In an interview with Le Monde, sports historian Patrick Clastres criticizes the lack of response from FIFA and other international bodies, calling it 'a form of subjugation.'
Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan officiates during an Africa Cup of Nations match between Algeria and Mauritania in Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire, on January 23, 2024.
Russian, Israeli and Iranian filmmakers should not be threatened with erasure to atone for crimes committed by governments they often fiercely oppose, argue a group of film figures, including Natalie Portman, Justine Triet and Jacques Audiard, in an open letter.
The public prosecutor requested that high-profile pop singer Patrick Bruel be indicted on charges of rape, attempted rape, sexual assault and sexual harassment, offenses allegedly committed between 2010 and 2019.
The US military launched a 'proportionate' response Tuesday evening to the attack that brought down an Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz. Yet the US president, who still hopes to reach an agreement with Tehran, appears determined to avoid further escalation.
Travel bans, sending sick Americans to Europe, a quarantine center in Kenya: The drastic measures Washington has implemented to prevent a single Ebola case from entering the US have come under fire from several scientists.
Protesters chant slogans during a march organized against a quarantine center dedicated to the Ebola virus, built by the US and scheduled to open at the Laikipia Air Base, in Nanyuki, Kenya, on June 9, 2026.
Platner, a Marine veteran and oyster farmer with a troubled history, has built a following in Maine, where is he seen as a blunt, anti-establishment candidate who can unseat Susan Collins, a five-term Republican senator, in November.
Democratic US Senate candidate Graham Platner and his wife Amy Gertner wave to supporters as they arrive to Platner's Primary Election event, in Blue Hill, Maine, on June 9, 2026.
Emboldened by renewed support from Iran, the Shiite movement is aiming to influence the conditions under which the crisis is resolved and reclaim its previous central role in Lebanese politics.
Portraits of Shiite political leaders, including former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah (killed in 2024), next to a poster paying tribute to a Hezbollah fighter, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, on June 5, 2026.
The US military said late on Tuesday night that it had 'completed' retaliatory strikes against Iran. By early Wednesday morning, Iran's Revolutionary Guards said that they had struck a US base in Bahrain.
About 200 kilometers from the capital, the city of Nanyuki saw a day of protests against a proposed American quarantine center, set to be established on an air base, on Tuesday. Clashes broke out between protestors and law enforcement.
Internet restrictions have created a new political atmosphere, sparking discontent and frustration among the most privileged layers of Russian society, explains Alexandra Propenko, an economist, in an interview with Le Monde.
Thirteen fake news websites launched in 2025 all unilaterally promoted China. An investigation by the Viginum government agency has established that they were directly connected to the Chinese state-run television channel CGTN.
The suspect, a 30-year-old Sudanese refugee, went to court on Wednesday, and was charged with attempted murder of a man in his 40s. The hearing came after a night of violent unrest, with protestors blocking roads and burning cars.
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