What's happening in Europe?
France
Mediapart's front page features a mix of domestic and international news, with a focus on political and media-related stories. Top stories include the Brazilian presidential election, an investigation into a foreign contractor for France Télévisions, and an analysis of the fallout from revelations…
Far-right candidate Flávio Bolsonaro came first in the presidential election's first round with 47% of the vote, ahead of the incumbent president by over 2 million votes. The current president's camp also suffered setbacks in parliament and governorships.
France Télévisions intended to entrust sensitive data about its viewers' political preferences to an Israeli company whose CEO develops and markets online political targeting tools. After being informed of the upcoming publication of our article, the public broadcasting group ultimately…
Mediapart's revelations about Jordan Bardella's antisemitic writings have demolished fifteen years of the RN party's 'de-demonization' and plunged the far-right party into an internal crisis. The question of the Le Pen-Bardella ticket is now raised, as is the future of the presidential campaign.
It is very convenient to have a television channel at one's disposal when one is implicated. Since our revelations about his antisemitic writings, CNews has been echoing the talking points of the RN leader. A true propaganda agency that costs him nothing, on a public frequency.
A report by the association QuotaClimat and the Jean-Jaurès foundation highlights the invisibility of environmental topics on continuous news channels. The association has decided to refer the matter to Arcom.
In the state of the American dream and tech fortunes, the referendum on creating a billionaire tax divides Democrats, but also unions. Numerous forces are trying to defeat the proposal, which will be put to a vote on November 3.
The White House tenant had promised to improve the economic situation of the middle classes. A few weeks before the midterm elections, gains were mainly recorded by the wealthiest. In Oklahoma, ordinary households are falling behind.
Baghdad has recovered over 5,000 prisoners held by Kurdish forces in Syria, including 47 French nationals. Human Rights Watch warns of Iraq's inability to provide them with dignified detention conditions and a fair trial.
