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A French court on Monday fined Lafarge and sentenced its former boss to several years in prison for paying protection money to jihadists in Syria A French court on Monday fined the cement group Lafarge over $1.3 million and sentenced its former boss to six years in prison for paying …

Israel has launched new deadly strikes on Lebanon and clashed with Hezbollah in Bint Jbeil ahead of Lebanese-Israeli talks in Washington on Tuesday Israel continued its bombardment of southern Lebanon on Sunday night and Monday morning, as emergency crews searched for missing people trapped under rubble following intense overnight strikes. …

U.S. President Donald Trump has raised the stakes in his showdown with Iran after declaring the American military has blockaded all of the country’s ports. Trump announced the move on Monday, a day after ceasefire talks with Iran in Pakistan ended without agreement. The blockade is part of an effort …

The big election over the weekend was in a small European country nearly half a world away from Washington, but the defeat of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has significant reverberations in the United States. That’s because President Donald Trump and many U.S. conservatives have long embraced Orbán, who has …

Le président américain Donald Trump participait à une réunion bilatérale avec le secrétaire général de l’OTAN, Mark Rutte, en marge de la réunion annuelle du Forum économique mondial (FEM), le 21 janvier 2026 à Davos, en Suisse. Cette réunion annuelle des dirigeants politiques et économiques intervenait dans un contexte de …

Most Hungarians came to take his achievements for granted and won’t appreciate what they had until it’s gone. The EU- and Ukrainian- backed Hungarian opposition just won a two-thirds supermajority in the latest parliamentary elections that ended Viktor Orban’s 16 years in office. His crushing defeat followed the EU earlier …

Si Washington refuse toute concession substantielle, l’Axe officialisera la fin de l’“illusoire trêve de deux semaines” & reprendra ses opérations au cœur d’Israël & sur les bases US au Moyen-Orient. Analyse stratégique et géopolitique (dimanche 12 avril 2026 | Matinée du 44e jour de la guerre) La diplomatie américaine s’est …

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Hezbollah denied accusations by the Syrian Interior Ministry that it was linked to a cell the ministry said had been planning an assassination operation in the capital, Damascus, describing the claims as “false and fabricated.” In a statement issued today, Sunday, April 12, Hezbollah said it “has no activity, connection, …

Gold fails to rally amid the West Asia war involving the US, Israel, and Iran as rising oil, yields, and dollar strength weigh on prices. Here’s what it means for investors. At the start of 2026, gold appeared perfectly positioned to shine, reaching an all-time high in January. Expectations of …