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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.
lemde.fr/3OZq65l
Paris prosecutors open two new Epstein probes and call on victims to come forward
Paris prosecutors open two new Epstein probes and call on victims to come forward
One investigation will focus on sex abuse crimes and the other on financial wrongdoing following the release of millions of files by the US Justice Department.
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February 18, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Paris prosecutors open two new Epstein probes and call on victims to come forward
Epstein files: The fall of Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, architect of the UAE's port empire
Epstein files: The fall of Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, architect of the UAE's port empire
The head of DP World, the main Emirati logistics company, has been fired following revelations about his exchanges with the American sex offender. Thousands of emails detail a long-standing friendship rooted in business and a shared taste for escort girls.
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February 18, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Epstein files: The fall of Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, architect of the UAE's port empire
Belgium summons US ambassador for accusing officials of antisemitism
Belgium summons US ambassador for accusing officials of antisemitism
US diplomat Bill White accused the Antwerp prosecutor's office of antisemitism after it launched an investigation into illegal circumcision practices within the Orthodox Jewish community.
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February 18, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Belgium summons US ambassador for accusing officials of antisemitism
Merz says Germany does not need same fighter jets as France
Merz says Germany does not need same fighter jets as France
Chancellor Friedrich Merz signaled that Germany could leave the Future Combat Aircraft System project, a French, German and Spanish joint venture aimed at replacing France's Rafale jet and the German and Spanish Eurofighter planes by 2040.
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February 18, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Merz says Germany does not need same fighter jets as France
Epstein scandal divides the MAGA world and weakens Trump
Epstein scandal divides the MAGA world and weakens Trump
Since the latest release of files on the sexual predator, supporters of the US president have questioned the administration's lack of transparency and confusing communication.
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February 18, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Epstein scandal divides the MAGA world and weakens Trump
Macron and Modi seek a 'no-boundaries' partnership
Macron and Modi seek a 'no-boundaries' partnership
The French president and the Indian prime minister agreed to deepen cooperation, particularly in the field of defense, in response to Donald Trump's protectionist policies.
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February 18, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Macron and Modi seek a 'no-boundaries' partnership
Eleven arrested in probe over far-right activist's death, with far-left group under scrutiny
Eleven arrested in probe over far-right activist's death, with far-left group under scrutiny
Several suspects had been flagged as national security threats due to their ties with the antifascist group Jeune Garde. Two of them worked for MP Raphaël Arnault, the founder of Jeune Garde and member of the hard-left party La France Insoumise.
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February 18, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Eleven arrested in probe over far-right activist's death, with far-left group under scrutiny
US envoy Witkoff says 'meaningful progress' made in Ukraine war talks
US envoy Witkoff says 'meaningful progress' made in Ukraine war talks
'President Trump's success in bringing both sides of this war together has brought about meaningful progress, and we are proud to work under his leadership to stop the killing in this terrible conflict. Both parties agreed to update their respective leaders and continue working towards a deal,' Steve Witkoff wrote on X.
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February 18, 2026 at 4:52 AM
US envoy Witkoff says 'meaningful progress' made in Ukraine war talks
Trump announces Japan's $36 billion investment in the US
Trump announces Japan's $36 billion investment in the US
Donald Trump said that 'Japan is now officially, and financially, moving forward with the first set of Investments under its $550 billion dollar commitment to invest in the United States of America,' Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, adding that the colossal move 'could not be done without one very special word, TARIFFS.'
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February 18, 2026 at 4:39 AM
Trump announces Japan's $36 billion investment in the US
Mexico seeks to bring its archaeological treasures back from France
Mexico seeks to bring its archaeological treasures back from France
The country has been ramping up requests for the return of its heritage from multiple European countries and is challenging auctions around the world.
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February 18, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Mexico seeks to bring its archaeological treasures back from France
'The spectacle of European disunity in the face of pressure from both the United States and China is infuriating'
'The spectacle of European disunity in the face of pressure from both the United States and China is infuriating'
True progress in Europe has always occurred when member states agree to relinquish part of their sovereignty, observes Le Monde's Eric Albert in his column. Yet, this lesson seems largely forgotten.
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February 18, 2026 at 3:27 AM
'The spectacle of European disunity in the face of pressure from both the United States and China is infuriating'
Teens on France's social media ban for under-15s: 'We're going back to the Stone Age'
Teens on France's social media ban for under-15s: 'We're going back to the Stone Age'
The measure to ban social media for those under age 15 would affect mostly middle schoolers. About a dozen of them shared their concerns with Le Monde about a law set to upend their online lives.
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February 18, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Teens on France's social media ban for under-15s: 'We're going back to the Stone Age'
In Algiers, Laurent Nuñez eases bilateral tensions by reviving 'security cooperation'
In Algiers, Laurent Nuñez eases bilateral tensions by reviving 'security cooperation'
The French interior minister spent two days in the Algerian capital aiming to restore ties that had been severed for 18 months.
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February 18, 2026 at 2:26 AM
In Algiers, Laurent Nuñez eases bilateral tensions by reviving 'security cooperation'
In Kyiv, a fourth winter of war spares no one
In Kyiv, a fourth winter of war spares no one
In the freezing Ukrainian capital, residents are regularly without heat and electricity. People get by through resourcefulness and solidarity, living with a sense of inevitability.
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February 18, 2026 at 2:00 AM
In Kyiv, a fourth winter of war spares no one
Snow camping at ski resorts: 'Our friends think we're crazy'
Snow camping at ski resorts: 'Our friends think we're crazy'
Although many have disappeared, 'caravaneige' campsites – those that welcome campers and caravans in the snow – are still enjoying good times at high altitudes, driven by a new generation of skiing campers and their unbeatable prices.
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February 18, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Snow camping at ski resorts: 'Our friends think we're crazy'
Paul Magnette, political scientist: 'If Trump and his allies were truly convinced of their superiority, would they spend so much time trying to divide Europeans?'
Paul Magnette, political scientist: 'If Trump and his allies were truly convinced of their superiority, would they spend so much time trying to divide Europeans?'
Rather than bemoan their dependence on the United States, European Union member states should defend their federal and democratic system and strive for greater autonomy, argues the president of Belgium's French-speaking Socialist Party, in this opinion piece for Le Monde.
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February 18, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Paul Magnette, political scientist: 'If Trump and his allies were truly convinced of their superiority, would they spend so much time trying to divide Europeans?'
Peru's Congress impeaches interim President Jose Jeri
Peru's Congress impeaches interim President Jose Jeri
Jeri is under a preliminary investigation into corruption and influence peddling, stemming from a series of undisclosed meetings with two Chinese executives. His removal from office is the latest chapter in a prolonged political crisis in a country that has seen seven presidents since 2016.
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February 17, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Peru's Congress impeaches interim President Jose Jeri
In an open letter, dozens of film figures slam Berlin Film Festival 'silence' on Gaza
In an open letter, dozens of film figures slam Berlin Film Festival 'silence' on Gaza
The statement, published on Tuesday, came after the Berlinale's jury president, German director Wim Wenders, answered a question on Gaza last week by saying: 'We cannot really enter the field of politics.' Signatories include Oscar-winning actors Javier Bardem and Tilda Swinton.
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February 17, 2026 at 10:52 PM
In an open letter, dozens of film figures slam Berlin Film Festival 'silence' on Gaza
France and Algeria agree to resume security cooperation
France and Algeria agree to resume security cooperation
After meeting on Tuesday with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, French Interior Minister Nunez said both sides had agreed to 'reactivate a high-level security cooperation mechanism.' His visit to Algiers marks the first sign of a thaw in diplomatic ties between the two countries.
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February 17, 2026 at 9:39 PM
France and Algeria agree to resume security cooperation
Iran and US agree on 'guiding principles' for a deal, say Iranian officials
Iran and US agree on 'guiding principles' for a deal, say Iranian officials
Iran's top diplomat, however, cautioned that it 'will take time to narrow' the gap between both countries' positions.
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February 17, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Iran and US agree on 'guiding principles' for a deal, say Iranian officials
Who was Quentin Deranque, the far-right activist killed in Lyon?
Who was Quentin Deranque, the far-right activist killed in Lyon?
The 23-year-old activist, who died on Saturday, February 14, after a fight in the streets of Lyon, was an integralist Catholic drawn to the idea of 'self-defense' who embodied the new generation of France's far right.
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February 17, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Who was Quentin Deranque, the far-right activist killed in Lyon?
ICC judge hit by US sanctions urges EU to step in
ICC judge hit by US sanctions urges EU to step in
Nicolas Guillou, a French judge at the International Criminal Court, said measures tied to an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu left him cut off from US-owned online services like Amazon and Airbnb.
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February 17, 2026 at 5:52 PM
ICC judge hit by US sanctions urges EU to step in
French man sentenced for upskirting women, including in Parliament
French man sentenced for upskirting women, including in Parliament
A French court handed Sébastien G. a one-year suspended sentence for collecting over 1,800 mostly sexual images, some taken inside the Sénat, where he was an adviser.
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February 17, 2026 at 5:27 PM
French man sentenced for upskirting women, including in Parliament
How a former French culture minister is linked to Epstein
How a former French culture minister is linked to Epstein
Jack Lang, the former president of the Arab World Institute, appeared hundreds of times in the Epstein files.
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February 17, 2026 at 5:26 PM
How a former French culture minister is linked to Epstein
How a former French culture minister is linked to Epstein
How a former French culture minister is linked to Epstein
Jack Lang, the former president of the Arab World Institute, appeared hundreds of times in the Epstein files.
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February 17, 2026 at 5:14 PM
How a former French culture minister is linked to Epstein