In his final address to the United Nations before the end of his presidential term, Emmanuel Macron said the world was witnessing a situation that should shame everyone. He also criticized US President Donald Trump for presenting his Gaza peace plan as a diplomatic victory. Reuters reported that Macron made the remarks only hours after Trump, speaking from the same podium, described his Gaza proposal as a major diplomatic success. "A year ago, in this very hall, around a dozen countries

I had read enough interviews with Sophie Calle to expect a difficult exchange. France’s best-known conceptual artist has a reputation for being elusive. That is why the woman on screen surprises me: she is warm, smiling and apparently generous with herself. Large tinted glasses cover her eyes, though I imagine them sparkling behind the lenses. Then, 10 minutes into our conversation, she tells me she is fascinated by absence. When I ask what draws her to it, she replies: “Why do you live in