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August 1, 2026
Gaza authorities recover another 112 bodies buried under rubble
After more than two years of Israeli strikes, authorities in Gaza continue to recover human remains buried under rubble, twisted metal and d...
Le Monde
August 1, 2026
Trump slams prosecutor for dismissing Reflecting Pool case
The US president's plans to renovate Washington's Reflecting Pool this summer created a national drama after a botched installation led to r...
Le Monde
August 1, 2026
Argentina's President Milei attempts to reclaim the political spotlight by issuing anti-foreigner decree
By announcing a decree targeting foreigners who have 'spread messages of hate' against the Argentine people, particularly during the World C...
Le Monde
August 1, 2026
Bev Craig elected mayor of Greater Manchester, succeeding Burnham
Craig, currently the leader of Manchester City Council, was elected in a second round of counting after winning 47.15% of the votes in the f...
Le Monde
August 1, 2026
Democrats seek to win back blue-collar workers ahead of Pennsylvania's midterm elections
In the 7th District of the battleground state of Pennsylvania, Democrats are trying to convince a working-class population that feels abando...
Le Monde
August 1, 2026
UEFA targets Infantino after FIFA shelves World Cup private investment plan
European football's governing body welcomed the withdrawal of the proposal to allow private investment in the World Cup. But the UEFA said t...
Le Monde
August 1, 2026
Mexican candidates forced to retake university entrance exam after suspicions of AI-driven cheating
Entrance exams for the various programs at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, which students took remotely for the first time, pr...
Le Monde
August 1, 2026
'I was punished because I read too much': Book clubs offer an escape for readers
Despite alarming statistics about the decline in time spent reading, literary gatherings in France are making a comeback, especially among w...
Le Monde
August 1, 2026
The new era of AI-powered search, which could 'change the web economy'
Since Wednesday, Google has started displaying artificial intelligence-generated responses, known as AI Overviews, for certain queries, rath...
Le Monde
August 1, 2026
French-American jazz duo DOMi & JD Beck release genre-defying second album
Endorsed by Herbie Hancock, DOMi & JD Beck's second album, 'Who Asked?' is hard to label, combining jazz, electro and indie pop, and experim...
Le Monde
August 1, 2026
Wildfire in southwest France: Local officials recount 10 days of battling the blaze
The prefect of the affected Gironde region, Sophie Brocas, and the head of its fire and rescue service, Marc Vermeulen, reflect on their man...
Le Monde
August 1, 2026
The Tour d'Argent: Three generations at the pinnacle of Parisian dining
'More Than A Restaurant' (5/6). Perched above the Seine and facing Notre-Dame, this legendary establishment earned its renown with its press...
Le Monde
August 1, 2026
In Prato, Italy, anger grows over abuses in fast fashion by the Chinese mafia
In this industrial province of Tuscany, home to Europe's largest textile hub, fraudulent practices by some Chinese companies have fueled a s...
Le Monde
August 1, 2026
France wildfires stop spreading but still not under control
France has for weeks been battling wildfires after a series of deadly heatwaves that have dried up riverbeds and vegetation, in extreme weat...
Le Monde
August 1, 2026
'Climate disasters do not automatically lead to greater care for the world'
OP-ED. Sociologist Benoit Giry argues that the increase in wildfires and heatwaves will not be enough to change public policy. Only sustaine...
Le Monde
August 1, 2026
'It was the chance of our lives': After short exile in Ceuta, tens of thousands of young people return to Morocco
Spurred by messages on social media, around 50,000 people illegally crossed into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta since Thursday, July 30, in an...
Le Monde
August 1, 2026
US drops Reflecting Pool case, admits damage due to botched renovation
Le Monde.fr - 1er site d’information sur l’actualité. Retrouvez ici une info de la thématique World du 01 août 2026 sur le sujet US drops Re...
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August 1, 2026
Tour de France Femmes 2026: Pauline Ferrand-Prévot defends her title in a dramatic, mountainous edition
The French cyclist is among the favorites for the 2026 edition of the Tour, one year after winning the race. She will face Dutch rider Demi...
Le Monde
August 1, 2026
Far from its postcard image, Seychelles faces the scourge of hard drug addiction
'Africa Under the Influence' (4/6). Heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine and fentanyl have flooded the Indian Ocean archipelago of 120,000 inhab...
Le Monde
August 1, 2026
Museums seek influencers to bring fresh perspective to art world
Hired by museums for their offbeat or personal tone, which can capture a younger audience, around 20 people in France have taken up this pro...
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August 1, 2026
Russian strikes on Kyiv kill four, wound more than a dozen
On Saturday, August 1, Russian ballistic missiles attacked Kyiv. Moscow has ramped up its long-range strikes on towns and cities across Ukra...
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August 1, 2026
Infantino abandons plans to sell World Cup profits to private equity following massive worldwide pushback
"It has become clear that the project has created divisions," said FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Friday, July 31, after his plan was qu...
Le Monde
August 1, 2026
Trump tries to pressure Israel to accept deal tying Hamas disarmament to Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip
A US-backed proposal would see Hamas surrender its weapons to a new Palestinian governing body as Israeli forces gradually withdraw from Gaz...
Le Monde
July 31, 2026
Pakistan's Broad Peak: Challenging search for 10 buried climbers, including Nirmal Purja
Ten people were caught in an avalanche Thursday in the Karakoram range, including the renowned Nepalese climber known for summiting all 14 o...
Le Monde
July 31, 2026
Hamas agrees to disarmament roadmap under Gaza ceasefire deal
The Palestinian militant group said it had accepted a US-backed plan under which its weapons would be transferred to a new Palestinian gover...
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July 31, 2026
OpenAI tops one billion active users as AI race intensifies
The ChatGPT maker reached the milestone less than four years after launching its flagship chatbot, even as mounting competition has pushed t...
Le Monde
July 31, 2026
People who were cheated on recall the day everything changed: 'I discovered that a heart really could break'
'21st century Cheaters' (6/6). Discovering that your partner is leading a double life with someone else is both a physical shock and a psych...
Le Monde
July 31, 2026
Trump's warmongering rhetoric toward Iran reflects America's stalemate
Since the United States and Israel launched the conflict against the Islamic Republic in February, the US president has multiplied threats a...
Le Monde
July 31, 2026
What is a book? France's economy ministry consults the public to determine preferential tax rates
Books enjoy a reduced value-added tax rate of 5.5% in France. But what exactly counts as a book? A recent ruling by France's highest adminis...
Le Monde
July 31, 2026
As wildfires rage in France, crisis management goes round the clock
For nine days, Bordeaux's departmental operations center has coordinated management of the megafire in the Gironde department, which has rav...
Le Monde
July 31, 2026
European leaders react as 60,000 migrants cross border into Spanish enclave
France and the UK have offered assistance, while other countries, including Italy and Denmark called on Spain's barring from the Schengen ar...
Le Monde
July 31, 2026
In pictures | Tens of thousands of people crossed the Spanish border from Morocco
Images captured on the ground shows crowds of people crossing the border both by foot and by sea, as well as interventions by Spanish and Mo...
Le Monde
July 31, 2026
FIFA: Gianni Infantino's project must be stopped
EDITORIAL. The plan to create a commercial company aimed at maximizing FIFA's revenues is driven less by a need for funding than by a logic...
Le Monde
July 31, 2026
UEFA threatens World Cup boycott, putting Infantino under pressure
Two days after FIFA announced plans to sell the commercial rights to its tournaments, the European governing body stated on Thursday that no...
Le Monde
July 31, 2026
Trump announces 'historic agreement' on Hamas disarmament, details remain unclear
The US president celebrated the plan on Thursday on Truth Social. Israel has yet to respond.
Le Monde
July 31, 2026
In Provence, the bold bets of L'Oustau de Baumanière
'More Than A Restaurant' (4/6). A Provençal landmark that's at once a tourist complex carved into a rock and a world-class restaurant, L'Ous...
Le Monde
July 31, 2026
Nomination of France's new Washington ambassador jeopardized by Trump's mood swings
France's diplomatic relations with the United States face uncertainty as President Trump's unpredictable stance threatens to derail ambassad...
Le Monde
July 31, 2026
Mass influx of migrants in Ceuta reignites tensions between Madrid and Rabat
Thousands of people, mostly young men and teenagers, crossed from Morocco to the Spanish enclave located on the African continent by sea on...
Le Monde
July 31, 2026
Ukraine sends team of 70 to help battle France forest fires
Ukrainian Interior Minister Ivan Vygivsky said 70 Ukrainian rescuers and 15 specialised vehicles had been dispatched to France to help comba...
Le Monde
July 31, 2026
France freezes assets of Russian propagandist Xenia Fedorova
The French government has frozen Fedorova's assets for six months. Already the target of an expulsion order, she is accused of acting as the...
Le Monde
July 31, 2026
Legendary Italian football defender Franco Baresi has died
A World Cup winner with Italy in 1982 and a finalist at the 1994 World Cup, Baresi is regarded as one of the greatest sweepers in football h...
Le Monde
July 31, 2026
France ramps up 'judicial action' to prevent forest fires
French authorities are intensifying legal prosecution against individuals responsible for forest fires, with over a dozen people facing cour...
Le Monde
July 31, 2026
North Africa, an increasingly uneasy hideout for French 'narcos'
French drug trafficking networks operating across North Africa face mounting pressure as Paris strengthens diplomatic and security partnersh...
Le Monde
July 31, 2026
Joëlle Zask, philosopher: 'When it comes to megafires, political will at the highest level depends on the will of the citizen majority'
OP-ED. Extreme wildfires are a security threat that calls for a new social contract, according to the university professor. In this opinion...
Le Monde
July 31, 2026
Wildfires: What do we know about the red 'retardant' dropped over forests?
Aerial firefighting deploys specialized chemical retardants to combat advancing wildfires, with FIRE-TROL 931 being a primary formulation co...
Le Monde
July 31, 2026
How Benin's only coral reef was rediscovered
A groundbreaking marine discovery has unveiled a hidden coral reef ecosystem along Benin's Atlantic coastline, marking a significant turning...
Le Monde
July 31, 2026
Trump announces agreement for disarmament of Hamas
The issue of Hamas's disarmament has been one of the key sticking points in the advancement of the ceasefire deal that has been in place bet...
Le Monde
July 31, 2026
In Sarthe, grape harvest moves to August, an unprecedented shift for local winegrowers
Winegrowers in the Sarthe department, who typically pick grapes in September, find their calendar upended by repeated heatwaves and exceptio...
Le Monde
July 30, 2026
Japan excludes women from imperial succession in the name of a partially invented tradition
NEWS ANALYSIS. This decision sets the country apart from European monarchies and contributes to the decline in Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi...
Le Monde
July 30, 2026