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In southern France, those fleeing the flames in the middle of the night
On the night of July 1 to 2, 2026, a series of wildfires around Canet-en-Roussillon, in the Pyrénées-Orientales, forced the evacuation of

Wayve Wants to Put Its Artificial Intelligence in Every Car
The British startup Wayve, founded in 2017 by chief executive Alex Kendall, is developing an autonomous driving system built on what it

Agnès Callamard, the Voice Denouncing the Lebanon-Israel Deal Signed in Washington
On June 26, 2026, a framework agreement between Lebanon and Israel was signed in Washington, presented by its architects as a step

DOJ Refuses to Hand Over More Epstein Files Despite Judge's Order
On July 2, 2026, just hours before a deadline set by a federal judge, the U.S. Department of Justice formally refused to

Kim Jong-un, the Regime That Traded Gold for Stablecoins
Some reports slip by unnoticed. Others should wake up every foreign ministry in the West. The one published on June 29, 2026

What June's Heat Wave Revealed About Our Collective Fragility
I did not live through Europe's June heat wave from the inside, watching from my North American vantage point, but I followed,

Putin personally approved secret military training with China
Reuters revealed on July 1, 2026, based on two European officials and documents reviewed by its journalists, that the secret military training

Trump Leaves North American Trade's Future in Doubt
Introduction: a July 1st that should have brought clarity, but muddied it instead

Todd Blanche, the Man Who Says He Never Broke the Epstein Law
Introduction: an Attorney General facing a judge who won't budge