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Mexico makes push for fracking despite environmental concerns

6 October 2026 at 13:55
Following months of consultations with energy experts, Mexico is preparing to tap its shale oil and gas reserves using one of the world's most controversial extraction techniques: fracking. The process is already used to extract oil in the southeastern state of Veracruz, where local communities have long complained of pollution and environmental damage. But the administration of President Claudia Sheinbaum is seeking to reduce Mexico's reliance on the United States and – eventually – achieve energy self-sufficiency. FRANCE 24's Quentin Duval and Laurence Cuvillier report. 

What's real and what's fake? How AI is impacting Brazil's election race

2 October 2026 at 12:34
With just two days to go before the first round of Brazil's presidential election, artificial intelligence is taking centre stage, whether it's a deepfake avatar of former president Jair Bolsonaro to support his son's candidacy, or an AI-generated working-class female voter criticising President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. According to the Brazilian intelligence agency, disinformation will be one of the main challenges of this election. Our correspondents report.

A blessing or a curse? New Caledonia's dwindling nickel industry

1 October 2026 at 15:39
This Thursday October 1, the French government is holding a summit aimed at attracting investors and revitalising wealth creation in France's overseas territories. Among the assets Paris wants to highlight is New Caledonian nickel. But the industry has been severely weakened by the political deadlock and tensions that have rocked the archipelago in recent years.

Rapid data center expansion incites backlash in Republican stronghold

15 September 2026 at 16:05
With just a couple months to go until the US midterm election, a new political fault line is emerging in Republican strongholds across Texas driven by the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence. According to an analysis by the Texas Tribune, nearly 60 percent of planned new data centers are set to be built in congressional districts that voted for Donald Trump in 2024. But the AI boom is now sparking a backlash from some of the voters who helped put him back in office. Pierrick Leurent and Valérie Defert have this report.

l Terrore delle cancellerie occidentali: analisi strategica della potenziale DMZ Europea tra Bielorussia e Transnistria

25 August 2026 at 00:10
L’architettura di sicurezza del continente europeo, faticosamente edificata sulle macerie della Guerra Fredda e consolidata nel corso degli ultimi tre decenni, si trova oggi di fronte alla prospettiva di una ...

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