Trump threatens EU with 50% tariffs from June 1
The American president is getting tough with Brussels, deeming trade negotiations to be at an impasse. Europe retaliates by preparing taxes on 95 billion euros of American imports.
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Épinal: A teacher persecuted for wanting to protect his pupils
A German language teacher filed a complaint for psychological harassment against his superiors for opposing COVID protocols in schools. Here is his story.
Bruno Retailleau elected president of the Républicains with 74.3% of the vote
The Minister of the Interior wins by a wide margin over Laurent Wauquiez and becomes the natural candidate of the Right for 2027.
Gaza: an extermination camp!
UN denounces escalating violence and aid blockade in Gaza. NGOs firmly reject accusations that humanitarian aid is being diverted to Hamas, while more than 950 children are reported to have been killed in the last two months in the Palestinian enclave.
Gaza’s dark shadow over the Cannes Festival
A vibrant appeal from several hundred cinema personalities denounces the silence of the cultural world in the face of the violence in Gaza. It also pays tribute to Fatma Hassouna, the Palestinian photojournalist killed by an Israeli strike.
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.
Panot/Aubry MPs transport abortion pills to Poland
Mathilde Panot, French MP, and Manon Aubry, MEP (LFI), filmed themselves transporting abortion pills to Poland, a country where voluntary interruption of pregnancy is severely restricted. A militant act which is not without legal risks.
Does Macron really want to choose the Pope?
Italy’s conservative press launched a media offensive against Emmanuel Macron over the May 1 weekend, accusing him of maneuvering behind the scenes to favor the election of Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of Marseilles as Pope Francis’ successor.
Cardinal Robert Sarah, the next pope?
Guinean-born Catholic prelate calls for defense of traditional values. He’s not going to please the wokists, as his speech at the 2018 Brussels “God or Nothing” Conference suggests.
ArcelorMittal announces 636 job cuts in France, despite solid financial health
The steel giant detailed its redundancy plan at an extraordinary CSE meeting on Wednesday April 30, 2025, with 385 potential redundancies at seven French sites, including 113 at Florange and 162 at Dunkirk.
“The Waning Enthusiasm for mRNA Vaccine Technology”
The enthusiasm for mRNA vaccine technology is waning in the face of major scientific challenges and growing public distrust. Analysis below by Jay BHATTACHARYA, new director of the NIH (National Institutes of Health).
Trump gives in to China
Technology items (computers, smartphones, microprocessors, etc.) have been removed from the list of Chinese products taxed at 145% by the United States. A setback that will be followed by others. And heralds the decline of the dollar as the world’s reserve currency.