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Worshippers attend Mass held by Pope Leo XIV via a live broadcast on a giant screen at Metz’s Saint-Étienne Cathedral on September 28 2026, the final day of the papal visit to France, Pope Leo’s second major visit to an EU nation. Jean-Christophe Verhaegen/AFP

Pope Leo XIV’s Europe

The Pope advocates for a Europe based on multilateralism and overcoming nationalism, while reasserting its Christian roots.
The forest covering the slopes of Mont Ventoux, in France’s Vaucluse area, gripped by drought in 2022. Frédéric Jean

Without water, forests lose their ability to absorb CO₂

To survive dry spells, trees stop the water-rich process of photosynthesis. When nature’s natural carbon capture machine grinds to a halt entire forests end up producing more CO₂ than they absorb.
Xenia Fedorova’s book, Bannie, on display at the Fayard stand alongside other books published by this publishing house, owned by French billionaire and media mogul Vincent Bolloré, at the 2025 Paris Book Fair, held at the Grand Palais in Paris on April 12 2025. Xavier Galiana/AFP

Xenia Fedorova, or how Russian propaganda turns free thinking on itself

The Fedorova case is emblematic of a rhetorical method used by Russian propaganda: appealing to the targeted public’s critical thinking to convince them to disregard sources seen as “official” and “dominant.”
Prior to his apostolic trip to France, Pope Leo XIV visited Spain (pictured) in June 2026. The American-born Supreme Pontiff’s trip to France marks the country’s first papal visit since 2008. Oscar Gonzalez Fuentes/Shutterstock France (no reuse)

Which spiritual and political issues will be the focus of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to France?

Young people, the challenges of AI and European affairs are set to head the agenda of the pope’s first official visit to France, from September 25 to 28.
The International Space Summit in Paris on September 9 and 10 2026. Audrey Rouyre

Europe can’t achieve space sovereignty alone. Here’s why

Paris’ International Space Summit was an opportunity to understand what and who Europe needs to reliably sustain its launch ambitions and become a world-class leader in Space.
Comparing different sources, evaluating information… these reading comprehension skills are exactly what’s needed in an information-saturated world. Shutterstock France (no reuse)

PISA 2025 rankings: are we asking the right questions about schooling?

Are education systems succeeding in transforming individual abilities into collective opportunities? This is what rankings ought to be measuring rather than reducing education to a few figures.
For some years now, every time a presidential election comes around, France’s RN party proposes a ban on headscarves in public spaces. Party leader Marine Le Pen (pictured), during the debate organised by the Movement of French Businesses (MEDEF) on August 27 2026. Thomas Samson/AFP

France: the far‑right’s proposed headscarf ban in public places breaches religious freedom and anti‑discrimination principles

The fight against Islamism is the rationale behind Marine Le Pen’s RN party, but research data suggests that head-covering in keeping with Islamic tradition is not politically motivated.
Aerospace players like French company Thales Alenia Space have no alternative but to join forces with competitors if they want to seal further deals. MikeDotta/Shutterstock (no reuse)

Galileo, Copernicus, Cleansky, IRIS² must work together to secure Europe’s place in the space race

Europe’s leading aerospace industry players have no choice but to work hand in hand to further its space missions and develop critical infrastructure for security and climate protection.
The Become project illustrates how European research and real-world organisational practice can reinforce one another, in this case in educating communities about sustainability and best practices for driving the transition towards a circular economy. Svittlana // Shutterstock

Europe recycles just 12% of the materials it uses. Here’s how training can accelerate the transition to a circular economy

Learning communities are supporting circularity across Europe by rethinking processes for recycling waste or reconditioning clothing and vehicles, and navigating policy U-turns.
Do we vote solely on the basis of our political views? An international study explores the connection between being left-handed and voting for left-wing parties. Thibaud Moritz/AFP

Left‑handed people tend to be left‑leaning voters

A study across 18 western countries has found that left-handed people sit on the left of the political spectrum and the data suggests it has more to do with identity than biology.
Total eclipse in 1999 with a glimpse of the “sun’s corona”, the outermost part of the Sun’s atmosphere, which is usually hidden by the bright light of the Sun’s surface. Luc Viatour/Wikipedia

Solar eclipses are a source of fascination, legends and scientific discovery

What’s the most impressive natural phenomenon known to humankind? Probably a solar eclipse! Here’s a brief overview ahead of this summer’s big celestial event.
Firefighters battling a fire near Le Porge, in southwestern France, 29 July 2026. EPA/Benoit Vega

How wildfires and heatwaves affect your travel insurance

Wildfires are sweeping through parts of France and Spain causing havoc to many holidaymakers’ plans. Does travel insurance help with the extra bills?
Adjusting crop planting calendars in relation to unforeseen climate-related events now falls under the umbrella term “climate change adaptation”, but the people on the ground don’t always see it like that. Galina Sharapova/Shutterstock

Climate‑related ‘silent adaptation’ coping strategies are going beyond official directives

At local level, many grassroots initiatives are cropping up to tackle unforeseen climate-related events, but improvising and instinctive ways of working are often overlooked in public policy.

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