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February 28, 2026
Risk of open war between Afghanistan and Pakistan appears contained for now
In response to concerns voiced by their respective allies through diplomatic channels, the authorities in Kabul and Islamabad appeared aware...
Le Monde
February 27, 2026
Paramount acquires Warner Bros. in $110 billion deal, creating Hollywood behemoth
The final deal caps a five-month bidding battle with Netflix, and will give birth to one of the most powerful entertainment conglomerates in...
Le Monde
February 27, 2026
EU-Mercosur trade deal set to take effect without waiting for European Parliament vote
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen fast-tracked the announcement on Friday, much to France's dismay.
Le Monde
February 27, 2026
Trump suggests a 'friendly takeover' of Cuba
Amidst rising tensions between Washington and Havana, the US president said 'they have no money, they have no anything right now,' and raise...
Le Monde
February 27, 2026
Germany orders global recall of BMW
BMW will recall more than 330,000 cars worldwide over concerns regarding fire risk, in the second recall for the brand in less than a month.
Le Monde
February 27, 2026
Sweden confirms that drone near French aircraft carrier was Russian
France slammed the spy attempt as a 'ridiculous provocation,' while Russia called the allegation 'absurd.'
Le Monde
February 27, 2026
French court upholds 'far left' label for Mélenchon's LFI
The Council of State rejected the appeal filed by Jean-Luc Mélenchon's La France Insoumise against the Interior Ministry's decision to remov...
Le Monde
February 27, 2026
'The Louvre director's resignation raises an old question: Why do cultural execs go mad?'
COLUMN. Laurence des Cars, who handed her resignation from the Paris museum on February 24, joined a list of cultural executives accused of...
Le Monde
February 27, 2026
Tram crash in Milan kills two people and injures 39 others
The accident occurred around 4 pm on Vittorio Veneto Street. It was not yet known why the tram came off the tracks.
Le Monde
February 27, 2026
Bill Clinton says he 'did nothing wrong' with Epstein during Congressional panel
Republicans probed the former US president's ties to the convicted sex offender, including 27 flights on Epstein's private plane, while Demo...
Le Monde
February 27, 2026
'He changed in a very insidious way': Parents' distress at sons embracing toxic masculinity
The rise of masculinist rhetoric among young people is creating new tensions within families. Mothers and sisters are often targeted by boys...
Le Monde
February 27, 2026
EU-Mercosur agreement: Five key questions about where things stand
Despite France's opposition, the trade agreement is moving forward, with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announcing its p...
Le Monde
February 27, 2026
Starmer weakened as Green Party wins in Labour stronghold near Manchester
Hannah Spencer, a 34-year-old Green Party city councilor, beat the far-right Reform UK candidate and the Labour representative by a wide mar...
Le Monde
February 27, 2026
Sweden PM rules out hosting French nuclear weapons
Visiting the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, currently docked in Swedish waters, Ulf Kristersson added that a hypothetical war co...
Le Monde
February 27, 2026
France warns Russia if responsible of drone buzzing aircraft carrier
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot called the drone that approached the Charles de Gaulle ship in Swedish waters a 'ridiculous provoca...
Le Monde
February 27, 2026
Former Elysée Palace steward on trial for stealing precious porcelain
Three men appeared Thursday before Paris's criminal court for stealing or possessing more than 100 pieces from the tableware collection of t...
Le Monde
February 27, 2026
Macron says EU's move to provisionally apply Mercosur trade deal a 'bad surprise' for France
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen earlier said that the European Union will implement the trade deal with the South American bloc while waiting...
Le Monde
February 27, 2026
Mélenchon accused of antisemitism after 'Epstein' pronunciation comments
The far-left leader of LFI later called his remark 'ironic' and accused rivals of 'inciting violence' against his party.
Le Monde
February 27, 2026
Mélenchon, in Lyon, defends allies accused of participating in fatal beating
The leader of the French radical left said far-right groups had laid a 'trap' ahead of the street fighting that led to the death of far-righ...
Le Monde
February 27, 2026
EU to provisionally apply Mercosur trade deal while awaiting top court approval
The deal still needs a green light from lawmakers in the European Parliament, which referred it to the EU's top court. France has strongly o...
Le Monde
February 27, 2026
What Paris police officers told investigators after a migrant worker died in their custody
Shortly after the death of El Hacen Diarra on January 15 in Paris, the officers gave conflicting accounts of the circumstances surrounding a...
Le Monde
February 27, 2026
Pakistan and Afghanistan escalate conflict, with unpredictable consequences
Islamabad launched airstrikes on Kabul, Kandahar, and southeastern Afghanistan on Friday in retaliation for an attack the previous day again...
Le Monde
February 27, 2026
2026 Césars: 'L'Attachement,' 'Nouvelle Vague,' Léa Drucker and Laurent Lafitte honored at French film awards
No single film dominated the votes, though the 'Nouvelle Vague' biopic about the early days of Jean-Luc Godard took home four statuettes: be...
Le Monde
February 27, 2026
French infant tests positive for toxin linked to formula recalls
This is the first case of a French infant testing positive for cereulide following its initial detection in December in formula containing a...
Le Monde
February 27, 2026
UK Greens win closely-watched Manchester area election, Labour third
Labour's disappointing finish comes as Keir Starmer's party hits record levels of unpopularity.
Le Monde
February 27, 2026
Could Punch, the macaque internet sensation, make us a little more human?
COLUMN. Social media users around the world are captivated by the plight of a baby monkey abandoned by its mother and taken in by a Japanese...
Le Monde
February 27, 2026
Pakistan bombs Kabul in 'open war' on Afghanistan's Taliban government
Pakistan's latest operation came after Afghan forces attacked Pakistani border troops on Thursday night over earlier air strikes by Islamaba...
Le Monde
February 27, 2026
'Jeffrey Epstein's trajectory shows that bluff and deceit remain commonplace'
OP-ED. Power holders cultivate a closed circle that shields them and reinforces a sense of power, seemingly legitimizing their abuses, socio...
Le Monde
February 27, 2026
France's 'political violence has risen significantly, with assaults doubling over the past 10 years'
Sociologist Isabelle Sommier explains that mounting ideological fragmentation and political polarization, as well as increasingly brutal rhe...
Le Monde
February 27, 2026
'China sees its plans as a key to the country's development'
COLUMN. In an increasingly unpredictable world, Xi Jinping's China remains deeply committed to its five-year plan to govern the country's ec...
Le Monde
February 27, 2026
With an estimated 500,000 dead, the Russia-Ukraine war is Europe's deadliest since 1945
Despite the military secrecy surrounding casualties on both sides and the difficulty of counting civilian victims, efforts outside the battl...
Le Monde
February 27, 2026
Iran says 'very good progress' in 'intense' US talks
Iran's foreign minister told state TV that the talks 'made very good progress and entered into the elements of an agreement very seriously,...
Le Monde
February 27, 2026
Ukraine: 'The war could still last for years and paradoxically, time is not on the Kremlin's side'
Researcher Dimitri Minic tells Le Monde in an interview that 'It's too soon to write off Ukraine,' even though the balance of power currentl...
Le Monde
February 27, 2026
'The rebuilding of Iran's ballistic capabilities is more concerning than a rapid nuclear restart'
In an interview with Le Monde, researcher Nicole Grajewski analyzes the current state of Tehran's military capabilities eight months after t...
Le Monde
February 27, 2026
US showing 'willingness' to cooperate on boat probe after shootout, says Cuba
A shootout between Cuba's coast guard and a US speedboat on Wednesday killed four people on board. Cuba says the boat, intercepted off its n...
Le Monde
February 27, 2026
Anthropoic says it will not give US government unrestricted use of AI
Despite pressure from the Pentagon, the AI company said it would not give the US Defense Department unconditional use of its technology. The...
Le Monde
February 27, 2026
Netflix walks away from Warner Bros bid, clearing path for Paramount
The streaming giant's co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters said they were 'declining to match' Paramount Skydance's latest offer, which incl...
Le Monde
February 26, 2026
Macron adviser appointed culture minister in mini-reshuffle
Catherine Pégard, 71, was the head of the Château de Versailles for more than 12 years. She will have to oversee several major projects, inc...
Le Monde
February 26, 2026
Epstein affair: Hillary Clinton calls for Trump to testify 'under oath' before US House panel
Ex-US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was summoned to give a closed-door deposition to a congressional committee on Thursday. Her husband...
Le Monde
February 26, 2026
Can France's right and center agree on a common presidential candidate?
While some supporters of President Emmanuel Macron have called for a joint primary with the right-wing Les Républicains, the main candidates...
Le Monde
February 26, 2026
EU asks anti-fraud agency to 'look into' ex-commissioner Mandelson's Epstein ties
Former British EU commissioner Peter Mandelson has come under scrutiny after his ties to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were revealed, with th...
Le Monde
February 26, 2026
German court rules far-right AfD party cannot be labeled a 'confirmed extremist' group for now
The court's ruling further suspends a German intelligence agency designation of the AfD as a 'confirmed right-wing extremist' group, which w...
Le Monde
February 26, 2026
Swedish military jams unknown drone near France's top aircraft carrier
The drone was jammed about 13 kilometers from the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier. On-board operations were not disrupted according to th...
Le Monde
February 26, 2026
Swastikas spray-painted on former Nazi transit camp near Paris
A candidate in the upcoming municipal elections spotted the swastikas on Wednesday while campaigning, before notifying memorial associations...
Le Monde
February 26, 2026
'The Epstein scandal is astonishing by the scale of the complicity and rape culture at the top of society'
The philosopher Marc Crépon, who specializes in the forms and effects of violence, analyzes the public response to the sex scandal in an int...
Le Monde
February 26, 2026
French court sentences Iranian linked to prisoner swap to a year in prison
Iranian national Mahdieh Esfandiari was sentenced for promoting terrorism on social media. Observers see her as a potential bargaining chip...
Le Monde
February 26, 2026
'Europe's political landscape is shaped by two men who hold it in contempt: Trump and Putin'
COLUMN. The European Union recognizes the urgent need to achieve at least some strategic autonomy from a now hostile United States in order...
Le Monde
February 26, 2026
World Economic Forum CEO Brende resigns after Epstein links revealed
Earlier this month, the organization said it would conduct an independent review of Borge Brende's interactions with Jeffrey Epstein, after...
Le Monde
February 26, 2026
How Paris is turning into 'Frollywood,' a refuge for American actors
Whether George Clooney, Matt Dillon or Kristen Stewart, France is attracting more and more actors from across the Atlantic. This trend speak...
Le Monde
February 26, 2026