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June 20, 2025
Israel army says struck weapons research center in Tehran
Israel's defense minister Israel Katz also warned militant group Hezbollah not to enter the conflict.
Le Monde
June 20, 2025
The US's slow abandonment of Ukraine since 2014
'The Transatlantic Divorce' (5/5). After Barack Obama stepped back during the 2014 annexation of Crimea and Joe Biden hesitated, Donald Trum...
Le Monde
June 20, 2025
'Iran's nuclear obsession could lead to endless, if not fatal, weakening of the Islamic Republic'
COLUMN. The war that Israel is waging in Iran is the culmination of a cycle that began nearly 40 years ago, during the early days of Iran's...
Le Monde
June 20, 2025
UN: violence against children in war zones hits record high in 2024
From Gaza to Congo, the UN says children are increasingly killed, maimed, abducted, or recruited by armed groups, with many now facing multi...
Le Monde
June 20, 2025
Who is Gonjeshke Darande, the group behind the cyberattack targeting Sepah Bank in Iran?
While it presents itself as an independent hacktivist group, its strategy, sophistication and methods have raised suspicions of Israeli inte...
Le Monde
June 20, 2025
Chinese cities are facing the financial abyss of their subway systems
After high-speed rail, subway lines are now dragging down the cities they serve. The blame lies with colossal construction and operating cos...
Le Monde
June 19, 2025
UK says window for diplomacy exists with Iran
British Foreign Secretary David Lammy met top US officials in Washington Thursday ahead of urgent nuclear talks with Iran, as European power...
Le Monde
June 19, 2025
Wolfgang Tillmans' photography in action
Ever since his start in the 1980s, the world-renowned German visual artist has explored every genre of photography. As the Centre Pompidou i...
Le Monde
June 19, 2025
Sweden sounds the alarm on loneliness
While residents of the Scandinavian kingdom – often considered some of the most solitary people in the world – tend to adapt to isolation be...
Le Monde
June 19, 2025
Trump delays TikTok ban again, grants app 90-day extension to find US buyer
This is the third reprieve for TikTok. Chinese owner ByteDance has until September 17 to sell the app's US operations or face a nationwide b...
Le Monde
June 19, 2025
Outspoken Nicaraguan opposition figure Roberto Samcam shot to death at his home in Costa Rica
Samcam, who was a vocal critic of President Daniel Ortega, had been living in exile since 2018, when paramilitaries assaulted his home in Ni...
Le Monde
June 19, 2025
At the heart of the Arctic, the 'Noah's Ark for plants' welcomes new seeds
Since 2008, 1.3 million seed varieties from 128 countries have been deposited in the global seed vault, located in Norway's Svalbard archipe...
Le Monde
June 19, 2025
War in Ukraine has been a social elevator for part of the Russian populations
A study by the French Institute of International Relations (IFRI) examines the war in Ukraine's socio-economic impact, from the jobs created...
Le Monde
June 19, 2025
Israel-Iran: Despite the assassination of top brass, Tehran's military is still operational
The current wave of targeted assassinations has nonetheless exposed counterintelligence failures within Iran's security services.
Le Monde
June 19, 2025
Swiss police raid on financial blogger reignites criticism of 'gag law' restricting reporting on banks
The Zurich prosecutor ordered a search of the home of the editor of the financial blog Inside Paradeplatz. He now faces up to three years in...
Le Monde
June 19, 2025
Free the knees! A plea for shorts at the office
COLUMN. While no law prohibits it, wearing shorts to work is often enough to have you pegged as a professional slacker. Could this laid-back...
Le Monde
June 19, 2025
Real Madrid star Mbappé hospitalized with stomach bug
The French striker 'is suffering from an acute case of gastroenteritis,' his club said.
Le Monde
June 19, 2025
French MP banned from entering the US
The Iranian-born MP, the co-founder of 'La Digue,' a project to create a 'progressive international' alliance to counter the far right, had...
Le Monde
June 19, 2025
Limiting global warming to 1.5°C is now impossible
According to a group of scientists, the target set by the 2015 Paris Agreement can no longer be met due to the inability of countries to red...
Le Monde
June 19, 2025
After French school supervisor stabbing, questions arise over social media ban for under-15s
Following the death of a school supervisor at a middle school on June 10, the French government and the president have spoken of their inten...
Le Monde
June 19, 2025
Netanyahu vows Iran will 'pay heavy price' after missile strike hits Israeli hospital
An Iranian strike hit a hospital in southern Israel on Thursday, injuring 40; Tehran claims it targeted a military site.
Le Monde
June 19, 2025
Putin to visit China for regional summit and WWII commemorations
The Russian president will travel to China to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, hold talks with Xi Jinping and join Septe...
Le Monde
June 19, 2025
Hungary police ban Budapest Pride march, but mayor vows to hold it anyway
Citing a law against the promotion of homosexuality to minors, police have prohibited the June 28 event; Budapest's liberal Mayor Gergely Ka...
Le Monde
June 19, 2025
Age-based employment discrimination must end
EDITORIAL. If careers are to last longer in France, it is crucial to eliminate the hiring barriers older workers face by correcting biases b...
Le Monde
June 19, 2025
Israel-Iran conflict: Macron calls for a European-led diplomatic solution
The French president wants Paris, Berlin and London to propose 'a demanding negotiated settlement, designed to end the conflict,' even if Is...
Le Monde
June 19, 2025
Putin offers minimal support to Tehran, seeks mediator role
On both Ukraine and Iran, Russian President Vladimir Putin set out his narrative on Wednesday evening, mixing jabs at Europeans with praise...
Le Monde
June 19, 2025
'Early' heatwave with temperatures reaching 38°C to sweep France, peaking Saturday
The entire country is expected to experience the 50th heatwave since records began in 1947, according to the national weather agency, which...
Le Monde
June 19, 2025
How close is Iran to having nuclear weapons?
Israel has bombed strategic sites in Iran, which it said could soon produce a nuclear weapon. Tehran had announced it was increasing its pro...
Le Monde
June 19, 2025
Why the French economy is stuck in stagnation
GDP is not expected to grow by more than 0.6% in 2025, according to the latest economic outlook by France's national statistics institute. A...
Le Monde
June 19, 2025
Why the Centre Pompidou, not even 50 years old, must close for five years
NEWS ANALYSIS. The building designed by Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers is set to undergo major renovations until 2030 in order to reduce its...
Le Monde
June 19, 2025
The 2021 US withdrawal from Afghanistan, a solo decision
'The Transatlantic Divorce' (4/5). Initiated by Donald Trump in 2020 without consulting US allies, the American departure from Kabul unfolde...
Le Monde
June 19, 2025
Tolerance holding up in France despite hate speech, report on racism finds
After a turbulent 2023 marked by the consequences of the terrorist attacks by Hamas, French people's acceptance of others again increased in...
Le Monde
June 19, 2025
Poland is attracting foreign tourists on a quest for a cool summer escape
As the season begins, more and more vacationers are flocking to the beaches along the Baltic Sea coast. In 2023, 19 million foreign traveler...
Le Monde
June 19, 2025
In Lyon, public transport returns to the Saône River
A river shuttle now connects the southern and northern parts of the city known as the capital of Gaul. Green elected officials hail it as a...
Le Monde
June 19, 2025
Large crowds protest in support of Argentine ex-President Fernández as she starts house arrest
Argentina’s former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner began serving a six-year sentence under house arrest on Wednesday, having been c...
Le Monde
June 19, 2025
DR Congo and Rwanda initial preliminary peace agreement, to formally sign document in Washington
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will witness the signing in Washington later this month, according to a joint statement by the two nations...
Le Monde
June 19, 2025
'For the Iranian that I am, nothing justifies violating my country's territorial integrity'
OP-ED. The Islamic Republic should be overthrown by the Iranian people, for they alone are the masters of their destiny, argues Iranian phil...
Le Monde
June 18, 2025
In the Donbas, firefighters operate under the constant threat of drones
As Russian forces intensify their assaults on Kostiantynivka in an effort to encircle this city in the Donbas, firefighters continue to resp...
Le Monde
June 18, 2025
Trump on whether or not US will join Israel strikes on Iran: 'I may do it, I may not do it'
Trump's comments came after Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rejected his demands for an unconditional surrender and warned the...
Le Monde
June 18, 2025
US approves Gilead's twice-yearly injection to prevent HIV
Lenacapavir, marketed under the brand name Yeztugo, has been shown to reduce the risk of HIV transmission by more than 99.9% in adults and a...
Le Monde
June 18, 2025
US Fed keeps interest rates unchanged in face of Trump criticism
The Fed said in a statement that 'uncertainty about the economic outlook has diminished but remains elevated.' Trump, hours before the bank...
Le Monde
June 18, 2025
France planning European 'initiative' to end Iran-Israel conflict, says pesidency
At a national security council meeting, Macron ordered Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot to draw up in the coming days 'an initiative with c...
Le Monde
June 18, 2025
Israel-Iran conflict: How Israel gained air superiority over Tehran
Israel has waged a long war against Iran and its 'axis of resistance' to control the air corridor leading to Tehran.
Le Monde
June 18, 2025
From Chenonceau to the Acropolis, heritage sites face the impacts of climate change
Extreme weather events are increasingly affecting historic monuments, in France and around the world.
Le Monde
June 18, 2025
US Supreme Court upholds ban on gender-affirming care for minors
The top court voted 6-3 to uphold a law in the southern state of Tennessee, which bans hormone therapy, puberty blockers and gender transiti...
Le Monde
June 18, 2025
In Paris, the world's most attended cinema turns 30
UGC Ciné Cité Les Halles, a 27-screen complex in a central Paris mall, draws more than 2.8 million moviegoers annually.
Le Monde
June 18, 2025
Rape trial of France's feminist icon Gisèle Pelicot being retold on Vienna stage
Milo Rau's seven-hour reading revisits the exposed systemic failures exposed by Pelicot's historic trial and the societal shift she sparked.
Le Monde
June 18, 2025
As Israel and Iran clash, global fears of nuclear proliferation grow
NEWS ANALYSIS. Twenty-one Arab and Muslim countries have called for the creation of 'a Middle East zone free of nuclear weapons and other we...
Le Monde
June 18, 2025
Trump on Iran strikes: 'I may do it, I may not do it'
The American president said he was considering whether the United States will join Israeli strikes on Iran on Wednesday, June 18, as he said...
Le Monde
June 18, 2025