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January 7, 2026
US seizes Russian-flagged oil tanker in the Atlantic
The operation ratcheted up tensions with Moscow as the US flexes its military might in the Caribbean.
Le Monde
January 7, 2026
'Whoever controls Greenland influences a key area of European security policy'
In response to US threats to invade the vast Arctic island, the EU must implement close military cooperation with Denmark, supported by Germ...
Le Monde
January 7, 2026
Greenland: Europe rejects US threats over sovereignty but finds options limited
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday that Donald Trump was considering 'several options,' including the use of the m...
Le Monde
January 7, 2026
Under Trump, the feats of the US military regularly run into the great void of the 'day after'
COLUMN. The US's claim to control Venezuela adds to the long list of military issues piling up on the American president's desk, less than o...
Le Monde
January 7, 2026
EU-Mercosur deal: France's diplomatic gamble falls short
EDITORIAL. France's hopes of forming a blocking minority have quickly faded, with the free trade agreement between the EU and four South Ame...
Le Monde
January 7, 2026
Venezuela, under state of emergency, stages illusory transition
A decree granting emergency powers to the head of state has left Venezuelans on the ground anxious, as the US moves to capture oil and polit...
Le Monde
January 7, 2026
UN accuses Israel of 'apartheid' in West Bank
Since the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, the UN report cited an 'unprecedented deterioration of the human rights situation' in t...
Le Monde
January 7, 2026
In Paris, Ukraine's allies express hopes and fears over US security guarantees
The coalition of the willing, a group of Kyiv's allies who met in Paris on Tuesday, said they were ready to send troops to Ukraine for a cea...
Le Monde
January 7, 2026
Paris snow forces 140 flight cancellations
France's transport minister said around 100 flights were cancelled at Paris's Charles de Gaulle airport because of snowfall, and a further 4...
Le Monde
January 7, 2026
In the US, Trump's unchecked imperialism raises growing concerns
While the Trump administration's handling of the Venezuelan situation has revealed numerous contradictions, its intentions regarding Greenla...
Le Monde
January 7, 2026
Brigitte Bardot to be buried in Saint-Tropez as cause of death revealed
The French actress, who died on December 28, will be buried in the town's seaside cemetery. The religious ceremony was scheduled to begin at...
Le Monde
January 7, 2026
Saudi-led coalition strikes Yemen as separatist leader flees
Aidarous al-Zubaidi, who heads the Southern Transitional Council, which seeks to reestablish a state in southern Yemen, fled after being acc...
Le Monde
January 7, 2026
Roberto Saviano, writer: 'Venezuela is not a narco-state, but a state that uses drugs as an instrument for the survival of those in power'
OP-ED. Western democracies have allowed the regime to survive, enabling it to strengthen itself by becoming increasingly criminalized. Today...
Le Monde
January 7, 2026
Venezuela: US no longer accuses Nicolas Maduro of leading the 'Cartel de los Soles'
The indictment presented Monday by US authorities against the former Venezuelan president no longer includes a charge from five years ago th...
Le Monde
January 7, 2026
After the Crans-Montana tragedy, residents express 'anger' and 'shame'
The president of the Swiss town acknowledged during a press conference on Tuesday morning that Crans-Montana's municipal services had not co...
Le Monde
January 7, 2026
Trump says Venezuela 'turning over' up to 50 million barrels of oil to US: 'That money will be controlled by me'
The 'President of the United States of America,' as he referred to himself in his Truth Social post on Tuesday, said he will 'ensure it is u...
Le Monde
January 7, 2026
Venezuela: Iran risks losing a key economic and military ally
Tehran and Caracas have maintained close ties, particularly as a way to circumvent sanctions targeting both countries. The Islamic Republic,...
Le Monde
January 6, 2026
AFCON 2025: Algeria reaches quarterfinals, Ivory Coast also advances
Players Adil Boulbina and Amad Diallo stole the show as Algeria and Ivory Coast scored contrasting last-16 victories in Morocco on Tuesday t...
Le Monde
January 6, 2026
Trump discussing 'range of options' for Greenland, including military
The president is looking at a number of ideas for acquiring the self-governing Danish territory and using the US military is 'always an opti...
Le Monde
January 6, 2026
'A spirit of reconquest has taken hold in Washington, particularly driven by Secretary of State Marco Rubio'
OP-ED. With recent events in Venezuela, Donald Trump has revived a brutal US imperialism in Latin America, observe historian Olivier Compagn...
Le Monde
January 6, 2026
Ukraine: Western allies agree on key security guarantees in Paris
Following the largest yet meeting of the so-called Coalition of the Willing in Paris, European leaders and the US hailed progress. The secur...
Le Monde
January 6, 2026
Swiss safety officials admit shortcomings after bar fire, French owners express regret
Safety inspections at a bar struck by a deadly fire on New Year's Eve had not been carried out for the past five years, Swiss officials admi...
Le Monde
January 6, 2026
'If, tomorrow, the US decides to seize Greenland, neither Denmark nor the EU has the means to stop it'
OP-ED. Donald Trump's military operation in Venezuela should show Europeans that the US is a predator for Europe, just like Russia and China...
Le Monde
January 6, 2026
France's political parties divided over US operation in Venezuela
Facing criticism from both opposition parties and part of his own camp, Emmanuel Macron clarified on January 5 his position on the US milita...
Le Monde
January 6, 2026
EU offers extra funds to quell farmer anger over Mercosur trade deal
The European Union's executive arm proposed Tuesday to give farmers early access to some €45 billion as it looks to diffuse anger over a vas...
Le Monde
January 6, 2026
Deep freeze grips Europe, killing six and disrupting travel
On Tuesday, a brutal cold snap brought deadly accidents and widespread transport chaos across Europe, grounding flights, halting trains and...
Le Monde
January 6, 2026
US and European allies meet in Paris on Ukraine ceasefire guarantees
On Tuesday, US envoys and key European allies gathered in Paris to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine, as Washington signaled it could...
Le Monde
January 6, 2026
Reviving Venezuela's oil industry comes at a steep cost
NEWS ANALYSIS. The country holds the world's largest oil reserves. But after two decades of corruption, chronic underinvestment and theft, i...
Le Monde
January 6, 2026
Cold snap hits Paris's homeless population hard
Since the activation of an emergency plan on Sunday, 1,450 beds for homeless people have been set up in the French capital. Yet charities co...
Le Monde
January 6, 2026
Greenland is and must remain European
EDITORIAL. Following the abduction of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela, the Danish autonomous territory has found itself once again on Donald Tru...
Le Monde
January 6, 2026
European leaders pledge support for Denmark after Trump's Greenland threats
Leaders of seven European powers voiced support for Danish sovereignty on Tuesday in response to Donald Trump's remarks coveting the territo...
Le Monde
January 6, 2026
'Trump and Putin share a common enemy, liberal Europe, but they have two divergent strategic projects'
OP-ED. Marlène Laruelle, a professor at George Washington University analyzes the arguments of the American president and his inner circle r...
Le Monde
January 6, 2026
Venezuela: From Orban to Farage, Europe's far right is unsettled by Trump's new imperialism
NEWS ANALYSIS. The US operation in Venezuela has forced European nationalists to confront their own contradictions as politicians from count...
Le Monde
January 6, 2026
Maduro, the failed heir to Hugo Chavez's Bolivarian Revolution
The Venezuelan president, recently abducted by the US, was chosen by Hugo Chavez as his successor and narrowly elected in 2013. Over 13 year...
Le Monde
January 6, 2026
US operation in Venezuela undermined international law, UN says
'States must not threaten or use force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state,' Ravina Shamdasani, spokesw...
Le Monde
January 6, 2026
Swiss officials admit inspections failure at bar where deadly fire occurred
'Periodic inspections were not conducted between 2020 and 2025. We bitterly regret this,' Crans-Montana mayor Nicolas Feraud told a press co...
Le Monde
January 6, 2026
Maduro, a 'prisoner of war,' proclaims his 'innocence' before New York court
The arraignment hearing for drug trafficking charges leveled against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who was abducted by American force...
Le Monde
January 6, 2026
After Venezuela, Greenland fears US annexation
Following the US military intervention in Venezuela, Greenlanders, Danes and Europeans fear that the White House's next target may be the au...
Le Monde
January 6, 2026
Thailand accuses Cambodia of breaking cease-fire, Cambodia claims an accident
Phnom Penh called the incident 'an operational error,' while Bangkok stated that one of its soldiers was injured. A December 27 ceasefire ha...
Le Monde
January 6, 2026
With the Venezuela operation, Marco Rubio is at the heart of reshaping the 'Western Hemisphere'
The secretary of state has fully embraced the MAGA movement and President Trump's ambitions. The Spanish-speaking Rubio is the chief archite...
Le Monde
January 6, 2026
At the Musée Matisse in Nice, the painter's 'Stations of the Cross' receives new light
The exhibition devoted to Henri Matisse's mural work – the artist's least loved but also the least studied creation – that was made for the...
Le Monde
January 6, 2026
US House Speaker Johnson backs elections in Venezuela
Mike Johnson, the top member of Trump's Republican Party in Congress, said the elections 'should happen' and 'will need to' happen 'so that...
Le Monde
January 6, 2026
Yoletty Bracho, political scientist: 'We Venezuelans want to reclaim our ability to exercise our citizenship'
OP-ED. In an op-ed for Le Monde, the Franco-Venezuelan researcher reflects on the role given to citizens in the country's future following t...
Le Monde
January 6, 2026
Djokovic pulls out of Australian Open lead-up in Adelaide
World No. 4 tennis pro Novak Djokovic shared on Instagram that he's 'not quite physically ready to compete' in next week's Adelaide Internat...
Le Monde
January 6, 2026
US recommends fewer childhood vaccines in major shift
At the end of 2024, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommended 17 pediatric immunizations for all individuals, the agency said. Now t...
Le Monde
January 6, 2026