Political scientist Nicolas Jara-Joly discusses the causes of the Labour Party's disastrous results in the United Kingdom's May 7 local elections and the growing electoral competition from the Green Party, in an interview with Le Monde.
A year and a half after the abrupt expulsion of French troops stationed in Chad, Paris and N'Djamena are working on resuming their bilateral military cooperation.
'Algeria's unhealed war memories' (2/3). The trauma of independence remains deeply rooted in Algeria, affecting both pro-independence fighters and French conscripts. This fuels demands for recognition of colonial crimes and formal apologies, not just 'transactional diplomacy.'
In front of Les Fusillés metro station in Algiers, named in tribute to the members of the National Liberation Front, the main Algerian pro-independence movement, killed in the street by the French army in 1957, on May 16, 2026.
The announcement came after Hungary's new government agreed to drop its predecessor's longstanding veto against Kyiv's membership to the European Union.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (left) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attend a press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, on November 4, 2023.
The court rejected arguments that his trial was unfair and affirmed his 25-year prison sentence, rejecting his bid to overturn one of the biggest cryptocurrency fraud cases in history
Former FTX Chief Executive Sam Bankman-Fried, who faces fraud charges over the collapse of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, leaves the Manhattan federal court in New York City, March 30, 2023.
Living in Berlin following his release, the former Moscow elected city official is launching a new anti-Kremlin party on Friday: Peaceful Russia. The initiative has been met with skepticism by some prominent figures of the Russian opposition abroad.
Elon Musk, who has faced repeated accusations of racism and supporting far-right views, gestures at the podium inside the Capital One arena on the inauguration day of Donald Trump's second presidential term, in Washington, on January 20, 2025.
The Iranian women had been granted protective measures due to the risk of persecution in their home country. They arrived in Bangui on Friday, June 12, even though the CAR is considered by Washington to be one of the most dangerous countries in the world.
The decision is major win for a deal backed by billionaire Larry Ellison, a close ally of President Donald Trump, but has left parts of Hollywood wary of further job cuts and shrinking production.
One week ahead of the G7 meeting, a pan-European survey by the European Council on Foreign Relations reveals that Europeans agree on the need to take greater responsibility for their own security, but do not want a divorce from NATO.
In less than a quarter of a century, the Islamist-conservative party of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan handed over the keys of the country's economy to a small circle drawn from a loyal business class and clientelist networks.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (second from right) presents an award to Ahmet Bolat, chair of the board of Turkish Airlines, alongside his brother, Ömer Bolat (far right), the minister of commerce, in Istanbul, on June 30, 2025.
After the biggest initial public offering in history, shares in Elon Musk's SpaceX closed 19% higher on their first day of trading. Between his holdings in SpaceX and Tesla, where he is also CEO, Musk is now worth an estimated $1.1 trillion, according to 'Forbes'.
A live feed shows SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on the day of SpaceX's initial public offering (IPO) at the Nasdaq MarketSite, in New York City, US, June 12, 2026.
The French Office for Immigration and Integration estimates that one-third of people living on the streets of the capital hold refugee status. But, lacking housing and work, many end up in this informal camp in the 10th arrondissement.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said a draft deal to end the US-Israeli war on Iran was nearing completion, after Donald Trump earlier dismissed an Iranian account of the draft agreement as lies, bearing 'no relation to the truth.'
People cross the street past a large billboard showing portraits of Iran's two deceased supreme leaders, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (L) and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (R), in central Tehran, on June 8, 2026.
During a visit to Spain's Canary Islands, Pope Leo XIV spoke at a migrant reception center, saying 'human dignity has no passport' and urging newcomers to make the 'reciprocal journey' of integration.
The support extended to the Israeli director by numerous French film figures contrasts with the failure of cultural institutions and political leaders to do the same – even when the targeted artists are outspoken opponents of their own country's policies, writes Le Monde columnist Michel Guerrin.
US President Donald Trump has called NATO a 'paper tiger' and its members 'cowards' in frustration that they have not joined the US-Israeli war against Iran.
Augustine Passilly, 30, had been a correspondent for 'La Croix' in the Horn of Africa country since 2023, and no clear reason was given by authorities for her expulsion this week.
The recognition of the State of Palestine by France in September 2025 was tied to a promise to hold elections within 12 months – a commitment that President Mahmoud Abbas has failed to honor, laments lawyer Samer Sinijlawi, who addresses Emmanuel Macron in this opinion piece for Le Monde.
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