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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
Is it ever a good idea to... dress the same way every day?
Is it ever a good idea to... dress the same way every day?
In fashion, as in life, it is important to know the lines you should not cross. Or else, to do so deliberately.
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December 16, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Is it ever a good idea to... dress the same way every day?
French first lady apologizes for slur after feminist backlash: 'I am sorry if I hurt women victims'
French first lady apologizes for slur after feminist backlash: 'I am sorry if I hurt women victims'
Brigitte Macron had called activists 'stupid bitches' ('sales connes' in French) who disrupted a December 7 stand-up show she attended of French actor Ary Abittan, accused of – but not charged with – rape.
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December 16, 2025 at 1:26 AM
French first lady apologizes for slur after feminist backlash: 'I am sorry if I hurt women victims'
Bondi Beach mass shooting appears driven by 'Islamic State ideology,' says Australian PM
Bondi Beach mass shooting appears driven by 'Islamic State ideology,' says Australian PM
Sajid Akram and his son Naveed killed 15 people in a mass shooting that targeted a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at the famous beach on Sunday night.
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December 16, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Bondi Beach mass shooting appears driven by 'Islamic State ideology,' says Australian PM
'The New Yorker's 100th anniversary': A certain type of journalism, as narrated by Julianne Moore
'The New Yorker's 100th anniversary': A certain type of journalism, as narrated by Julianne Moore
Marshall Curry's documentary takes viewers behind the scenes of the iconic American weekly magazine, which continues to thrive in the modern era.
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December 15, 2025 at 11:26 PM
'The New Yorker's 100th anniversary': A certain type of journalism, as narrated by Julianne Moore
Four charged with plotting New Year's Eve bomb attacks in Southern California, prosecutors say
Four charged with plotting New Year's Eve bomb attacks in Southern California, prosecutors say
First Assistant US Attorney Bill Essayli said on Monday that the bomb plot, detailed on an eight-page handwritten plan, 'was explicit,' with 'step-by-step instructions to build IEDs,' listing 'multiple targets across Orange County and Los Angeles.'
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December 15, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Four charged with plotting New Year's Eve bomb attacks in Southern California, prosecutors say
Trump levels political attack on Rob Reiner in inflammatory post after his killing
Trump levels political attack on Rob Reiner in inflammatory post after his killing
The director and his wife were found stabbed to death in their Los Angeles home on Sunday. The US president, on Monday, said Reiner was killed 'reportedly due to the anger he caused others through his massive, unyielding, and incurable affliction with a mind crippling disease known as TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME.'
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December 15, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Trump levels political attack on Rob Reiner in inflammatory post after his killing
'China uses major climate forums to do business and expand its influence'
'China uses major climate forums to do business and expand its influence'
The West condemns Beijing's social and environmental model, yet continues to benefit from it. Its blind dependence on Chinese 'green' technologies is the result of this hypocritical approach, researcher Isabelle Feng argues.
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December 15, 2025 at 9:13 PM
'China uses major climate forums to do business and expand its influence'
Rob Reiner, 'Spinal Tap' and 'When Harry Met Sally' director, has died
Rob Reiner, 'Spinal Tap' and 'When Harry Met Sally' director, has died
The 78-year-old filmmaker and his 68-year-old wife were found stabbed to death in their home on Sunday, December 14.
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December 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Rob Reiner, 'Spinal Tap' and 'When Harry Met Sally' director, has died
Zelensky hails 'real progress' in Berlin talks with Trump envoys on security guarantees
Zelensky hails 'real progress' in Berlin talks with Trump envoys on security guarantees
The US said it had offered strong, NATO-like security guarantees to Ukraine and voiced confidence that Russia would accept. However, Volodymyr Zelensky said that differences remain on the question of what territories Ukraine would have to cede to Russia.
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December 15, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Zelensky hails 'real progress' in Berlin talks with Trump envoys on security guarantees
Former Congolese warlord sentenced to 30 years in prison for complicity in crimes against humanity
Former Congolese warlord sentenced to 30 years in prison for complicity in crimes against humanity
Roger Lumbala was found guilty by the Paris criminal court on Monday for acts committed in 2002 and 2003 while he led a rebel group in eastern DR Congo. It is the first time a foreign national court has tried a former Congolese warlord for crimes committed in that region.
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December 15, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Former Congolese warlord sentenced to 30 years in prison for complicity in crimes against humanity
The rivalry between France and Italy, as seen by Meloni
The rivalry between France and Italy, as seen by Meloni
The Italian prime minister uses France's current difficulties in her speeches to highlight the successes of her own policies, positioning herself as a model for a segment of France's far right.
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December 15, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The rivalry between France and Italy, as seen by Meloni
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