saturday any sale of public debt on the financial markets, after accusations from LFI deputy Eric Coquerel. “Following the controversies and false information circulating on social networks, the Banque de France wishes to…
UNITED STATES. “It will happen eventually”: in Dublin, Trump surprises by pleading for a “unified” Ireland
The visit was supposed to be focused more on golf than on diplomacy, and yet… Donald Trump, traveling primarily to attend the Irish Open organized in a complex belonging to his family, invited himself into a particularly delicate debate this…
Editorial. French economy at a standstill and impossible budgetary exercise
INSEE was wrong. Or didn’t see it coming. After the -0.2% of GDP recorded in the first quarter, the zero point confirmed for the second, places us in a situation of quasi-recession. Even if no one says it openly, forecasters prefer, against all…
Disinfox. Kindergarten to one year, four months of vacation for the president… Did our politicians really propose that?
Seven months before the first round of the presidential election, the campaign officially began. Several candidates have already declared themselves candidates and others are dangling it. And while waiting to be decided by the primaries or the sorting of…