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October 10, 2025
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado
Announcing the former presidential candidate as the winner on Friday, the committee said 'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to...
Le Monde
October 10, 2025
War in Gaza: After Israel-Hamas deal, international diplomacy rallies to bolster US plan
Turkey could play a major role in the stabilization force that will disarm the Palestinian movement, while France convened a conference in P...
Le Monde
October 10, 2025
Peru lawmakers oust president accused of failing to stop crime
Dina Boluarte refused to appear before Congress for a hearing that started just before midnight on Thursday night, after a majority of lawma...
Le Monde
October 10, 2025
Ecuador deploys army in capital to deal with intensifying indigenous protests
3,000 soldiers have been called in to contain protests against rising diesel prices led by the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of...
Le Monde
October 10, 2025
Sylvie Laurent, historian: 'McCarthyism was a minor version of what is unfolding in the United States today'
OP-ED. In an op-ed for Le Monde, the American studies scholar voices concern over the climate of suspicion and repression that, in the name...
Le Monde
October 10, 2025
From Bob Dylan to Taylor Swift, the resurrection of the Ophelia myth
NEWS ANALYSIS. More and more female singers are reinterpreting the Shakespearean figure, drawing on her imagery but rejecting the tragic out...
Le Monde
October 10, 2025
'Massive attack' cuts power in Ukrainian capital
Fearing an incoming hypersonic Kinzhal missile – which are harder to detect and intercept – Ukraine put the entire country on alert on Frida...
Le Monde
October 10, 2025
In Israeli prisons, hunger and torture are ever-present
Le Monde has collected the accounts of three civilians from the West Bank who were detained for months without trial or judgment and subject...
Le Monde
October 10, 2025
Is it ever a good idea to… wear a suit to appear respectable?
COLUMN. In fashion, as in life, it is important to know the lines you should not cross. Or else, to do so deliberately.
Le Monde
October 10, 2025
In Portland, activists use humor to counter Donald Trump's apocalyptic portrayal of the city
Highlighting violence and 'anarchy' tied to the 'radical left,' the American president has promised to send the National Guard to the Oregon...
Le Monde
October 10, 2025
Judge halts Trump's Chicago troop deployment as Portland decision looms
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, who has accused Trump of unconstitutional authoritarianism, hailed the ruling, saying on X: 'Donald Trump is...
Le Monde
October 10, 2025
'Pope Leo XIV sends the world a directly political message with his first apostolic exhortation'
OP-ED. On October 4, the pope signed the first document of his pontificate, the apostolic exhortation 'Dilexi te.' Theologians Frédéric-Mari...
Le Monde
October 9, 2025
Belgium says foiled jihadist plot for drone attack on PM
Federal prosecutor Ann Fransen said on Thursday that arrests were made in the northern city of Antwerp as part of the investigation: 'Certai...
Le Monde
October 9, 2025
With 'The Lost Bus,' the disaster film genre rises from California's ashes
Inspired by the 2018 Camp Fire in California, Paul Greengrass's feature film also marks Matthew McConaughey's return to the screen.
Le Monde
October 9, 2025
In South Korea, K-pop embraces inclusion to break taboos
The global success of K-pop has prompted producers to create new groups. The industry has recently seen the emergence of bands including Nor...
Le Monde
October 9, 2025
Trump envoys Witkoff, Kushner meet with Israel president, PM in Jerusalem
The US president said he expected to travel to the Middle East on Sunday to celebrate the first phase of the Gaza peace deal and be there fo...
Le Monde
October 9, 2025
Macron warns that the 'acceleration' of Israeli settlement construction threatens Palestinian statehood
On Thursday, French President Emmanuel Macron issued a warning that by expanding settlements in the occupied West Bank, Israel was posing an...
Le Monde
October 9, 2025
Robert Badinter enters the Panthéon as France honors the man who ended the death penalty
President Emmanuel Macron hailed the former French justice minister's 'voice advocating for these great, essential, and unfinished battles,'...
Le Monde
October 9, 2025
With the poor and migrants, Leo XIV picks up themes dear to Francis in first major text
Elected on May 8, the American-Peruvian pontiff has yet to clarify his vision for the Catholic Church. Some recent statements have indicated...
Le Monde
October 9, 2025
French court increases jail term for man in Pelicot rape case appeal
Husamettin Dogan was sentenced to 10 years on Thursday for raping Gisèle Pelicot after she had been drugged by her husband, an extended sent...
Le Monde
October 9, 2025
Pension reform discontent catches up with Macron
EDITORIAL. As a sign of the French president's weakening position, he may have to go back on one of his signature accomplishments.
Le Monde
October 9, 2025
Robert Badinter's tomb defaced before his Panthéon induction
The vandalism of the former justice minister's grave near Paris comes as France prepares to honor the man who abolished the death penalty an...
Le Monde
October 9, 2025
Michel Barnier: 'Robert Badinter strove to bring the Republic ever closer to its ideal'
OP-ED. As Robert Badinter is inducted into the Panthéon on Thursday, October 9, former prime minister Michel Barnier reflects on the politic...
Le Monde
October 9, 2025
Hamas's gamble on a deal with Israel offers no guarantee of ending the war
By agreeing to release the Israeli hostages it has held in Gaza for two years, Hamas is giving up its only leverage over Israel.
Le Monde
October 9, 2025
Robert Badinter's legacy: 'A courageous vision of political action'
NEWS ANALYSIS. A towering figure of the French left and a symbol of bygone intellectual authority, Robert Badinter is being inducted into Fr...
Le Monde
October 9, 2025
Shein's arrival at BHV sparks outrage among the department store's suppliers
Several brands have decided to pull their products from the Parisian retailer, where the Chinese e-commerce giant is set to open a 1,200-squ...
Le Monde
October 9, 2025
Robert Badinter's secret face-to-face with the guillotine, in four unseen pictures
Ahead of Robert Badinter's induction into France's Panthéon, one of his former aides decided to reveal photos he took in 1981. They show the...
Le Monde
October 9, 2025
Macron looks for new prime minister, again
The Elysée Palace said a successor to Sébastien Lecornu would be appointed by Friday. Talks continued throughout Wednesday on finding a budg...
Le Monde
October 9, 2025
Hungarian author Laszlo Krasznahorkai awarded 2025 Nobel Prize in literature
Regarded as a 'master of the apocalypse,' the Hungarian writer, born in 1954, receives the honor 23 years after his compatriot Imre Kertesz.
Le Monde
October 9, 2025
France hosts Arab, Europe ministers for talks on helping Palestinians after Gaza war
The Paris meeting on Thursday will focus on security, governance and reconstruction of the Palestinian territories after the war, according...
Le Monde
October 9, 2025
French prosecutors seek 12-year term in Gisèle Pelicot rape appeal trial
Gisèle Pelicot told the court in the southern city of Nîmes on Wednesday that Husamettin Dogan had raped her and must 'take responsibility'...
Le Monde
October 9, 2025
Meet the man bringing Shein's fast fashion into major French department stores
Frédéric Merlin, owner of the BHV and several Galeries Lafayette department stores, sparked a controversy after announcing that the Chinese...
Le Monde
October 9, 2025
Trump casts himself as 'peace president' after Israel and Hamas agree on first steps of his Gaza plan
The US president said Israel would pull back its troops along a negotiated line. The release of the 20 hostages still believed to be alive i...
Le Monde
October 9, 2025
Rare Earths: China curbs exports of key processing technologies
Beijing is the world's leading producer of minerals essential for digital technology, automobiles, energy, and weapons.
Le Monde
October 9, 2025
'Europe is punching well below its weight'
OP-ED. Six defense industry specialists, including Manfred Bischoff and Louis Gallois, two former chairmen of EADS-Airbus, call for the crea...
Le Monde
October 9, 2025
A spa day at home, an erotic utopia to explore
COLUMN. What if sex could be as soothing and wellness-oriented as a day at the spa? Maïa Mazaurette, a columnist for Le Monde, explores this...
Le Monde
October 9, 2025
Pierre Serna, historian: 'Macron is in complete denial of his responsibility'
The historian analyzes the current crisis in French politics through the lens of an oxymoron he coined: the 'extreme center,' where moderati...
Le Monde
October 9, 2025
'Robert Badinter's induction into the Panthéon runs counter to a global trend against civil liberties'
Ahead of the ceremony honoring the former justice minister, who abolished the death penalty, law professor Paul Cassia and historian Michell...
Le Monde
October 9, 2025
During the Vendée Globe, sailor Charlie Dalin 'didn't think much' about his cancer: '[I]was happy at sea'
In 'La Force du destin' ('The Force of Destiny'), released on Thursday, the skipper − who won January's solo, nonstop, round-the-world race...
Le Monde
October 9, 2025
Emmanuel Macron described by the foreign press as a 'lame duck'
The French president has been labeled a 'lame duck' by the foreign press. In the United States, the expression is used to describe an electe...
Le Monde
October 8, 2025
Trump says Israel, Hamas agree to first phase of peace plan
'I am very proud to announce that Israel and Hamas have both signed off on the first Phase of our Peace Plan," Trump said Wednesday on his T...
Le Monde
October 8, 2025
In Grenoble, Shein's arrival splits local retailers: 'It could bring more people into the city, which is always welcome'
The Chinese ultra-low-cost fashion brand announced it would set up shop at BHV Marais in Paris as well as in Galeries Lafayette in six other...
Le Monde
October 8, 2025
In Seine-Saint-Denis, the first residents move into the Paris 2024 Athletes' Village
This new neighborhood straddles the cities of Saint-Denis, Saint-Ouen and L'Ile-Saint-Denis, and is set to welcome 6,000 residents and 6,000...
Le Monde
October 8, 2025
Authorities charge man with sparking deadly January wildfire that leveled Los Angeles neighborhoods
Jonathan Rinderknecht was arrested on October 7, and faces a minimum sentence of five years in prison for charges including malicious destru...
Le Monde
October 8, 2025
Spanish parliament approves Israel arms embargo
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, one of the most vocal critics among world leaders of 'the genocide in Gaza,' introduced the decree on...
Le Monde
October 8, 2025
War in Gaza: Paris Air Show faces lawsuit for complicity in war crimes and genocide
When the Paris Air Show hosted Israeli military companies' booths in June, only to ultimately hide them from public view, the move sparked c...
Le Monde
October 8, 2025
Outgoing French PM Lecornu says new premier to be named in the next 48 hours
PM Sébastien Lecornu, who resigned on Monday, said he would stay on as the outgoing prime minister, now only handling day-to-day affairs, un...
Le Monde
October 8, 2025
At Cédric Jubillar's trial, mother's guilt turns into damning testimony
Testifying at her son's murder trial, the mother of Cédric Jubillar said he had confided weeks before his wife's disappearance that he plann...
Le Monde
October 8, 2025
EU Parliament votes to restrict 'steak' and 'burger' labels to meat only
Lawmakers approved the exclusion of plant-based products from certain labels, with strong support from France's livestock and meat industry.
Le Monde
October 8, 2025