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…
Fine imposed on Google: the European Union will pay “a very heavy price”, threatens Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump during a reception at the White House in Washington on July 23, 2026. EVELYN HOCKSTEIN / REUTERS Donald Trump threatened, Friday July 24, to impose new customs duties on the European Union (EU) and to open a commercial…
Fields Medal: four mathematicians rewarded, the discipline turned upside down by AI
The Fields Medal, one of the most prestigious awards in mathematics, was awarded on Thursday July 23 to two Chinese, an American and a Canadian, a consecration for these young mathematicians which comes in the midst of the upheaval of their discipline…