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ECONOMIE & COMMERCE

US Won't Renew USMCA: North American Trade Pact on Borrowed Time

The United States will not renew the North American free trade agreement, shifting to rolling bilateral talks with Canada and Mexico. The auto industry holds its breath as Ottawa and Mexico City absorb the blow. Seven countries size up the end of a pact Trump himself once signed.

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DIPLOMATIE & GOUVERNANCE

Pride marches in Budapest and Istanbul: Europe divided over LGBT rights

Thousands marched at Budapest Pride despite pressure, after a setback for Orban; in Istanbul police dispersed the march. LGBT rights crystallize a values rift across Europe.

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Plane crashes into Beijing's tallest skyscraper

A small plane crashed into the China World Trade Center, Beijing's tallest skyscraper, sparking a fire and a Chinese investigation.

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Volkswagen weighs cutting up to 100,000 jobs and closing four German plants

Volkswagen is reportedly weighing up to 100,000 job cuts and the closure of four German plants, a shock for Europe's auto industry and the eurozone's largest economy.

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CONFLITS & SECURITE

Apple Raises Its Prices: the AI-Fueled Memory Chip Shortage Hits Consumers

For the first time, Apple passes the surging cost of AI-driven memory chips on to customers: MacBooks and iPads jump 20%, the stock drops 6%, and Microsoft follows with the Xbox.

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Death of Alan Greenspan: the world weighs the contested legacy of the Fed's 'maestro'

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.

ENERGIE & CLIMAT

US-Iran talks conclude: Strait of Hormuz deal and asset release

Technical talks between Washington and Tehran concluded in Switzerland on 23 June 2026, yielding working groups, the release of 12 billion dollars in Iranian assets and a US waiver on oil sanctions. Iran will administer the Strait of Hormuz, where oil traffic has returned to normal, while Donald Trump warned Tehran against breaking the deal.

DIPLOMATIE & GOUVERNANCE

La Chine sanctionne des entreprises américaines et durcit ses contrôles à l'export

Pékin impose de nouveaux contrôles à l'export et des sanctions visant des entreprises américaines, escaladant le contentieux commercial et technologique avec Washington au moment où la diplomatie US-Iran progresse.

ECONOMIE & COMMERCE

UK Intercepts a Russian Shadow-Fleet Tanker in the Channel

The United Kingdom intercepted a Russian oil tanker linked to Moscow's shadow fleet in the English Channel, intensifying Western efforts to enforce sanctions and counter evasion at sea.

DIPLOMATIE & GOUVERNANCE

Trump Says Iran Deal to Be Signed 'Sunday' and Hormuz to Reopen — Tehran Pushes Back

Pakistan talks of an 'electronic signature' within 24 hours, Trump promises the Strait of Hormuz 'open to all' the moment it's signed — and Tehran replies it won't be Sunday. Crude falls to its lowest since April, yet Iran already proclaims: 'we are the winner.'

ECONOMIE & COMMERCE

Washington Pulls Anthropic's Two Most Powerful AIs Over National Security

Three days after launch, the Trump administration orders Anthropic to cut off Fable 5 and Mythos 5 from 'any foreign national' — including its own staff. For the first time, Washington treats AI software itself as an export-controlled weapon.

ECONOMIE & COMMERCE

SpaceX Goes Public, Musk Becomes History's First Trillionaire

The biggest IPO ever — $75 billion raised, a valuation nearing $2.2 trillion — pushes Elon Musk's fortune past $1 trillion in a single session. And analysts are already calling it a 'hopes-and-dreams IPO.'

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Trump threatens to seize Kharg Island, then calls it all off: the rollercoaster war over Iran's oil

Trump vows 'total control' of Iran's oil 'much like Venezuela,' eyeing the island that ships 90% of Tehran's crude — then, hours later, cancels the strikes and declares a deal 'all but finalized.'

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Washington bombs Iran's water reservoirs and threatens bridges and power plants as the deal collapses

Twenty thousand Iranians cut off from drinking water in 50°C heat, US bases hit from Kuwait to Bahrain, and a president who promises to 'keep going' — April's truce is hanging by a thread.

CONFLITS & SECURITE

Ukraine: Zelensky 'positive', EU 21st sanctions package, Moscow says it received no details

Zelensky says he achieved 'the expected result' from his open letter to Putin after meetings with Trump envoys Witkoff and Kushner. Von der Leyen presents the 21st EU sanctions package against Russia, including for the first time the fishing sector. Moscow says it has not yet received details of the Witkoff-Kushner-Zelensky call.

ECONOMIE & COMMERCE

Anthropic calls for an AI pause while SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic itself rush toward the biggest IPO wave in history

Anthropic's filing for a trillion-dollar debut, the $920-million-per-month SpaceX-Google deal, ChatGPT's 'superapp' overhaul before listing — the race for 21st-century tech dominance is playing out this month.

ECONOMIE & COMMERCE

Cuba strangled: sanctions on Diaz-Canel and the Castro family, Raúl reappears at 95, hotel chains pack up

Visa and Mastercard suspended, Iberostar and Meliá close 27 hotels, GAESA targeted, Castro indicted for murder, the Atlantic bloc reorganizes — and Havana prepares for invasion.

ECONOMIE & COMMERCE

Car bans if oil hits $120: the world prepares for rationing

South Korea is considering alternating bans on private cars if crude exceeds $120 per barrel. Pakistan is preparing weekend lockdowns to conserve fuel. The Philippines is converting festivals into subsidies. Five countries, five responses to the unthinkable.

ECONOMIE & COMMERCE

Wall Street collapses, South Korean won plunges: Iran war fractures global economy

Wall Street suffers its worst losses since the conflict began. The South Korean won hits its fourth-lowest monthly level. Jet fuel prices double in Russia. The Philippines converts festive celebrations into fuel subsidies. The economic shockwave from the Iran war reaches every continent.

ECONOMIE & COMMERCE

Zhongguancun Forum 2026: China Accelerates Its Tech Offensive in AI and Humanoid Robots

The Zhongguancun Forum opens in Beijing from March 25-29 under the theme of integration between technological and industrial innovation. China showcases its advances in AI, humanoid robots, brain-computer interfaces and 6G, asserting its ambition to dominate tomorrow's technologies.

ECONOMIE & COMMERCE

India Faces Worst LPG Crisis in Its History: 330 Million Households Threatened

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz plunges India into an unprecedented energy crisis. With 90% of its LPG imports blocked, the Modi government invokes the Essential Commodities Act and increases domestic production by 28% in emergency measures. Moody's identifies India as the world's most vulnerable economy.

ECONOMIE & COMMERCE

Global Energy Crisis: Asia on the Brink After Strait of Hormuz Closure

Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz triggers the worst energy crisis since the 1970s. The Philippines declares a national state of emergency with only 45 days of fuel remaining, while Japan, South Korea and India take drastic energy austerity measures.

ECONOMIE & COMMERCE

Global AI Regulation: US Framework Redefines the Rules of Technological Competition

The Trump administration's announcement of a national legislative framework for artificial intelligence is reshaping the global regulatory landscape. Between the US deregulatory approach, the European normative model, and China's sovereignty-focused ambitions, each country is recalibrating its strategy in the face of the century's most transformative technology.

CONFLITS & SECURITE

Trump faces international challenges: Iran, economy, and security

The Trump administration simultaneously confronts tensions with Iran, internal economic pressure, and border security challenges. These issues highlight the complexity of his foreign and domestic policy approach.

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