Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal was sentenced to five years in prison in Algiers — the day after French journalist Christophe Gleizes had received a seven-year jail sentence. Could a presidential pardon for Sansal ease tensions?
Month: July 2025
In today’s families, too many women are exhausted, raising children alone in silence. Too many men feel lost, unsure of how to step in. Ignacio Pereyra spoke with Laura Baena and Maite Egoscozabal of Malasmadres — a movement born to dismantle the myth of the perfect mother — about how to rebuild the bridge between the sexes in a world that has changed faster than our old roles allow.
With his surprise win in the Democratic primary for New York mayor, Mamdani’s popularity shows us that identities that are sold as eternal and unchanging can evolve to become more inclusive with time.
Chancellor Merz and Foreign Minister Wadephul warn of direct threats from Moscow on the lives of people in Germany, and yet hesitate to back their words with the kind of support Ukraine urgently needs to avoid that Putin goes further.
The ceasefire agreed on between Israel and the Tehran regime is not an end to hostilities but likely a “breather” for both sides who insist they have unfinished business with one another. But Israel’s recent battering of Iranian sites, war matériel and senior cadres may have left the ayatollahs with “none of the cards.”