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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
Palestinian student in France probed over 'hateful' online posts
The Sciences Po university in northern Lille canceled the student's accreditation on Wednesday. Screenshots of posts the student allegedly s...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
Portugal 'considering' recognition of Palestinian state in September
Prime Minister Luis Montenegro's office said Portugal was considering recognizing the State of Palestine at the UN General Assembly in Septe...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
'Europe's ability to defend its interests, already questionable, is now seriously in doubt'
OP-ED. The agreement reached between Donald Trump and Ursula von der Leyen establishes an armistice that confirms the imbalance in trade bet...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
EU pushes for wine exemption to US tariffs
After the EU and US announced a trade deal on July 27, in which most EU products imported to the US would be subject to a 15% tariff, France...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
After metaverse, Zuckerberg invests tens of billions into 'superintelligence'
Over the past 12 months, Meta, owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, generated a staggering $71.5 billion in profit on $179 billion in...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
Léon Marchand clinches third 200m medley world title
The day after his world record, the French swimmer won the final of the 200m individual medley at the World Swimming Championships in Singap...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
Ukraine lawmakers back new anti-corruption bill
The legislation was approved in advance by the anti-corruption bodies and provides for regular lie detector tests for anti-graft officials.
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
'Tsunami! Evacuate': Japan alerts revive memories of 2011 disaster
The earthquake that struck off the Kamchatka Peninsula led to the evacuation order for two million people in Japan, who still remember the 2...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
Kristi Noem, the face of the Trump administration's anti-immigrant raids
Nicknamed 'Homeland Barbie,' the US secretary of homeland security has repeatedly staged shows of force before cameras, in a style that has...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
Ukraine awaits crucial vote on sensitive anti-corruption bill
After thousands of Ukrainians protested since July 22 against a law to strip two anti-corruption bodies of their independence, lawmakers are...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
Northern China tallies dozens dead after heavy rains and flooding
After heavy rains struck northern China, including Beijing's rural suburbs, from July 23 to 29, Chinese officials admitted to having not bee...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
Across the Pacific, fear of a major tsunami gives way to relief
From French Polynesia to the South American coasts to Alaska and California, alert systems were triggered after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
Dominique de Villepin: 'We have an absolute moral duty to oppose this murderous madness in Gaza'
OP-ED. The former French prime minister writes that to remain silent in the face of the horror unfolding in the Palestinian enclave is to be...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
Customs duties: Luxury manufacturers worry about their profit margins
The global market for perfumes and handbags faces mounting challenges, as European exports to the US will be subject to a 15% tariff startin...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
Trump announces new tariffs on Brazil, India, South Korea as deadline nears
The US president imposed crippling 50% tariffs on Brazil, a 25% levy on Indian exports and a 15% tariff for South Korean exports, while warn...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
After Stephen Colbert's show is canceled, comedians unite against Trump
CBS has decided to end the 'Late Show', a satirical program whose host regularly skewers the US president, citing 'financial reasons.'
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
Canada says it plans to recognize the State of Palestine in September
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said the decision to recognize Palestinian statehood at the UN in September, which aligns it with France...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
Customs duties: The EU further abandons its Green Deal with pledge to buy US energy
As part of the trade agreement between the European Union and the US, Europe committed to making strategic purchases across the Atlantic wor...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
Gabriel Hagaï, a mystic and political rabbi
Hagaï, 57, has lived a thousand lives. A specialist in Hebrew manuscripts, the religious figure who embraces mystical Judaism has also been...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
'White people shoot at us': Southern Brazil's Indigenous fight for ancestral land
In Mato Grosso do Sul, a southern state bordering Paraguay, Indigenous people who tried to reclaim the lands from which they had been dispos...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
Mount Etna: Sicily's protective, thunderous mother
'Of Volcanoes and Men' (1/6). Volcanoes sow death when they erupt and give life through their fertile soil, inspiring fear and fascination....
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
Tsunami evacuations ordered in South America after 8.8 earthquake, but worst risk appears to pass for US
Wednesday's quake off Russia appeared to be the strongest recorded since the 9.0 magnitude event off Japan in 2011. In the US, tsunami advis...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
How is the strength of an earthquake measured?
Intensity, magnitude, the Mercalli scale: Since the 1960s, seismologists have stopped using the famous Richter scale, preferring to use a mo...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
Ukraine to 'fix' anti-graft law, says foreign minister ahead of vote
European allies had worried the law would undermine anti-corruption reforms key to Ukraine's bid to join the EU. It remains to be seen wheth...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
Trump imposes 50% tariffs on Brazil, citing trial of ally Bolsonaro
Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro is on trial for allegedly plotting a coup to stay in power after losing the 2022 election to leftis...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
US Fed holds firm against Trump pressure to cut rates, despite dissension
The US Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, despite pressure from Donald Trump, yet two Fed Governors, Christopher Wa...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
'I learned freedom at 34, and it was a revelation': Katja Lange-Müller, an eastern wind blows through West Berlin
'Being 20 in West Berlin' (3/6). Katja Lange-Müller, born in the German Democratic Republic (GDR), managed as an adult to cross 'to the othe...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
Tour de France Femmes: Le Court makes history for Africa with fifth-stage victory
On Wednesday, Mauritian cyclist Kimberley Le Court-Pienaar won the sprint ahead of Dutch duo Demi Vollering and Anna van der Breggen. With t...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
In the DRC, Chinese and American companies race for lithium
In the southeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the city of Manono sits atop the world's largest reserves of this mineral essential to...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
US Treasury sanctions Brazilian judge overseeing Bolsonaro trial
The US Treasury issued new sanctions on Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, known for his role in the trial of Brazil's for...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
French government prepares a new law to assist the restitution of looted artworks
The government discussed a bill to speed up the restitution of artworks looted during the colonial era, simplifying existing procedures and...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
French Culture Minister Rachida Dati's dangerous game
EDITORIAL. The space the minister has carved out for herself by being both popular and disruptive is undeniable. But some lines should not b...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
EU set to launch an automated border system in October
The new Entry/Exit System (EES) will set up a common record of the names, passport numbers, fingerprints and facial photos of all non-EU nat...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
Macron says US-EU deal 'not the end' of talks
'To be free, you have to be feared. We were not feared enough,' President Emmanuel Macron told his cabinet.
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
UNICEF France calls for protecting underage victims of criminal exploitation rather than punishment
In a new report, the French branch of the UN agency highlights the lack of resources for identifying and protecting minors who are victims o...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
French economy posts timid, deceptive rebound in the second quarter of 2025
Growth reached 0.3% in the second quarter of 2025, after a 0.1% increase in the first quarter, according to figures published by the nationa...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
Léon Marchand smashes 200m medley world record
In the semifinal of the world swimming championships, the French 23-year-old beat Ryan Lochte's record from 2011.
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
Video. Watch: Tsunami warnings sound in Japan after 8.8 magnitude quake off Russian coast
Video - The Japan Meteorological Agency forecasted waves as high as 3 meters could hit the country's coastal cities.
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
How France's far right is betting on cryptocurrencies
The Rassemblement National is preparing a draft law to 'mine' bitcoin using surplus electricity from nuclear power plants, demonstrating the...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
No progress made on France's terrorism memorial despite years of studies
French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed his commitment in January to see the site inaugurated after years of back-and-forth in the plann...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
In Iran, the government steps up repression as executions surge
Six hundred and twelve men and women were killed in the first half of 2025, according to the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
Journalists in the West Bank face mounting suppression
Since October 7, Israel has arrested and imprisoned at least 140 journalists working in this occupied territory, most often under the catch-...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
Low-calorie French pastries struggle to win over chefs and consumers
While French pastries are renowned worldwide for their refined taste and aesthetic appeal, their nutritional value could place them in the c...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
Suing the state: How does this universal right work in practice?
Climate, health, femicides: Lawsuits against the state have surged in recent years. Beyond securing compensation for victims, these legal pr...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
Spike Lee, Benin's star ambassador to attract the Afro-descendant diaspora
The American filmmaker and his wife, Tonya Lewis Lee, have been appointed as ambassadors to the diaspora in the United States. The Beninese...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
Powerful 8.7 quake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula triggers tsunami alert
Japan's meteorological agency issued an advisory for a tsunami of up to 3 meters across the Pacific coast of Japan, possibly starting to arr...
Le Monde
July 29, 2025
Cybèle Idelot's Ile-de-France adventure: from Hollywood childhood to kitchen gardens
'Chefs' gardens' (1/5). The 50-year-old chef transformed a former coaching inn in Yvelines, just outside of Paris, into a domain that now we...
Le Monde
July 29, 2025