News in brief
The 2025 French political season unfolds amid unprecedented institutional fragility since the establishment of the Fifth Republic. Recurrent tensions over budget votes, frequent motions of no confidence, and the inability of the Bayrou government to secure a stable parliamentary majority underscore a......
Spanish police have arrested 14 suspects and dismantled a sophisticated human smuggling network that transported migrants from Algeria to Spain using high-powered boats. The criminal organization, dismantled during "Operation Nautilita," charged migrants up to €7,000 for perilous Mediterranean......
The Swiss-Cameroonian activist Nathalie Yamb, known for her outspoken pan-Africanist positions and her criticism of France’s influence in Africa, announced that she has been appointed special adviser to the President of Niger, General Abdourahamane Tiani. Along with her new role, she also received......
French sports journalist Christophe Gleizes, currently imprisoned in Tizi Ouzou, Algeria, is maintaining his morale but feels “cut off from the world,” according to his parents, who visited him twice in August. Gleizes, a contributor to So Foot and Society magazines, was sentenced to seven......
France will hold its next municipal elections on March 15 and 22, 2026, government spokesperson Sophie Primas announced on Wednesday after the weekly Council of Ministers meeting. Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau presented the decree confirming these dates, which mark an important change in the voting......
The international reputation of Algeria continues to be tarnished, particularly due to ongoing and severe human rights violations. The latest 2024 annual report from the U.S. Department of State classifies the Algerian regime as a pariah state, describing it as virtually unmanageable diplomatically. Despite......
France is once again on the verge of political instability as Prime Minister François Bayrou struggles to keep his government afloat. With a vote of confidence scheduled for September 8, the opposition is already preparing for a possible post-Bayrou era. Speaking at a major trade union event,......
Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces (FAR) have achieved a significant milestone by successfully testing an Israeli EXTRA guided missile in the southeastern region of the country. The advanced missile, equipped with a 120-kilogram warhead, demonstrated exceptional accuracy by striking its target at its......
Brittany, France, August 25, 2025 — A water-bomber helicopter crashed into a pond on Sunday evening while fighting a fire threatening a home in Finistère, northwestern France, the local prefecture reported on Monday. The helicopter, part of the departmental fire and rescue service of Finistère,......
August 25, 2025 — Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian held talks on Monday regarding Iran’s nuclear program, ahead of planned negotiations with European powers in Geneva. According to the Kremlin, the leaders discussed “the situation surrounding......
Baghdad, August 25, 2025 — Iraq has announced plans to repatriate hundreds of foreign female detainees and their children, most of whom are affiliated with the Islamic State (ISIS) or are common-law prisoners. The initiative excludes women sentenced to death, according to a senior Iraqi security......
Born in the turmoil of Darfur, Sudan, in 1977, Alek Wek’s journey to becoming a global fashion icon is a testament to resilience and determination. Her early years were marked by the chaos of civil war, forcing her family to flee their homeland and seek refuge in the United Kingdom. This displacement,......
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared on Sunday that the current standoff between Tehran and Washington is “insoluble,” insisting that the Islamic Republic will never bow to American pressure. His comments, carried by state media, come as Iran faces mounting tensions......
