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January 10, 2026
Syria strikes Kurdish area of Aleppo as fighters refuse to evacuate
The fighting presents yet another challenge for a country struggling to forge a new path since the ousting of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad...
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January 10, 2026
Frenchman fined for cracking egg on far-right leader's head
At Jordan Bardella's November book launch in the southern town of Moissac, a retired farmer stood in line and broke an egg on Bardella's hea...
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January 10, 2026
Victor Hugo's lesser-known genius: Decoration
During his long exile in Guernsey, France's most famous writer obsessively arranged every corner of his home. Ornate yet strikingly modern,...
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January 10, 2026
Venezuela says in talks with US to restore diplomatic ties
The government of the South American country's interim President Delcy Rodriguez 'has decided to initiate an exploratory diplomatic process...
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January 10, 2026
'For years, I limited myself to practicing the whirling dervish dance, trying to convince myself that Islam did not interest me': Annika's conversion to Sufism
Why does one choose a religion? 11 people recount their spiritual journeys. Annika, 59, of Norwegian origin, has lived in France for about 3...
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January 10, 2026
What the US withdrawal from international bodies means for climate change and biodiversity
The US's exit from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and its equivale...
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January 10, 2026
EU-Mercosur agreement: Five key questions about where things stand
The commercial agreement is set to be officially signed on Monday after France failed to block its adoption. However, doubts remain about wh...
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January 10, 2026
Anger over Minneapolis shooting probe fuels protests
Renee Good was one of four people who have been killed by ICE since Trump launched his immigration crackdown. The Trump administration has s...
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January 10, 2026
Laurent Vinatier's release: Putin makes a gesture amid frozen France-Russia relations
The Kremlin's decision to free French researcher Laurent Vinatier could mark the beginning of renewed dialogue between Emmanuel Macron and V...
Le Monde
January 9, 2026
'In Iran, the conditions that enabled the American operation in Venezuela are not present'
Political analyst Hamzeh Safavi, whose father is an adviser to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, discusses the abduction of Venezuelan President...
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January 9, 2026
EU Commission considers enacting the EU-Mercosur trade deal before MEPs ratify it
A qualified majority of European Union member states approved the deal, which the EU Commission had concluded with the South American countr...
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January 9, 2026
Trump promises oil executives 'total safety, total security' if they invest in Venezuela
Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Energy Secretary Chris Wright attended Friday's meeting at the White House with...
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January 9, 2026
Trump says US is 'going to do something on Greenland, whether they like it or not'
Denmark and other European allies have voiced shock at Donald Trump's threats to take control of Greenland, where the United States already...
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January 9, 2026
AFCON 2025: Recalled Ndiaye takes Senegal past 10-man Mali into semifinals
Senegal overcame the Malian team 1-0 on Friday, in the quarterfinals of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, in Tangier, Morocco. As the first te...
Le Monde
January 9, 2026
Trump, the symbol of a capitalism ever more voracious for oil and rare earths
The Trump administration's desire to control Venezuelan oil and designs to take over Greenland aim to secure a supply of natural resources f...
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January 9, 2026
'Love Is Blind: France' contestants sue over 'inhuman or degrading treatment' during filming
Three participants in the French version of Netflix reality TV show have brought their case before a Paris-region labor court, claiming they...
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January 9, 2026
Swiss prosecutors request pre-trial detention for bar manager over fatal New Year's Eve fire
According to an initial investigation, the fire that led to 40 deaths was caused by sparkling candles, which ignited the bar's basement ceil...
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January 9, 2026
US economy creates far fewer jobs under Trump than Biden
In the United States, 584,000 jobs were created over 2025, far fewer than the 2 million that were generated in 2024, according to the Bureau...
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January 9, 2026
Venezuelan prisoners are released but doubts remain over democratic opening
The head of Venezuela's parliament announced that a 'significant number' of prisoners, including foreign nationals, would be released. Many...
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January 9, 2026
Iran's supreme leader says regime will 'not back down' in face of protests
Speaking before his supporters, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the protesters were 'vandals' seeking to 'please the US president.'
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January 9, 2026
Pope Leo says 'war is back in vogue'
In his first New Year's message to diplomats at the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV spoke of the 'weakness of multilateralism,' serious threats to 'th...
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January 9, 2026
France's government faces new no-confidence motions
MPs from the far right and the radical left said they would file motions, but neither is expected to succeed in toppling the government.
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January 9, 2026
Grok limits AI image editing to paid users after nudes backlash
Several countries have pushed back publicly against the tool that allows users to alter online images to remove the subjects' clothes.
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January 9, 2026
France's narrow path toward a budget
EDITORIAL. As the 2026 state budget is examined by Parliament again, few believe that MPs will pass the bill. The government's options are l...
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January 9, 2026
Most EU states approve Mercosur deal despite France's opposition
With this approval, the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, could travel to Paraguay as early as Monday to sign the trade t...
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January 9, 2026
Iran cuts internet as protest movement against regime grows
Iranians took to the streets on the evening of Thursday, following a call from Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran's last shah, and from Ku...
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January 9, 2026
French researcher held in Russia freed in prisoner swap
After 19 months in detention in Moscow, Laurent Vinatier was transferred to Paris on Thursday. He was exchanged for a Russian basketball pla...
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January 9, 2026
European political order 'in danger,' French foreign minister warns
Jean-Noël Barrot also hit back at US claims that Europe faced 'civilizational erasure.'
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January 9, 2026
Killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis reignites US debate over ICE
The 37-year-old mother was shot dead by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent while maneuvering her vehicle on a street on Wednesday....
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January 9, 2026
Steve Bannon backs Le Pen over 'lightweight' Bardella for French president
The former advisor to Donald Trump said in an interview with a French broadcaster that he believes the election of Marine Le Pen as presiden...
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January 9, 2026
Russia hit Ukraine using hypersonic Oreschnik missile
The strikes were in response to a December attack on the residence of Russian leader Vladimir Putin, for which Russia blames Ukraine. On Fri...
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January 9, 2026
Syrian authorities declare ceasefire in Aleppo after deadly clashes
The violence in the region was the worst in a year after days of fighting between government forces and Kurdish fighters killed at least 21...
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January 9, 2026
'Christopher Columbus embodying Trump and Meloni's supremacist fantasies is no coincidence'
OP-ED. 'Debated Figures' (1/5). Once praised by French traditionalist Catholics, the 'discoverer of America' is now celebrated by American a...
Le Monde
January 9, 2026
Northern Sudan watches the war from afar
War in Sudan: A Trapped Nation (6/6). The northern region of Sudan, spared so far from the fighting between the paramilitary Rapid Support F...
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January 9, 2026
Belgian multimillionaire aims to build a 'Caribbean Dubai' in the Antilles
The government of Saint Kitts and Nevis is poised to approve the creation of an autonomous enclave designed to attract thousands of wealthy...
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January 9, 2026
Somalia denies seizing US-funded food aid as Washington suspends assistance
The country's authorities have been accused of destroying a World Food Programmeme warehouse and seizing American-funded food aid.
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January 9, 2026
Instead of commenting on the unthinkable, Europeans should take action in Greenland
OP-ED. If Europeans allow the US to take control of Greenland, NATO would cease to be an alliance and the European Union would become a prot...
Le Monde
January 9, 2026
France enjoys another banner year for tourism, buoyed by campgrounds and international visitors
International tourism revenue rose by 9% in France in 2025, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization.
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January 8, 2026
Iran protests swell nationwide as crackdown intensifies and internet is cut
The country saw the largest demonstrations in nearly two weeks, with rights groups reporting dozens of protesters killed.
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January 8, 2026
Israeli government accelerates settlement expansion in occupied West Bank
With tenders for 9,600 housing units for Jewish families in the occupied West Bank, 2025 set a record, with an openly stated goal of deliver...
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January 8, 2026
'Nero at the Elysée': A story of hope dashed by Macron's presidency
Journalists Nicolas Domenach and Maurice Szafran once believed in Emmanuel Macron's 2017 promise. Nearly a decade later, they deliver a damn...
Le Monde
January 8, 2026
Take Trump seriously on Greenland, Vance warns Europe
The US vice president advised European leaders to take the 'security' of Greenland more seriously, or else the US would 'have to do somethin...
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January 8, 2026
UN says the US has 'legal obligation' to fund agencies after Trump withdraws from several
Top United Nations officials urged the United States to keep paying its dues that fund UN agencies, many of which focus on climate, labor an...
Le Monde
January 8, 2026
Protesters clash with police in Minneapolis after ICE officer kills woman
Angry demonstrators clashes with US law enforcement officials in Minneapolis on Thursday, the day after the fatal shooting of a woman by an...
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January 8, 2026
France will vote against EU-Mercosur trade deal, Macron says
French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that France would vote against the European Union's trade deal with South American bloc Merco...
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January 8, 2026
China's Pingtan Island reflects rising tensions in the Taiwan Strait
On Pingtan Island, China's closest point to Taiwan, repeated Chinese military maneuvers are exasperating fishers and fueling 'reunification'...
Le Monde
January 8, 2026
Venezuela announces large-scale prisoner release
A large number of detainees were to be released from Venezuelan prisons, the country's parliamentary speaker said Thursday in an apparent co...
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January 8, 2026
Trump-Colombia tensions thaw after months of heated exchanges
After threatening and insulting Colombian leader Gustavo Petro, the US president unexpectedly invited him to the White House.
Le Monde
January 8, 2026
Paris incinerator extension drives up costs and raises health concerns
The Ivry incinerator, one of the largest and oldest in Europe, is being kept open for longer due . Le Monde reveals that an incident in Sept...
Le Monde
January 8, 2026