The West Philippine Sea dispute has exposed a fault line within the Philippine left between those who oppose Chinese maritime aggression while accepting US military expansion as a necessary counterweight, and those who reject both. The independent left Akbayan Citizens' Action Party, has drifted toward accommodation with the Marcos administration's strategic alignment with Washington, including the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) and US rotational forces. The Partido Lakas ng (…)

Tran To Nga, an 84-year-old Vietnamese-French activist exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War, appeared before France's highest court for civil and criminal matters on 16 June 2026, confronting fourteen agrochemical multinationals --- including Bayer-Monsanto and Dow Chemical --- that supplied the defoliant to the US military. Two lower courts had previously dismissed her case on grounds of jurisdictional immunity, holding that the companies acted under US government orders and could (…)

Face à des canicules toujours plus précoces, la paléoclimatologue critique un « déni de responsabilité » de la part des politiques et s'inquiète d'une « trumpisation » en France, entre coupes budgétaires et licenciement de scientifiques. Les prochains jours s'annoncent suffocants. Le 17 juin, 24 départements ont été placés en vigilance jaune canicule par Météo-France, à l'approche de ce qui se dessine comme la toute première vague de chaleur de l'année 2026. Et sa précocité, au même titre (…)