Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on November 5. AP For a week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has had only one word on his lips, that of reform. On November 13, during a local meeting of his party, the Justice and Development Party (AKP, Islamo-conservative), he announced “A new period of reforms in … Read more
Donald Trump reaffirms his victory at a press conference dedicated to health, at the White House, on November 20. CARLOS BARRIA / REUTERS Donald Trump could not help himself. On the occasion of a brief press briefing on drug prices, Friday, November 20, he referred to the “Campaign, which I also won” while his Democratic … Read more
Before the cremation of a dead Covid-19, in New Delhi, on November 13. DANISH SIDDIQUI / REUTERS The health situation in New Delhi continues to deteriorate. The number of coronavirus cases has exploded in the Indian capital for several weeks, worsened as expected on the occasion of Divali, the great annual festival of Hindus which … Read more
He was to be the hero of the day, the master of a ceremony that he imagined grandiose, the center of all attention. But at the summit of G20 heads of state, which opens Saturday, November 21 in Riyadh, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Ben Salman, the iron-fisted reformer nicknamed “MBS”, will only be a face … Read more
Protesters storm a Carrefour group supermarket in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on November 20. NELSON ALMEIDA / AFP These are terrifying images that come at a tragic moment: the death, Thursday evening, November 19, of a black man beaten to death by security agents of a store of the Carrefour group, in Porto Alegre, the day … Read more
A police officer in New York, November 1, 2020. EDUARDO MUNOZ / REUTERS EIt is to television what the little black dress is to a women’s wardrobe: practical, versatile, the detective series constitutes a totem for the small screen, born with it and appreciated on all continents for its dramatic effectiveness. An episode of a … Read more
In July 2016, Jonathan Pollard (left) and his lawyer left New York Federal Court. Mark Lennihan / AP Former American Jewish spy Jonathan Pollard, in the midst of a standoff between Washington and Israel, finished serving his sentence on Friday, November 20 and is now free to leave the United States, according to the US … Read more
Everest (center), February 7, 2020. JEWEL SAMAD / AFP One would have thought that Everest, one of the most difficult to access places on the planet, remained protected from the effects of human activities. But, like the rest of the world, the 8,848-meter summit is suffering the brunt of climate change, according to a series … Read more
An Afghan migrant inside a makeshift camp near the Stade de France, November 2. Benjamin Girette for “Le Monde” This takes the hushed and jargonous form of administrative court decisions, but it is nonetheless an event in the field of asylum: Friday, November 20, the National Court of Asylum (CNDA) made public two decisions dated … Read more
In Kampala, Uganda, a movement of protest against the arrest of Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, main rival of President Yoweri Museveni. BADRU KATUMBA / AFP Anxious to show his people that his thirty-four years in power have not worn him out, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni likes to show off his feet or doing push-ups … Read more