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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
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
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 6:00 PM
Zelensky meets Trump envoys Witkoff and Kushner in Berlin to discuss ending Ukraine war
French farmers spray manure and continue road blocks over cow disease cull
French farmers spray manure and continue road blocks over cow disease cull
Farmers in southern and southwest France have been incensed by the use of police force and the government's mass slaughter policy to contain the spread of nodular dermatitis. Officials urge PM Sébastien Lecornu to intervene.
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December 14, 2025 at 5:13 PM
French farmers spray manure and continue road blocks over cow disease cull
Hong Kong's oldest pro-democracy party disbands
Hong Kong's oldest pro-democracy party disbands
The party was founded in 1994, near the end of British colonial rule, when Hong Kong's leading liberal groups merged. At Sunday's meeting, 117 out of 121 members voted for the group's liquidation, with the remaining four votes being blank ballots.
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December 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Hong Kong's oldest pro-democracy party disbands
Benin's attempted coup: Nigerien junta suspected of backing putschists
Benin's attempted coup: Nigerien junta suspected of backing putschists
According to several Beninese and Nigerien sources, the military authorities in Niamey were allegedly warned in advance of the attempted coup in Benin on December 7.
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December 14, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Benin's attempted coup: Nigerien junta suspected of backing putschists
China-Japan crisis deepens amid bomber flights and canceled concerts
China-Japan crisis deepens amid bomber flights and canceled concerts
The US voiced its military support for Japan in response to joint Chinese-Russian military exercises, after Donald Trump initially appeared to side with China by urging Tokyo not to involve itself in the Taiwan issue.
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December 14, 2025 at 1:39 PM
China-Japan crisis deepens amid bomber flights and canceled concerts
Gaza's grim death toll after two months of so-called 'ceasefire'
Gaza's grim death toll after two months of so-called 'ceasefire'
Since the ceasefire came into effect on October 10, nearly 400 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip, where the majority of the population continues to live in dire conditions, writes historian Jean-Pierre Filiu in his column.
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December 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Gaza's grim death toll after two months of so-called 'ceasefire'
Thailand confirms first civilian killed in week of Cambodia fighting
Thailand confirms first civilian killed in week of Cambodia fighting
At least 27 people have been killed, including 15 Thai soldiers and 11 Cambodian civilians, Thai officials said Sunday. Each side has blamed the other for instigating the clashes, claiming self-defense and trading accusations of attacks on civilians.
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December 14, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Thailand confirms first civilian killed in week of Cambodia fighting
Trump hints at possible Republican loss in midterm elections
Trump hints at possible Republican loss in midterm elections
Speaking to The Wall Street Journal on Friday, Donald Trump touted his success at creating the 'greatest economy in history' for the US, despite rising inflation and polls showing voters' disapproval.
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December 14, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Trump hints at possible Republican loss in midterm elections
Bardella supports far-right RN proposal to bring back brothels in France
Bardella supports far-right RN proposal to bring back brothels in France
'We can set up secure enclosed spaces to prevent this activity, which exists regardless of what we do, from taking place in extremely unsanitary and unsafe conditions,' the far-right presidential contender in France's 2027 elections said on Saturday.
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December 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Bardella supports far-right RN proposal to bring back brothels in France
Bardella supports far-right RN proposal to bring back brothels in France
Bardella supports far-right RN proposal to bring back brothels in France
'We can set up secure enclosed spaces to prevent this activity, which exists regardless of what we do, from taking place in extremely unsanitary and unsafe conditions,' the far-right presidential contender in France's 2027 elections said on Saturday.
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December 14, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Bardella supports far-right RN proposal to bring back brothels in France
Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees: 'We live in a world unable to make peace'
Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees: 'We live in a world unable to make peace'
In January, Grandi will step down from his position, with former Iraqi president Barham Salih set to succeed him. In an interview with Le Monde, he reflects on the crises that have marked his ten-year tenure: Ukraine, Sudan, Syria and more.
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December 14, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees: 'We live in a world unable to make peace'
Shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach kills at least ten, including one of the alleged shooters
Shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach kills at least ten, including one of the alleged shooters
Another 11 wounded were rushed to various hospitals at one of the biggest tourist draws in Sydney, police said. One of the alleged shooters was killed and the second was in critical condition.
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December 14, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach kills at least ten, including one of the alleged shooters