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FIFA announced that Donald Trump will present the 2026 World Cup trophy to the champions, reviving debate over the politicization of sport. From Lagos to Mexico City, the prospect of a US president at the center of the global celebration divides opinion.
Alan Greenspan, chair of the US Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006, has died at 100. From Washington to Seoul, the global press weighs a contested legacy: hailed as the markets' 'maestro' or blamed for the deregulation that fed the 2008 financial crisis.
Ten years after the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, June 2026 marks the Brexit anniversary. Assessments multiply on a decade of political instability, the economic and migration consequences, and how the continent and London now view the divorce.
Warsaw strips the Ukrainian president of its highest distinction amid a memory war over the Volhynia massacres. The rift between two allies, which also touches grain and Polish domestic politics, benefits Moscow and weakens the front supporting Kyiv.
An extreme heatwave grips Europe with peaks near 45°C. In France, 58 departments are placed on red alert and rails overheat, threatening train traffic. The heatwave reignites debates over climate adaptation, infrastructure and protecting the most vulnerable.
Behind tarps and to chants of 'Take it down!', workers pried off the 18 gold letters 'THE DONALD J. TRUMP AND' overnight. A judge ruled only Congress can rename the landmark. The same weekend, another court ordered slavery signage restored in the national parks.
German Alexander Zverev defeated Italian Flavio Cobolli in the Roland Garros final on June 7, 2026, claiming his first Grand Slam title at 29 after three lost finals. His triumph is clouded by domestic abuse allegations that French and Italian press refuses to ignore, while Berlin, New York, Lisbon and Buenos Aires celebrate the redemption narrative.
An Austrian court sentenced 21-year-old Beran A. to 15 years in prison on May 28, 2026 for planning a jihadist attack on Taylor Swift's Vienna concerts in August 2024. Inspired by the Islamic State, he had made TATP explosives and attempted to acquire weapons before being arrested thanks to a CIA tip-off, forcing the cancellation of three concerts expected to draw over 170,000 spectators.
Romanian director Cristian Mungiu won the Cannes Palme d'Or for 'Fjord,' his second after 2007. Six national readings — from Romanian pride to French cultural arbitration — weigh an awards list that crowns European auteur cinema.
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