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· Dec 18
✍️ Le Monde is celebrating its 80th birthday with the pride of having become France's leading national daily.
For this milestone, we've decided to take a look at the present and future of our editorial team.
Read our editorial by director Jérôme Fenoglio.
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For this milestone, we've decided to take a look at the present and future of our editorial team.
Read our editorial by director Jérôme Fenoglio.
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Rob Reiner's son arrested after director and his wife found dead
Rob Reiner's son arrested after director and his wife found dead
Nick Reiner was taken into police custody on Monday, the day after the bodies of his parents were discovered in their Los Angeles home.
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December 15, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Rob Reiner's son arrested after director and his wife found dead
Russia outlaws feminist protest band Pussy Riot
Russia outlaws feminist protest band Pussy Riot
A court in Moscow said it had upheld prosecution submissions 'to recognize the punk band Pussy Riot as an extremist organization.' After the court's decision, founding member Nadya Tolokonnikova, now living in exile, said she was 'proud' to be labeled 'extremist' by Russia.
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December 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Russia outlaws feminist protest band Pussy Riot
French farmers vow to continue 'stop the slaughter' protests
French farmers vow to continue 'stop the slaughter' protests
Many breeders have been incensed by the use of police force and the government's mass slaughter policy to stop the spread of lumpy skin disease.
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December 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
French farmers vow to continue 'stop the slaughter' protests
Algerian self-determination movement announces independence of Kabylie in Paris
Algerian self-determination movement announces independence of Kabylie in Paris
On Sunday, the Movement for the Self-Determination of Kabylie (MAK) held a 'ceremony of declaration of independence' in the French capital and condemned the violence of Algiers against anyone who shows support for its cause.
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December 15, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Algerian self-determination movement announces independence of Kabylie in Paris
RN candidate for Paris municipal elections hopes to see far right on city council
RN candidate for Paris municipal elections hopes to see far right on city council
Thierry Mariani, a member of the European Parliament who has no illusions about his chances of being elected mayor, says a reform in the voting system is a 'historic opportunity' to bring the far-right Rassemblement National into the Council of Paris.
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December 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
RN candidate for Paris municipal elections hopes to see far right on city council
French government seeks to quell farmer anger as Mercusor deadline approaches
French government seeks to quell farmer anger as Mercusor deadline approaches
France's agriculture minister is expected on Monday to visit a region that has seen new outbreaks of lumpy skin disease affecting cattle. The situation is tense, with EU member states preparing to decide on a free trade agreement with South American countries, which is widely opposed by farmers.
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December 15, 2025 at 12:26 PM
French government seeks to quell farmer anger as Mercusor deadline approaches
Zelensky and European leaders seek US commitment to deter Russia from attacking Ukraine
Zelensky and European leaders seek US commitment to deter Russia from attacking Ukraine
On Monday, the Ukrainian president was scheduled to meet with two US envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, before continuing discussions with European leaders, including Britain's Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron.
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December 15, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Zelensky and European leaders seek US commitment to deter Russia from attacking Ukraine
Syria: Jihadist infiltration in security forces poses challenge
Syria: Jihadist infiltration in security forces poses challenge
A member of the Islamic State group, who had infiltrated the ranks of the Syrian general security forces, killed two American soldiers and one American civilian in Palmyra on Saturday.
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December 15, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Syria: Jihadist infiltration in security forces poses challenge
Australia's deadliest-ever terror attack targets Jewish community and kills 15
Australia's deadliest-ever terror attack targets Jewish community and kills 15
The two assailants, a 50-year-old father who was killed during the attack and his 24-year-old son, targeted Hanukkah celebrations on Bondi Beach in Sydney on Saturday. Intelligence services had investigated the younger suspect in 2019. Antisemitic acts have surged in the country since October 7, 2023.
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December 15, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Australia's deadliest-ever terror attack targets Jewish community and kills 15
Louvre Museum closes as workers go on strike
Louvre Museum closes as workers go on strike
Disappointed visitors were turned away at the Louvre in Paris on Monday as staff at the world's most visited museum voted to strike over working conditions and other grievances. The strike comes two months after a burglary that underlined security failures at the museum.
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December 15, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Louvre Museum closes as workers go on strike
Chile's presidential election confirms South America's far-right turn
Chile's presidential election confirms South America's far-right turn
José Antonio Kast, the president-elect, has pledged to tackle insecurity, irregular immigration and economic hardship, while avoiding references to the dictatorship and his ultraconservative views on social issues.
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December 15, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Chile's presidential election confirms South America's far-right turn
Chile's presidential election confirms South America's far-right turn
Chile's presidential election confirms South America's far-right turn
José Antonio Kast, the president-elect, has pledged to tackle insecurity, irregular immigration and economic hardship, while avoiding references to the dictatorship and his ultraconservative views on social issues.
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December 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Chile's presidential election confirms South America's far-right turn
Director Rob Reiner and wife found dead in Los Angeles, police launch investigation
Director Rob Reiner and wife found dead in Los Angeles, police launch investigation
American directer Rob Reiner and his wife were found dead at their home in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles on Sunday. Police said a homicide investigation was underway and media reported the couple had been found dead of apparent stab wounds.
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December 15, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Director Rob Reiner and wife found dead in Los Angeles, police launch investigation
Person held over deadly Brown University shooting to be released, police continue manhunt
Person held over deadly Brown University shooting to be released, police continue manhunt
Authorities in the US state of Rhode Island said Sunday that a man would be released from custody and that police would continue searching for the shooter who opened fire at the elite university campus on Saturday.
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December 15, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Person held over deadly Brown University shooting to be released, police continue manhunt
Zelensky offers to drop NATO bid for security guarantees but rejects US push to cede territory
Zelensky offers to drop NATO bid for security guarantees but rejects US push to cede territory
Russian President Vladimir Putin has cast Ukraine's bid to join NATO as a major threat to Moscow's security and a reason for launching the full-scale invasion in February 2022.
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December 15, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Zelensky offers to drop NATO bid for security guarantees but rejects US push to cede territory
France's new cocaine users are everyday men and women
France's new cocaine users are everyday men and women
Contrary to what the French president has previously claimed, cocaine use now extends far beyond wealthy city-center elites.
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December 15, 2025 at 4:39 AM
France's new cocaine users are everyday men and women
Why is the international far-right movement obsessed with Sweden?
Why is the international far-right movement obsessed with Sweden?
While Sweden has been governed by a coalition of right and far-right parties since 2022, it has been portrayed by the online far-right sphere as the 'rape capital of the world.' This anti-immigration strategy is based on highly distorted statistics.
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December 15, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Why is the international far-right movement obsessed with Sweden?
Life go on under anti-drone nets for Izium, in northeastern Ukraine
Life go on under anti-drone nets for Izium, in northeastern Ukraine
Anti-drone mesh nets now cover the city of Izium, located about 100 kilometers from Kharkiv. Most residents feel reassured by these makeshift defenses, but for others, they serve as a stark reminder of the ever-present threat that looms over them.
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December 15, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Life go on under anti-drone nets for Izium, in northeastern Ukraine
Purchases by adults boost toy sales, as falling birth rates put pressure on the industry
Purchases by adults boost toy sales, as falling birth rates put pressure on the industry
Thanks to a 22% surge in toy purchases by teenagers and adults, the toy market has grown by 9% since the start of 2025.
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December 15, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Purchases by adults boost toy sales, as falling birth rates put pressure on the industry
Ultra-conservative’s election win gives Chile its most right-wing president since dictatorship
Ultra-conservative’s election win gives Chile its most right-wing president since dictatorship
José Antonio Kast won more than 58% of the votes as Chileans embraced his pledge to crack down on crime, deport illegal immigrants and revive the economy.
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December 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Ultra-conservative’s election win gives Chile its most right-wing president since dictatorship
Benin arrests son of former president, relatives say
Benin arrests son of former president, relatives say
The west African country has also issued an international arrest warrant against pan-Africanist and anti-Western influencer Kemi Seba.
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December 14, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Benin arrests son of former president, relatives say
Jailed French journalist files appeal in Algerian top court, according to his lawyers
Jailed French journalist files appeal in Algerian top court, according to his lawyers
Earlier this month, an Algerian appeals court upheld the seven-year prison term for sportswriter Christophe Gleizes.
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December 14, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Jailed French journalist files appeal in Algerian top court, according to his lawyers
Trump's FBI purge: 'We are not trending toward an authoritarian force. We are at one'
Trump's FBI purge: 'We are not trending toward an authoritarian force. We are at one'
Since returning to power, Donald Trump has relentlessly sought to reshape the federal law enforcement agency. In his eyes, it is guilty of investigating him and people close to him. He has set out to bring it to heel by firing dozens of agents.
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December 14, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Trump's FBI purge: 'We are not trending toward an authoritarian force. We are at one'
Syrian who killed Americans was part of security forces
Syrian who killed Americans was part of security forces
Two US troops and a civilian interpreter were killed in what the Syrian government described as a 'terrorist attack' on Saturday. Washington said it had been carried out by an Islamic State group militant who was subsequently killed.
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December 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Syrian who killed Americans was part of security forces
Zelensky meets Trump envoys Witkoff and Kushner in Berlin to discuss ending Ukraine war
Zelensky meets Trump envoys Witkoff and Kushner in Berlin to discuss ending Ukraine war
Friedrich Merz was shown offering a 'warm welcome' to Volodymyr Zelensky as well as US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, in a short video released by the chancellery on Sunday.
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December 14, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Zelensky meets Trump envoys Witkoff and Kushner in Berlin to discuss ending Ukraine war