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July 10, 2026
International press considers France 'the team to beat' at the World Cup
After brushing aside Morocco in the quarterfinals of the 2026 World Cup by a score of 2-0, the French team once again drew enthusiastic reac...
Le Monde
July 10, 2026
Differentiated ticket pricing isn't deterring foreigners from visiting the Louvre or Versailles
While the system introducing a surcharge at certain museums and sites didn't spark any notable backlash, the drop in overall tourism numbers...
Le Monde
July 10, 2026
'Everything here will burn': Raging wildfire wreaks havoc in France's Drôme mountains
Hundreds of firefighters and military personnel have faced a vast wildfire sweeping through more than 3,500 hectares of this rugged region n...
Le Monde
July 10, 2026
15 dead, thousands evacuated as Typhoon Bavi continues its deadly path
The tropical weather pattern continues to wreak havoc as it makes its way across Asia.
Le Monde
July 10, 2026
British EasyJet accepts takeover bid from US private equity firm
Experts believe the new offer signals the start of a bidding war for the low-cost carrier.
Le Monde
July 10, 2026
Mbappé 8 - Messi 8. France and Argentina stars top scorers' chart at World Cup
By breaking the deadlock against Morocco on Thursday in the quarterfinals, the French captain drew level with his Argentinian rival atop the...
Le Monde
July 10, 2026
Niel to become Vodafone's largest shareholder with €5.1 billion investment
The deal, which is still pending regulatory approval, could allow French tycoon Xavier Niel to strengthen his influence in the British and E...
Le Monde
July 10, 2026
Strait of Hormuz deadlock could lead Trump into sporadic war with Iran
The renewed US and Iranian strikes on Wednesday, despite the memorandum of understanding reached between the two countries, jeopardize hopes...
Le Monde
July 10, 2026
Teenage girl dies while celebrating France's World Cup victory over Morocco
The 17-year-old girl fell from the back of a truck, which was not pulling a trailer, and was 'run over' by it, according to emergency servic...
Le Monde
July 10, 2026
France's powerful attack secures win against Morocco and World Cup semi-final spot
Kylian Mbappé and his teammates dominated the Atlas Lions (2-0), confirming their offensive potential. They will play the winner of Spain vs...
Le Monde
July 10, 2026
Bayeux Tapestry arrives at British Museum for historic loan
'It's a unique moment and it's the product of so much hard work,' said British Museum Director Nicholas Cullinan. The tapestry will be on di...
Le Monde
July 10, 2026
British Museum director on Bayeux Tapestry loan: 'A gesture of confidence, friendship and, above all, trust'
OP-ED. France has just delivered the Bayeux Tapestry to the United Kingdom, where it will remain on display until 2027. The unprecedented ge...
Le Monde
July 10, 2026
French AI defense chief: 'Our challenge is to confront the malicious uses of AI without betraying our values'
Innovation in military applications of AI technology is part of a power struggle in which US companies try to prevent the emergence of inter...
Le Monde
July 10, 2026
French High Council on Climate warns of urgent need to 'scale up' climate policies
As France endures its third heatwave in under two months, the independent climate watchdog is condemning the slowdown in decarbonization and...
Le Monde
July 10, 2026
Wildfire kills 12 in southern Spain as heat wave fuels blaze
The fire tore through a hamlet in the southern region of Andalusia, trapping some victims in their vehicles and forcing evacuations as firef...
Le Monde
July 10, 2026
France's trees are dying at an increasing rate due to disrupted seasonal patterns
Over the past decade, mortality has increased by around 9% for beech and pedunculate oak, by more than 6% for chestnut and by 5.2% for Scots...
Le Monde
July 10, 2026
Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing said 'he wishes he hadn't done it,' says roommate
Tyler Robinson, the man accused of murdering Charlie Kirk, the far-right campaigner and Trump supporter, reportedly broke down in tears days...
Le Monde
July 10, 2026
Syria says captured IS-linked cell behind Damascus bombings during Macron visit
The twin blasts killed one person and wounded dozens during the first visit to Syria by a European Union head of state since the fall of Bas...
Le Monde
July 10, 2026
Kanye West, banned from most European countries, receives €4 million grant to perform in Albania
Barred from entering or performing due to antisemitic and neo-Nazi statements, the American rapper is set to take the stage on July 11 in Ti...
Le Monde
July 10, 2026
'In trying to avoid accusations of exaggerating, the IPCC has instead underestimated the severity of our summers'
COLUMN. Long accused of alarmism by the far right, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has, in fact, been too cautious, und...
Le Monde
July 9, 2026
Mbappé fires France past Morocco into World Cup semi-finals
Mbappé shrugged off an early penalty miss to score and set up another goal as France beat Morocco 2-0 on Thursday to book a place in the Wor...
Le Monde
July 9, 2026
Burnham on track to become next UK PM as hundreds of Labour MPs back leadership bid
Labour's most popular politician, Andy Burnham – nicknamed the 'King of the North' for winning three consecutive Greater Manchester mayoral...
Le Monde
July 9, 2026
'Imperial obsession and reckless escalation: Vladimir Putin has never appeared so trapped by his fantasies'
COLUMN. Defeated in his attempt to subjugate Ukraine by capturing Kyiv in early 2022 and unable, four years later, to conquer all the Ukrain...
Le Monde
July 9, 2026
Abbas announces November 28 legislative elections for Palestine, first in nearly 20 years
The long-delayed vote would mark the first legislative elections since Hamas' 2006 victory, as President Mahmoud Abbas faces mounting pressu...
Le Monde
July 9, 2026
El Niño on track to rank among strongest ever recorded, US forecasters say
The climate pattern, which disrupts weather worldwide by changing rainfall, temperatures and storm tracks, is expected to peak later this ye...
Le Monde
July 9, 2026
Le Pen's presidential bid 'is the ultimate symbol of the erosion of public ethics'
OP-ED. White-collar crime is no less serious than other types of crime, argues legal scholar Paul Cassia. He questions how Marine Le Pen, wh...
Le Monde
July 9, 2026
Tour de France: Pogacar reclaims yellow jersey with stage 6 win
Reigning champion Tadej Pogacar broke away 40 kilometers from the finish line and won the stage, claiming a lead of 2 minutes 42 seconds in...
Le Monde
July 9, 2026
Eurostar sounds alarm over overcrowding at London's Saint Pancras station
As rail competition between Paris and London is set to arrive in the 2030s and with Eurostar having ordered new trains, limited station capa...
Le Monde
July 9, 2026
Populists' temptation of impunity
EDITORIAL. Convinced nothing can now stop her from running in 2027, Marine Le Pen is deploying a strategy already tested by Donald Trump, Be...
Le Monde
July 9, 2026
France to ban advertising for fossil fuels
Advertising for petroleum products and natural gas has already almost disappeared. Now, campaigns for biomethane could also be forbidden.
Le Monde
July 9, 2026
France or Morocco? The World Cup dilemma for Paris's Moroccan community
Les Bleus and the Atlas Lions face off on Thursday for a spot in the football tournament's semifinals. In the French capital, some fans have...
Le Monde
July 9, 2026
Bonnie Tyler, Welsh singer with inimitable raspy voice, dies at 75
Famous for two hit singles, 'It's a Heartache' and 'Total Eclipse of the Heart', the gravel-voiced performer died on July 9, her family said...
Le Monde
July 9, 2026
After a year eyeing France's presidency, Bardella has to settle for deputy
On Marine Le Pen's first campaign trip after being cleared to run for president despite her conviction, her would-be stand-in Jordan Bardell...
Le Monde
July 9, 2026
Graham Platner's downfall threatens Democrats' chances of winning US Senate
The Democratic candidate for the November Senate race in Maine, a representative of the populist left-wing faction shaking up the Democratic...
Le Monde
July 9, 2026
Trump threatens, praises and reassures allies at NATO summit
In Turkey, the American president, after criticizing Spain and reiterating his ambitions regarding Greenland, reaffirmed his commitment to t...
Le Monde
July 9, 2026
Renewed US-Iran hostilities highlight Tehran's deep mistrust of negotiations
The exchanges of strikes in recent hours have bolstered the arguments of the ultraconservative wing of Iran's theocratic regime, which regar...
Le Monde
July 9, 2026
US judge orders Trump to pay $5 million he owes E. Jean Carroll
This decision follows the Supreme Court’s refusal to hear the appeal filed by the US president, who was found guilty of sexual assault and d...
Le Monde
July 9, 2026
Western Europe experiences hottest June on record
Searing heatwaves brought an average temperature of 20.74°C in June, more than 3°C above the norm. Experts are predicting more intense and l...
Le Monde
July 9, 2026
Kylian Mbappé: A leader on a mission, both on the pitch and behind the scenes at the 2026 World Cup
The captain of the France team, who will face Morocco on Thursday, July 9, in the quarterfinals, keeps scoring goals while playing an active...
Le Monde
July 9, 2026
How Ukrainians are turning Crimea, the Russians' Riviera, into a battlefield
The annexed Ukrainian peninsula, which Vladimir Putin sees as his crowning jewel, has descended into chaos as Kyiv ramps up attacks on the t...
Le Monde
July 9, 2026
'A World Cup is not a reflection of international relations, or if it is, it is a particularly distorted one'
COLUMN. Aside from the ban imposed on Russia by European and international football authorities after its invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the g...
Le Monde
July 9, 2026
Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for US Senate, exits race after rape allegation
Platner, the Democratic Senate nominee for Maine and the party's hope to flip a Republican-held seat, ended his campaign following a rape al...
Le Monde
July 8, 2026
Russia to continue providing military backing to junta-led governments in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger
Following a visit to Niger, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow would continue to support the states that are ruled by milita...
Le Monde
July 8, 2026
EWC 2026 in Paris: Behind the scenes of the controversial partnership between France and Saudi Arabia in esports
By hosting this Saudi video game tournament in Paris, with an opening ceremony on Wednesday, July 8, featuring a concert by Aya Nakamura, th...
Le Monde
July 8, 2026
France vs. Morocco: The Atlas Lions seek redemption four years after their World Cup semifinal defeat in Qatar
The Moroccan national football team has only beaten France once, during a friendly tournament in May 1998. 28 years later, Moroccan supporte...
Le Monde
July 8, 2026
US carries out another round of strikes on Iran after Trump says ceasefire is over
The action comes just a day after the US military hit a variety of military sites and port facilities following Iran’s targeting of several...
Le Monde
July 8, 2026
US to remove Syria from terror blacklist
Secretary of State Marco Rubio formally informed Congress of the long-expected move, which will be effective in 45 days unless lawmakers tak...
Le Monde
July 8, 2026
Trump says US will allow Ukraine to make Patriot missiles
US President Donald Trump did not specify any conditions or timeline for the authorization, and it is unclear whether Ukraine has the capabi...
Le Monde
July 8, 2026
2026 World Cup: Recent FIFA decisions ramp up pressure on referees
From the Balogun case to the appointment of an all-Argentinian refereeing team for the France-Morocco match on Thursday, FIFA itself has sha...
Le Monde
July 8, 2026