La fin provisoire de la canicule ne doit pas effacer son brutal enseignement : le monde où l'on ne pouvait pas mourir de chaud dans l'un des pays les plus riches du monde ne reviendra plus. Le temps est venu du deuil, de la colère et de l'action. Enfin la pluie. Et avec elle l'oubli ? Les averses orageuses et les masses d'air plus fraîches qui doivent s'étendre vers l'intérieur du pays pendant le week-end vont aussi faire pleuvoir un sentiment de soulagement et l'envie de tourner la page. (…)

On Sunday, June 14, 2026, pensioners from Shush, Karkheh and Haft-Tappeh, towns in Iran's southwestern Khuzestan province, again gathered outside the local Social Security office, demanding enforcement of Articles 54 and 96 of the Social Security Law and an end to the deductions taken for what the state calls “supplementary insurance.” According to the labor news agency ILNA, the protest looked much as it had in previous weeks. It was not a new event but the continuation of one that has not (…)

Western military aid has kept Ukraine fighting; it has not been calibrated to let Ukraine win. Ths reflects West European interests: Berlin, Paris and London want a settlement that contains Russia without provoking the regime collapse a Ukrainian victory might trigger. Behind the visible story of delays and conditions in weapons system delivery lies a less visible European leverage — debt. Three-quarters of Ukraine's public debt sits with EU, IMF and World Bank creditors, on terms that (…)