The Press Junction.
The Press Junction.
26 May 2026
New EU rules on fish traceability: what impacts for businesses and consumers?

New EU rules on fish traceability: what impacts for businesses and consumers?

From 2026, traceability of fish and aquaculture products in the European Union will be entirely digital. This is provided for in Regulation (EU) 2023/2842.

Targeted by French tax authorities, Angèle makes a major clarification

Targeted by French tax authorities, Angèle makes a major clarification

On February 16, the Belgian singer backtracked on the announcement of an investigation by the French tax authorities, who accuse her of concealing income from the tax authorities.

Mexico in chaos after liquidation of 'El Mencho' drug boss

Mexico in chaos after liquidation of 'El Mencho' drug boss

Mexico's most wanted drug lord, El Mencho', or Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, has been killed in a military operation. The move is considered far from out of the blue; it follows Trump's mounting pressure on Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum to crack down on drug trafficking. In fact, the United States had already warned that it might intervene itself if Mexico did not act more aggressively against the cartels. And so it did, but at what cost?

La Sagrada Familia is now the world's tallest church

La Sagrada Familia is now the world's tallest church

With the installation of the upper arm of the cross over the tower of Jesus Christ, La Sagrada Familia has written a new page in architectural history.

"Enough horror, I don't want to live feeling like a victim anymore": Gisèle Pelicot's testimony shakes the world

"Enough horror, I don't want to live feeling like a victim anymore": Gisèle Pelicot's testimony shakes the world

Even before you open the book, the title perplexes you, like an unresolvable contradiction: A hymn to life.

Two friends, one blind and the other armless, plant over 10,000 trees to create a forest

Two friends, one blind and the other armless, plant over 10,000 trees to create a forest

At first, nobody believed in their project. The first year, almost all saplings perished due to drought. But the two friends never gave up.

U2's surprise album against ICE and Trump

U2's surprise album against ICE and Trump

Nine years after their last album, U2 returns with a surprising project: the Days of Ash EP. It's not about the new album to be released, but an urgent and committed work, made up of five songs and a recited poem, designed to respond to the violence of ICE, Trumpism, the war in Ukraine and the tragedy in Gaza.

France under water, 35 days of continuous rain: record since records began

France under water, 35 days of continuous rain: record since records began

Nothing like this had ever happened since official weather statistics exist: with 35 days of continuous rain, France recorded the longest continuous period of precipitation since 1959, the year when systematic measurements began. That record has been confirmed by Météo-France: the 2023 record, which stood at 32 days, has been officially tallied.

From coma to Olympic podium: aged 13, snowboarder Jake Canter only had a 20% chance of survival

From coma to Olympic podium: aged 13, snowboarder Jake Canter only had a 20% chance of survival

A story of courage and determination: Jake Canter, a 22-year-old American snowboarder, captured the bronze in slopestyle at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics. In doing so, he crowns an incredible trajectory that began a decade ago. Indeed, as a teenager and following a terrible accident, he only had a 20 percent chance of survival. Today, the medal in Livigno is the symbol of a rebirth that goes beyond sports alone.

Ultrasound against microplastics: two Texas teenagers invent a 'pen' to purify water

Ultrasound against microplastics: two Texas teenagers invent a 'pen' to purify water

Microplastics, fragments invisible to the naked eye, escape traditional filtration systems and end up everywhere: in rivers, seas and drinking water.