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January 9, 2026
'Christopher Columbus embodying Trump and Meloni's supremacist fantasies is no coincidence'
OP-ED. 'Debated Figures' (1/5). Once praised by French traditionalist Catholics, the 'discoverer of America' is now celebrated by American a...
Le Monde
January 9, 2026
Northern Sudan watches the war from afar
War in Sudan: A Trapped Nation (6/6). The northern region of Sudan, spared so far from the fighting between the paramilitary Rapid Support F...
Le Monde
January 9, 2026
Belgian multimillionaire aims to build a 'Caribbean Dubai' in the Antilles
The government of Saint Kitts and Nevis is poised to approve the creation of an autonomous enclave designed to attract thousands of wealthy...
Le Monde
January 9, 2026
Somalia denies seizing US-funded food aid as Washington suspends assistance
The country's authorities have been accused of destroying a World Food Programmeme warehouse and seizing American-funded food aid.
Le Monde
January 9, 2026
Instead of commenting on the unthinkable, Europeans should take action in Greenland
OP-ED. If Europeans allow the US to take control of Greenland, NATO would cease to be an alliance and the European Union would become a prot...
Le Monde
January 9, 2026
France enjoys another banner year for tourism, buoyed by campgrounds and international visitors
International tourism revenue rose by 9% in France in 2025, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization.
Le Monde
January 8, 2026
Iran protests swell nationwide as crackdown intensifies and internet is cut
The country saw the largest demonstrations in nearly two weeks, with rights groups reporting dozens of protesters killed.
Le Monde
January 8, 2026
Israeli government accelerates settlement expansion in occupied West Bank
With tenders for 9,600 housing units for Jewish families in the occupied West Bank, 2025 set a record, with an openly stated goal of deliver...
Le Monde
January 8, 2026
'Nero at the Elysée': A story of hope dashed by Macron's presidency
Journalists Nicolas Domenach and Maurice Szafran once believed in Emmanuel Macron's 2017 promise. Nearly a decade later, they deliver a damn...
Le Monde
January 8, 2026
Take Trump seriously on Greenland, Vance warns Europe
The US vice president advised European leaders to take the 'security' of Greenland more seriously, or else the US would 'have to do somethin...
Le Monde
January 8, 2026
UN says the US has 'legal obligation' to fund agencies after Trump withdraws from several
Top United Nations officials urged the United States to keep paying its dues that fund UN agencies, many of which focus on climate, labor an...
Le Monde
January 8, 2026
Protesters clash with police in Minneapolis after ICE officer kills woman
Angry demonstrators clashes with US law enforcement officials in Minneapolis on Thursday, the day after the fatal shooting of a woman by an...
Le Monde
January 8, 2026
France will vote against EU-Mercosur trade deal, Macron says
French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that France would vote against the European Union's trade deal with South American bloc Merco...
Le Monde
January 8, 2026
China's Pingtan Island reflects rising tensions in the Taiwan Strait
On Pingtan Island, China's closest point to Taiwan, repeated Chinese military maneuvers are exasperating fishers and fueling 'reunification'...
Le Monde
January 8, 2026
Venezuela announces large-scale prisoner release
A large number of detainees were to be released from Venezuelan prisons, the country's parliamentary speaker said Thursday in an apparent co...
Le Monde
January 8, 2026
Trump-Colombia tensions thaw after months of heated exchanges
After threatening and insulting Colombian leader Gustavo Petro, the US president unexpectedly invited him to the White House.
Le Monde
January 8, 2026
Paris incinerator extension drives up costs and raises health concerns
The Ivry incinerator, one of the largest and oldest in Europe, is being kept open for longer due . Le Monde reveals that an incident in Sept...
Le Monde
January 8, 2026
French ex-spy chief handed suspended jail sentence in attempted extortion case
Bernard Bajolet was found guilty of aiding and abetting attempted extortion and the arbitrary infringement of individual liberty by a public...
Le Monde
January 8, 2026
Eating too many preservatives could increase cancer and diabetes risks
Two epidemiological studies suggest a link between certain chronic diseases and high exposure to preservative additives. These initial findi...
Le Monde
January 8, 2026
French researcher freed from Russian jail arrives home after prisoner swap
French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday researcher Laurent Vinatier had arrived from Russia, where he had faced spying accusations. V...
Le Monde
January 8, 2026
Mitterrand and the French left: A fading legacy
Thirty years after the death of the former French president, a diminishing number of politicians and activists still claim any direct lineag...
Le Monde
January 8, 2026
HSBC agrees to pay €267.5 million fine in tax fraud case
Six large banks are included in the financial prosecutor's inquiry launched in December 2021.
Le Monde
January 8, 2026
Syria: New clashes between government forces and Kurds signal failure of negotiations
The latest outbreak of violence highlights the deadlock in talks over the integration of the Kurdish-majority Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)...
Le Monde
January 8, 2026
Macron: The US is 'turning away' from its allies
Macron spoke to ambassadors at the Elysee Palace days after the US capture of Nicolas Maduro in Caracas. He also highlighted tech regulation...
Le Monde
January 8, 2026
Doctors' strike is a warning sign for French healthcare
EDITORIAL. The growing number of disputes, with a medical community frustrated by empty political promises and public authorities who lack a...
Le Monde
January 8, 2026
US will control Venezuela and its oil sales indefinitely, Trump says
The Trump administration said Washington will dictate decisions in Caracas and oversee Venezuela's oil exports after the US seizure of presi...
Le Monde
January 8, 2026
Humans are slightly more monogamous than meerkats, but slightly less than beavers
COLUMN. British anthropologist Mark Dyble analyzed genetic data from 70 mammalian species to gain a deeper understanding of the human specie...
Le Monde
January 8, 2026
France seeks to assert its role in the Caribbean after Trump's show of force
The Sénat's foreign affairs, defense and armed forces committee has voiced concern over the impact of US policy in the Guiana Shield, which...
Le Monde
January 8, 2026
'The raw and brutal display of American power in the Trump II era is finally opening the eyes of Washington's allies'
COLUMN. Europe finds itself in a perilous phase, having recognized its solitude but lacking the means for true autonomy, while the emotion c...
Le Monde
January 8, 2026
EU-Mercosur deal set to be signed, with or without France's support
The European Commission announced new concessions to the agricultural sector, lifting Italian objections and paving the way for the free tra...
Le Monde
January 8, 2026
US strengthens grip on Venezuela by seizing two oil tankers, including one flying the Russian flag
The US Coast Guard pursued the ship, which had placed itself under Russian protection, as far as the waters off Iceland. Washington said it...
Le Monde
January 8, 2026
Farmers park tractors in Paris to protest Mercosur trade deal
In a show of dissent against a free trade deal that they believe will lead to unfair competition, farmers parked a dozen tractors in front o...
Le Monde
January 8, 2026
'If Doctors Without Borders were to cease activities in Gaza, the impact would be absolutely enormous'
In an interview with Le Monde, Filipe Ribeiro, head of mission for Doctors Without Borders in Jerusalem, responds to the Israeli government'...
Le Monde
January 8, 2026
'They tried to erase our history': Sudan's national heritage is threatened by war
'War in Sudan: A Trapped Nation' (5/6) When the country's museum collections fell into the Rapid Support Forces' hands, they became a real...
Le Monde
January 8, 2026
President Trump withdraws United States from UN Climate Treaty
The White House announced the US would withdraw from a total of 66 international organizations, saying they were 'contrary to the interests...
Le Monde
January 8, 2026
After threatening the Colombian president with military action, Trump invites Gustavo Petro to the White House
The US president threatened his counterpart over alleged drug trafficking after US forces ousted Nicolas Maduro. On Wednesday, he had a phon...
Le Monde
January 8, 2026
French judges alarmed by rumors of potential US sanctions
Peimane Ghaleh-Marzban, the president of the Paris judicial court, spoke out to condemn what he called 'unacceptable interference.' His rema...
Le Monde
January 7, 2026
Semyon Bychkov appointed music director of the Opéra national de Paris
The American-naturalized conductor, aged 73, is succeeding Gustavo Dudamel, who resigned in May 2023.
Le Monde
January 7, 2026
In Gaza, the war is creating a new generation of deaf children
According to a survey by a local non-profit organization, 35,000 children and adults have partially or completely lost their hearing during...
Le Monde
January 7, 2026
Maduro Kidnapping: 'There is a tragic irony in seeing Donald Trump cast himself as Venezuela's liberator'
OP-ED. For the first time, a US president has openly claimed to have kept Congress in the dark about his decision out of an admitted disrega...
Le Monde
January 7, 2026
Iran's regime faces combined pressure from street protests, Israel and US
Israel has approved a new attack plan against Tehran, while Donald Trump has reiterated his threats to intervene should Iran intensify its c...
Le Monde
January 7, 2026
US immigration officer kills woman in Minneapolis
An officer shot and killed a woman whom US officials accused of trying to run over ICE agents with her vehicle. The city's mayor has called...
Le Monde
January 7, 2026
Gaza's grandparents, shattered pillars of a traumatized society
Elderly people, whose health is often fragile and mobility reduced, feel as if they are reliving the tragedy of the Nakba, the forced exodus...
Le Monde
January 7, 2026
Trump plots to buy Greenland, Rubio plans US-Denmark meeting
US President Donald Trump has spoken with his national security team about making an offer to purchase Greenland from Denmark, the White Hou...
Le Monde
January 7, 2026
In pictures Kidnapping of Nicolas Maduro: Five months of military deployments pave the way for US intervention in Venezuela
Images verified by Le Monde made it possible to reconstruct the US's vast military deployment at sea, on land and in the air in the months l...
Le Monde
January 7, 2026
French writer sued by family members over novel allegedly depicting them as Nazi collaborators
Relatives of French novelist Cécile Desprairies sued her for libel on Wednesday, claiming her novel 'The Propagandist' presents a fictionali...
Le Monde
January 7, 2026
US will control Venezuelan oil sales 'indefinitely,' energy secretary says
United States Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Wednesday the US would control Venezuela's oil sales until further notice, four days after...
Le Monde
January 7, 2026
Europe yet to give 'clear, unequivocal answer' on Ukraine defense: Zelensky
European leaders and US envoys agreed on 'key security guarantees for Kyiv,' as talks continued in Paris.
Le Monde
January 7, 2026
France bans food imports containing pesticides
The five substances targeted include fungicides, used on produce ranging from avocados to soybeans, and glufosinate, an herbicide widely use...
Le Monde
January 7, 2026