“A potential for very great wines”: bottles of champagne with more than 13% alcohol this year
An exceptional year 2026 from all points of view for French champagne? The 2026 harvest, sparse and of unprecedented precocity, presents “a potential for very great wines”, estimated the Champagne Committee on Wednesday September 9. The…
The conflict between the United States and Canada escalates: Trump bans Canadian products
New escalation in the trade conflict between Washington and Ottawa. American President Donald Trump announced on the evening of Tuesday, September 8, that he would ban the importation of certain Canadian products into the United States and increase…
“Alas, not a surprise”: maths, written comprehension… The level of French students at its lowest
The French, bad students? Although they remain within the average for OECD countries, the results of French students in the 2025 Pisa international survey (Program for International Student Assessment), published Tuesday September 8, are the lowest ever…
Live: Russia resumes strikes on kyiv after three days of truce
08/09/2026 – 03:16 Ukraine: Prosecutor General resigns over corruption charges Accused of corruption, the Prosecutor General of Ukraine Ruslan Kravchenko resigned on Monday, after searches carried out this weekend in his administration as part of a…
“We need to better explain the reforms”: faced with the far right, Merz wants to stay the course
“Giving up is not an option.” German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he was “deeply shocked”, Monday September 7, by the historic victory of the far right during a regional election in the state of Saxony-Anhalt the day before, while promising…
Talks in kyiv: “more effective” American proposals for the Ukrainian presidency
The emissaries sent by Donald Trump to Moscow, then to kyiv, on Sunday September 6 presented new, “more effective” proposals aimed at ending the war with Russia, according to the Ukrainian presidency. President Volodymyr Zelensky, however, said he feared…
Egyptian presenter sentenced to death for drug trafficking
Twelve people sentenced to death in Egypt for manufacturing and trafficking drugs, including TV presenter Sarah Khalifa. She is known for her show “Mission Difficult” on the private channel Al-Mehwar, which is devoted to security and crime…
Germany: 6,000 people demonstrate for democracy before a vote favorable to the AfD
A demonstration to defend democracy. Nearly 6,000 people demonstrated on Saturday September 5 in Magdeburg, according to the police. He opposes the German far-right party, Alternative for Germany (AfD), given the favorite in the polls for the regional…
Mussels, fries and politics: presidential atmosphere at the Lille clearance sale
Gabriel Attal came to defend “a grassroots campaign”, Marine Tondelier to support the “union” of the left, while waiting for the arrival of Jean-Luc Mélenchon: the presidential candidates unfolded their strategies against the RN…
Midterms 2026: a kick-off marked by uncertainty around postal voting
The US mid-term elections begin on Friday September 4 amid confusion around postal voting, as the first ballots are sent out and Donald Trump seeks to obtain new restrictions from the courts on their processing. North Carolina has started sending out…