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September 20, 2024
European Heritage Days: 10 ideas for seaside visits
The culture section of 'Le Monde' offers a selection of sites highlighting maritime heritage. The 41st edition of the event takes place on S...
Le Monde
September 20, 2024
'Taylor Swift illustrates the political power of popular culture through her support for Kamala Harris'
OP-ED. While it came as no surprise, the singer's message demonstrated a changing role for popular culture, says philosopher Sandra Laugier.
Le Monde
September 19, 2024
In the UK, the Starmer couple's fondness for gifts is causing controversy
Accommodation expenses, clothing, tickets to Taylor Swift concerts and football matches ... In five years, the Labour leader is said to have...
Le Monde
September 19, 2024
Wildberries, Russia's version of tech giant Amazon, at the center of a deadly family and business feud
The contentious divorce between Tatyana Bakalchuk – Russia's richest woman and founder of the e-commerce site – and her husband turned into...
Le Monde
September 19, 2024
Strike at Boeing: CEO threatens employees with unpaid furloughs
On the sixth day of the labor dispute paralyzing part of the American aircraft manufacturer's production, CEO Kelly Ortberg announced that t...
Le Monde
September 19, 2024
Mexican President partially blames US for bloody cartel eruption in Sinaloa
López Obrador said the United States bore some of the responsibility 'for having carried out that operation' to arrest Ismael 'El Mayo' Zamb...
Le Monde
September 19, 2024
Zelensky to meet Biden, Harris on visit to US next week
The Ukrainian president also said he plans to meet with Donald Trump, before the US' November elections that could see support for Ukraine u...
Le Monde
September 19, 2024
French PM Barnier presents cabinet to Macron
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier arrived at the Elysée on Thursday evening to propose his new government to President Emmanuel Macron.
Le Monde
September 19, 2024
EU chief announces billions for countries hit by 'heartbreaking' floods
Speaking from the Polish city of Wroclaw, EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen announced member nations would receive €10 billion ($11 b...
Le Monde
September 19, 2024
Air France, Lufthansa extend suspension of flights to Tel Aviv, Tehran and Beirut
France's main carrier Air France said it was extending its suspension of flights to Tel Aviv and Beirut until end-Friday, after 37 people we...
Le Monde
September 19, 2024
French mass rape trial: 'Something was wrong', one of 50 defendants tells court
The defendant, Lionel R., involved in the mass rape trial said he recognized he did not 'obtain' Gisèle Pelicot's 'consent' after being invi...
Le Monde
September 19, 2024
French mass rape trial: 'Yes, all men are guilty, guilty of remaining indifferent'
OP-ED. Men who loudly proclaim that they feel 'no shame' fail to understand the historical and cultural reality of the deep-rooted patriarch...
Le Monde
September 19, 2024
As wildfires rage in Portugal, so do debates about their origins
Some 40 fires are still active and at least seven people have died in the Aveiro region since Sunday. After the deadly fires of 2017, the co...
Le Monde
September 19, 2024
From beaches to peaks, France is suffering effects of climate crisis
The Climate Action Network has listed the current and foreseeable impacts of global warming in France, region by region, in a summary intend...
Le Monde
September 19, 2024
Device explosions: Hezbollah chief says group was dealt 'unprecedented' blow
Hassan Nasrallah made his first televised appearance on Thursday after blasts killed 37 and wounded nearly 3,000 in Lebanon.
Le Monde
September 19, 2024
Greater Paris transport prices to be fairer, more expensive for Parisians
NEWS ANALYSIS. From January 2, 2025, all journeys by metro, RER and train, purchased individually, will cost €2.50, regardless of distance....
Le Monde
September 19, 2024
French billionaire Xavier Niel plays rock star in Paris
On Wednesday, the founder of French telecom company Free gave advice on how to get rich at an event served to promote the release of his new...
Le Monde
September 19, 2024
Pager explosions in Lebanon: Hezbollah is trapped in its support for Hamas
NEWS ANALYSIS. Weakened by the pager attacks, the Shiite party now bears the responsibility of deciding whether or not to engage in a decisi...
Le Monde
September 19, 2024
Fed announces first major rate cut since Covid-19 pandemic
The president of the US Central Bank has announced a half-point cut on Wednesday. Interest rates will now be between 4.75% and 5%, which sho...
Le Monde
September 19, 2024
Le Monde's festival celebrates the paper's 80th anniversary with debates, concerts and more
Le Monde is celebrating its 80th anniversary (and the 10th anniversary of the Le Monde festival!) from September 19 to 22, 2024.
Le Monde
September 19, 2024
Plaintiff comes under attack at Pelicot trial: 'I understand why rape victims don't press charges'
The atmosphere was tense on Wednesday, when the defense in a mass rape trial released intimate photos of Gisèle Pelicot, intended to demonst...
Le Monde
September 19, 2024
Lebanon outraged by unprecedented attack against Hezbollah
Any criticism of the Shiite movement inside the country has been temporarily muted.
Le Monde
September 19, 2024
The Middle East doesn't need another war
EDITORIAL. By rejecting a ceasefire in Gaza, which would in also ease tensions with Lebanon-based Hezbollah, the Israeli prime minister appe...
Le Monde
September 19, 2024
France's record deficit could break taboo on tax hikes
Prime Minister Michel Barnier's suggestion to raise taxes has ignited a heated debate across political lines, complicating efforts to addres...
Le Monde
September 19, 2024
Japanese firm says no longer makes radio reportedly used in Lebanon blast
Japanese firm Icom clarified that it discontinued the IC-V82 model, reportedly involved in recent Hezbollah pager explosions, nearly a decad...
Le Monde
September 19, 2024
New Caledonia: Two people killed during overnight police operation
This latest incident brings the total number of deaths in the French Pacific territory to 13 since unrest broke out in mid-May.
Le Monde
September 19, 2024
On the Syrian coast, summer tourism suffers from economic crisis
'Syrian Diaries (5/7).' On the private beaches and hotels of the seaside city of Latakia, customers are rare. The collapse of the Syrian pou...
Le Monde
September 19, 2024
Paris cinema, transformed by Renzo Piano, offers a certain type of prestige and exclusivity
Entrusted to the famed Italian architect, the Pathé Palace presents screenings with state-of-the-art technology, reclining and heated club c...
Le Monde
September 19, 2024
Violent clashes between drug traffickers in the Mexican state of Sinaloa
At least 39 people have been killed in the war waged for over a week by two factions of the Sinaloa cartel following the capture of a major...
Le Monde
September 19, 2024
World's Best Pastry Chef Nina Métayer: 'A little moment of madness started it all'
'I wouldn't be where I am today if...' In this series, Le Monde interviews a personality about a decisive moment in their life.
Le Monde
September 19, 2024
US lawmakers fail to pass funding plan to avert shutdown
Congress needs a stopgap bill known as a 'continuing resolution' to keep the government running past November's presidential election, but t...
Le Monde
September 19, 2024
Ethiopia's battle to regain access to the sea
The country's quest for a port on the Red Sea has greatly destabilized the Horn of Africa. In return, its neighbors are engaged in a dangero...
Le Monde
September 19, 2024
X update allows app to bypass Brazil ban, internet providers in 'delicate position'
Elon Musk's social media platform, which has more than 22 million users in Brazil, was shut down last month, an order by the country's Supre...
Le Monde
September 18, 2024
US says Iran hackers offered 'stolen, non-public' Trump material to Biden team
Multiple officials, including the FBI, said none of Biden's campaign staff replied to the emails. Biden was the Democratic presidential nomi...
Le Monde
September 18, 2024
Former CIA officer gets 30 years in prison for drugging, sexually abusing over two dozen women
Brian Jeffrey Raymond, 48, of La Mesa, California, pleaded guilty in November 2023 to one count of abusive sexual contact and other charges.
Le Monde
September 18, 2024
In Botswana, diamonds aren't forever
Gemstone sales account for a quarter of the country's GDP, but falling global prices are forcing it to diversify its economy.
Le Monde
September 18, 2024
Harris continues to court minorities after saying she's 'working to earn the vote' of Black men
This week, Harris focused on minorities, mainly Latinos on Wednesday. The VP and Democratic presidential candidate, who is half Black and ha...
Le Monde
September 18, 2024
The death of Vera Kundera, the other half of Milan Kundera
The French-Czech writer's widow was found dead in Le Touquet on the morning of Saturday, September 14th. She had met Milan Kundera in 1967.
Le Monde
September 18, 2024
Ukraine destroys huge Russian ammunition depot with first-of-its-kind/ ground-breaking/ innovative missiles
A night-time air attack by the Ukrainian army using new cruise missiles resulted in the destruction of a large warehouse filled with Russian...
Le Monde
September 18, 2024
Ukraine official claims Russian advance in Kursk has been 'stopped'
Zelensky has said he aims to host another international peace summit outlining his vision to end the war in November, to which Russia will b...
Le Monde
September 18, 2024
The five best rooftops in Paris for a drink or a bite to eat
Get cheek to cheek with the Sacré-Cœur, dine around a brazier in Vanves, dance to reggae in Montreuil: Le Monde's selection of chic and cool...
Le Monde
September 18, 2024
US Fed cuts key lending rate by larger half-point in first reduction since 2020
The US Federal Reserve's decision on Wednesday will affect the rates at which commercial banks lend to consumers and businesses, bringing do...
Le Monde
September 18, 2024
How Burgundy's grape harvest helps us understand climate change
The 2024 harvest began on September 13. But, between the end of the Middle Ages and 1988, the average harvest started around September 27.
Le Monde
September 18, 2024
Initial investigation reveals Lebanon pagers were booby-trapped
A Lebanese security official confirmed on Wednesday that 'data indicates the devices were pre-programmed to detonate and contained explosive...
Le Monde
September 18, 2024
'Kamala Harris supporters should keep a cool head, as all bets are off'
OP-ED. American Studies professor Françoise Coste writes in an op-ed for Le Monde that none of the usual rules governing American politics a...
Le Monde
September 18, 2024
Scientists discover over 3,000 chemicals enter our bodies from food packaging or kitchen utensils
Scientists have discovered that food contact chemicals are more prevalent in our bodies than previously estimated.
Le Monde
September 18, 2024
Taiwan and Hungary both deny manufacturing Hezbollah pagers
Hundreds of pagers used by Hezbollah members exploded across Lebanon on Tuesday, killing at least 12 people and wounding around 2,800.
Le Monde
September 18, 2024
French mass rape victim 'humiliated' by claims of complicity
In her testimony on Wednesday, Gisèle Pelicot reacted to defense lawyer remarks that she said gave the impression that she was 'the guilty p...
Le Monde
September 18, 2024
Three dead, scores wounded after further electronic devices explode in Lebanon
After Tuesday's deadly pager blasts, new explosions on other communication devices were reported on Wednesday.
Le Monde
September 18, 2024