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November 13, 2024
Elon Musk tapped by Donald Trump to head US 'government efficiency' department
US President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will lead a so-called Department of Government Efficiency alo...
Le Monde
November 13, 2024
In Albania, Giorgia Meloni's migrant center, symbol of Italy's highly restrictive migration policy: 'For our remote village, this is a godsend'
Residents of the Shengjin region, situated in the north of this EU candidate country, have welcomed the accord between Tirana and Rome that...
Le Monde
November 13, 2024
'There are similarities between Silvio Berlusconi and Donald Trump, two emblematic protagonists of the populist phenomenon'
OP-ED. While both billionaires' trajectories embody the destructive dynamics at work in the political sphere, 'Il Cavaliere' never wielded t...
Le Monde
November 12, 2024
British writer Samantha Harvey wins Booker Prize for fiction
Harvey was awarded the 50,000-pound ($64,000) prize for "Orbital," a book she has called a "space pastoral."
Le Monde
November 12, 2024
UN condemns 'acts reminiscent of the gravest international crimes' in Gaza, as Washington clears Israel on aid compliance
The UN statement coincides with Hamas's accusation on Tuesday that the United States is complicit in what it termed a "genocidal war" in Gaz...
Le Monde
November 12, 2024
German employees are Europe's sick leave champions
Economists view this as a significant impediment to growth recovery, with several analysts suggesting that the economic losses stemming from...
Le Monde
November 12, 2024
Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira sentenced to 15 years in prison
The leak exposed to the world unvarnished secret assessments of Russia's war in Ukraine, including information about troop movements in Ukra...
Le Monde
November 12, 2024
Lebanon: at least 33 dead after Israeli strikes across the country
The attacks targeted not only known Hezbollah strongholds such as the southern suburbs of Beirut, but also areas where the Iran-backed group...
Le Monde
November 12, 2024
In France, concern grows over redundancy plans
Layoffs are rising across sectors including automotive, retail and chemicals. Politicians and trade unions are discussing how to stem furthe...
Le Monde
November 12, 2024
US says Israel not found in violation of law on Gaza aid
The finding comes despite Israel not meeting several requirements outlined in a letter from the US last month, which expressed concern over...
Le Monde
November 12, 2024
Strike calls surge across French transport sector
Air transport unions have called for strikes on Thursday, November 14, to protest the increase in airline ticket taxes, while rail unions ar...
Le Monde
November 12, 2024
Trump names Waltz as national security ambassador; Huckabee as ambassador to Israel
Donald Trump confirmed former Green Beret and China hawk Mike Waltz as his pick for national security advisor and nominated former Arkansas...
Le Monde
November 12, 2024
What science really says on the link between organic food and health
Multiple studies show the benefits of organic food, including lower risks of some cancers, obesity and congenital malformations, even if the...
Le Monde
November 12, 2024
Scientific authorities cast doubt on benefits of organic food
A major 2018 French study demonstrating a link between organic food and a reduction in certain cancers has faced criticism from scientific i...
Le Monde
November 12, 2024
French MPs reject massively amended 2025 budget
The Assemblée Nationale rejected an opposition-amended budget filled with new taxes, pushing Prime Minister Michel Barnier's government to s...
Le Monde
November 12, 2024
Geologist Raymonde Bonnefille: 'The discovery of Lucy was a collective effort'
The pollen specialist was part of the expedition that unearthed the Australopithecus afarensis in northeastern Ethiopia in 1974. In an inter...
Le Monde
November 12, 2024
Trump's sentencing decision in hush money case delayed until November 19
A judge on Tuesday put off a key ruling in the president-elect's criminal case as his lawyers argued for dismissing it so he can run the cou...
Le Monde
November 12, 2024
War in Sudan: The ordeal of those besieged on Tuti Island
'In Sudan, a total war' (2/8). Tuti Island was a garden island in the heart of Khartoum until the civil war broke out in April 2023. Connect...
Le Monde
November 12, 2024
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby resigns over abuse scandal
Justin Welby, the leader of the Anglican church, announced the move after a report revealed that the Church of England had, since 2013, cove...
Le Monde
November 12, 2024
COP29: UK's Starmer pledges 81% emissions cut by 2035
Prime Minister Keir Starmer unveiled the new target as he attended the beginning of the COP29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, where...
Le Monde
November 12, 2024
Video. Watch: Scale of Gaza's destruction before and after Israeli bombardments
Video - Footage filmed in the Gaza Strip before and after October 7 shows the extent of destruction in the Palestinian enclave. At least 58....
Le Monde
November 12, 2024
Arab and Muslim countries raise their voices against Israel
As Saudi Arabia and Iran continue their rapprochement, the Gulf States have called for a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon.
Le Monde
November 12, 2024
'The fate of Tesla hangs on Elon Musk's relationship with the Trump administration'
COLUMN. The Tesla boss wants to become the champion of autonomous driving but the sector is tightly controlled in the United States. The bil...
Le Monde
November 12, 2024
Drinking water in France threatened with non-compliance due to 'forever chemical'
The country's water resources are massively contaminated by a molecule produced by the degradation of flufenacet, a pesticide that was recen...
Le Monde
November 12, 2024
In Arizona, Democrat Gallego wins over Trump loyalist to become state's first Latino US senator
Nearly a week after the presidential election, Ruben Gallego was declared the winner of the Arizona Senate race pitting him against former T...
Le Monde
November 12, 2024
Le Monde and several French newspapers sue X over 'neighboring rights' payments
Several news organizations accused the social media platform formerly known as Twitter of running their content without payment.
Le Monde
November 12, 2024
Possible visit of Bezalel Smotrich to Paris causes controversy
Israel's openly supremacist finance minister is expected in Paris on Wednesday for a gala evening organized by the organization Israel is Fo...
Le Monde
November 12, 2024
Can a political earthquake like Donald Trump's election happen in France?
COLUMN. As in the United States, polarization is at work in France, fueled by feelings of relegation among the working class and of downgrad...
Le Monde
November 12, 2024
Trump's first appointments reflect focus on immigration
Without waiting for his inauguration on January 20, 2025, the president-elect has unveiled the names of the loyalists who will make up his f...
Le Monde
November 12, 2024
COP29 spends its first day in the shadow of Donald Trump
After opening in Azerbaijan on Monday, COP29 has until November 22 to reach an agreement on funding the 'green' transition of developing cou...
Le Monde
November 12, 2024
'In the US as in France, immigration has become a powerful vehicle for expressing social malaise and challenging elites'
COLUMN. In both France and the United States, there are numerous examples of a disconnect between proposed policies and the realities of mig...
Le Monde
November 12, 2024
Bayssour, the Druze village in solidarity with displaced Shiites in southern Lebanon
A stronghold of resistance to the Israeli invasion of 1982, the town in the Chouf region has opened its doors wide to the inhabitants of the...
Le Monde
November 12, 2024
In Laos, in the capital of the Golden Triangle, drops of legality in an ocean of crime
The worst stories are circulating about this new city along the Mekong River, granted in 2007 for 99 years to a Chinese gambling magnate by...
Le Monde
November 12, 2024
Judge to rule on throwing out Trump hush money conviction
Due to be sentenced on November 26, the Republican President-elect may receive a reprieve if Judge Juan Merchan decides to dismiss the case...
Le Monde
November 12, 2024
Trump names former Rep. Lee Zeldin to lead EPA, adviser Stephen Miller to be deputy chief of policy
New York Republican chair Ed Cox said Zeldin's surprise appointment was 'a testament to President Trump’s commitment to revitalizing the ori...
Le Monde
November 12, 2024
At the Musée d'Art Moderne in Paris, an exhibition struggling to take off
Profuse but incomplete, 'The Atomic Age: Artists Put to the Test of History,' focuses on artists' views of the nuclear threat, yet struggles...
Le Monde
November 12, 2024
US military strikes Iranian-backed militia targets in Syria
Since the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas in Israel, and Israel's large-scale response in Gaza, Iran-backed fighters who are loosely allied with Hama...
Le Monde
November 12, 2024
COP29: 'Environmental and human rights issues are inextricably linked'
OP-ED. With the 29th Climate Change Conference beginning in Baku on November 11, a collective of academics and artists calls on the internat...
Le Monde
November 11, 2024
US presidential election: Between cynicism and bitterness, late night shows take note of Trump's victory
These American TV institutions, which mix humor and politics, have traditionally been critical of the president-elect.
Le Monde
November 11, 2024
New Haiti PM sworn in, promises to 'restore security'
The Caribbean nation has long struggled with political instability, poverty, natural disasters and gang violence. But conditions sharply wor...
Le Monde
November 11, 2024
Israeli minister reports some progress toward cease-fire but Hezbollah unaware
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said any agreement would have to include enforcement mechanisms to prevent Hezbollah from reconstitutin...
Le Monde
November 11, 2024
Spirit Airlines says flight to Haiti's capital hit by gunfire
Flight 951 from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Port-au-Prince was diverted and landed safely in neighboring Dominican Republic, Spirit said in...
Le Monde
November 11, 2024
War in Sudan: Death strikes at every corner in devastated Khartoum
'In Sudan, a total war' (1/8). Since April 15, 2023, the conflict between General al-Burhan's forces and General Hemedti's militias may have...
Le Monde
November 11, 2024
COP29: Nations approve new standards on carbon markets
Nearly 200 nations agreed on a number of crucial ground rules for a credible, UN-backed international carbon market, enabling countries to t...
Le Monde
November 11, 2024
Italian judges deal new blow to Albania migrant scheme
The ruling challenges Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's plan to process migrants outside the EU, highlighting conflicts between Italian and Eu...
Le Monde
November 11, 2024
'Sexual violence can be explained not only by a lack of education, but also by a lack of interest and activism by men'
OP-ED. Men's growing awareness of sexual violence against women owes a great deal to feminist raising awareness work, which is not given the...
Le Monde
November 11, 2024
Every year, dozens of WWI soldiers' bodies are found in northern France
Scientists from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, based in northern France, are at the forefront of efforts to identify bodies that ar...
Le Monde
November 11, 2024
Agricultural problems persist in Europe as farmers plan protests
Like in France, farmers' organizations in Belgium and Poland are denouncing the free trade agreement negotiated between the European Union a...
Le Monde
November 11, 2024
By hosting COP29, Azerbaijan want to restore its reputation
EDITORIAL. Once again, an oil-producing nation, Azerbaijan, is hosting the United Nations Climate Change Conference. Rather than focusing on...
Le Monde
November 11, 2024