Le Monde

• Saudi sovereign wealth fund seeks influence with investment project in French theme parks

  The PIF, which was implicated in the premeditated murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018 and in several human rights violations, is tightly controlled by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

• Russian economy increasingly fragile as Ukraine targets infrastructure

  Kyiv's attacks on Russian refineries and commercial warehouses have brought the war into Russians' daily lives, just ahead of elections scheduled for September 18-20.

• Danish military says Russian frigate shot flares at helicopter

  The incident occurred on Monday, the same day that NATO jets shot down a drone over Lithuania, the latest security incident on the alliance's eastern flank during Russia's war with Ukraine.

• Russian disinformation campaign sets sights on US midterms

  Clips created using stolen footage from the internet shows deepfakes of prominent US stars denouncing the Democrats. Disinformation researchers said the deepfake videos appear to be the work of a Kremlin campaign known for littering social media with doctored videos.

• US Supreme Court blocks Trump mail-in ballot restrictions

  Donald Trump had signed an executive order in March to restrict mail-in voting, saying without evidence that it is vulnerable to fraud.