Vivienne Walt

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Paris has a plan to make the Seine swimmable again—just in time for the 2024 Olympics.

TIME reports from Paris as questions over identity, race, and colonialism loom over the historic semifinal

The kingdom wants to retain its position as the world’s number 1 oil exporter

Tony Estanguet, president of Paris 2024, wants to redefine the legacy of the Olympic Games

Ukrainian bands DakhaBrakha and Kazka are penetrating the horrors of war with soulfulness and defiance

Voter turnout was the lowest in decades, a sign of disillusionment with Macron’s Administration

By using Trump’s playbook, Le Pen has been barnstorming across France as a working-class champion

Macron is no longer the outsider in French politics. Now he wants to be a global statesman

International laws of war allows for innocent people being killed by accident in the crossfire, which would indemnify Russian soldiers and their commanders.

Saudi Arabia’s energy minister Prince Abdulaziz Bin Salman spoke with TIME’s Vivienne Walt about the country’s increasing production.

‘We cannot be about just maximizing our profit next quarter. We need to be part of our societies.’

Dan Schulman talks about putting his social justice goals into action, and the societal benefits of using cryptocurrency, with TIME’s Vivienne Walt

Human rights groups say Saudi Arabia is buying its way into big sporting events, glossing over human-rights violations

Looney has big plans to transition the oil company to renewable energy. He spoke with TIME about the criticism he’s faced from climate activists.

The former CEO was well-known for making the food company more environmentally conscious, and many thought he was ousted for it.

Women denied the right to attend university in Afghanistan are defying the Taliban to continue their studies online

The fury, and hurt, is real. But analysts say taking a tough line with the U.S. could have a political upside for the president

‘We cannot talk about money. We are not supposed to talk, because we are just a refugee’