Russia targeted by drones on eve of Victory Day celebrations

On the night of Monday May 5 to Tuesday May 6, Ukraine launched more than a hundred drones on Russian territory, targeting Moscow in particular and disrupting the operation of a dozen airports, Russian authorities said three days before the commemorations of the victory over Nazi Germany.

2018 Moscow military parade (Wikimedia Commons)
immigration (coastguard photo)

580 million people are eligible for asylum in France

An alarming study by the Observatoire de l’immigration et de la démographie (OID) reveals that the French asylum system could theoretically concern almost 7% of the world’s population, according to current criteria.

The A69 construction site nears completion (capture X Ecrins)
Justice

The administrative court invalidates the A69 project: now what?

After two years of legal wrangling, the Toulouse Administrative Court ruled that the Toulouse-Castres freeway project was illegal, finding that there was no “imperative reason of overriding public interest”. Other complaints are pending.