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July 26, 2025
Vichy's antisemitism: A dispute between historians heads to court
Eighty-three years after the Vel' d'Hiv roundup, historians who emphasize the xenophobic rather than antisemitic nature of the Vichy regime...
Le Monde
July 26, 2025
Paris 2024 volunteers recall the thrill of being part of history 'from the inside'
One year on, many volunteers from the Olympic and Paralympic Games have continued their involvement in sports, proudly wearing their turquoi...
Le Monde
July 26, 2025
Donald Trump is on the verge of winning his trade war
NEWS ANALYSIS. Many American economic analysts believe the chaotic introduction of punitive tariffs last spring now seems to be giving way t...
Le Monde
July 26, 2025
Motor rally accident kills three spectators in France
The three killed were two brothers, aged 70 and 60, and a 44-year-old man. The driver of the modified Peugeot 208 that hit the spectators an...
Le Monde
July 26, 2025
'The Fantastic Four: First steps': The arrival of Moses in the Marvel universe
Directed by Matt Shakman, the latest version of the saga takes the team of explorers into 1960s New York while weaving in references to the...
Le Monde
July 26, 2025
Thai-Cambodia clashes spread along border as death toll rises
Both sides say they are open to a truce in the combat being fought with jets, tanks and ground troops. At least 33 people have been killed a...
Le Monde
July 26, 2025
A year later, French fans relive the 'non-stop joy' of Paris 2024
The success of the summer 2024 event was also thanks to the fervor of fans at the competition venues. One year later, several of them recall...
Le Monde
July 26, 2025
France demands explanations from Vueling after French Jewish teenagers were removed from flight
The Spanish airline said it had asked the adolescents to leave a plane departing from the Spanish city of Valencia on Wednesday due to their...
Le Monde
July 26, 2025
Syria: After Druze killings, Sweida barricades itself in defiance of Syrian authorities
Large numbers of civilians were executed in the southern Syrian city amid clashes that pitted local factions against Bedouin fighters and fo...
Le Monde
July 26, 2025
Paris's Georges-Vallerey pool combines a seaside resort with the Olympic spirit
'Aquatic Monuments' (2/6). Throughout the summer, Le Monde brings you to public French pools with exceptional architecture. Built to host th...
Le Monde
July 26, 2025
'If a dictator issued a call for tenders to reopen gulags, some consulting firms would be ready to bid'
OP-ED. Many consulting firms no longer hesitate to work on the most outrageous proposals, such as the mass displacement of Gaza residents or...
Le Monde
July 26, 2025
At Musée d'Orsay, a Courbet painting gets a new life before visitors' eyes
The public is invited to witness the restoration of 'Un Enterrement à Ornans' and to meet the professionals working on the canvas.
Le Monde
July 26, 2025
In Germany, the LGBTQ+ flag is at the heart of a new culture war
The Bundestag president's refusal to fly the rainbow flag atop the parliamentary building during Berlin's annual parade in support of sexual...
Le Monde
July 26, 2025
The logic behind recognizing Palestine
EDITORIAL. As the destruction of Gaza nears completion and the Israeli government works to normalize ethnic cleansing, inaction and delay ar...
Le Monde
July 26, 2025
Earning well, yet feeling poor: How social media creates financial dysmorphia
Money flaunts itself on social media, exposing Gen Z's obsession with wealth as the ultimate goal. Luxury hotels, lavish vacations, expensiv...
Le Monde
July 26, 2025
Bashar al-Assad: France's highest court upholds personal immunity for sitting heads of state
France's highest court has overturned an arrest warrant issued in 2023 for the former Syrian president. However, it found that he can now be...
Le Monde
July 26, 2025
Representatives of French Judaism say recognition of Palestinian state must be conditional
The Representative Council of French Jewish Institutions (CRIF) and the Consistoire Central expressed criticism following Emmanuel Macron's...
Le Monde
July 26, 2025
One year later, the contested legacy of the Paris 2024 Olympics
Once the 'enchanted interlude' of the Olympic and Paralympic Games ended, many of the promises made about the benefits for French sport have...
Le Monde
July 26, 2025
Qiu Sheng, director of 'My Father's Son': 'I strive to reveal our ghosts'
The Chinese filmmaker tells Le Monde how his father's death has been at the center of his artistic journey.
Le Monde
July 26, 2025
Avignon Festival 2025: An edition marked by emotion and fragility
The arts event in southern France featured powerful performances, from 'Le Soulier de satin' ('The Satin Slipper') to 'Le Procès Pelicot' ('...
Le Monde
July 26, 2025
Henry Laurens, historian: 'French policy is based on the principle of a two-state solution'
For the Arab world specialist, the issue of recognizing Palestine is 'to a large extent also a matter of domestic policy.'
Le Monde
July 26, 2025
US criticizes French inquiry into social media platform X
The investigation follows two January complaints that alleged the X algorithm had been used for foreign interference in French politics. The...
Le Monde
July 25, 2025
'European citizens under US sanctions are being erased economically and socially within the EU'
OP-ED. In an op-ed for Le Monde, lawyer Christoph De Preter, who specializes in European law, warns of a disturbing trend: Europeans placed...
Le Monde
July 25, 2025
Canadian wine benefits from trade war with the US
In response to Donald Trump's tariffs, Canadian wine and spirits stores have replaced American bottles with locally produced alcohol, leadin...
Le Monde
July 25, 2025
UK condemns Hong Kong's reward offers for pro-democracy activists living in Britain
Hong Kong authorities announced Friday that they are offering cash rewards for information leading to the arrest of 19 pro-democracy activis...
Le Monde
July 25, 2025
Cambodia calls for ceasefire with Thailand after deadly clashes
Thai Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nikorndej Balankura told AFP that fighting had begun to ease off by Friday afternoon: 'We are ready, if Camb...
Le Monde
July 25, 2025
Trump says he was 'never' told his name was in Epstein files
Officials have said the late financier Jeffrey Epstein killed himself in his New York jail cell while awaiting trial on sex trafficking char...
Le Monde
July 25, 2025
Cognac drags down LVMH's spirits division
LVMH's wine and spirits sales fell by 8% to €2.59 billion – a poor performance that the group attributed to declining consumption and ongoin...
Le Monde
July 25, 2025
Disgraced George Santos reports to federal prison to serve 7-year fraud sentence
The former US Representative pleaded guilty last summer to federal wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges for deceiving donors and...
Le Monde
July 25, 2025
From AI to the military, the expansion of tech oligarchs' empires
'Tech Oligarchs' (6/6). As international tensions mount, Donald Trump's second term has opened the floodgates to a rapid rapprochement betwe...
Le Monde
July 25, 2025
Tour de France: Arensman edges white-knuckle win, Pogacar closes in on title
Dutch rider Thymen Arensman crossed the finish line of stage 19 in the rain two seconds ahead of title contender Jonas Vingegaard and his ri...
Le Monde
July 25, 2025
Iran says it held 'frank and detailed' nuclear talks with European powers
Germany, Britain and France have threatened sanctions if Tehran fails to agree a deal on uranium enrichment and cooperation with UN inspecto...
Le Monde
July 25, 2025
Thomas Jolly, director of Paris 2024 Olympics ceremonies: 'You're always reminded of where you come from'
'I wouldn't have gotten here if…' In this series, Le Monde interviews a public figure about a decisive moment in their life. The theatre dir...
Le Monde
July 25, 2025
Iran nuclear talks: Europeans bet on 'snapback' threat to bring Tehran back in line
A meeting between representatives of France, the UK and Germany, and envoys from the Islamic Republic, is scheduled to take place in Istanbu...
Le Monde
July 25, 2025
French court annuls arrest warrant against Syria's Assad
The presiding judge of France's highest court said former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad could still have a new arrest warrant issued agai...
Le Monde
July 25, 2025
French, British and German leaders to hold call on Gaza after Macron backs Palestinian state
British PM Starmer said he, President Macron and Chancellor Merz will speak Friday about 'what we can do urgently to stop the killing and ge...
Le Monde
July 25, 2025
Clashes between Thailand and Cambodia take old dispute to new level
Cambodian rocket attacks led to 14 Thai civilian deaths on July 24. Thailand retaliated with fighter jet strikes on military targets.
Le Monde
July 25, 2025
French car dealer charged over Takata air bag injury
At least 18 people in France are suspected to have been killed by faulty airbags produced by the Japanese company. In June, the latest recal...
Le Monde
July 25, 2025
Prosecutors reopen case into Noir Désir singer after Netflix doc on wife's suicide
The Netflix documentary has prompted French prosecutors to launch a new investigation into alleged intentional violence by Noir Désir singer...
Le Monde
July 25, 2025
Georges Ibrahim Abdallah is free after 40 years in French prison: 'I return to Lebanon as an activist'
Sentenced to life in prison for 'complicity in assassinations' in 1987, the Lebanese former militant, who has been eligible for release sinc...
Le Monde
July 25, 2025
LVMH, caught in turmoil, says it will expand its production in the US
The luxury group's net profit plunged by 22% over the first six months of the year. Louis Vuitton will open a new factory in Texas in 2027.
Le Monde
July 25, 2025
Faced with China, Europe is weak
EDITORIAL. In Beijing on Thursday, European Union leaders Ursula von der Leyen and Antonio Costa could only observe their host's power and t...
Le Monde
July 25, 2025
Macron's pledge to recognize State of Palestine sparks anger in Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said French President Emmanuel Macron's decision endangers Israel's security. In retaliation, Isra...
Le Monde
July 25, 2025
Macron decides to recognize State of Palestine amid diplomatic impasse and humanitarian disaster in Gaza
French President Emmanuel Macron highlighted the Palestinian Authority's pledge to renew its governance and demilitarize Hamas. He hopes oth...
Le Monde
July 25, 2025
US regulators greenlight contentious $8 billion Skydance-Paramount merger
Clearance of the acquisition comes after Paramount settled US President Donald Trump's lawsuit over election coverage on CBS News' flagship...
Le Monde
July 25, 2025
Climate: What does it mean if we can no longer limit warming to 1.5°C?
Some scientists now believe that humanity will no longer be able to meet the most ambitious target set by the Paris Agreement in 2015. Howev...
Le Monde
July 25, 2025
In Israel, the heartbreak of Iranian Jews: 'My country was bombing my country'
The first direct war between Israel and the regime in Tehran in mid-June has upended this small community, fighting to preserve its culture...
Le Monde
July 25, 2025
In Beijing, Ursula von der Leyen considers China-EU relations to have reached 'an inflection point'
The summit between the two economic superpowers, intended to celebrate 50 years of diplomatic ties, has highlighted the frustrations of the...
Le Monde
July 25, 2025
From Facebook games to a llama reminding you to drink water: The rise of 'streaks,' the rewards that keep you hooked
The use of tracking meters, popularized by apps such as Duolingo and Snapchat to reward their most dedicated users, has become widespread. H...
Le Monde
July 25, 2025