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November 23, 2024
In the Netherlands, French is on the decline in schools
Fewer and fewer high school students are being attracted to the language of Voltaire, and even major universities are finding it difficult t...
Le Monde
November 23, 2024
Storm Bert wreaks havoc across UK and Ireland
Storm Bert left at least 60,000 properties in Ireland without power and closed roads and some ferry and train routes on both sides of the Ir...
Le Monde
November 23, 2024
France marks 80 years since Strasbourg's WWII liberation
French President Emmanuel Macron called for recognition for the tens of thousands of Alsatian men forcibly enlisted into the German army, kn...
Le Monde
November 23, 2024
Historian and WWII resistant Marc Bloch will be inducted into France's Panthéon
French President Emmanuel Macron said Bloch would be honored 'for his work, his teaching and his courage.' Bloch was executed by the Gestapo...
Le Monde
November 23, 2024
Algiera's silence on Boualem Sansal's arrest is unjustifiable
EDITORIAL. The writer, arrested on his return to Algiers on November 16, must not become a pawn in the difficult relationship between France...
Le Monde
November 23, 2024
Jean Pisani-Ferry: 'We need to invent a form of governance that can cope with the world ahead'
COLUMN. The program that Donald Trump intends to implement, beyond its immediate effects, reflects the 'fatigue' of American leadership. How...
Le Monde
November 23, 2024
Pope Francis will visit Corsica. Here's how his historic trip was planned
After days of behind-the-scenes talks, the pope's visit to Corsica on December 15 was confirmed by the Vatican. It will be a historic first...
Le Monde
November 23, 2024
Deadly Israeli strike razes residential building in central Beirut
Lebanon's health ministry said 11 people were killed and 63 injured, in a provisional count.
Le Monde
November 23, 2024
Trump reassures Wall Street by appointing billionaire financier Scott Bessent to Treasury
The 62-year-old founder of the Key Square Capital Management hedge fund will have to implement a sometimes contradictory policy of controlle...
Le Monde
November 23, 2024
The North Pacific's 'plastic continent' is accumulating more and more waste
An analysis of the trash vortex's composition revealed a clear increase in the presence of plastic microparticles between 2015 and 2022, a s...
Le Monde
November 23, 2024
Alarm over fate of French-Algerian writer arrested in Algiers
Boualem Sansal was arrested at Algiers airport a week ago and has not been heard of since.
Le Monde
November 23, 2024
Ukraine's pets are the most loyal comrades in arms
Cats and dogs play a unique role in the Ukrainian conflict. They provide comfort and moral support to soldiers on the front line. They help...
Le Monde
November 23, 2024
Fears for Gaza hospitals as fuel and aid run low as Israel continues strikes
Israeli strikes hit Kamal Adwan Hospital for the second day, one of the few hospitals still partially operating, wounding nine medical staff...
Le Monde
November 23, 2024
Musk plays increasingly embarrassing role in British politics
The billionaire, recently appointed to oversee efficiency in Trump's future administration, is waging a campaign against Labour on his socia...
Le Monde
November 23, 2024
The Bamako school of journalism: A new face of Russia's propaganda strategy in Africa
Since July, African Initiative, a 'news agency' run by Russian intelligence services, has been training 60 Malian students to promote Moscow...
Le Monde
November 23, 2024
Waiting for Donald Trump to return, the EU and NATO close ranks
The European Union and the alliance are striving to project an image of unity and cooperation in order to strengthen collective security. It...
Le Monde
November 23, 2024
Trump names billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent as Treasury chief
The 62-year-old from South Carolina attended Yale University and served as chief investment officer of Soros Fund Management, the macroecono...
Le Monde
November 22, 2024
France beats undisciplined Argentina 37-23
The Pumas beat France in July in Buenos Aires but they have not won in France for 10 years.
Le Monde
November 22, 2024
For influencers in Tunisia, respect for 'public decency' or prison
After migrants, it's the turn of content creators on TikTok and Instagram to be targeted by Kais Saied's regime. In recent weeks, at least s...
Le Monde
November 22, 2024
Putin vows more tests of nuke-capable missile fired at Ukraine
A day after Moscow fired the experimental hypersonic missile at the Ukrainian city of Dnipro, Putin, in a televised meeting with military ch...
Le Monde
November 22, 2024
Inside Sabrina Carpenter's pop-infused dollhouse
Following in Taylor Swift's footsteps, the six-time Grammy-nominated American singer will perform two sold-out dates in Paris in March 2025.
Le Monde
November 22, 2024
Far-right MP becomes unexpected supporter of undocumented footballers
Anchya Bamana, who regularly urges the French government to take a firm stance on immigration on the island of Mayotte, has requested the ur...
Le Monde
November 22, 2024
'We demand the immediate release of Narges Mohammadi, Nobel Peace Prize winner and honorary French citizen'
OP-ED. A group of intellectuals and human rights activists, including 2003 Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi and sociologist Pinar Selek...
Le Monde
November 22, 2024
Plants rise to the challenge of adapting to life in the heart of cities
A French team has measured the morphological changes in four herbaceous plants growing in the eastern city of Strasbourg, confronted with ur...
Le Monde
November 22, 2024
Conor McGregor assaulted woman in Dublin hotel, civil court jury finds
The Irish MMA fighter shook his head as the Dublin jury returned their guilty verdict, awarding damages of almost €250,000 to Nikita Hand, w...
Le Monde
November 22, 2024
French Football Federation says it won't intervene in dispute between Mbappé and PSG
The French football federation has rejected Paris Saint-Germain's request to reconsider an order from the French league to pay former strike...
Le Monde
November 22, 2024
At COP29, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Russia, Egypt and the Vatican oppose gender equality measures
While the effects of the climate crisis disproportionately affect women, references to gender issues have been removed from the future work...
Le Monde
November 22, 2024
World divided over ICC charges against Israeli leaders
Some countries hailed the arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant, while others, incl...
Le Monde
November 22, 2024
Trump's sentencing in Stormy Daniels criminal case delayed indefinitely
The judge announced on Friday that the long-awaited decision would be postponed without any new date. The sentencing was due after a jury de...
Le Monde
November 22, 2024
Video. How Elon Musk gave Donald Trump's campaign a boost
Video - The owner of X posted over 3,000 tweets in the month leading up to the Republican candidate's victory. Le Monde collected and analyz...
Le Monde
November 22, 2024
Six tourists dead from suspected methanol poisoning in Laos
The victims, from Australia, Denmark, the US and the UK, fell ill after a night out in the popular backpacker destination.
Le Monde
November 22, 2024
Four Italian peacekeepers injured in rocket attack on UN base in Lebanon
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni condemned the attack while Italy's foreign minister pointed to Hezbollah as the likely culprit.
Le Monde
November 22, 2024
Pierre Poilievre, Canada's Trump-inspired conservative leader
Like the US president-elect, the Canadian Conservative Party leader casts himself as a victim of the elites and the media, calls for lower t...
Le Monde
November 22, 2024
Spain fines budget airlines €179 million for 'abusive practices'
Five carriers, including Ryanair and EasyJet, face penalties for charging fees on hand luggage, adjacent seats for dependents and lack of pr...
Le Monde
November 22, 2024
Video. What happens if Harris and Trump tie? Our journalists put their US election knowledge to the test
Video - Le Monde's French and American journalists face off in a quiz on the US elections. Who will win the most votes in this electoral bat...
Le Monde
November 22, 2024
Gaetz withdraws his nomination for US attorney general in first political setback for Trump
The president-elect subsequently announced his new choice for this strategic position: former Florida attorney general Pam Bondi, who previo...
Le Monde
November 22, 2024
The ICC's arrest warrants are a stand against Israel's impunity
EDITORIAL. The International Criminal Court's decision to prosecute Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister for war crimes and cr...
Le Monde
November 22, 2024
Israel's united front against ICC decision
Leaders across Israel's political spectrum have condemned the International Criminal Court's decision to issue arrest warrants for Israeli P...
Le Monde
November 22, 2024
US rejects legitimacy of ICC arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant
Mike Waltz, set to become Donald Trump's national security adviser, said a 'strong response to the anti-Semitic bias of the ICC' was to be e...
Le Monde
November 22, 2024
Russia fires medium-range ballistic missile at Ukraine in warning to West
The projectile fell on a factory in the eastern city of Dnipro. Until now, Moscow has not officially had this type of weapon in its arsenal.
Le Monde
November 22, 2024
ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu is a turning point for international justice
The decision by the judges of the International Criminal Court is a game-changer for a justice system that has hitherto focused on 'the vanq...
Le Monde
November 22, 2024
'The regional conflict in Ukraine provoked by the West has assumed elements of a global nature.' The full transcript of Vladimir Putin's speech
"We consider it our right to use our weapons against the military facilities of countries that allow their weapons to be used against our fa...
Le Monde
November 22, 2024
Japan government to approve $140-bn stimulus
Japan's PM Shigeru Ishiba set to announce massive stimulus package to address inflation and wage growth and attempt to mollify the populatio...
Le Monde
November 22, 2024
'French-German dialogue is more needed than ever'
OP-ED. Joachim Nagel, president of the German Central Bank, and François Villeroy de Galhau, governor of the Banque de France, call for a de...
Le Monde
November 22, 2024
In Istanbul, a piece of sidewalk 'where Turkish democracy is at stake'
Citizens of the Esenyurt district gather in front of the town hall to protest against the dismissal of the mayor and the appointment of a 'k...
Le Monde
November 22, 2024
French PM Barnier faces no-confidence threat from far right
The far-right Rassemblement National party could join the left in backing a motion of no confidence if Michel Barnier uses Article 49.3 to p...
Le Monde
November 22, 2024
Sex, fairies and videos: The intoxicating cocktail of the romantasy
'On the feed.' Every month, Laure Coromines deciphers online trends. Focus on 'fairy porn,' where encounters taking place in enchanted fores...
Le Monde
November 22, 2024
War in Ukraine: In the Donbas, a regiment pioneers new forms of drone warfare
Ukraine's 'Madyar Birds' regiment is tasked with using drones to locate and destroy Russian invaders and their equipment.
Le Monde
November 22, 2024
The implications of the ICC arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu for crimes against humanity
On Thursday, November 21, the judges of the International Criminal Court issued the arrest warrants requested in May by prosecutor Karim Kha...
Le Monde
November 22, 2024