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The Le Monde front page highlights several key global and domestic issues. Internationally, it covers the Republican party's struggles ahead of the US midterms, a severe drought impacting Western Europe, and escalating repression in Iran. Domestically, it reports on heatwave warnings in France and…
With three months until the midterms, persistent inflation and disappointing employment figures are contributing to a decline in polls for the Republican Party. Cracks are appearing within the MAGA sphere, which is attempting to reconstitute its unity by accusing Democrats of being an 'alliance of…
Western Europe is experiencing soil moisture levels significantly lower than in July 2022, which was itself marked by severe drought across the continent, according to the Copernicus climate observatory.
Twenty-two departments in the Center and Southeast regions of France are under orange alert for a heatwave on Monday.
The architect of French buildings is opposing projects for thermal insulation of building roofs by raising them, in the context of a heatwave.
A 28-year-old refugee is suspected of having traveled to Afghanistan for military training and returning to France with jihadist intentions. Arrested in Lourdes by the Directorate-General for Internal Security, he was placed in provisional detention on July 3.
Authorities are intensifying the suppression of freedoms. Photojournalist Yalda Moaiery has been sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment, executions are multiplying, artists are being summoned by security services or judicial authorities, and cafes are being closed.
A Ukrainian drone attack has resulted in at least twelve deaths and dozens of injuries in Tatarstan.
