Signing off? Trump rushes to turn page on Iran war
Surprise! A stroke of a pen over dinner at Versailles pre-empting plans for that big Friday signing in Switzerland of an interim agreement b...
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20 of 54 episodesAt the mercy of Silicon Valley? Europe exposed by Trump AI export ban
Is it better to persuade or to confront? French leader Emmanuel Macron is opting for the royal treatment with Donald Trump at Versailles, wh...
Ukraine back in favour? At G7, Trump threatens return of Russia oil sanctions
Before he left Washington, there were reports that Volodymyr Zelensky wasn't even on Donald Trump's G7 bilateral meeting list. But in the en...
'Let the oil flow!' Can US and Iran actually strike a lasting deal?
If Donald Trump calls it a peace deal, does that make it so? '"Let the oil flow," trumpeted the US president after agreeing on the day of hi...
Trump's World Cup: More matches, higher prices, fewer foreigners
Can blatant racism and shameless greed ruin the World Cup? Fans of the beautiful game and its history can take solace in the opening match a...
Has France failed its children? Outrage over murder of 11-year-old Lyhanna
Here in France, outrage over the apparent failure to stop the murder of 11-year-old Lyhanna. The suspect – a 41-year-old father of one of he...
Unbreakable Kim? China's Xi visits Russia-backed North Korean leader
It takes convincing these days to get China's leader to go abroad. Xi Jinping has just wrapped up what was only his first foreign visit of 2...
Who calls the shots? Trump tries to rein in Netanyahu, salvage Iran deal
The US president believed those who insisted he could wrap up hostilities by the end of March, long before the November midterms. If not, th...
Cancer breakthroughs: Does a string of advances signal turning point?
It’s not every day that a standing ovation at a medical conference goes viral. Dateline: Chicago, at the annual conference of the American S...
Can Europe own its digital destiny? EU unveils tech sovereignty roadmap
The list is long: strategic sectors in which Europe is rarely master of its own destiny – energy, manufacturing, even its nuclear deterrence...
The Macron method: How to deal with Putin's Russia?
Here's one for free speech absolutists to chew on: What should the French government do when the former head of Russian state television's F...
Forever at war? US, Iran trade blows as Israel pushes deeper into Lebanon
What happened to that four-week campaign that the Pentagon promised? Overnight volleys between Iran and the United States are met by many wi...
No love for Arsenal? English fans divided ahead of Champions League final
What exactly is the issue with Arsenal? Here in France, we just assume that everyone in England is enamored with the storied team of Arsène...
Where does Europe's far right turn? Populists look to distance themselves from Trump
If the first thing Europeans think of when they fill up at the pump is Donald Trump's decision to attack Iran, it's little wonder that previ...
Hotter than July: Can electrification save humanity from soaring heat?
Europe's in meltdown, and it's not even June yet. We're seeing a not-so merry month of May as record highs explode under a heat dome that's...
End in sight? Hormuz, nukes at the heart of US-Iran sticking points
Three months into what was originally billed as four-week war, is an end really in sight? Donald Trump's messaging on bargaining with Iran w...
Tipping point? The scramble to contain global energy crisis
It's easy to lecture world leaders about how fuel subsidies ruin the environment and bleed state coffers dry, but try telling that to beleag...
Ebola returns: How to fight outbreak amid defunding of global health?
Can border walls keep out pandemics? The World Health Organization is officially branding the Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo a "public h...
Putin on the back foot? Russian president in China as Ukraine campaign stalls
Days after Donald Trump left Beijing, it's Vladimir Putin's turn in the Chinese capital, where the Russian president can boast that unlike h...
Cuba instead? Trump ups pressure on Havana as Iran campaign stalls
If Venezuela proved easier than Iran – where Donald Trump's still looking for a win – could that explain why the attention seems to be turni...