VIDEO After Hormuz, this other strategic strait in the war between Iran and the United States
The Bab Al-Mandab Strait, a strategic route for world trade, at the entrance to the Red Sea, is threatened with closure by the Houthis, Yemeni rebels supported by Iran. Initially in retreat since the start of strikes led by the United States and Israel…
In Peru, an inauguration with crime in the crosshairs for Keiko Fujimori
Invested on Tuesday July 28, the new president of Peru, Keiko Fujimori, immediately announced that the military will assume “maintenance of order” in areas affected by gangs, drug trafficking and illegal mining, one of her main promises of…
Midterms in the United States: in Pennsylvania, American Democrats are trying to win back the hearts of blue-collar workers
When Sherril Wilhide broke her wrist two months ago, her employer, owner of a bar in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the northeast of the United States, immediately showed her the door. He did not provide long explanations – such is the job market across the…
Zelensky received at the White House for the third time while Trump is more conciliatory
A favorable moment? Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected at the White House on Tuesday July 28 to meet with Donald Trump and once again try to win the support of his American counterpart against Russia. The visit scheduled for 9:30 a.m.…
At the UN, the American delegation leaves a meeting of the Security Council after French criticism
French Ambassador to the United Nations, Jérôme Bonnafont, during an emergency meeting of the Security Council, at the organization’s headquarters, in New York, July 10, 2026. EDUARDO MUNOZ/REUTERS Tense sequence at the United Nations (UN).…
Haiti will organize elections at the end of the year under security conditions
Haitians at the polls in a few months? Haiti’s electoral authorities announced Monday, July 27, presidential and legislative elections for the end of the year, the holding of which is conditional on “the establishment of an acceptable…
PEN America, an association defending freedom of expression for writers, shaken by the resignation of its president
Writer Dinaw Mengestu, during a literary gala organized by PEN America, in New York, May 14, 2026. CRAIG BARRITT/AFP On July 9, writer Dinaw Mengestu announced that he was leaving the presidency of PEN America after only seven months in office. In…
Milei accuses Brazil of having financed an “anti-Argentine campaign”, Lula recalls his ambassador
Diplomatic tensions between Argentina and Brazil escalated this weekend. Argentine President Javier Milei accused, on Sunday July 26, the Brazilian government, but also Mexico and the American Democratic Party, of having financed an “anti-Argentina…
In the United States, opposition to data centers grows and becomes a political object
Demonstration against the expansion of a data center in Imperial, California (United States), July 18, 2026. SANDY HUFFAKER/AFP It is not yet a widespread rebellion, but centers of revolt are multiplying across the country. Movements against data centers…
Nelson Haase, one of Victor Jara’s murderers, arrested three years after his conviction in Chile
Nelson Haase’s escape has ended. Chilean justice announced on Sunday July 26 the arrest of the ex-soldier, a fugitive convicted of the kidnapping and murder in 1973 of singer Victor Jara during the dictatorship era. The man who was also a…