Donald Trump alternates between failed jokes and invectives against the press at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
During the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, July 24, 2026. JONATHAN ERNST/REUTERS The second time was the good one, or rather the bad one, given the acrimony that Donald Trump unleashed on representatives of the American media. The…
Presidential election in Brazil: Jair Bolsonaro’s son nominated as candidate against Lula
Manufactured by rapid crises, Flavio Bolsonaro was nominated on Saturday as a candidate for the October election in Brazil against President Lula, and assumed the role of heir to his father, the former far-right head of state Jair Bolsonaro, detained for…
Customs duties: Trump’s new threats dampen Europeans’ hopes of appeasement
The story stutters. The Europeans once again see themselves threatened with a tariff escalation by their American partner. On the evening of July 24, on his Truth Social network and as usual, with a lot of capital letters, the President of the United…
Back at the Correspondents’ Dinner, Donald Trump increases attacks against journalists
Donald Trump increased the frontal attacks on Friday, July 24 evening, for his return to the big Washington press gala, reorganized under reinforced security three months after an assassination attempt which caused his evacuation in chaos. In his usual…
From Kremlin propagandist to advocate for the Ukrainian cause: the spectacular conversion of Laura Loomer, the MAGA influencer who has the ear of Donald Trump
Laura Loomer during the inauguration ceremony for a section of Southern Boulevard renamed President Donald J. Trump Boulevard, at the Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, January 16, 2026. JULIA DEMAREE NIKHINSON/AP The spectacular conversion to the…
The United States sanctions the Sudanese army for the use of chemical weapons
Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Al-Bourhane, the army chief and de facto ruler of Sudan, in Bahri, May 15, 2026. EBRAHIM HAMID/AFP On Monday July 20, Washington adopted a second set of financial sanctions against the Sudanese Armed Forces (FAS) of General – and…
Donald Trump returns to the annual press gala, interrupted at the end of April by a shooting
Three months after an alleged assassination attempt which caused his evacuation in chaos, Donald Trump will make his return to the big Washington press gala on Friday July 24. The rescheduled event will be held under enhanced security. The American…
A civilized debate for the six candidates in the race to head the UN
The six candidates for the post of Secretary General of the UN all defended Thursday July 23, during a civilized debate in the very symbolic hall of the General Assembly, the importance of restoring the credibility of an organization in crisis, a week…
The European Commission fines Google 890 million, at the risk of provoking the wrath of Trump
Headquarters of the European Commission, in Brussels, before the announcement of the Google fine, July 23, 2026. VIRGINIA MAYO/AP PHOTO While not a week goes by without, in one way or another, Donald Trump looming the threat of a new increase in customs…
Saudi Arabia joins forces with the United States to develop a civil nuclear program
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright in Washington, July 17, 2026. ROD LAMKEY/AP PHOTO Saudi civil nuclear power could well become a reality after the announcement by the United States, Wednesday July 22, of an agreement with Riyadh paving the way for the…