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October 11, 2025
'In the United States, Congress no longer exists as a counterbalance'
OP-ED. In an op-ed for Le Monde, researcher Hugo Toudic reflects on the recent Senate hearing of US Attorney General Pam Bondi.
Le Monde
October 11, 2025
Tiago Rodrigues: 'The Avignon Festival does not have the production resources it deserves'
Portuguese theater director Tiago Rodrigues, 48, has been reappointed as director of the Avignon Festival until 2030. Reflecting on his achi...
Le Monde
October 11, 2025
Paris's remarkable fashion week masks the luxury industry's headlong rush
NEWS ANALYSIS. By reigniting the dream machine, the so-called 'fashion week of the century' has signaled the rise of a new generation of des...
Le Monde
October 11, 2025
Faced with a looming gasoline shortage, California's governor backs off oil companies
Gavin Newsom, who only a year ago denounced the companies' 'lies' and 'greed,' has made a U-turn − much to the dismay of environmentalists.
Le Monde
October 10, 2025
In Madagascar, repression lies behind President Andry Rajoelina's call for dialogue
Gen Z and labor unions that joined the protest movement faced violent repression on October 9 in Antananarivo.
Le Monde
October 10, 2025
Trump announces new 100% China tariff, threatens to scrap Xi talks
Washington and Beijing engaged in a tit-for-tat tariff war earlier this year that threatened to effectively halt trade between the world's t...
Le Monde
October 10, 2025
Multiple dead, 19 missing after blast at Tennessee explosives plant
The explosion occurred at a plant run by Accurate Energetic Systems in Hickman County's Bucksnort area, prompting official warnings for the...
Le Monde
October 10, 2025
Melania Trump says talks with Putin have secured the return of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia
US First Lady Trump, normally a private and elusive figure, announced on Friday that following weeks of back-channel talks with President Vl...
Le Monde
October 10, 2025
Macron re-appoints Lecornu, who resigned on Monday, as prime minister
Le Monde.fr - 1er site d’information sur l’actualité. Retrouvez ici une info de la thématique French Politics du 10 octobre 2025 sur le suje...
Le Monde
October 10, 2025
'One battle after another' stirs political passion in the US
COLUMN. Lauded as a 'rallying cry' by some and denounced as 'glorifying terrorism' by others, the film has been dissected in starkly opposin...
Le Monde
October 10, 2025
Guillermo del Toro, Netflix and French film school unite to save stop-motion animation
The partnership is aimed at preserving traditional stop-motion techniques, a craft the mexican filmmaker calls 'AI-proof.'
Le Monde
October 10, 2025
Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado dedicates award to Trump
'I dedicate this prize to the suffering people of Venezuela and to President Trump,' wrote Maria Corina Machado, the leader of the Venezuela...
Le Monde
October 10, 2025
'Official data falls far short of illustrating the poverty' in Morocco
The protest movement among some Moroccan youth reflects a social anger that has been simmering in the country for years, explains socio-econ...
Le Monde
October 10, 2025
Le Pen opens door to 'governing agreement' with mainstream right
Marine Le Pen and her lieutenant Jordan Bardella have, for the first time, suggested they would be willing to work with other parties if the...
Le Monde
October 10, 2025
Nobel-winning economists Duflo and Banerjee will leave the US for Switzerland
The University of Zurich said that Nobel laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee, known for their work in development economics, will mo...
Le Monde
October 10, 2025
Britain shouldn't gloat about France's crisis
COLUMN. France would fare better than the United Kingdom if bond markets were to turn against countries seen as too lax in managing public f...
Le Monde
October 10, 2025
Peruvian lawmakers oust president over failure to resolve security crisis
After Peruvians took to the streets to protest rampant violence and insecurity over several weeks, a large majority in Congress voted to rem...
Le Monde
October 10, 2025
Trump obtains indictement of attorney general who prosecuted him
The US president had openly vowed to take revenge on Letitia James, the second public figure in a matter of days to face charges that he dir...
Le Monde
October 10, 2025
Robert Badinter inducted into France's Panthéon in solemn, moving ceremony
Lawyer and former justice minister Robert Badinter, whose 'battles reach across centuries,' had a voice that carried 'the ideals of France a...
Le Monde
October 10, 2025
At least six killed as major earthquake strikes southern Philippines
The quake on Friday morning was followed by a powerful 6.9-magnitude aftershock later in the day, triggering a fresh tsunami alert.
Le Monde
October 10, 2025
Pelicot rape case closes with forgettable appeal trial
The only defendant to appeal was convicted on Thursday to 10 years in prison, one year more than he received at the first trial, after conti...
Le Monde
October 10, 2025
Israel says ceasefire in effect, thousands of Gazans start to return home
Israeli forces pulled back from parts of Gaza, Gaza's civil defense agency said.
Le Monde
October 10, 2025
Japan's governing coalition collapses
The junior partner in government, Komeito, quit the alliance on Friday, putting in peril Sanae Takaichi's bid to become the country's first...
Le Monde
October 10, 2025
Macron to name new prime minister amid political crisis
On Wednesday, President Emmanuel Macron's office said he would name a new prime minister by Friday, October 10, as France undergoes a politi...
Le Monde
October 10, 2025
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado
Announcing the former presidential candidate as the winner on Friday, the committee said 'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to...
Le Monde
October 10, 2025
War in Gaza: After Israel-Hamas deal, international diplomacy rallies to bolster US plan
Turkey could play a major role in the stabilization force that will disarm the Palestinian movement, while France convened a conference in P...
Le Monde
October 10, 2025
Peru lawmakers oust president accused of failing to stop crime
Dina Boluarte refused to appear before Congress for a hearing that started just before midnight on Thursday night, after a majority of lawma...
Le Monde
October 10, 2025
Ecuador deploys army in capital to deal with intensifying indigenous protests
3,000 soldiers have been called in to contain protests against rising diesel prices led by the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of...
Le Monde
October 10, 2025
Sylvie Laurent, historian: 'McCarthyism was a minor version of what is unfolding in the United States today'
OP-ED. In an op-ed for Le Monde, the American studies scholar voices concern over the climate of suspicion and repression that, in the name...
Le Monde
October 10, 2025
From Bob Dylan to Taylor Swift, the resurrection of the Ophelia myth
NEWS ANALYSIS. More and more female singers are reinterpreting the Shakespearean figure, drawing on her imagery but rejecting the tragic out...
Le Monde
October 10, 2025
'Massive attack' cuts power in Ukrainian capital
Fearing an incoming hypersonic Kinzhal missile – which are harder to detect and intercept – Ukraine put the entire country on alert on Frida...
Le Monde
October 10, 2025
In Israeli prisons, hunger and torture are ever-present
Le Monde has collected the accounts of three civilians from the West Bank who were detained for months without trial or judgment and subject...
Le Monde
October 10, 2025
Is it ever a good idea to… wear a suit to appear respectable?
COLUMN. In fashion, as in life, it is important to know the lines you should not cross. Or else, to do so deliberately.
Le Monde
October 10, 2025
In Portland, activists use humor to counter Donald Trump's apocalyptic portrayal of the city
Highlighting violence and 'anarchy' tied to the 'radical left,' the American president has promised to send the National Guard to the Oregon...
Le Monde
October 10, 2025
Judge halts Trump's Chicago troop deployment as Portland decision looms
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, who has accused Trump of unconstitutional authoritarianism, hailed the ruling, saying on X: 'Donald Trump is...
Le Monde
October 10, 2025
'Pope Leo XIV sends the world a directly political message with his first apostolic exhortation'
OP-ED. On October 4, the pope signed the first document of his pontificate, the apostolic exhortation 'Dilexi te.' Theologians Frédéric-Mari...
Le Monde
October 9, 2025
Belgium says foiled jihadist plot for drone attack on PM
Federal prosecutor Ann Fransen said on Thursday that arrests were made in the northern city of Antwerp as part of the investigation: 'Certai...
Le Monde
October 9, 2025
With 'The Lost Bus,' the disaster film genre rises from California's ashes
Inspired by the 2018 Camp Fire in California, Paul Greengrass's feature film also marks Matthew McConaughey's return to the screen.
Le Monde
October 9, 2025
In South Korea, K-pop embraces inclusion to break taboos
The global success of K-pop has prompted producers to create new groups. The industry has recently seen the emergence of bands including Nor...
Le Monde
October 9, 2025
Trump envoys Witkoff, Kushner meet with Israel president, PM in Jerusalem
The US president said he expected to travel to the Middle East on Sunday to celebrate the first phase of the Gaza peace deal and be there fo...
Le Monde
October 9, 2025
Macron warns that the 'acceleration' of Israeli settlement construction threatens Palestinian statehood
On Thursday, French President Emmanuel Macron issued a warning that by expanding settlements in the occupied West Bank, Israel was posing an...
Le Monde
October 9, 2025
Robert Badinter enters the Panthéon as France honors the man who ended the death penalty
President Emmanuel Macron hailed the former French justice minister's 'voice advocating for these great, essential, and unfinished battles,'...
Le Monde
October 9, 2025
With the poor and migrants, Leo XIV picks up themes dear to Francis in first major text
Elected on May 8, the American-Peruvian pontiff has yet to clarify his vision for the Catholic Church. Some recent statements have indicated...
Le Monde
October 9, 2025
French court increases jail term for man in Pelicot rape case appeal
Husamettin Dogan was sentenced to 10 years on Thursday for raping Gisèle Pelicot after she had been drugged by her husband, an extended sent...
Le Monde
October 9, 2025
Pension reform discontent catches up with Macron
EDITORIAL. As a sign of the French president's weakening position, he may have to go back on one of his signature accomplishments.
Le Monde
October 9, 2025
Robert Badinter's tomb defaced before his Panthéon induction
The vandalism of the former justice minister's grave near Paris comes as France prepares to honor the man who abolished the death penalty an...
Le Monde
October 9, 2025
Michel Barnier: 'Robert Badinter strove to bring the Republic ever closer to its ideal'
OP-ED. As Robert Badinter is inducted into the Panthéon on Thursday, October 9, former prime minister Michel Barnier reflects on the politic...
Le Monde
October 9, 2025
Hamas's gamble on a deal with Israel offers no guarantee of ending the war
By agreeing to release the Israeli hostages it has held in Gaza for two years, Hamas is giving up its only leverage over Israel.
Le Monde
October 9, 2025
Robert Badinter's legacy: 'A courageous vision of political action'
NEWS ANALYSIS. A towering figure of the French left and a symbol of bygone intellectual authority, Robert Badinter is being inducted into Fr...
Le Monde
October 9, 2025