The Transe Atlantique festival held successfully its 5th edition in Saintes on August 20, 21, and 22, 2026. Essentially it brings together French and Quebecois artists, on the St Louis site which overlooks the city and offers an exceptional view over its romanesque roof-tiles and monuments steeped in history. There were activities also "outside the walls" in various parts of the city.
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The Martineau Gardens, beside the François Mitterrand médiatheque, is where "Queen Ka" appeared, (...)

27 January 2026 Humanity is 85 Seconds away from the Nuclear Doomsday! According to the scientists of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, we are close to the Nuclear Doomsday, closer than at any point since the creation of the Doomsday Clock. In 2020 they said 100 seconds to midnight, and now very few seconds. Their warning must be taken seriously. There exist today more than 12000 nuclear weapons, of which about 4000 are "deployed", that is ready to be launched and explode at any (...)

On 5 March 2025, President Macron announced that he had "decided to open the strategic debate about using our (nuclear) deterrence to protect our allies on the European continent".
Officially, if an enemy attacks France’s "vital interests", our deterrence consists of threatening to send him first a "final warning" through a nuclear strike that would be, on principle, limited, and after that, if he continues his aggression, to deliver massive strikes on his cities.
That French first nuclear (...)