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August 1, 2025
Music festivals in France face fragile economics and unsustainable future
Businessman Matthieu Pigasse and the group AEG Presents have acquired the We Love Green festival, despite two-thirds of contemporary music e...
Le Monde
August 1, 2025
Oscars: 'A Star is Born' producer elected as Academy's new president
Hollywood's most prestigious award show has seen a recent uptick in interest, with nearly 20 million watching the latest ceremony in March....
Le Monde
August 1, 2025
Cocaine, an Xbox and smoked duck: The man who could smuggle anything into prison
In a French prison, Samy R., became a specialist in supplying his fellow inmates with all kinds of goods by corrupting the guards.
Le Monde
August 1, 2025
'Dracula' by Luc Besson: a visual bloodbath filled with clichés and problematic female characters
The director, aiming for a sweeping romantic epic, instead delivers a film packed with clichés and visual excess.
Le Monde
August 1, 2025
Trump orders tariffs on dozens of countries to go into effect next week
Among those who managed to strike deals with Washington were Vietnam, Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines, South Korea and the European Union....
Le Monde
August 1, 2025
The friends who cement their platonic relationships through marriage
Difficult to quantify because they are often unofficial, unions between friends have been growing. They offer a way to honor friendship at a...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
Zelensky urges allies to seek 'regime change' in Russia after latest deadly drone attack on Kyiv
From late Wednesday to early Thursday, Russia fired over 300 drones and eight cruise missiles at Ukraine, with Kyiv the main target, the Ukr...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
Locals in Mexico City rise up against gentrification
Soaring rents in the Mexican capital have driven hundreds of residents into the streets to protest against property speculation, a shortage...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
Trump envoy to inspect Gaza aid as pressure mounts on Israel
The White House announced that US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff had a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday ahead...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
Squiban wins solo in Tour de France's sixth stage, Le Court maintains lead
Squiban is the first French cyclist to win a stage in the 2025 edition of the Tour de France women's race.
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
Chef Thomas Besnault's forest inspiration
'Chefs' Gardens' (2/5). At his restaurant Ardent, the young chef creates inventive cuisine using ingredients foraged from the woods of Esvre...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
US and allies accuse Iran of plotting assassinations in the West
The warning issued Thursday by the US and 14 allies follows foiled attacks in the UK, Netherlands, Spain, and the US.
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
Tom B., call boy and ex-heroin addict: 'In West Berlin, everyone mixed and chose their scene'
'Being 20 in West Berlin' (4/6). Tom B. came to West Berlin as a young gay man in the mid-1980s, became an escort and fell into drug addicti...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
Curfews for minors expand across France to curb crime
While some mayors implement this measure in response to violence, others do so as a precaution. Either way, the intention remains the same:...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
Trump says 'successful' call with Sheinbaum leads to new Mexico trade talks
The US President said Thursday he had a "very successful" call with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and announced a 90-day negotiation p...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
European automakers stuck in an impasse
EDITORIAL. By prioritizing short-term profits, European car companies have fallen significantly behind in the transition to electric vehicle...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
Glyphosate: French court clears Bayer-Monsanto of responsibility in birth defects case
In a judgment handed down Thursday, the court ruled that the severe birth defects of Théo Grataloup, now 18, could not be attributed to in u...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
Palestinian student in France probed over 'hateful' online posts
The Sciences Po university in northern Lille canceled the student's accreditation on Wednesday. Screenshots of posts the student allegedly s...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
Portugal 'considering' recognition of Palestinian state in September
Prime Minister Luis Montenegro's office said Portugal was considering recognizing the State of Palestine at the UN General Assembly in Septe...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
'Europe's ability to defend its interests, already questionable, is now seriously in doubt'
OP-ED. The agreement reached between Donald Trump and Ursula von der Leyen establishes an armistice that confirms the imbalance in trade bet...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
EU pushes for wine exemption to US tariffs
After the EU and US announced a trade deal on July 27, in which most EU products imported to the US would be subject to a 15% tariff, France...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
After metaverse, Zuckerberg invests tens of billions into 'superintelligence'
Over the past 12 months, Meta, owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, generated a staggering $71.5 billion in profit on $179 billion in...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
Léon Marchand clinches third 200m medley world title
The day after his world record, the French swimmer won the final of the 200m individual medley at the World Swimming Championships in Singap...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
Ukraine lawmakers back new anti-corruption bill
The legislation was approved in advance by the anti-corruption bodies and provides for regular lie detector tests for anti-graft officials.
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
'Tsunami! Evacuate': Japan alerts revive memories of 2011 disaster
The earthquake that struck off the Kamchatka Peninsula led to the evacuation order for two million people in Japan, who still remember the 2...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
Kristi Noem, the face of the Trump administration's anti-immigrant raids
Nicknamed 'Homeland Barbie,' the US secretary of homeland security has repeatedly staged shows of force before cameras, in a style that has...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
Ukraine awaits crucial vote on sensitive anti-corruption bill
After thousands of Ukrainians protested since July 22 against a law to strip two anti-corruption bodies of their independence, lawmakers are...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
Northern China tallies dozens dead after heavy rains and flooding
After heavy rains struck northern China, including Beijing's rural suburbs, from July 23 to 29, Chinese officials admitted to having not bee...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
Across the Pacific, fear of a major tsunami gives way to relief
From French Polynesia to the South American coasts to Alaska and California, alert systems were triggered after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
Dominique de Villepin: 'We have an absolute moral duty to oppose this murderous madness in Gaza'
OP-ED. The former French prime minister writes that to remain silent in the face of the horror unfolding in the Palestinian enclave is to be...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
Customs duties: Luxury manufacturers worry about their profit margins
The global market for perfumes and handbags faces mounting challenges, as European exports to the US will be subject to a 15% tariff startin...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
Trump announces new tariffs on Brazil, India, South Korea as deadline nears
The US president imposed crippling 50% tariffs on Brazil, a 25% levy on Indian exports and a 15% tariff for South Korean exports, while warn...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
After Stephen Colbert's show is canceled, comedians unite against Trump
CBS has decided to end the 'Late Show', a satirical program whose host regularly skewers the US president, citing 'financial reasons.'
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
Canada says it plans to recognize the State of Palestine in September
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said the decision to recognize Palestinian statehood at the UN in September, which aligns it with France...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
Customs duties: The EU further abandons its Green Deal with pledge to buy US energy
As part of the trade agreement between the European Union and the US, Europe committed to making strategic purchases across the Atlantic wor...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
Gabriel Hagaï, a mystic and political rabbi
Hagaï, 57, has lived a thousand lives. A specialist in Hebrew manuscripts, the religious figure who embraces mystical Judaism has also been...
Le Monde
July 31, 2025
'White people shoot at us': Southern Brazil's Indigenous fight for ancestral land
In Mato Grosso do Sul, a southern state bordering Paraguay, Indigenous people who tried to reclaim the lands from which they had been dispos...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
Mount Etna: Sicily's protective, thunderous mother
'Of Volcanoes and Men' (1/6). Volcanoes sow death when they erupt and give life through their fertile soil, inspiring fear and fascination....
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
Tsunami evacuations ordered in South America after 8.8 earthquake, but worst risk appears to pass for US
Wednesday's quake off Russia appeared to be the strongest recorded since the 9.0 magnitude event off Japan in 2011. In the US, tsunami advis...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
How is the strength of an earthquake measured?
Intensity, magnitude, the Mercalli scale: Since the 1960s, seismologists have stopped using the famous Richter scale, preferring to use a mo...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
Ukraine to 'fix' anti-graft law, says foreign minister ahead of vote
European allies had worried the law would undermine anti-corruption reforms key to Ukraine's bid to join the EU. It remains to be seen wheth...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
Trump imposes 50% tariffs on Brazil, citing trial of ally Bolsonaro
Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro is on trial for allegedly plotting a coup to stay in power after losing the 2022 election to leftis...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
US Fed holds firm against Trump pressure to cut rates, despite dissension
The US Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, despite pressure from Donald Trump, yet two Fed Governors, Christopher Wa...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
'I learned freedom at 34, and it was a revelation': Katja Lange-Müller, an eastern wind blows through West Berlin
'Being 20 in West Berlin' (3/6). Katja Lange-Müller, born in the German Democratic Republic (GDR), managed as an adult to cross 'to the othe...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
Tour de France Femmes: Le Court makes history for Africa with fifth-stage victory
On Wednesday, Mauritian cyclist Kimberley Le Court-Pienaar won the sprint ahead of Dutch duo Demi Vollering and Anna van der Breggen. With t...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
In the DRC, Chinese and American companies race for lithium
In the southeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the city of Manono sits atop the world's largest reserves of this mineral essential to...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
US Treasury sanctions Brazilian judge overseeing Bolsonaro trial
The US Treasury issued new sanctions on Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, known for his role in the trial of Brazil's for...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
French government prepares a new law to assist the restitution of looted artworks
The government discussed a bill to speed up the restitution of artworks looted during the colonial era, simplifying existing procedures and...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
French Culture Minister Rachida Dati's dangerous game
EDITORIAL. The space the minister has carved out for herself by being both popular and disruptive is undeniable. But some lines should not b...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025