Death of former Prime Minister Édouard Balladur at 97
Former Prime Minister Édouard Balladur died on Monday August 31 in Paris at the age of 97, his family announced to AFP. “A mass will be given in strict family privacy,” the same source added, without further details. Édouard Balladur was François…
Adelaide Unveils $96M Street Circuit for 2027 MotoGP
Tens of thousands of residents have signed a petition against the development of the Adelaide circuit, of which 40% of the track is slated to be built on 190-year-old National Heritage-listed Adelaide Park Lands. Given the petition, protests, and…
US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigns after months of tension with Pete Hegseth
Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll at the Capitol in Washington, May 12, 2026. ANDREW HARNIK/GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP His mandate lasted eighteen months. US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has resigned. The information was first revealed by the Wall Street…
The editorial eye. Editorial. Put your two feet down like a duck, the work starts again
The last musical notes of the campsite’s “foam party” are still ringing in the heads that we must already relive, on this morning of Tuesday September 1st, an often traumatic experience after several weeks spent in shorts and…
The Treasury refuses to accredit certain American journalists to the G20 Finance summit
New offensive against the American press? As finance ministers from the G20 countries gather until Tuesday in Asheville, North Carolina, the accreditation request of several journalists working for leading American media outlets has been rejected,…
Djokovic unscrews, Parry is magical, L’Hirondel takes off at the UTMB: sports news for the weekend
The sporting events that you shouldn’t miss during the weekend: here is the France 24 sports recap. L’Hirondel and Dhiman, queen and king of the UTMB Frenchwoman Blandine L’Hirondel won the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) in Chamonix…
Packers & Broncos place big-name stars on commissioners’ exempt list
Two big-name stars in the NFL have been placed on the commissioner’s exempt list on Sunday. The Green Bay Packers have placed running back Josh Jacobs on the list three days after he was charged with two misdemeanors stemming from an alleged…
In the United States, growing opposition to Flock, a network of 120,000 cameras that identify cars
A Flock Safety camera in Commerce City, Colorado, August 5, 2026. CHENEY ORR/REUTERS In the spring, Nick Rabb, a 32-year-old American living in Pasadena, in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, discovered that his city of 135,000 inhabitants was meshed…
Digital. ChatGPT soon subject to strengthened rules in the European Union
ChatGPT will be subject to reinforced rules within the EU in terms of user protection, provided for by the European legislative arsenal, as will the online gaming platform Roblox, very popular with children, and the social network Reddit, the European…
Flash flood hits US Grand Canyon, more than 15 people wanted
Around fifteen people are being sought on Sunday, August 30, after a flash flood occurred the day before in the famous Grand Canyon park, in the Western United States, the park announced. The US National Park Service (NPS) “is asking the public to…
