French Constitutional Council strikes down return of banned pesticide

Demonstrators hold a banner reading “feed not destroy” during a protest against the so-called ‘Duplomb law’ agricultural bill, which aims to re-authorize banned pesticides in front of the Luxembourg Gardens, in Paris,... Read more »

EPA cancels $7 billion Biden-era grant program to boost solar energy

Environmental activists unveil a new logo to rename the US Environmental Protection Agency to ‘US Environmental Pollution Agency’ during a protest outside the headquarters of the EPA on August 7, 2025 in... Read more »

Algeria pushes back against Macron’s tough line in diplomatic standoff

This photograph shows the national flag of Algeria flying at the Algerian Embassy in Paris on May 14, 2025. KIRAN RIDLEY, KIRAN RIDLEY / AFP Algeria pushed back against President Emmanuel Macron’s... Read more »

UK says first migrants held under return deal with France

In this drone view an inflatable dinghy carrying migrants makes its way towards England in the English Channel, Britain, August 6, 2024. CHRIS J RATCLIFFE/REUTERS The United Kingdom said Thursday, August 7,... Read more »

Two African artists somewhat lost amid the vast Decharme collection in Paris

The Beninese artist Ezekiel Messou (undated photo). ARCHIVES DE LA COLLECTION D’ART BRUT, LAUSANNE (SUISSE) / LUCIENNE PEIRY One Beninese and one Angolan: These were the only African artists represented – among... Read more »

Hezbollah ignores cabinet decision to disarm it

A Hezbollah supporter holds up a Hezbollah flag in Beirut, Lebanon, on July 26, 2025. BILAL HUSSEIN / AP Hezbollah said Wednesday, August 6, that it would treat a Lebanese government decision... Read more »

Dozens of Palestinians killed while seeking aid in Gaza Strip

Raed Salem Aslyieh, left, from Jabaliya, hugs his relatives after the death of his son, Ahmed Raed Aslyieh, 18, who succumbed to injuries sustained in an Israeli strike that killed eight other... Read more »

Wildfire in southern France kills one, resort in Spain evacuated

French firefighters engines parked on front of a wildfire near Fraissé-des-Corbières, southwestern France, on August 6, 2025. LIONEL BONAVENTURE / AFP French firefighters on Wednesday, August 6 battled to halt the spread... Read more »

Trump threatens new sanctions as Putin meets US envoy in Moscow

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin greets US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff prior to their talks in Moscow on August 6, 2025. GAVRIIL... Read more »

Lake Chad residents caught between Boko Haram and rising waters

A flooded field near Kiskra, in the Lac province of Chad, on June 19, 2025. JORIS BOLOMEY René Magritte would likely have enjoyed painting this iron gate, which stands in the middle... Read more »