2026 World Cup: Pedro Sanchez, the Spanish Prime Minister, critic of Donald Trump, will attend the final; Argentinian President Javier Milei absent due to “superstition”
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and US President Donald Trump during a summit in Sharm El-Sheikh (Egypt) on October 13, 2025. EVAN VUCCI / AFP We do not yet know the starting eleven of the two teams but the composition of the presidential stand for…
The clock is ticking for UCLA quarterback Nico Iamaleava
It’s hard to place too much blame on Nico Iamaleava for the UCLA Bruins’ horrible 2025 season. Iamaleava was dealt a bad hand in Los Angeles last season but the 6’6” quarterback has a lot less excuses in his second season with UCLA. Iamaleava…
Telecom giant Orange warns of disruption amid ongoing cyberattack
Orange, a French telecommunications giant and one of the largest phone providers in the world, announced on Monday that it was the victim of an unspecified cyberattack. In the announcement, the company said that it detected a cyberattack “on one of its…
Project ‘Afrika’: Inside Russia’s propaganda machine – The Observers
After a leak of confidential documents revealed how Russian agents have been placing hundreds of articles in French-speaking media outlets in West and Central Africa, FRANCE 24 traveled to Dakar, Senegal, to investigate this secret operation. “When you…
DR Congo Ebola outbreak’s true scale could be four times higher than official toll, WHO says
The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that a deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo could be four times bigger than official figures suggest. According to the DR Congo’s latest official figures, the haemorrhagic fever has…
World risks ‘losing control of technology’ without AI governance, Chinese PM warns
The world risks “losing control” of frontier technology such as artificial intelligence if governments are too slow to regulate it, China’s first warned attendees at “Summer Davos” on Wednesday. Fears are growing of…
Merlier claims third Tour de France stage win in crash-hit sprint finish
Belgian sprint star Tim Merlier trebled up at the Tour de France on Thursday as he won the 12th stage in a chaotic and crash-marred dash for the line. The Soudal-Quick Step rider edged out Dutchman Olav Kooij and fellow Belgian Jasper Philipsen to claim…
Trump accuses China of ‘largest compromised’ US election data, vows to declassify intelligence
US President Donald Trump declassified intelligence on Thursday that he said showed Chinese interference in US elections, reviving his long-running attacks on election security despite a US intelligence assessment that found no evidence Beijing altered…
After the ‘near oppressive’ clean girl era, cigarettes are trendy again – Press Review
PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, July 15: French papers weep, while the Spanish press celebrates the World Cup semi-final. Also in France, papers discuss the dying bill that will be voted on today. Finally: are cigarettes back in vogue? PRESS REVIEW –…
EU top court rejects Google’s appeal against record €4.1 billion antitrust fine
The EU’s top court upheld Thursday a record €4.1 billion ($4.7 billion) fine the bloc slapped on Google for anti-competitive practices related to its Android operating system. The European Court of Justice dismissed the US tech giant’s second…
