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After the violence on the margins of the 17 October protests in France, foreign anti-immigration accounts claim that Muslims burned five churches in Hexagon in one day. But this figure is not based on anything: the Observatoire du Patrimoine Religiouse has only recorded a single church fire in recent days, originally unknown.
Flavio Bolsonaro's decision to join the United States two days after losing the presidential election against Lula is a blow to the reputation of the Bolsonaro family, already tainted by judicial investigations. But Brazil is not necessarily ready to turn the page of Bolsonarism.
Considered one of Russia's main supporters in Europe, Serbian nationalist leader Aleksandar Vucic lost the parliamentary elections against the student movement on Sunday. But it is still too early to say that Serbia will cut off the bridges with Moscow. Explanations.
In Brazil, Lula's re-election as president was welcomed with relief by environmentalists, although he remains criticized for his support for oil exploration off the Amazon. After hosting COP30 in Belém in 2025, Lula maintains its goal of ending deforestation by 2030. But in a federal state, and without a majority in Congress, the Brazilian president will have limited room for manoeuvre.
Re-elected on Sunday, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is the champion of Amazon protection, where deforestation has recently fallen to its lowest level since 1988. But is he the best friend of the environment? The left-wing president allowed Brazil to record a record in oil production last year.
In Brazil, Lula won well against Flavio Bolsonaro, with 51.8% of the vote against 48.2% for the senator. A surprise, as the polls placed the far right candidate slightly ahead of the outgoing president for the second round of the presidential election.
Courseup, lack of places at university, state of buildings: the anger of high school students and students pushes the government to announce new measures. But will these answers live up to the expectations of young people, as the mobilization continues and the presidential elections approach? Olivier Guyottot, professor-researcher in political science at l'Inseec, analyses the government's announcements and the stakes of this mobilization.
Lula won a new fourth term as President of Brazil, upsetting the prognosis after a contested election. But electoral victory now opens another battle, that of compromises. Without a majority in Congress, the left-wing president will have to negotiate support and make concessions to carry out his program. Return to his election and decryption of the power relations that will affect this new mandate.
Twenty-five years ago, negotiations began in the Kimberley Process to end the trade in "blood diamonds", blood diamonds, made famous by the Sierra Leonean civil war. Pointed out for his complicity, the diamond industry has since sought to wash his image, highlighting an ethical turn and a more virtuous economy. But a quarter of the century later, did the old blood diamonds really become synonymous with development?
Australia is about to lead the COP31 Climate negotiations. But the country is caught up in the news: its High Court of Justice has just opposed the extension of a coal mine, which is too dangerous for the climate. A decision that highlights the country's great dependence on coal. It accounts for 9% of Australian GDP. Massively exported production, allowing Australia to present a declining emissions balance while increasing its coal production
After the turbulence, Washington highlights its "very good relationship" with Benjamin Netanyahu. But behind the display of a new understanding, tensions between the two leaders question the strength of the American-Israeli alliance. Decryption of our correspondent Matthew Mabin from Washington.
This year, China published new rules to regulate funerals. The government advocates affordable and environmentally friendly services in the continuity of its decades-long policy of imposing cremation. But in the countryside – where people have been burying their dead on their lands for centuries – many families resist. How is this modernisation that Beijing wants lived through? Report from Yena Lee, with Lou Kisiela.
The investigation cell of Radio France and the ICI network has had eggs of hens raised in the open air from all corners of Hexagone analysed. About 60% were contaminated with eternal pollutants. A new example of pollution affecting French food. After numerous warnings from the health authorities, measures have finally been taken to gradually limit cadmium in fertilizers. But at the same time, several pesticides previously banned have been reauthorised.
Three years, day to day, after the October 7 attacks, Israel is no longer the same country. For nearly two years, the Hebrew state has lived at the rate of hostages. But these terrorist attacks by Hamas also upset the Israeli relationship with their army and leaders.
Today the French high school students are on the street demanding more resources for education. But the challenge of youth goes far beyond what one might think... Some historians consider that the first student revolt in history dates back to 1229. History in images with Karim Yahiaoui.
Internet users accuse the French army of having deployed armoured vehicles to crack down in recent days on the protests of high school students calling for the improvement of their school conditions. But the videos supposed to provide evidence of their deployment are misleading.
The flow of oil ships has partly resumed in the Strait of Ormuz and the Arabian Peninsula has reorganized its oil flows, via the east-west Saudi pipeline or the one to Fujairah, in the Gulf of Oman. But tensions persist on refined products. And while G7 members have agreed to release 100 million barrels of their strategic reserves, China is again buying oil to rebuild its stocks.
Texan journalist Michael Graczyk has seen failed executions in his career, but never one where a convicted person survived.
Despite the explosive situation in the Straits of Ormuz and Bab al-Mandeb, the flow of crude oil from the Middle East exceeded its pre-war average in the last week of September, according to Kpler. But between attacks on ships, supply tensions and high pump prices, the recovery remains fragile.
Since its birth, Dakouma has been living with ichthyosis, a rare disease that causes extreme dry skin and requires daily care. But beyond physical pain, it was the eyes of others that marked his journey.
