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Rio: Helicopter Collision Kills Six, Including Singer Oliver Tree

A helicopter collision over Rio de Janeiro killed six people, including American singer Oliver Tree, prompting international reactions and questions over air safety in Brazil.

20h ago · 6 countries

DIPLOMATIE & GOUVERNANCE

Hungary: Orbán Re-elected Fidesz Leader Despite Election Defeat

Viktor Orbán was re-elected leader of his Fidesz party, keeping control despite losing the national election, reviving questions about Hungary's political future and its place in the European Union.

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20h ago · 6 countries

CONFLITS & SECURITE

G7 Opens in Évian: Ukraine, the Iran Deal and Trump's Tariff Threat

The G7 summit opened in Évian, dominated by the war in Ukraine, the new Washington-Tehran agreement, and Donald Trump's threat of 100% tariffs on French wine and big tech.

1d ago · 13 countries

ENERGIE & CLIMAT

US-Iran Peace Deal Finalized: End of Operations and Hormuz Reopening

The United States and Iran finalized a peace deal calling for an immediate halt to military operations and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, pushing oil prices lower as Europe warned over the nuclear file.

1d ago · 18 countries

ENERGIE & CLIMAT

Kyiv: Russian Strikes Destroy UNESCO Heritage Site as Ukraine Hits Crimea

Russian strikes killed several people in Kyiv and set ablaze the UNESCO-listed Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery, while Ukraine struck bridges in occupied Crimea — an escalation now reaching cultural and religious heritage.

1d ago · 11 countries

DIPLOMATIE & GOUVERNANCE

Trump Turns 80 with a UFC Cage Fight on the White House Lawn

Donald Trump marked his 80th birthday by hosting a UFC mixed-martial-arts fight on the White House lawn, an unprecedented spectacle blending presidential power and mass entertainment.

1d ago · 15 countries

SOCIETE & DROITS

Trump's Name Torn From the Kennedy Center at Dawn as US Courts Undo His Symbolic Engravings

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.

2d ago · 23 countries

ECONOMIE & COMMERCE

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.'

2d ago · 17 countries

DIPLOMATIE & GOUVERNANCE

G7 in Évian: Trump Sets the Agenda, Zelensky Relegated to a Mere 'Working Session'

Under 16,000 police and the threat of 50,000 protesters in Geneva, the Seven gather on Lake Geneva. Trump will see Zelensky with no bilateral, dine at Versailles — and every leader knows you 'cannot manage Trump.'

2d ago · 11 countries

DIPLOMATIE & GOUVERNANCE

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.

2d ago · 8 countries

DIPLOMATIE & GOUVERNANCE

World Cup 2026 Kicks Off — A Tournament Without Trump and With Protests

The biggest World Cup in history begins — and the first US president to snub his team's opening match looks elsewhere, while Mexico City absorbs 19 arrests and the world asks whether 'his' tournament is a triumph or an own goal.

3d ago · 10 countries

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.'

3d ago · 9 countries

CONFLITS & SECURITE

Trump Kills Tren de Aragua's Boss in Venezuela — Hand in Hand With Caracas

A 'swift and lethal' Southern Command strike levels a warehouse in southern Venezuela and kills 'Niño Guerrero' — and the operation was run with the government that has controlled Caracas since Maduro's capture.

3d ago · 10 countries

SOCIETE & DROITS

Ebola overruns Congo: Washington wants Europe's borders shut, Brussels says no

More than 500 cases, around 100 dead, labs out of tests: on the eve of the World Cup, the US presses Europe and Africa to bar Congolese travelers — Belgium and the EU refuse.

4d ago · 6 countries

ECONOMIE & COMMERCE

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.'

4d ago · 7 countries

ENERGIE & CLIMAT

Xi leaves Pyongyang: what his silence on nukes says about recognizing Kim's bomb

Xi's first visit to North Korea in seven years, an 'important consensus,' expanded military cooperation — and not a word on nuclear weapons. What went unsaid weighs more than what was said.

5d ago · 6 countries

Belfast ablaze: after a knife attack, nights of anti-immigration riots and a 'hunt for foreigners'

A viral video, a Sudanese suspect, and masked men going door to door to burn out foreigners: Northern Ireland is replaying its old demons on a new face.

5d ago · 8 countries

CONFLITS & SECURITE

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.

5d ago · 9 countries

CULTURE & INFLUENCE

2026 World Cup under high tension: Somali referee denied entry, Mexico protests, Iranian tribute

Two days before kickoff of the 2026 World Cup, geopolitical incidents pile up. Somali referee Omar Artan was turned away at the US border. Thousands of protesters — a teachers' strike — blocked the Mexico City stadium. Iranian players paid tribute to victims of US strikes. Morocco and Algeria have no guaranteed visas. The White House defends all visa decisions.

6d ago · 8 countries

ECONOMIE & COMMERCE

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.

6d ago · 6 countries

ENERGIE & CLIMAT

US Apache helicopter downed, CENTCOM strikes Iran: escalation at the Strait of Hormuz

A US Army Apache helicopter was downed near the Strait of Hormuz on the night of June 9-10. CENTCOM responded with strikes on Iranian installations near Qeshm and Jask. Trump says negotiations are not compromised; Tehran vows to respond to any further attack and launches drones at US bases in the Gulf (Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan).

6d ago · 8 countries