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- 2 weeks ago43 min
Will football ever be the same? The legacy of a star-spangled World Cup
It’s a game of two halves and in the end, Lionel Messi shines. After a stunning performance in Argentina’s come-from-behind win against England, the 39-year old securing the defending World Cup champions their second final in a row, much to the delight of organizers – who last year understood Messi’s star power when they bent the rules to include his Inter Miami side in the Club World Cup.
- 2 weeks ago43 min
French chicken chain row gets political
In this edition, we take a look at the French love for food – in this case, chain rotisserie chicken and the current squabble over it that has turned political.
- 2 weeks ago19 min
War, talks, repeat: How to break the cycle between US and Iran?
Who needs nuclear weapons when you’ve got the Strait of Hormuz? Sure, ordinary Iranians are far worse off than on February 28th when the US and Israel launched a war that killed the Supreme Leader on Day One but the Islamic Republic's since discovered it’s got leverage beyond its wildest dream and betting that Donald Trump’s threats of invasion are empty.
- 2 weeks ago26 min
Willing to pay: Europe faces the bill for backing Ukraine without the US
Forget last week's Nato summit, where Donald Trump put the alliance through another rollercoaster. It's Bastille Day in Paris, with the “Coalition of the willing” – Nato minus the United States – gathering for a more measured summit on the eve of the traditional military parade down the Champs-Élysées, where aircraft from Germany, Ukraine, the UK, Sweden and Greece will join the flypast.
- 3 weeks ago43 min
Not built for the heat: How do cities adapt to record temperatures?
It's not even Bastille Day yet, and France is already in the grip of its third heatwave of the season. Hospitals are under strain, wildfires are spreading, riverbeds are running dry, work and study are being disrupted—and there's even a shortage of ice. Many of you reacted strongly to our recent discussion on whether air conditioning is the answer. We'll briefly revisit that debate, but also look at the bigger picture: why is France still so unprepared for extreme heat?
- 3 weeks ago43 min
Can NATO survive Trump's changes of heart?
These days, every official visit and every summit involving the President of the United States seems like a frantic scramble to keep the leader of the Atlantic alliance on board. But what if it’s already too late?
- 3 weeks ago42 min
No stopping Le Pen? French appeals court clears way for 2027 presidential run
Did a court decision just alter the outcome of a French presidential election that's less than 300 days away? Marine Le Pen's conviction for funnelling EU parliamentary staff funds to her far-right National Rally party initially left her facing 30 months of ineligibility to run for public office. But that ban has now been halved, making it possible for her to launch a fourth bid for the presidency.
- 3 weeks ago44 min
France's Macron to hold post-Assad visit to Damascus: Why the Syria stopover?
As Iran buries its late Supreme Leader who was killed last February, Hamas has announced it will disarm. Meanwhile, French President Emmanuel Macron is going to Damascus. The visit will be the first for a French head of state since Nicolas Sarkozy met the deposed President Bachar Al-Assad in 2009. The timing of this visit raises questions, as well as the objectives of the French President when meeting his Syrian counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa.
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