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July 30, 2025
Mount Etna: Sicily's protective, thunderous mother
'Of Volcanoes and Men' (1/6). Volcanoes sow death when they erupt and give life through their fertile soil, inspiring fear and fascination....
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
Tsunami evacuations ordered in South America after 8.8 earthquake, but worst risk appears to pass for US
Wednesday's quake off Russia appeared to be the strongest recorded since the 9.0 magnitude event off Japan in 2011. In the US, tsunami advis...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
How is the strength of an earthquake measured?
Intensity, magnitude, the Mercalli scale: Since the 1960s, seismologists have stopped using the famous Richter scale, preferring to use a mo...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
Ukraine to 'fix' anti-graft law, says foreign minister ahead of vote
European allies had worried the law would undermine anti-corruption reforms key to Ukraine's bid to join the EU. It remains to be seen wheth...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
Trump imposes 50% tariffs on Brazil, citing trial of ally Bolsonaro
Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro is on trial for allegedly plotting a coup to stay in power after losing the 2022 election to leftis...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
US Fed holds firm against Trump pressure to cut rates, despite dissension
The US Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, despite pressure from Donald Trump, yet two Fed Governors, Christopher Wa...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
'I learned freedom at 34, and it was a revelation': Katja Lange-Müller, an eastern wind blows through West Berlin
'Being 20 in West Berlin' (3/6). Katja Lange-Müller, born in the German Democratic Republic (GDR), managed as an adult to cross 'to the othe...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
Tour de France Femmes: Le Court makes history for Africa with fifth-stage victory
On Wednesday, Mauritian cyclist Kimberley Le Court-Pienaar won the sprint ahead of Dutch duo Demi Vollering and Anna van der Breggen. With t...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
In the DRC, Chinese and American companies race for lithium
In the southeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the city of Manono sits atop the world's largest reserves of this mineral essential to...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
US Treasury sanctions Brazilian judge overseeing Bolsonaro trial
The US Treasury issued new sanctions on Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, known for his role in the trial of Brazil's for...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
French government prepares a new law to assist the restitution of looted artworks
The government discussed a bill to speed up the restitution of artworks looted during the colonial era, simplifying existing procedures and...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
French Culture Minister Rachida Dati's dangerous game
EDITORIAL. The space the minister has carved out for herself by being both popular and disruptive is undeniable. But some lines should not b...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
EU set to launch an automated border system in October
The new Entry/Exit System (EES) will set up a common record of the names, passport numbers, fingerprints and facial photos of all non-EU nat...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
Macron says US-EU deal 'not the end' of talks
'To be free, you have to be feared. We were not feared enough,' President Emmanuel Macron told his cabinet.
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
UNICEF France calls for protecting underage victims of criminal exploitation rather than punishment
In a new report, the French branch of the UN agency highlights the lack of resources for identifying and protecting minors who are victims o...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
French economy posts timid, deceptive rebound in the second quarter of 2025
Growth reached 0.3% in the second quarter of 2025, after a 0.1% increase in the first quarter, according to figures published by the nationa...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
Léon Marchand smashes 200m medley world record
In the semifinal of the world swimming championships, the French 23-year-old beat Ryan Lochte's record from 2011.
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
Video. Watch: Tsunami warnings sound in Japan after 8.8 magnitude quake off Russian coast
Video - The Japan Meteorological Agency forecasted waves as high as 3 meters could hit the country's coastal cities.
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
How France's far right is betting on cryptocurrencies
The Rassemblement National is preparing a draft law to 'mine' bitcoin using surplus electricity from nuclear power plants, demonstrating the...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
No progress made on France's terrorism memorial despite years of studies
French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed his commitment in January to see the site inaugurated after years of back-and-forth in the plann...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
In Iran, the government steps up repression as executions surge
Six hundred and twelve men and women were killed in the first half of 2025, according to the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
Journalists in the West Bank face mounting suppression
Since October 7, Israel has arrested and imprisoned at least 140 journalists working in this occupied territory, most often under the catch-...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
Low-calorie French pastries struggle to win over chefs and consumers
While French pastries are renowned worldwide for their refined taste and aesthetic appeal, their nutritional value could place them in the c...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
Suing the state: How does this universal right work in practice?
Climate, health, femicides: Lawsuits against the state have surged in recent years. Beyond securing compensation for victims, these legal pr...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
Spike Lee, Benin's star ambassador to attract the Afro-descendant diaspora
The American filmmaker and his wife, Tonya Lewis Lee, have been appointed as ambassadors to the diaspora in the United States. The Beninese...
Le Monde
July 30, 2025
Powerful 8.7 quake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula triggers tsunami alert
Japan's meteorological agency issued an advisory for a tsunami of up to 3 meters across the Pacific coast of Japan, possibly starting to arr...
Le Monde
July 29, 2025
Cybèle Idelot's Ile-de-France adventure: from Hollywood childhood to kitchen gardens
'Chefs' gardens' (1/5). The 50-year-old chef transformed a former coaching inn in Yvelines, just outside of Paris, into a domain that now we...
Le Monde
July 29, 2025
US and China agree to work on extending the deadline for new tariffs in trade talks
The latest round of talks opened Monday in Stockholm to try to break a logjam over tariffs that have skewed the pivotal commercial ties betw...
Le Monde
July 29, 2025
Trump says Epstein 'stole' young women from Mar-a-Lago spa, including Virginia Giuffre
Aboard Air Force One while returning from Scotland on Tuesday, Trump said he was upset that the late financier, who died by suicide in a NYC...
Le Monde
July 29, 2025
In Brazil, the free and instant mobile payment system Pix challenges US dominance
Launched by the Central Bank of Brazil, this system is now used more than credit cards and cash. Its popularity is so great that WhatsApp ha...
Le Monde
July 29, 2025
Russia sees push for return of official censorship
As the Kremlin increasingly restricts the flow of ideas, those nostalgic for the USSR are calling for the reinstatement of the state body th...
Le Monde
July 29, 2025
Attack on military base in Burkina Faso reportedly leaves 50 soldiers dead
A community leader and a resident told The Associated Press that about 100 militants participated in the attack in Dargo (North), burning an...
Le Monde
July 29, 2025
New York mass shooting: gunman blamed NFL for brain injuries
Information that the killer carried in a note referring to the degenerative brain disease CTE offered a possible motive for the Monday shoot...
Le Monde
July 29, 2025
Trump administration pushes to revoke scientific ruling that underpins climate regulations
The US Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday issued a proposal to rescind a foundational scientific finding that underpins the federal...
Le Monde
July 29, 2025
François Provost to head French carmaker Renault
Provost is set to be appointed CEO of the car manufacturer on July 30 by the board of directors. As the unofficial number two under the prev...
Le Monde
July 29, 2025
France to air drop aid to Gaza from Friday
Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Tuesday that France will organize 'in close coordination with the Jordanian authorities, four flig...
Le Monde
July 29, 2025
'In the West Berlin squats, we argued but lived together': Karin Wieland, political rebel
'Being 20 in West Berlin' (2/6). In the late 1970s, Karin Wieland fled her small German town to live communally in an abandoned building in...
Le Monde
July 29, 2025
Russian internet hangs in the balance after network outages
Network outages have become increasingly frequent across Russia. Authorities justify these measures by citing the need to counter Ukrainian...
Le Monde
July 29, 2025
Tour de France Femmes: Wiebes claims fourth stage as Vos holds lead
Just as in the previous day's stage, the Dutch cyclist Lorena Wiebes once again beat the overall leader by a wheel to claim her second conse...
Le Monde
July 29, 2025
The subtle art of communicating with swimmers during a race
During competitions, coaches try to relay instructions to their swimmers. This is a challenge, unlike in training, where emerging technologi...
Le Monde
July 29, 2025
Economist Dmitry Nekrasov: 'Only a handful of sanctions have had a serious effect on Putin's ability to continue the war'
Nekrasov, a former Kremlin adviser who joined the opposition and now lives in exile, discusses the EU's latest package of sanctions against...
Le Monde
July 29, 2025
Starmer says UK will recognize Palestinian state unless Israel agrees to ceasefire
During a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Prime Minister Kier Starmer said the UK will recognize a state of Palestine unless the Israeli governme...
Le Monde
July 29, 2025
France orders automakers to step up faulty airbag recalls
A total of 1.7 million vehicles under a 'stop-drive' order in France will have to be repaired within two weeks after a dealer appointment is...
Le Monde
July 29, 2025
US-Japan trade deal yields differences of interpretation
Less than a week after President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba agreed on a trade deal, the situation has unraveled...
Le Monde
July 29, 2025
The 'code of silence' surrounding the Sahel's fallen soldiers
In Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, military juntas have sought to downplay or even conceal military losses linked to the fight against jihadis...
Le Monde
July 29, 2025
Burkina Faso alleges influencer was murdered in Côte d'Ivoire
Alain Christophe Traoré, known as Alino Faso, a supporter of Burkina Faso's junta, was found dead in his cell in Abidjan. Burkina Faso's aut...
Le Monde
July 29, 2025
Tariffs: The EU's 'lost opportunity'
NEWS ANALYSIS. Although trade is one of the European Union's main areas of competence, the EU refused to enter into a trade conflict with Pr...
Le Monde
July 29, 2025
Attendance at live performances continues to rise in France
For the third consecutive year, the French Ministry of Culture's ticketing study confirmed the dominant role of music, the field that attrac...
Le Monde
July 29, 2025
'The EU seeks economic deals, preferably for free trade, because the member states leading it gain from them'
OP-ED. The trade agreement signed with the US is seen as the lesser of two evils, particularly by Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Irela...
Le Monde
July 29, 2025