France’s public debt will approach 122% of GDP in 2027, a record
France’s debt level will continue to increase to reach 119.3% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2026 and 121.7% in 2027, the Ministry of the Economy and Finance indicated on Saturday September 19. These debt levels are at their highest since 1995,…
Donald Trump announces having obtained “permanent control” over the security of Greenland
Donald Trump announced on Friday September 18 that he had obtained from Denmark and Greenland “permanent control” of the security of the Arctic territory, of which he had mentioned last year a pure and simple attachment to the United States.…
In France, exotic fruit crops boosted by climate change – Élément Terre, the report
To be found in the show Pineapples, mangoes, pomegranates, pistachios or passion fruit: in the south of France, farmers are experimenting with crops formerly associated with tropical regions. A development which illustrates the transformations of…
Venezuela unblocks online access to several media outlets censored for years
Several information sites to which access was difficult were unblocked Thursday, September 17 by the Venezuelan authorities to the great satisfaction of their leaders and journalists who have suffered from this censorship for years. This opening comes as…
Operation Vivaldi: first season of a series of Ukrainian counter-offensives?
They have “recovered” or “deoccupied” at least 85 km² in Donbass. The Ukrainians revealed the extent of the territory that they claim to have liberated from any Russian presence during the surprise announcement of the launch of Operation Vivaldi on…
Live: explosions in kyiv, around ten injured in the capital and Odessa
In the news Europe In progress Published on: 09/17/2026 – 03:25Modified on: 09/17/2026 – 05:42 DTEK company employees work to restore power supply after a Russian strike in the Kyiv region, Ukraine, July 25, 2026. © Alina Smutko, Reuters Loud…
Morocco: Yasser Mounbir, an artist facing justice for his satirical drawings
For the third time, Yasser Mounbir must appear on Wednesday, September 16, before the Criminal Court of First Instance in Casablanca. The two previous hearings were postponed. Currently detained in Oukacha prison, the 22-year-old artist is being…
After weeks of quarrel, the new French ambassador in Washington obtains his approval
The new French ambassador to Washington will be able to take up his duties after obtaining his approval from the American authorities on Tuesday, a State Department official said on Tuesday, September 15, putting an end to several weeks of blockage.…
After Fred Chichin, death takes Catherine Ringer, the voice of Rita Mitsouko
“It was death that murdered him.” Singer Catherine Ringer, of the legendary Rita Mitsouko duo, died of cancer on Monday, September 14, at the age of 68, definitively closing the story of this French rock duo that she formed with her companion Fred…
War in Ukraine: NATO fighter planes shoot down drone over Lithuania
The war in Ukraine continues to put NATO under strain. NATO fighter planes shot down a drone over Lithuania, the president of this Atlantic Alliance member country, Gitanas Nauseda, announced on Tuesday September 15. “A drone that violated Lithuanian…