NYT > World News Édouard Balladur, Embattled French Prime Minister, Dies at 97 Par : Alan Cowell 2 septembre 2026 à 19:09 His time in office coincided with France’s fraught role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide and the corruption scandal known as the Karachi affair. © Pascal Guyot/Associated PressÉdouard Balladur in 1995, when he ran a failed campaign for the French presidency; he had served as prime minister between 1993 and 1995.
NYT > World News South Korea’s Unification Church Leader Gets 2 Years in Prison for Corruption Par : Choe Sang-Hun 31 août 2026 à 07:29 Han Hak-ja, the widow and successor of the conservative church’s founder, was convicted of financial dealings related to a former president and first lady, who are also imprisoned. © Pool photo by Jeon Heon-KyunHan Hak-ja, 83, arriving for a sentencing hearing in Seoul on Monday.