what did the Allies know about the Holocaust? – Flashback #8

Seventy-seven years ago, on January 27, 1945, the Red Army liberated Auschwitz, the largest Nazi extermination center. Between 1941 and 1945, more than a million Jews were deported there, almost all of whom were murdered in gas chambers. As early as 1942, the Allies had precise information on the systematic massacre of the Jews and … Read more

fourth day of clashes between Daesh and Kurdish forces

Triggered by a major jihadist assault on a prison in Syria, clashes between fighters from the Daesh group and Kurdish forces continue for the fourth consecutive day and have left 123 dead according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (OSDH). Thousands of civilians have been displaced by the fighting taking place in and around … Read more

“Let’s stop seeing the European flag as a foreign standard”

The Eiffel Tower takes on a captivating blue dotted with stars every evening in January. A perfect illustration of the Europe of which France dreams. Visible, concrete as iron, recognizable urbi et orbi. A Europe in which European citizens identify and which the world respects. The Eiffel Tower in blue also speaks to us, without … Read more