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April 14, 2025
Noboa wins Ecuador presidential vote: election authority
With 90% of the votes counted, Daniel Noboa led Luisa Gonzalez 56% to 44%, according to the official tally, prompting the National Election...
Le Monde
April 14, 2025
Staying active in childhood to avoid starting to smoke
COLUMN. 'Ten thousand steps and more.' A study of young people followed for 13 years shows that moderate to intense physical activity reduce...
Le Monde
April 14, 2025
'I had lost all hope': The Chinese actors trapped in the hell of Myanmar's scam centers
The UN estimated in 2023 that at least 120,000 people, many of them Chinese, are being held in Myanmar's online scam centers. One of them, X...
Le Monde
April 13, 2025
Trump warns that no country will be 'off the hook' on tariffs, despite his 90-day pause on some levies
Trump's administration has said it intends to negotiate trade deals, including with China, but it is not clear what terms the president woul...
Le Monde
April 13, 2025
A Ukrainian mayor's daily struggle to protect his townspeople: 'I can't abandon them'
In a border zone, a mayor risks his life every day to supply a few hundred residents of the Khotin district, who are resistant to evacuation...
Le Monde
April 13, 2025
France wants to make one-off wealth tax permanent
France's debt rose by 202.7 billion euros to 3.3 trillion euros ($3.55 trillion) last year, accounting for 113% of GDP, according to the off...
Le Monde
April 13, 2025
Is it ever a good idea to… wear tinted sunglasses?
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
April 13, 2025
Coup leader Brice Oligui Nguema wins Gabon's presidential election
The military officer who ended the Bongo family's reign over Gabon won the election with 90.35% of the vote.
Le Monde
April 13, 2025
The reactionary international: How three ideological families are united in hating progressivism
Three ideological currents – ultraconservative Christians, national-populists and techno-libertarians – though often at odds, have all been...
Le Monde
April 13, 2025
'Negotiations with North Korea in 2019 showed that Trump can quickly tire of complicated issues'
COLUMN. The fact that the 'deal' to denuclearize Pyongyang went nowhere does not reassure those who hope that Donald Trump can resolve the s...
Le Monde
April 13, 2025
Van der Poel wins third consecutive Paris-Roubaix
Dutch rider Mathieu van der Poel distanced second-placed Tadej Pogacar when the Slovenian fell 38 kilometers from the finish line.
Le Monde
April 13, 2025
Trump's doctor finds president in 'excellent health' after physical
The doctor's report released by the White House noted only a few abnormalities, including minor sun damage to Trump's skin and scarring on h...
Le Monde
April 13, 2025
Pope Francis makes public appearance in St Peter's Square for Palm Sunday
The pope, who is recovering from pneumonia, surprised worshippers a the Vatican for the second straight Sunday.
Le Monde
April 13, 2025
Trump, Putin and the two Middle East triangles
COLUMN. Donald Trump is seeking, in vain, to harmonize the two three-way relationships he maintains with Vladimir Putin – one with Israel's...
Le Monde
April 13, 2025
'A debate on the genocidal nature of colonialism exists among historians'
COLUMN. A French radio journalist has faced consequences for comparing the French military conquest of Algeria to a Nazi massacre. Those out...
Le Monde
April 13, 2025
The French far right has a Donald Trump problem
While Marine Le Pen has distanced herself from Trump, she has also refrained from criticizing the core ideas behind his radical and erratic...
Le Monde
April 13, 2025
Ethiopia's Hirpa and Kenya's Biwott triumph at Paris Marathon
Bedatu Hirpa overtook Dera Dida in the final meters of the women's race, while Benard Biwott comofrtably won in the men's event.
Le Monde
April 13, 2025
When the 'Beatles' of the Islamic State group ruled Syria's prisons
The shadow of the four executioners with British accents often loomed over the trial of the jailers and torturers of the Islamic State group...
Le Monde
April 13, 2025
War in Ukraine: Russian missile strike on Sumy kills at least 21
A Russian ballistic missile attack on the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy, near the border with Russia's Kursk region, left at least 21...
Le Monde
April 13, 2025
Israel strikes Gaza hospital as it intensifies assault
The strike on Al-Ahli Hospital in northern Gaza caused heavy damage but no causualities, as it had been evacuated. Israel said it targeted a...
Le Monde
April 13, 2025
World Expo opens in Osaka, Japan, with message of 'unity'
The event opened its gates on Sunday, with 160 countries and regions showcasing their technology, culture and food.
Le Monde
April 13, 2025
Özgür Özel, the apparatchik turned Turkey's chief opponent
The leader of the Republican People's Party, the main opposition force in the country, relentlessly denounces the authoritarian drift of Rec...
Le Monde
April 13, 2025
Algeria protests after consular official indicted in France
Three men, one of whom works at an Algerian consulate in France, were indicted Friday in Paris on suspicion of involvement in the abduction...
Le Monde
April 13, 2025
Behind Paris's promise to plant 170,000 trees, a more nuanced reality
Paris City Hall has a pro-greening policy, but in practice, NGOs are condemning a 'numbers game' and a lack of care for trees.
Le Monde
April 13, 2025
Historian Pierre Rosanvallon: 'Judges embody the democratic principle of people's sovereignty as much as elected officials do'
Contrary to Marine Le Pen's claims, the legitimacy of judges is just as strong as that of political leaders, the historian and sociologist u...
Le Monde
April 13, 2025
How gender became a scapegoat for illiberal right-wing movements
The concept of gender, which originated in the US in the '50s and is commonly used in the social sciences, is core to a culture war led by r...
Le Monde
April 13, 2025
'Black Mirror' on Netflix: Our minds challenged by new technologies
The seventh season of the dystopian series created by Charlie Brooker is enjoyable to watch, even though the writing struggles to innovate.
Le Monde
April 12, 2025
NBA: For French coaches, America remains uncharted territory
There are foreign players galore in the North American basketball league. But for international coaches, the opportunities are still much mo...
Le Monde
April 12, 2025
At the Paris Opera, two dazzling ballets bridging contemporary and classical dance
Between 'Sleeping Beauty' at Bastille and the double program 'Sharon Eyal / Mats Ek' at the Palais Garnier, the troupe of dancers is in top...
Le Monde
April 12, 2025
'The myth of a streamlined, low-cost Chinese AI, embodied by DeepSeek, could collapse as quickly as it appeared'
OP-ED. In an op-ed for 'Le Monde,' legal expert Isabelle Feng reminds us that Chinese leaders are also masters in the art of claiming techno...
Le Monde
April 12, 2025
Budapest goes 'Gray Pride' as drably dressed protesters mock Pride ban law
On Monday, the parliament is set to vote on a constitutional amendment that would strengthen the legal foundations for the prohibition of th...
Le Monde
April 12, 2025
Myanmar's earthquake damage adds to junta's cruelty: 'It's one trauma after another'
The March 28 earthquake's official death toll stands at 3,645, but it could reach double that. Myanmar's population was already severely wra...
Le Monde
April 12, 2025
UK passes emergency law to stop British Steel plant closure
In a rare weekend session, the British parliament approved a law to give the government power to take over assets if the plant's Chinese exe...
Le Monde
April 12, 2025
US-Iran nuclear talks in Oman 'constructive,' says Iranian ministry
Negotiators from the two countries spoke directly for 'a few minutes' and 'the two sides agreed to continue these talks next week,' Iran's f...
Le Monde
April 12, 2025
Ferrand-Prévot wins Paris-Roubaix women's race on debut
French rider Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, who rejoined the road circuit this year after a decade of mountain biking, won the prestigious race ove...
Le Monde
April 12, 2025
In Milan, design embraces color
A sofa reimagined by Pedro Almodóvar, multicolored glasses from Hermès... Until April 13, amidst guests from the film industry and fashion h...
Le Monde
April 12, 2025
US exempts smartphones, computers and semiconductors from tariffs
These exemptions notably apply to high-tech products imported to the US from China, on which Donald Trump had imposed a 145% tariff rate.
Le Monde
April 12, 2025
A war of nerves sets in between the US and China, with trade already hit
As the two nations engage in an escalation of tariff measures, their trade has already begun to plummet. While Beijing has long been prepari...
Le Monde
April 12, 2025
In 2024, France enacted 30% fewer laws than the previous year
The political crisis triggered by the dissolution of the Assemblée Nationale led to a sharp decline in legislative activity, with only 39 la...
Le Monde
April 12, 2025
Gaza: Israel expands offensive and issues evacuation orders
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz stated that Israeli army operations would soon 'intensify and expand to other areas throughout most of...
Le Monde
April 12, 2025
Trump yet to make progress on Ukraine
EDITORIAL. While Vladimir Putin, true to his strategy, has deliberately dragged out negotiations for a ceasefire in Ukraine, the European co...
Le Monde
April 12, 2025
The end of family-run clubs in French professional football
NEWS ANALYSIS. Facing severe financial difficulties, several clubs owned by local business leaders are struggling to survive. Competing with...
Le Monde
April 12, 2025
As Iran nuclear talks get underway in Oman, excluded Europeans are wary
Talks between Tehran and Washington on Iran's nuclear program were to resume in Oman on Saturday, without European countries participating,...
Le Monde
April 12, 2025
Pro-Palestinian student Mahmoud Khalil can be deported, US court says
The Columbia University activist can be deported, ruled a federal judge on Friday. Beyond his case, hundreds of foreign students enrolled in...
Le Monde
April 12, 2025
In Shostka, northern Ukraine, drone innovators are helping the army to hold on
Despite limited resources and the pressure of bombings, Ukrainian drone units continually enhance their tools, even by emulating Russian tec...
Le Monde
April 12, 2025
Thomas Piketty: 'The reality is the US is losing control of the world'
COLUMN. The American president wants the 'Pax Americana' to be sustained by tribute payments from the rest of the world in order to endlessl...
Le Monde
April 12, 2025
For the protectionist French left, Trump's trade war is a thorn in the side
The radical left, advocating 'solidarity protectionism,' has sought to distinguish itself from the American president's methods. But economi...
Le Monde
April 12, 2025
Fashion exhibitions step out of dedicated museums
Dolce & Gabbana at the Grand Palais, haute couture at the Louvre... As fashion's popularity grows, dialogues between classic works and desig...
Le Monde
April 12, 2025
Coachella kicks off with Lady Gaga on the main stage
While the legendary California festival has leaned pop over the past decade, the 2025 edition, on April 11-13 and 18-20, will get back to it...
Le Monde
April 12, 2025