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China has accused the United States of being “the biggest threat to world peace, stability and development”, in response to accusations by the heads of security services in Washington and London that Chinese spying is a global threat and China is threatening international order.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told MPs he would “keep going” despite a growing list of Conservative ministers and other officials resigning in protest over his handling of the case of a senior official accused of sexual misconduct.

REPORTAGE. À quoi sert le débat démocratique alors que les dirigeants, manquant de volonté politique, sabordent le scrutin prévu en décembre prochain ?

Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Hong Kong to mark 25 years since the former British colony returned to Beijing's rule.

To avoid ‘youth-washing’ politicians and corporations, young people now are more likely to coalesce around radical policies or campaigns

Le Nigeria dispose d'énormes réserves en gaz, les premières en Afrique. Le ministre nigérian du Pétrole a donné ces dernières semaines son feu vert au financement de deux gazoducs, l'un passant par le Maroc, l'autre par l'Algérie.

The sun is rising on a new day for Colombians, especially for those who Vice President-elect Francia Marquez calls the “nobodies”: women, Indigenous communities, Afro-Colombians, LGBTQ+, working class, disabled people and all the others who have been disproportionately impacted by poverty, state violence, discrimination and environmental destruction in the country.

French President Emmanuel Macron addressed the nation for the first time on Wednesday since his centrist coalition lost control of parliament in Sunday elections. "We must learn to govern and legislate differently," Macron acknowledged in his first public comments following the election setback.

Vols annulés, transports publics immobilisés et bureaux de poste fermés : en Tunisie, l'appel à la grève générale de vingt-quatre heures lancé par la puissante centrale syndicale Union générale tunisienne du travail (UGTT) a, semble-t-il, été largement suivi jeudi 16 juin par le secteur public, accentuant la pression sur le président Kaïs Saïed, déjà confronté à de graves crises politique et financière.

Faced with the threat of a hung parliament, French President Emmanuel Macron’s ruling coalition has shifted its fire from the far right to a new left-wing bloc after a first round of parliamentary elections that exposed the inadequacy of its campaign and the narrowness of its support base.