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Received — 2 June 2026 Le Monde - International

Trump to attend new White House press gala after shooting

2 June 2026 at 21:19
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he will speak at the White House correspondents dinner, on July 24. At the last edition, in April, Trump had to be evacuated after shots rang out at a security checkpoint outside the venue.

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US First Lady Melania Trump, US President Donald Trump and CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang attend the White House Correspondents' dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC, on April 25, 2026.

Ukraine war: Europe once again signals openness to dialogue with Putin

2 June 2026 at 18:30
European countries seek to reopen a channel of communication with Russia, with France first among them, at a time when the US appears to be losing interest in the war in Ukraine.

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron leave British Prime Minister Keir Starmer after a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the subject of peace, at 10 Downing Street, London, on December 8, 2025.

Pope appoints first lay woman to head the Vatican's communications department

2 June 2026 at 15:46
Pope Leo XIV named Maria Montserrat Alvarado, a prominent figure in Catholic media, to head the Dicastery for Communication, in a new step for the Vatican in opening up to women in Catholic Church leadership roles.

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Maria Montserrat Alvarado, President and COO of EWTN News (Eternal Word Television Network) a US-based Catholic media outlet, poses for a portrait before a live broadcast, near St.Peter's Square at the Vatican, in Rome, Italy, on May 1, 2025.

Russia's massive attack on Ukraine kills at least 23

2 June 2026 at 12:26
Vladimir Putin has stepped up Moscow's aerial campaign against Ukraine, with Russian forces recently launching a powerful hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile for only the third time in the four-year war.

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Employees walk into a building of a private medical clinic damaged during Russian missile and drone strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 2, 2026.

Putin faces a series of setbacks, fueling discontent in Russia and raising doubts about his strategy

2 June 2026 at 03:00
While the Russian president claims that victory in Ukraine is within reach, Kyiv is stepping up drone strikes deep inside Russian territory. These military setbacks compound the country's mounting economic difficulties.

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Vladimir Putin, at a Supreme Eurasian Economic Council summit, at the Independence Palace in Astana, Kazakhstan, on May 29, 2026.

Sweden's right-wing and far-right coalition backs down on deportations of young adults

2 June 2026 at 02:46
The media coverage of several cases involving young people who grew up in Sweden and were forced to leave their families has shocked public opinion. Facing pressure in the polls, the government is revising the rules.

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From left to right: Swedish Liberal leader Simona Mohamsson, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Christian Democrat leader Ebba Busch and Sweden Democrats (far right) leader Jimmie Akesson, Stockholm, March 6, 2026.

French government restricts Israel's official participation in the Eurosatory defense trade show

2 June 2026 at 01:40
Only companies exhibiting missile defense or anti-aircraft systems are allowed. The Israeli defense ministry is protesting what it calls a 'disgraceful' decision, which was already enforced at the Paris Air Show in June 2025.

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At the booth of an Israeli defense company at the Eurosatory arms fair in Villepinte (Paris suburbs), June 13, 2022.

Senegal's President Faye forms new government, sidelining party of former ally Sonko

2 June 2026 at 01:20
The decision cements a split between the two allies-turned-rivals less than two weeks after Faye dismissed Sonko amid growing disagreements over the country's political and economic direction.

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Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye attends the Africa Forward Summit at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre in Nairobi, Kenya, May 12, 2026.
Received — 1 June 2026 Le Monde - International

Trump says Israel and Hezbollah agree to halt fighting

1 June 2026 at 21:04
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has cast doubt on the reported truce by warning that Israel would strike Beirut if attacks by the Lebanese group continued.

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Israeli soldiers react after taking cover near the Israel-Lebanon border following a Hezbollah drone attack over the northern border on June 1, 2026.

Sexting scandal involving Graham Platner threatens Democratic hopes for US midterm elections

1 June 2026 at 20:02
The sexually explicit messages revealed by 'The Wall Street Journal' are undermining the likely Democratic candidate for the Senate race in Maine, a key state in the Northeast.

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Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for the US Senate from Maine, at a campaign rally in Portland, Maine, United States, on May 25, 2026.

Elon Musk, SpaceX and the illusion of wealth

1 June 2026 at 18:00
The upcoming stock market listing of SpaceX values the company, of which the billionaire owns less than 50%, at nearly $2 trillion. This figure relies on the success of projects that are unrealistic within any reasonable financial timeframe, such as establishing a colony on Mars or building data centers in space.

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Elon Musk in Beijing, May 14, 2026.

US-Israel ceasefire with Iran jeopardized by Israeli push into Lebanon

1 June 2026 at 17:20
After Iran and the US exchanged fresh strikes, while Israel pressed its offensive further into Lebanon, the Iranian news agency Tasnim reported that Tehran was 'suspending dialogues and exchange of texts' on a ceasefire.

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Cars sit in traffic on a highway as residents flee Dahiyeh, a southern suburb of Beirut, after an Israeli threat to strike there. In Lebanon, on Monday, June 1, 2026.

'It is urgent to heed the warning raised by Pope Leo XIV's encyclical on AI'

1 June 2026 at 15:00
The fact that it took a spiritual authority to launch the debate on protecting humanity says a lot about the weakening of political power, which is struggling to rise to the civilizational challenges posed by artificial intelligence, writes Le Monde columnist Stéphane Lauer.

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Pope Leo XIV signs the encyclical "Magnifica Humanitas" ("Magnificent Humanity') in the Vatican on May 15, 2026.

Far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella leads in first round of Colombian presidential election

1 June 2026 at 14:00
The 47-year-old lawyer, virtually unknown to the public just a few months ago, surprised observers by outpacing left-wing candidate Ivan Cepeda, who had been the clear favorite in all the polls. Outgoing left-wing president Gustavo Petro refused on Sunday to recognize the results, alleging fraud without evidence.

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The Colombian presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella, from the Defenders of the Motherland movement, after the announcement of the first-round results of the presidential election, in Barranquilla, Colombia, on May 31, 2026.
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