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August 2, 2025
Up to a million young Catholics expected in Rome for Pope Leo vigil
The 'Jubilee of Youth' – when the Vatican invites Catholics aged 18 to 35 to the seat of the global Church's power – has brought thousands o...
Le Monde
August 2, 2025
EU artificial intelligence regulation takes effect, sparking new Europe-US clash
Key parts of the legislation governing artificial intelligence (AI) are coming into force on Saturday, August 2. Washington and American tec...
Le Monde
August 2, 2025
California and other liberal states sue Trump over transgender care ban
LGBTQ+ rights have become a divisive subject in the United States, where Trump rode a wave of public support for his crusade against so-call...
Le Monde
August 2, 2025
How France's 1975 amicable divorce law transformed gender relations
On July 11, 1975, France authorized divorce by mutual consent, marking a turning point for couples.
Le Monde
August 2, 2025
The artistic and personal friendship of Beauvoir, Sartre and Giacometti in postwar Paris
The Giacometti Foundation is examining the connections between the couple and the sculptor across a wealth of documents and artwork.
Le Monde
August 2, 2025
In Monaco, chef Marcel Ravin's Creole garden
'Chefs' Gardens' (3/5). Since 2022, the Martinique-born chef, who has been awarded two Michelin stars, has planted Caribbean varieties withi...
Le Monde
August 2, 2025
Luca de Meo's massive welcome package at Kering
The former Renault chief could receive a signing bonus of €20 million upon joining the luxury group, along with an annual fixed salary of €2...
Le Monde
August 2, 2025
In Brazil, Lula resists pressure from the Trump administration
Washington has wielded the threat of 50% tariffs against Brazil to influence the Brazilian judiciary, condemning what it calls a 'witch hunt...
Le Monde
August 1, 2025
After dismal employment figures, Trump fires head of statistics and increases pressure on the Fed
Job creation fell 27% short of forecasts in July, and numbers for May and June were drastically revised downward, triggering a plunge on Wal...
Le Monde
August 1, 2025
Federal Reserve Governor Kugler steps down, giving 'very happy' Trump a slot to fill
Governor Adriana Kugler was appointed to the Fed's seven-member board of governors by former President Joe Biden in September 2023. Trump sa...
Le Monde
August 1, 2025
Trump gambles with reindustrializing the US
The American president claims that tariffs will encourage more European and Japanese companies to build factories in the US, but with produc...
Le Monde
August 1, 2025
Jury finds Tesla partly responsible for deadly Autopilot crash case
Elon Musk's car company must pay more than $200 million in damages. A federal jury found that Tesla bore significant responsibility because...
Le Monde
August 1, 2025
Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell is moved to a minimum security prison in Texas
No reason was given for Maxwell's transfer, though the move follows a recent, highly unusual meeting between the Epstein accomplice and a to...
Le Monde
August 1, 2025
Colombian ex-president is sentenced to 12 years of house arrest for bribery
Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe's 12-year sentence for witness tampering and bribery followed a historic six-month trial. Uribe has...
Le Monde
August 1, 2025
Trial ordered for deadly 1982 attack on Paris Jewish restaurant
Two alleged members of a Palestinian militant group will stand trial in Paris over the attack that killed six in a restaurant in the city’s...
Le Monde
August 1, 2025
French prosecutors seek trial for PSG’s Achraf Hakimi over rape charge
Prosecutors on Friday asked that PSG's Moroccan international football player be tried in criminal court for allegedly raping a young woman...
Le Monde
August 1, 2025
Trump orders the deployment of 'two nuclear submarines' in response to 'highly provocative' comments from Russia
The US president made the announcement on his Truth Social platform in response to comments made by Russian official Dmitry Medvedev on Mond...
Le Monde
August 1, 2025
'West Berlin became my street': Emine Sevgi Özdamar, Turkish factory worker turned actress
'Being 20 in West Berlin' (5/6). Writer, actress and theater director, the now 60-something Emine Sevgi Özdamar arrived in Germany from Turk...
Le Monde
August 1, 2025
Squiban wins her second consecutive stage victory in the women's Tour de France
The French rider won solo on Friday in Chambéry on the seventh day of racing, in a scenario reminiscent of her victory the day before in the...
Le Monde
August 1, 2025
Trump's drive to deport migrants is running at full throtle
The White House boasted that ICE has arrested 100,000 'illegal alien criminals' in the last six months. As detention centers overflow, polls...
Le Monde
August 1, 2025
France says it cannot save contraceptives US plans to destroy
Contraception products bought by USAID under Joe Biden and stocked in Belgium were reportedly set to be incinerated in France.
Le Monde
August 1, 2025
France carries out aid airdrop in Gaza
France will air-drop 40 tonnes of aid into Gaza from Friday, Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said.
Le Monde
August 1, 2025
Contraceptives destroyed in silence: 'Can France accept to become the executor of a senseless policy imposed by the US?'
OP-ED. IUDs, implants, and birth control pills funded by USAID under the Biden administration are being incinerated on French soil. They wer...
Le Monde
August 1, 2025
Outrage grows in France over US plan to destroy contraceptives
Contraception products bought by USAID under Joe Biden and stocked in Belgium were reportedly set to be incinerated in France.
Le Monde
August 1, 2025
Japan's political fragilization
EDITORIAL. The ruling coalition's loss of a majority in the House of Councillors in the July 20 elections and the breakthrough of the ultra-...
Le Monde
August 1, 2025
France halts Gaza arrivals pending probe into student's antisemitic posts
The French foreign minister said France will suspend its programme to receive Palestinians from conflict-torn Gaza after the Sciences Po Lil...
Le Monde
August 1, 2025
With Trump's new trade barriers, global commerce enters a new era
By imposing tariffs on dozens of countries starting August 7, the world's largest economy has madea decisive shift toward protectionism. Els...
Le Monde
August 1, 2025
Brazil sees notable drop in homicide rate
The number of homicides has reached its lowest level since 2012. The result is attributed to public security initiatives introduced by Presi...
Le Monde
August 1, 2025
El Salvador abolishes presidential term limits, allowing Bukele to run again
The Congress controlled by President Nayib Bukele's party passed a constitutional reform extending presidential terms and lifting term limit...
Le Monde
August 1, 2025
Canada 'disappointed' by new US tariffs, prime minister says
President Donald Trump decided to increase US tariffs on Canadian goods to 35% after Canada announced plans to recognize a Palestinian state...
Le Monde
August 1, 2025
Trump imposes new tariffs, but only from August 7
The US president signed the executive order for the new tariffs on Thursday evening. Initially expected to take effect today, at the deadlin...
Le Monde
August 1, 2025
Music festivals in France face fragile economics and unsustainable future
Businessman Matthieu Pigasse and the group AEG Presents have acquired the We Love Green festival, despite two-thirds of contemporary music e...
Le Monde
August 1, 2025
Oscars: 'A Star is Born' producer elected as Academy's new president
Hollywood's most prestigious award show has seen a recent uptick in interest, with nearly 20 million watching the latest ceremony in March....
Le Monde
August 1, 2025
Cocaine, an Xbox and smoked duck: The man who could smuggle anything into prison
In a French prison, Samy R., became a specialist in supplying his fellow inmates with all kinds of goods by corrupting the guards.
Le Monde
August 1, 2025
France's defense: 'The strategic review is not convincing about our ability to meet the demands of high-intensity conflict'
OP-ED. François Cornut-Gentille, former lawmaker with the right-wing Les Républicains and an expert in military affairs, argues that France...
Le Monde
August 1, 2025
'Dracula' by Luc Besson: a visual bloodbath filled with clichés and problematic female characters
The director, aiming for a sweeping romantic epic, instead delivers a film packed with clichés and visual excess.
Le Monde
August 1, 2025
Trump orders tariffs on dozens of countries to go into effect next week
Among those who managed to strike deals with Washington were Vietnam, Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines, South Korea and the European Union....
Le Monde
August 1, 2025
The friends who cement their platonic relationships through marriage
Difficult to quantify because they are often unofficial, unions between friends have been growing. They offer a way to honor friendship at a...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
Zelensky urges allies to seek 'regime change' in Russia after latest deadly drone attack on Kyiv
From late Wednesday to early Thursday, Russia fired over 300 drones and eight cruise missiles at Ukraine, with Kyiv the main target, the Ukr...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
Locals in Mexico City rise up against gentrification
Soaring rents in the Mexican capital have driven hundreds of residents into the streets to protest against property speculation, a shortage...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
Trump envoy to inspect Gaza aid as pressure mounts on Israel
The White House announced that US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff had a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday ahead...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
Squiban wins solo in Tour de France's sixth stage, Le Court maintains lead
Squiban is the first French cyclist to win a stage in the 2025 edition of the Tour de France women's race.
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
Chef Thomas Besnault's forest inspiration
'Chefs' Gardens' (2/5). At his restaurant Ardent, the young chef creates inventive cuisine using ingredients foraged from the woods of Esvre...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
US and allies accuse Iran of plotting assassinations in the West
The warning issued Thursday by the US and 14 allies follows foiled attacks in the UK, Netherlands, Spain, and the US.
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
Tom B., call boy and ex-heroin addict: 'In West Berlin, everyone mixed and chose their scene'
'Being 20 in West Berlin' (4/6). Tom B. came to West Berlin as a young gay man in the mid-1980s, became an escort and fell into drug addicti...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
Curfews for minors expand across France to curb crime
While some mayors implement this measure in response to violence, others do so as a precaution. Either way, the intention remains the same:...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
Trump says 'successful' call with Sheinbaum leads to new Mexico trade talks
The US President said Thursday he had a "very successful" call with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and announced a 90-day negotiation p...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
European automakers stuck in an impasse
EDITORIAL. By prioritizing short-term profits, European car companies have fallen significantly behind in the transition to electric vehicle...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
Glyphosate: French court clears Bayer-Monsanto of responsibility in birth defects case
In a judgment handed down Thursday, the court ruled that the severe birth defects of Théo Grataloup, now 18, could not be attributed to in u...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025