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The EU-US trade deal takes effect with a 15% tariff
Since July 1, 2026, European companies exporting to the United States have been living under a new tariff regime. The Council of
Our summers no longer look like our parents', and that's no accident
There is something unsettling about living through, year after year, what we're told is a "historic episode." In June 2026, France experienced
The Netherlands Opens a Center to Catch Up With China in Robotics
On July 2, 2026, the Netherlands opened Europe's first Humanoid Application Center, a dedicated facility for humanoid robotics located near Rotterdam, with
Dear France Team, Thank You for This Mbappé Show That Brings Us Together
Dear France national team, I write this letter the morning after your qualification for the quarterfinals of the 2026 World Cup, held
The EU Finally Shuts Its Doors to Russian War Veterans
It took more than four years of war for the European Union to finally cross this symbolic threshold: banning entry into its
Yuliia Svyrydenko, the prime minister negotiating Ukraine's drone billions
On June 30, 2026, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko confirmed that the European Union had released 3.8 billion euros specifically earmarked to
Wildfires in the South, Summer 2026 Arrives a Month Early
It isn't even mid-July yet, and already seven departments in southern France find themselves placed under very high risk of wildfires for
Poland Signs With Sweden and Muscles Up NATO's Eastern Flank
On June 29, 2026, Poland signed a major defense agreement with Sweden, covering the acquisition of three submarines built by the Swedish
France commits €436 billion to its armed forces by 2030
The French parliament approved, according to Anadolu Agency on July 1, 2026, an update to its military programming law raising defense investment