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April 27, 2025
Rekindled love: 'Back then, in 1986, we had neither the grammar nor the vocabulary of a homosexual relationship'
They met, fell in love and separated. And then the whirl of life brought them back together. Thorsten, 58, shares his story with Pascal, who...
Le Monde
April 27, 2025
Is it ever a good idea to… wear cowboy boots?
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
April 27, 2025
Israel's Netanyahu calls for 'dismantling' Iran's nuclear infrastructure
In a speech in Jerusalem on Sunday, the Israeli prime minister insisted that any deal with Tehran must also address its ballistic missile ca...
Le Monde
April 27, 2025
Liverpool smash Tottenham to win English Premier League title
The Merseyside club was crowned Premier League champion on Sunday after a 5-1 win against Tottenham. Liverpool's record-equaling 20th Englis...
Le Monde
April 27, 2025
In Huntington Beach, California, the 'MAGA-nificent 7' are all-powerful
The Southern California seaside city has become a kind of laboratory for triumphant Trumpism. The city council's elected officials, all Repu...
Le Monde
April 27, 2025
With Starlink, Musk extends his grip on the world
Bolstered by its technological superiority, the billionaire's company has become indispensable, particularly for Ukraine. Donald Trump's clo...
Le Monde
April 27, 2025
Bétharram school scandal: Independent commission investigates sexual abuse by priests abroad
One of the priests implicated in the scandal of violence and sexual assaults at the Notre-Dame de Bétharram Catholic school in the Pyrénées...
Le Monde
April 27, 2025
In Tunisia, Kais Saied's headlong rush toward autocracy
A sham trial resulting in the conviction of some 40 critics, with sentences reaching up to 66 years in prison, illustrates the repressive es...
Le Monde
April 27, 2025
Napoleon letter denying he ordered pope kidnapping sells at Paris auction
The hand-written letter from Napoleon rejecting his role in the kidnapping of Pope Pius VII in 1809 sold for €26,360 at an auction on Sunday...
Le Monde
April 27, 2025
No place for racism in France, says Macron after worshiper stabbed to death in mosque
The attacker, who is still on the run, stabbed the worshiper dozens of times and then filmed him with a mobile phone while shouting insults...
Le Monde
April 27, 2025
Canada's Arctic territory is increasingly vulnerable to external threats
Due to Donald Trump's unpredictability and Russia and China's ambitions, Canadian researchers and intelligence agents agree Canada must rein...
Le Monde
April 27, 2025
North Korea's diplomacy of 'survival'
Despite severe United Nations sanctions and deep isolation, Pyongyang remains a significant player on the international geopolitical stage....
Le Monde
April 27, 2025
Europe's cultural exception under attack from the Americans
Representatives of studios, directors and film technicians are aligning with the Trump administration, which seeks to dismantle anything tha...
Le Monde
April 27, 2025
Firefighters fight to put out blaze after Iran port explosion leaves at least nine dead
More than a thousand people were also injured after a massive explosion ripped through Iran's largest commercial port on Saturday.
Le Monde
April 27, 2025
How China is trying to force Trump to back down, even if it means making trade concessions
Beijing has reiterated that it is not engaging in direct discussions with the US government. Both countries are taking measures to try to li...
Le Monde
April 27, 2025
Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa breaks world record to win London marathon
Assefa made up for coming second in last year's marathon to coast home in the women's London Marathon in a world record time of 2hr 15min 50...
Le Monde
April 27, 2025
Aid workers sound the alarm over Gaza's transformation into 'mass grave'
COLUMN. Since March 2, Israel's complete blockade risks turning the Gaza Strip into a 'mass grave,' according to humanitarian workers who ar...
Le Monde
April 27, 2025
'The Church is us': Hundreds of thousands attend pope's funeral at the Vatican
Pope Francis was laid to rest in the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome on Saturday after a funeral mass at St. Peter's Square. The ceremony...
Le Monde
April 27, 2025
French police hunt killer of Muslim worshipper inside mosque
The attacker stabbed the worshiper dozens of times then filmed him with a mobile phone while shouting insults at Islam in Friday's attack in...
Le Monde
April 27, 2025
Several killed after car driven into Vancouver street festival crowd
A car plowed into a crowd celebrating the Filipino holiday of Lapu Lapu Day on Saturday night. The driver has been taken into custody.
Le Monde
April 27, 2025
80 years ago, French women finally voted for the first time
On April 29, 1945, women in France were able to vote for the first time. Today, some centenarians remember these historic municipal election...
Le Monde
April 27, 2025
Cable ships, guardian angels of the global internet network
As submarine telecoms cable cuts have multiplied in recent months, 'Le Monde' was able to board the 'Sophie-Germain,' Orange Marine's - and...
Le Monde
April 27, 2025
A dive into the sources of the Seine in Burgundy
It's in a public park 40 kilometers from Dijon that the waters of France's second-longest river spring. A property of the city of Paris, one...
Le Monde
April 26, 2025
Trump urges 'free' transit for US ships through Panama and Suez canals
In a post on his Truth Social platform, the US president claimed on Saturday that both routes would 'not exist' without the United States. H...
Le Monde
April 26, 2025
The surprising evolutionary convergence of two Californian stick insects
To camouflage themselves on different plants, two forms of this mimic insect bear different patterns on their backs. Researchers have determ...
Le Monde
April 26, 2025
UK activist group Just Stop Oil holds final march, shifting focus away from civil disobedience
Several hundred supporters walked peacefully through the center of London, from Parliament to the headquarters of oil and gas giant Shell. T...
Le Monde
April 26, 2025
Women's Six Nations: England wins grand slam after one-point victory over France
England won a seventh successive Women's Six Nations title after surviving a sensational France fightback by 43-42 at Twickenham on Saturday...
Le Monde
April 26, 2025
'Tech magnates could turn against Trump'
OP-ED. While the illegality of many decisions by the American president had previously left his Silicon Valley allies indifferent, they are...
Le Monde
April 26, 2025
Lowering of flags for Pope Francis reignites secularism debate in France
Some left-wing political leaders have condemned what they see as a breach of France's neutrality principle. While some mayors refuse to foll...
Le Monde
April 26, 2025
Finding housing in Paris is getting harder – even for young people making good money
While the housing crisis in the French capital primarily affects the most vulnerable, it has become so severe that even young employees with...
Le Monde
April 26, 2025
More than 100 Gaza Strip residents evacuated to France: 'You can't imagine what we've been through'
One hundred fifteen Palestinians, including recipients of the PAUSE university hosting program and scholarship students, landed at Orly on F...
Le Monde
April 26, 2025
In Syria, Israel and Turkey maneuver for power
Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad, Israel has exploited the weakness of the new Syrian government to carry out cross-border operations in th...
Le Monde
April 26, 2025
Trump administration reverses decision to cancel student visas
Thousands of students have had their residency permits revoked without explanation in recent weeks. But immigration authorities announced du...
Le Monde
April 26, 2025
At leasts 280 people injured by explosion in Iranian port
The blast happened at the Rajaei port on Saturday morning.Social media videos showed black billowing smoke after the blast. Authorities have...
Le Monde
April 26, 2025
Zelensky and Trump agree to second talk after 'constructive' exchange at pope's funeral
The Ukrainian president spoke with his American counterpart on the sidelines of Pope Francis's funeral on Saturday.
Le Monde
April 26, 2025
Women's Six Nations: France face their nemesis in the 'final'
The French women's rugby team faces the formidable English team on Saturday at Twickenham. The team that wins the match will claim the tourn...
Le Monde
April 26, 2025
US holds third round of high-stakes nuclear talks with Iran
US special envoy Steve Witkoff, who arrived in Oman for talks on Saturday, last met Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on April 19. The...
Le Monde
April 26, 2025
Pope Francis's funeral in photos
The funeral is taking place on the steps of Saint Peter's Basilica on Saturday, attended by presidents, heads of government and monarchs, in...
Le Monde
April 26, 2025
Thousands of faithful flood the Vatican for Pope Francis's funeral
The funeral mass will begin at 10 am in St. Peter's Square. The pope's coffin will then be transferred to the Basilica of St. Mary Major in...
Le Monde
April 26, 2025
Rome, Saturday, 10 am: Pope Francis's funeral
The ceremony will take place on the steps of Saint Peter's Basilica, attended by about 60 presidents, heads of government, and monarchs, inc...
Le Monde
April 26, 2025
'Pope Francis saw within the people his primary safety, and through unfiltered exchange his spiritual well-being'
OP-ED. Pope Francis relentlessly fought against what he identified as 'human cooling,' one of the principal ills of our time, explains Sébas...
Le Monde
April 26, 2025
French films are still very popular in Russia
In 2024, Russia was the second-largest market for French films globally, just behind Germany.
Le Monde
April 26, 2025
What Pope Francis leaves behind through his political, fraternal and poetic writings
During his 12 years as pontiff, Pope Francis published numerous texts that left a mark on the world with their universal and radical reach,...
Le Monde
April 26, 2025
War in Ukraine: Here is what Kyiv's allies and opponents propose to obtain peace
Diplomatic initiatives are multiplying to end the conflict, but significant disagreements persist among Ukrainians, Russians, Americans and...
Le Monde
April 26, 2025
Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre dies by suicide in Australia, family confirms
Giuffre's lawyer, Sigrid McCawley, said the US and Australian citizen had been a 'dear friend' and a champion for other victims: 'Her courag...
Le Monde
April 26, 2025
Rwanda, DR Congo set goal for peace deal draft amid lingering suspicion on both sides
A joint declaration signed in the presence of Secretary of State Marco Rubio committed the two countries to come up with an 'initial draft p...
Le Monde
April 26, 2025
Abidjan, the other capital of French rap
While Kaaris, born in Côte d'Ivoire, headlined the Anoumabo Urban Music Festival, the whole avant-garde of young Franco-Ivorian artists like...
Le Monde
April 25, 2025
PSG's shock loss after Nice wins 3-1, halting the team's undefeated season
PSG, who had already secured a fourth consecutive Ligue 1 title at the start of this month, now falls short of equalling the record for the...
Le Monde
April 25, 2025
Pope Francis' funeral turns Rome into the center of the world
The burial ceremony for the pontiff on Saturday is taking on the air of a grand diplomatic gathering. A total of 160 foreign delegations are...
Le Monde
April 25, 2025