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News Trump ally Steve Bannon must surrender to prison by July 1 He must serve his four-month sentence for defying a subpoena from the House committee that investigated the US Capitol insurrection, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
Published yesterday at 11:36 pm (Paris)Le Monde
News Western US baking in extreme early-summer heatwave Temperatures are reaching 111 degrees Fahrenheit (44 degrees Celsius) in Las Vegas, while in the Death Valley desert, it was expected to shoot past 120F. Experts warn the unseasonably scorching temperatures could signal the start of a brutal summer.
Published yesterday at 11:01 pm (Paris)Le Monde with AFP
News Russia holds Frenchman accused of gathering military information Laurent Vinatier, who works for a Geneva-based conflict mediation NGO, is also accused of failing to register as a 'foreign agent.' 'We will follow this closely and he will receive all consular protection,' French President Macron said Thursday evening.
Published yesterday at 10:47 pm (Paris), updated yesterday at 10:49 pmLe Monde with AFP
News French President Macron promises Ukraine Mirage aircraft to fend off Russian attacks During his TV interview on Thursday, Macron also confirmed that Moscow arrested a Frenchman working for a Swiss NGO, and warned that the EU could be 'blocked' by the far right, ahead in the polls for the upcoming European elections.
Published yesterday at 10:36 pm (Paris)Le Monde with AP and AFP
News Starliner at the space station after thruster trouble Boeing plans to keep the capsule at the ISS for at least eight days before guiding it to a landing in the western US.
Published yesterday at 10:14 pm (Paris), updated yesterday at 10:17 pmLe Monde with AP
Feature Subscribers only Romania's Timisoara is a city open to 'European energies' 'Europe: The benefits of enlargement' (2/5). In recent years, this city in western Romania has experienced spectacular growth, attracting numerous foreign companies. Dominic Fritz, its young German mayor, embodies its openness to the rest of Europe.
Published yesterday at 8:00 pm (Paris) Jean-Baptiste Chastand
News French Open 2024: Italy's Paolini to play Swiatek in her first Grand Slam final Jasmine Paolini is through to her first Grand Slam final at the age of 28 after ending the run of 17-year-old Russian sensation Mirra Andreeva.
Published yesterday at 7:12 pm (Paris), updated yesterday at 9:55 pmLe Monde with AFP
News Two WWII veterans died ahead of D-Day commemorations Robert Persichitti, 102, was sailing on a ship down the French coast when a medical emergency occurred. William Cameron, 100, had packed his bags weeks in advance but died just before he was to return to France.
Published yesterday at 6:13 pm (Paris)Le Monde with AFP
Column Subscribers only EU elections: 'The ceiling blocking Le Pen's ascent is gradually weakening, as the party refines its message' While it is difficult to draw national conclusions from EU elections, the Rassemblement National's lead in voting intentions is a warning, which, if confirmed, is to be taken seriously, observes Le Monde columnist Françoise Fressoz.
Published yesterday at 6:02 pm (Paris) Françoise Fressoz
News French Open 2024: Swiatek beats Gauff to reach fourth final Iga Swiatek beat Coco Gauff 6-2, 6-4 to play in her fourth final in Paris in five years.
Published yesterday at 5:49 pm (Paris)Le Monde with AFP
News Subscribers only Russian connections of several far-right MEPs become clearer Counter-espionage services are investigating three news websites and their links with French and other European elected representatives.
Published yesterday at 5:37 pm (Paris), updated yesterday at 5:38 pm Jacques Follorou Clément Guillou
Editorial Immigration, Joe Biden's last resort As shown by the US president's hastily-signed executive order temporarily closing the border with Mexico to asylum seekers, Democratic procrastination on this issue only serves Donald Trump's unrestrained demagoguery.
Published yesterday at 5:06 pm (Paris)Le Monde
News SpaceX's megarocket Starship launches on fourth test flight The most powerful launch system ever built blasted off from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas. Three previous attempts have ended in its fiery destruction.
Published yesterday at 5:00 pm (Paris)Le Monde with AFP
News ECB cuts key rate by quarter point, but raises inflation forecast The European Central Bank lowered its key deposit rate to 3.75%, in its first interest rate cut since 2019.
Published yesterday at 3:47 pm (Paris), updated yesterday at 3:49 pmLe Monde with AFP
News Subscribers only Putin threatens to supply long-range missiles to other countries to strike the West During a lengthy press conference, the Russian president suggested that Moscow would supply weapons to other countries, in an attempt to influence the current major talks among Western countries.
Published yesterday at 1:04 pm (Paris) Benoît Vitkine
In Depth Subscribers only Macron blends D-Day commemorations with election campaigning The French president was attending ceremony after ceremony on the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy. His omnipresence in the media, just a few days before the European elections, has irritated opposition parties.
Published yesterday at 1:02 pm (Paris) Nathalie Segaunes
Interview Subscribers only D-Day: 'The landing on June 6, 1944, was probably the greatest spectacle in military history the world has ever seen' The British historian, a former military officer himself, has studied the year-long preparations for the operation. The American, Canadian and British armies lost more men during the training operations than on D-Day itself. That was 'the price to pay' for the success of the landings, the historian said.
Published yesterday at 12:51 pm (Paris), updated yesterday at 4:57 pm Gaïdz Minassian
Liveblog Article in live D-Day's 80th anniversary commemorations As the French president welcomes WWII veterans alongside world leaders to Normandy on Thursday to honor the 80th anniversary of the arrival of the Allies' troops on June 6, 1944, Le Monde brings you all the latest on this important historical day in our liveblog.
Published yesterday at 12:41 pm (Paris), updated yesterday at 6:26 pm Sophie Sassi-Gorman Sinead McCausland
News Subscribers only Israel transfers Gazan prisoners from detention center where army is accused of torture The Israeli army will transfer hundreds of prisoners out of the Sde Teiman military-run detention center after the deaths of 36 detainees there. An Israeli healthworker who was onsite at the center's field hospital told Le Monde he witnessed 'human rights violations.'
Published yesterday at 12:15 pm (Paris), updated yesterday at 6:13 pm Clothilde Mraffko
News Chanel announces surprise departure of artistic director Virginie Viard Late on Wednesday night, the legendary French fashion house announced it was parting ways with its artistic director, who had succeeded Karl Lagerfeld after his death in 2019.
Published yesterday at 12:07 pm (Paris) Maud Gabrielson
News Subscribers only Russian-Ukrainian man detained in France amid heightened fears of violent acts in Europe The man, who is said to have served in the Russian army, seriously injured himself after an explosive detonated in his hotel room on Monday. The French National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office has opened an investigation into 'terrorist criminal conspiracy.'
Published yesterday at 10:58 am (Paris) Soren Seelow
News Subscribers only Zelensky visits France to discuss Ukraine's 'needs' to fend off Russia The Ukrainian president is due to deliver a speech to the Assemblée Nationale as part of a visit that will also see him attend commemorations for the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Members of the opposition have questioned the timing of his speech, which will take place 48 hours before voting begins in the European elections.
Published yesterday at 10:31 am (Paris) Mariama Darame
News D-Day: 80th anniversary in pictures Hundreds of surviving WWII veterans were joined by world leaders on the Normandy beaches on Thursday for the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings.
Published yesterday at 10:28 am (Paris), updated yesterday at 7:00 pmLe Monde
News Subscribers only Alexander Zverev wins on French Open courts, but shuns legal courts The German, who reached the semi-finals of the Paris tournament on Wednesday, has been on trial on appeal since the end of May for domestic violence. The proceedings have been on hold since the start of the tournament.
Published yesterday at 10:01 am (Paris) Elisabeth Pineau
Video What happened on D-Day, a major turning point in World War II? 80 years ago, on June 6, 1944, American, Canadian, British and a handful of French soldiers landed on the coast of Normandy in France.
Published yesterday at 9:55 am (Paris) Alexis Tromas Mélody Da Fonseca Diana Liu
News Georgia appeals court pauses Trump election case The court ordered a halt to all proceedings pending the outcome of an appeal against Judge Scott McAfee's rejection to disqualify the district attorney who brought the charges against Trump.
Published yesterday at 9:34 am (Paris)Le Monde with AP
News EU elections: Dutch voters kick off voting in 27 countries The Netherlands is the first of the European Union's member states to vote in the 4-day election of candidates to the European Parliament, which has been predicted to shift sharply to the right.
Published yesterday at 9:30 am (Paris), updated yesterday at 11:33 amLe Monde with AFP
Long Read Subscribers only Eighty years later, France pays tribute to resistants executed at Caen prison On June 6, 1944, more than 70 members of the French Resistance were executed at this Normandy prison, but their remains have never been found. President Emmanuel Macron's planned visit to the site this year could shed some light on these heroes who were deprived of a proper burial.
Published yesterday at 9:30 am (Paris), updated yesterday at 9:46 am Benoît Hopquin Jean-Jacques Lerosier
News Israel-Hamas war: Israeli strike on Gaza UNRWA school kills dozens The Israeli military claimed the targeted school, which UNRWA said was filled with Palestinians who had fled offensives, housed a military compound, which Hamas denied.
Published yesterday at 9:27 am (Paris), updated yesterday at 11:22 amLe Monde with AP and AFP
12:51 Video D-Day as told by its last French survivor, Léon Gautier Léon Gautier was one of the 177 Frenchmen in the first wave of assault on the Normandy coast on June 6, 1944. His account, recorded in the early 2000s and restored by Le Monde, is a gripping immersion into D-Day through the eyes of a French commando.
Published yesterday at 5:45 am (Paris), updated yesterday at 11:29 amCharles-Henry Groult, Karim El Hadj, Elsa Longueville and Sinead McCausland 12:51
News Subscribers only A Brussels high school debates politics to raise young people's awareness of new civic duty For the first time, Belgian minors aged 16 and 17 will be able to vote in the European elections. Yet the new initiative comes up against this age group's lack of understanding and even their rejection of politics.
Published yesterday at 5:37 am (Paris), updated yesterday at 7:54 am Jean-Pierre Stroobants
Background Subscribers only The crazy story of the lost Caravaggio, now on display at the Prado The painting by the Italian artist attracted the attention of collectors worldwide after being discovered in an auction catalogue listed for €1,500.
Published yesterday at 5:03 am (Paris), updated yesterday at 6:27 pm Sandrine Morel
Round-up Subscribers only 'Climate chaos': Planet breaks temperature records for twelfth month in a row It is now 80% likely that the global average annual temperature will temporarily exceed the 1.5°C warming threshold for at least one of the next five years. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for action.
Published yesterday at 4:49 am (Paris), updated yesterday at 7:29 am Audrey Garric
Long Read Subscribers only The veterans traveling to France to celebrate D-Day's 'last big anniversary' They are aged between 96 and 104, live in the US, UK or Canada and will be in Normandy to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, in which most of them participated.
Published yesterday at 4:00 am (Paris), updated yesterday at 11:09 am Annick Cojean
News 2024 European elections: When do the 27 member states vote? The Netherlands, which never votes on Sundays, will open the polls on Thursday. In some countries, elections are held over two days, and in Italy, polling stations close at 11 pm on Sunday.
Published yesterday at 3:27 am (Paris), updated yesterday at 11:50 amLe Monde
News Subscribers only Who's rich in France? The Inequality Observatory revives the debate In its latest study, the French organization sets the bar for being rich at an after-tax salary of €3,860 for a single person, and observes that, while there are fewer and fewer such people in France, the rich are getting richer.
Published yesterday at 2:47 am (Paris), updated yesterday at 7:43 am Béatrice Madeline
News At least four dead and 23 injured in Czech train crash Czech TV reported Wednesday that the accident had occurred when a high-speed train, operated by the private Regiojet company, was heading for the city of Kosice in eastern Slovakia and it hit a freight train.
Published yesterday at 2:20 am (Paris), updated yesterday at 8:04 amLe Monde with AFP
News WHO confirms first fatal human case of H5N2 bird flu The 59-year-old, who died on April 24 in Mexico, had 'no history of exposure to poultry or other animals' and 'multiple underlying medical conditions', the World Health Organization said in a statement.
Published yesterday at 2:08 am (Paris), updated yesterday at 8:07 amLe Monde with AFP
News French artist Ben dies by suicide after wife's death The artist, best known for his painted slogans, has died aged 88. He was associated with the Fluxus movement of the 1960s that sought to disrupt what counted as art, with a style of street-based, provocative irony that proved highly influential.
Published yesterday at 1:46 am (Paris), updated yesterday at 9:34 amLe Monde with AFP
News French Open 2024: Zverev reaches his fourth consecutive semifinal in Parisian tournament The German player defeated Australian 11th seed Alex de Minaur on Wednesday. Zverev is competing in Paris as a court proceeding continues in his home country, connected to accusations of physical abuse by a former girlfriend.
Published yesterday at 1:20 am (Paris), updated yesterday at 8:05 amLe Monde with AP and AFP
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