All coverage of France, ranked by recency.
The 39-year-old French-American Berkeley professor is campaigning to have voters approve, in a November 3 referendum, a measure that would temporarily impose a 5% tax on the wealth of billionaires living in the state. Some of his colleagues consider that his activism has begun to overshadow his scientific approach.
Hundreds of thousands took to the streets for separate demonstrations, putting pressure on governments across the EU.
Lyssna: Cecilia Blomberg: Macron är hatad Över 550 000 personer protesterade på Frankrikes gator under lördagen – och enligt Sydeuropakorrespondenten Cecilia Blomberg är demonstranterna inga anhängare av sittande president Emmanuel Macron. ”Det går inte att använda nåt annat ord än att han är hatad. Beskrivningarna av presidenten som används är väldigt grova”, säger Cecilia Blomberg. Cecilia Bl...
Lyssna: TGm Macron om protesterna Demonstrationerna i Frankrike har urartat på flera håll i landet. Affärer har slagits sönder och plundrats, bilar har förstörts och stadshusen i Marseille, Lille och Limoges har vandaliserats eller satts i brand. Över 400 personer har gripits. Landets president Emmanuel Macron säger att de som ligger bakom kaoset kommer att straffas. ”Frankrike står enat mot de...
Thirty-two ministers were sworn in before King Mohammed VI on Friday, October 16, but 40% of them were already in office. Women, meanwhile, lost ground in the government hierarchy.
High school students have staged protests in recent weeks against higher university registration fees, but Interior Minister Bernard Quintin blamed the troubles on 'organized violence.'
Violent clashes broke out across France on Saturday as demonstrations entered a fourth week. Earlier in the week, President Emmanuel Macron made some of his most direct comments yet on the protests as he enters his final six months in office. In his weekly cabinet meeting, Macron "stressed that young people have legitimate concerns," government spokeswoman Maud Bregeon t old the AFP, "but these...
Dans le Michigan, une shérif contre Trump : « Dès que j’ai pris mes fonctions, nous avons arrêté toute coopération avec la police de l’immigration » Le Monde.fr
Following weeks of student protests, the country's Yellow Vest movement called for nationwide protests. According to the CGT union, 800,000 people turned out at 1,750 demonstrations across the country to protest the rising cost of living.
Ukraine : la trahison de Donald Trump Le Monde.fr
Tebas said in a post on X on Friday that Real Madrid's in-house TV channel often suggested that referees attempt to prevent the club from winning. Javier Tebas, president of La Liga, during the La Liga EA Sports 2025/26 ''El Clasico'' match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid at Spotify Camp Nou Stadium in May 2026 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Gongora/NurPhoto) (Photo by Gongora / NurPhoto /...
Invited to the European leaders' summit in Brussels on Friday, Volodymyr Zelensky, weakened by what he called the 'betrayal' of Donald Trump, asked his allies for an additional €70 billion in aid for the year 2027.
Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said he had ordered the suspension of the use of stun grenades following an incident in the northern city of Lens on Monday (October 5, 2026) in which there was a “strong possibility” the firing of a stun grenade had caused a teenager to lose his hand
Without naming her directly, the French president criticized the far-right leader, who is the frontrunner in the upcoming presidential election. Le Pen laid out plans to cut France's aid to Ukraine and its contribution to the EU during a visit to Brussels on the eve of an EU leaders summit.
Katie Zacharia's gaffe-filled stint came as US President Donald Trump flies around the country trying to boost Republican candidates ahead of midterm elections.
Donald Trump pousse sa toute nouvelle porte-parole, Katie Zacharia, vers la sortie, l’invitant à « reconsidérer » son avenir à ce poste Le Monde.fr
Marine Le Pen and her Rassemblement National have launched a series of attacks against the heads of independent bodies nominated by President Emmanuel Macron.
La Liga President Javier Tebas under fire for comparing Real Madrid TV channel to Nazi Germany's Minister of Propaganda.
The cost of living has remained high for a large portion of Americans, a situation that could have been avoided if the president had not ventured into disastrous economic and international policies, explains Nicolas Chapuis, Le Monde's New York correspondent, in his column.
BRUSSELS, Oct 16 - French President Emmanuel Macron has warned EU leaders they should agree the bloc's next long-term budget before the end of the year because elections in several countries, including France, will make a deal harder to secure, two diplomats said.
The debate has intensified between countries pushing to reduce the budget envelope and those determined to preserve EU resources. French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz have agreed on the need to reach a deal before the end of the year.
A planned data center near Châteauroux faces mounting local opposition, with concerns over environmental impact and a lack of transparency surrounding this massive infrastructure. A protest is set to take place on Saturday, October 17.
The end of the truce called for by the US president marks an escalation in tensions between Zelensky and Trump, following a deal between Washington and Moscow on the delivery of Russian diesel fuel.
European leaders meeting in Brussels on October 15 and 16 remain divided over how to tackle soaring energy prices, as the European Union, still purchasing Russian gas, finds itself weakened by a new deal between Trump and Putin over diesel supplies.
French Finance Minister Roland Lescure says the government will use guardrails for its budget, if needed. He speaks with Avril Hong from the sidelines of 'IMF & World Bank Annual Meetings'. (Source: Bloomberg)
Dans ce podcast, Florence Aubenas, grande reporter au « Monde », revient sur sa série de reportages dans un cabinet privé de chirurgie mammaire, qui traite à la fois le cancer du sein, les malformations mammaires, les questions transgenres et esthétiques. Elle raconte à quel point, quand on parle de poitrine, le médical et l’esthétique sont intimement liés.
In an interview with Newsmax on Thursday, Donald Trump discussed the war in Ukraine and weighed in on Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. 'I think they actually both would like to see it end,' Trump said. 'But I think I find Zelensky to be more difficult to deal with than Putin.'
The US Secretary of State, speaking before the Parthenon on October 7, presented nationalism as the sole future for Europe. Yet his message was undercut by Donald Trump's rudderless policy, mired in controversies and turnarounds, writes Le Monde's Gilles Paris in his column.
Neuf anciens agents du FBI, chargés de l’enquête sur la rétention de documents classifiés par Donald Trump puis limogés, portent plainte Le Monde.fr
Yemeni health minister Qasim Buhaibeh said Thursday's attack killed five people and injured 16, among them site guards and civilian employees.
US President Donald Trump has fostered a relationship with the military that runs counter to democratic norms. Politicized appointments, denying a necessary debate over how to conduct war and an internal 'anti-woke' purge have dangerously weakened the world's leading military force.
In the vast American state where fishing remains a vital resource, the sharp rise in fuel prices could also jeopardize the reelection bid of Republican candidate Dan Sullivan on November 3. Mary Peltola, the Democratic candidate and daughter of a Yup'ik Indigenous woman, benefits from her strong local roots.
BRUSSELS — French president Emmanuel Macron warned fellow EU leaders they need to get a deal on the bloc’s seven-year budget by the end of the year because it’ll be too politically difficult after that, four European diplomats said. His words rachet up the pressure on the EU to overcome their significant differences over the coming weeks. During a closed-door discussion on Thursday evening, Mac...
In announcing the pledge, French Finance Minister Roland Lescure said the World Bank identified 44 countries that may face food insecurity, notably due to fertiliser supply issues linked to energy price hikes after the US war on Iran.
Recours aux cabinets de conseil privés : l’Etat poursuit ses efforts de rationalisation, avec une baisse de 78 % des dépenses depuis 2021 Le Monde.fr
The government had submitted a measure to trim the cap on a 10% tax break for pensioners, hoping to bring in €1.4 billion for the public budget amid concern about France's debt. Lawmakers rejected the measure by 116 votes to 30.
PARIS, Oct 15 - French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Thursday that authorities feared unrest during protests planned for the weekend and the wave of demonstrations to hit France no longer resembles a student movement but \"a movement of urban violence.\"
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot criticised the ‘provocative’ actions of an ‘Azerbaijani group organising conferences in [the New Caledonian capital] Nouméa calling for revolt in the overseas territories’. While he did not mention the name, he was referring to the Baku Initiative Group (BIG), a nominally independent organisation focused on anti-colonial activism. The BIG describes its f...
EU leaders locked horns on Thursday over the bloc’s next long-term budget as they kicked off talks in Brussels under pressure to seal a deal before several high-stakes elections next year, most crucially in France. The 27-nation European Union wants an agreement by Christmas, worried that any future deal-making will be derailed by potential Eurosceptic wins across the bloc, including in France ...
The latest about-face by the US president toward Moscow shows Europe that it must once again take the lead in seeking to end the war in Ukraine, writes Le Monde columnist Sylvie Kauffmann.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he felt 'betrayed,' as the US is threatening to halt intelligence sharing and new restrictions on the Starlink satellite network hamper the country's defense capacities.
« Qui peut encore croire Donald Trump ? Certainement pas les Ukrainiens, sans doute pas les Russes, surtout pas les Européens » Le Monde.fr
Investors demand big discounts against regional peers to reflect troubled public finances and looming presidential election
Entre Donald Trump et Elon Musk, de grandes retrouvailles sur les fronts de la politique intérieure et de l’Ukraine Le Monde.fr
The prime minister aims to protect herself from ultra-realistic AI-generated videos that use the likeness of public figures to spread disinformation.
The energy engineer and founder of the Shift Project think tank lays out the major climate challenges facing future governments, with six months to go before France's 2027 presidential election.
The city government, which has pledged to make 420 intersections safer by 2032, plans to add 140 kilometers of new bike lanes to the existing 454 kilometers.
