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January 5, 2026
Cold, snowy conditions ground flights and force train cancellations across northern Europe
The UK, France and The Netherlands have been the hardest hit, leading to travel disruptions.
Le Monde
January 5, 2026
In court, Maduro claims innocence, says he's 'still president' of Venezuela
UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged respect for sovereignty at an emergency Security Council meeting as details of the US operation...
Le Monde
January 5, 2026
Denmark warns US against taking Greenland by force
PM Jens-Frederick Nielsen said that "everything would stop" if the US were to employ military force against another NATO country.
Le Monde
January 5, 2026
In pictures. Snow and ice in Paris and the west: Cold snap settles over part of France
Météo-France, the country's national meteorological service, placed 26 departments – stretching from near La Rochelle to the Paris region –...
Le Monde
January 5, 2026
Phil Gunson: If Trump does not force Venezuela to hold free elections, 'they can agree on almost everything'
The Caracas-based International Crisis Group analyst Phil Gunson underlines in an interview that Donald Trump has had 'harsh words' for oppo...
Le Monde
January 5, 2026
Foreigners' data stolen in hack of French immigration agency
A hacker published several data samples online, including one containing the personal information of Israeli nationals living in France. The...
Le Monde
January 5, 2026
Palestinian embassy in UK is officially inaugurated
The opening comes after the UK's recognition of the State of Palestine in September 2025.
Le Monde
January 5, 2026
'The US intervention in Venezuela violates foundational principles of contemporary international law'
OP-ED. No matter the crimes committed by Nicolás Maduro or the manner in which he was elected, only the Venezuelan people have the authority...
Le Monde
January 5, 2026
US attack on Venezuela: What does international law say?
According to international law, 'fighting drug trafficking and protecting democracy do not constitute legal grounds for the use of force.'
Le Monde
January 5, 2026
EU Commission hopes to sign Mercosur trade deal 'soon'
In a push to get the deal over the line, EU agriculture ministers will discuss the agreement on Wednesday. France and Italy have called for...
Le Monde
January 5, 2026
Tim Walz drops bid for Minnesota governor reelection
The US Democrats' 2024 candidate for vice president said he 'can't give a political campaign my all' after what he described as an 'extraord...
Le Monde
January 5, 2026
EU 'looking' into Grok's AI for sexually explicit childlike image generation
European Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier said that social media platform X had already responded to a request for information.
Le Monde
January 5, 2026
Macron criticizes 'method used' in US operation against Venezuelan leader Maduro
After President Emmanuel Macron initially stated that Venezuelans 'can only rejoice' at Maduro's abduction, he issued a statement clarifying...
Le Monde
January 5, 2026
Lightning French-UK military operation targets IS group in Syria
France and the United Kingdom struck an alleged Islamic State group arms storage site on Saturday, January 3. The US-led anti-IS coalition h...
Le Monde
January 5, 2026
Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss, stepsister of Anne Frank, dies at 96
Eva Schloss, the stepsister of diarist Anne Frank and a survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp who dedicated decades to educating on t...
Le Monde
January 5, 2026
French hypnotherapist goes on trial for drug-facilitated rape: 'If I had been believed, he would not have destroyed the lives of other women'
Cyril Z. used a powerful sedative to render his victims semi-conscious before filming himself raping them. Despite complaints filed in 2003,...
Le Monde
January 5, 2026
In Switzerland, grief and anger simmer, four days after deadly bar fire
Thousands marched in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana on Sunday to honor the 40 people killed on New Year's Eve.
Le Monde
January 5, 2026
Dining at the Fondation Maeght
'A Meal at the Museum' (6/6). In Saint-Paul-de-Vence, in the garden of the Fondation Maeght, the restaurant Sous les pins offers sophisticat...
Le Monde
January 5, 2026
'Macron's silence on Venezuela risk sounding like an admission of powerlessness'
COLUMN. French President Emmanuel Macron's response to Nicolas Maduro's abduction, with not one word about how the US intervention was condu...
Le Monde
January 5, 2026
Louvre staff vote to strike again
Unions said museum employees resumed work stoppages, following three days of strikes in December.
Le Monde
January 5, 2026
Maduro's fate lies with US courts, as Venezuela's lies with Trump
As the ousted Venezuelan president and his wife are set to face drug trafficking charges before a federal court in New York on Monday, the T...
Le Monde
January 5, 2026
10 people found guilty of cyber-harassing Brigitte Macron
A Paris court handed down sentences ranging from a cyberbullying awareness training to 8-month suspended prison sentences
Le Monde
January 5, 2026
In reeling Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez takes helm, under close scrutiny
Following the US intervention and Nicolas Maduro's abduction, Vice President Delcy Rodriguez was designated as interim president by the Supr...
Le Monde
January 5, 2026
In photos: Life in Caracas after the US operation to capture Maduro
A tense calm prevailed in the Venezuelan capital on Sunday, the day after the capture of President Nicolas Maduro. Streets were practically...
Le Monde
January 5, 2026
Trump renews threats to annex Greenland
Denmark's prime minister called on Washington to stop 'threatening its historical ally.'
Le Monde
January 5, 2026
Maduro abduction: 'Trump seeks to usher the Monroe Doctrine into a third era, that of post-Westernism'
OP-ED. Historian Florian Louis traces the origins and shifts of the Monroe Doctrine which, until the arrest of the Venezuelan leader, rested...
Le Monde
January 5, 2026
France backs Greenland after fresh Trump threats
'Borders cannot be changed by force,' a French Foreign Ministry spokesman said after President Donald Trump renewed his claim that Greenlan...
Le Monde
January 5, 2026
Timothée Chalamet wins Critics Choice Award for best actor
The 30-year-old was honored for his performance in Josh Safdie's 'Marty Supreme,' in which he plays a 1950s table tennis champion consumed b...
Le Monde
January 5, 2026
US operation in Venezuela: Trump's 'America First' now runs through Caracas
NEWS ANALYSIS. The strikes against drug trafficking vessels concealed a broader offensive: Oil and Russian and Chinese influence in Caracas...
Le Monde
January 5, 2026
Cuba says 32 Cuban officers were killed in US action in Venezuela
Cuba, a close ally of Venezuela's government, has announced two days of mourning for the officers who were killed.
Le Monde
January 5, 2026
Trump insists US 'in charge' of Venezuela
On Sunday, President Trump faced persistent questions about the seizure of President Maduro and his wife, and whether the operation's focus...
Le Monde
January 5, 2026
North Korea tests hypersonic missiles, says nuclear forces ready for war
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the firing of 'cutting-edge' hypersonic missiles was urgent in light of the 'recent geopolitical crisis...
Le Monde
January 5, 2026
PSG beats PFC 2-1 in Paris derby after Marseille loses at home
Defending champion Paris Saint-Germain beat Paris FC on Sunday, in the first top-level derby since 1990.
Le Monde
January 4, 2026
'The monk radiated kindness and love. I thought: I want to be like that': Pierrick's conversion to Buddhism
'Another Faith' (4/11). Why do people choose a religion? 11 ndividuals share their spiritual journeys. Raised Catholic, Pierrick Wattez, 49,...
Le Monde
January 4, 2026
'Trump is torn between the UAE and Saudi Arabia'
COLUMN. US President Donald Trump faces pressure from Mohammed bin Salman to oppose the separatist strategy pursued by the United Arab Emira...
Le Monde
January 4, 2026
'Empty thoughts' and apathy: Paul D., a young man who killed five people
In December 2024, the 22-year-old killed his former boss, two former colleagues and two migrants in northern France. The following investiga...
Le Monde
January 4, 2026
Berlin power outage hits 45,000 homes, police suspect far-left group
Police were investigating an online claim of responsibility from a left-wing extremist group after an arson attack damaged power cables on S...
Le Monde
January 4, 2026
Venezuela's military recognizes Maduro's VP as acting president
Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez backed Delcy Rodriguez, after a Supreme Court ruling that appointed her as acting president for 90 d...
Le Monde
January 4, 2026
Abduction of Maduro highlights French politicians' uneasy ties
The French left unanimously condemned the US actions, but radical left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon avoided criticizing the Venezuelan regime....
Le Monde
January 4, 2026
Rubio says US will work with Venezuela's leaders if they 'make the right decision'
The US secretary of state said Washington is ready to try working with Venezuela's vice president and now acting president, Delcy Rodriguez,...
Le Monde
January 4, 2026
Myanmar junta frees 6,000 prisoners in annual amnesty
Thousands of activists arrested since the military took power in a coup that triggered civil war in 2021.
Le Monde
January 4, 2026
Venezuela's oil is at the heart of Trump's ambitions
The US president believes that the ousting of Venezuelan head of state Nicolas Maduro paves the way for the return of American oil majors to...
Le Monde
January 4, 2026
For Putin, US operation in Venezuela is a double-edged sword
NEWS ANALYSIS. The capture of President Nicolas Maduro by the US weakens Ukraine's allies, who have positioned themselves as defenders of de...
Le Monde
January 4, 2026
Denmark irritated after Trump aide's wife posts pic of US-flagged Greenland
Katie Miller, the wife of Donald Trump's deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, posted an image showing Greenland in the colors of the US fla...
Le Monde
January 4, 2026
Equatorial Guinea relocates capital to Ciudad de la Paz
A decree from President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo changed the capital from Malabo, which is on an island, to Ciudad de la Paz, located o...
Le Monde
January 4, 2026
Swiss authorities identify 24 bodies of Crans-Montana bar fire
Forty people were killed in the fire on New Year's Eve and 119 injured. The fatalities identified to date include 11 minors.
Le Monde
January 4, 2026
The return of the US's predatory imperialism
EDITORIAL. The US military's attack in Caracas, Venezuela, and capture of Nicolas Maduro show that Washington now claims full rights over wh...
Le Monde
January 4, 2026
Dining at Old Charity Cultural Center in Marseille
'A Meal at the Museum' (5/6). In Marseille's Panier neighborhood, the lovely courtyard of the Old Charity Cultural Center is hosting the fus...
Le Monde
January 4, 2026
US intervention in Venezuela leaves collateral victim: Congress
In the United States, the House of Representatives and the Senate are supposed to give their approval in cases of foreign conflict. They wer...
Le Monde
January 4, 2026