Better-than-expected US jobs figures pave way for rate hike
At the HIRE 360 Diversity Hiring Expo at the Carson Event Center in Carson, California, June 30, 2026. JUSTIN SULLIVAN/GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP The American employment figures in August are excellent, and that does not help almost anyone: the Federal Reserve…
Maga Tetris, Snake… when Trump turns the hunt for migrants into a video game
There is now a new destination on the Internet for those who want to combine xenophobia and video games: the official website of the White House. The American presidency inaugurated, Thursday, September 3, a space on its official website for games that…
In California, these thousands of Americans forced to live in their cars
For more than four years, Tom Williamson has lived in his Dodge Magnum, a gray station wagon loaded to the brim. The life of this 51-year-old American changed in November 2021, while he was on sick leave following heart problems. His landlord terminated…
Argentina’s claim on the Falklands: boosted by Donald Trump, Javier Milei toughens his tone
Argentine President Javier Milei, boosted by the perceived support of Donald Trump, invoked on Thursday September 3 “favorable winds” for Argentina’s historic claim to the Falkland Islands, and announced tougher sanctions for any oil…
Two months before the midterm elections, the Trump administration goes on the offensive again on postal voting
During a demonstration for the protection of postal voting, in front of the federal district court in Boston, September 3, 2026. JOSH REYNOLDS/AP CONTENT SERVICES FOR DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INC. The Trump administration again asked, Thursday,…
“Our life has changed”: two months after the double earthquake, a Venezuelan testifies – Les Observateurs
To be found in the show A double earthquake struck northern Venezuela on June 24, killing more than 6,500 people. About two months later, a resident of Catia La Mar, one of the affected towns, recounts how daily life was disrupted by the disaster. When…
The United States sank a ship suspected of contributing to drug trafficking in Ecuador
The boat suspected of participating in drug trafficking in Ecuador, before being targeted by an American strike, in a screenshot of a video published by the United States Southern Command, September 2, 2026. US SOUTHERN COMMAND VIA X The American army…
The boss of Palantir judges that France will “hurt itself” by turning its back on the American giant
A sidelining that goes badly. The boss of the American company Palantir Alex Karp, whose services Paris decided in June to give up its internal intelligence services, warned, Wednesday September 2, that France will “hurt itself” if it…
Donald Trump proposes naming the Strait of Hormuz after him
A bust of United States President Donald Trump in front of a map of the Strait of Hormuz. Illustration created on June 22, 2025. DADO RUVIC / REUTERS The President of the United States proposed, Wednesday September 2, to rename the Strait of Hormuz…
Midterms 2026: postal voting is in danger, warns whistleblower
A new system put in place by the US Postal Service to comply with a decree from Donald Trump risks seeing millions of Americans deprived of their mail-in ballots before the mid-term elections, a whistleblower warned on Tuesday, September 1. The reform,…