France
BUSINESS
Macron Deepens France’s Strategic Partnership with Saudi Arabia
France's embrace of Saudi Arabia argues that strategic and economic interests now outweigh the human-rights concerns that once made the relationship toxic.
EUROPE
Musk Demands that France Silence its Green Candidate
A billionaire's demand to silence Green candidate Marine Tondelier turns a quarrel over platform ownership into a trial for Europe's elections next year.
LIFESTYLE
D-Day UNESCO Status Reopens Wind-Farm Debate
UNESCO protection gives Normandy's D-Day coast new international status, but it also sharpens an old question over how much modern infrastructure a historic landscape can absorb.
BUSINESS
Europe’s Rivers Run Dry as Cities Ration Water
From Dublin's first nationwide hosepipe ban and Italy's shrinking Po River, drought is reordering ordinary daily life this summer.
EUROPE
France, Germany Seek Software Success After Jet Failure
Paris and Berlin want a European answer to Palantir's battlefield software, months after their own jet programme collapsed under the same old rivalries.
Popular
Super Intelligence: The Datacentre Is the New Science Lab
As Europe funds brilliant laboratories, are datacentre owners harvesting the discoveries?
Strasbourg Naked Golden Trump Trolls the Monument Tradition
A naked golden Trump in Strasbourg shows how statues, once made to flatter rulers, now serve to roast them.
Hanning Affair Hurts German Intel Cred
Germany's ex-spymaster undermined allied confidence and gave Moscow-friendly politicians a talking point.
Rubio Cherry-Picks Ancient Greece to Sell Modern Nationalism
Rubio urged the West to copy ancient Greek loyalty, yet ancient Athens thrived on argument, dissent and noisy assemblies.
Young Voters Could Decide France’s Next President
Hate-speech allegations bruise Bardella and energise Mélenchon, but household finances and young-voter turnout will determine who wins France's presidency.
