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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
Berlin power outage hits 45,000 homes, police suspect far-left group
Berlin power outage hits 45,000 homes, police suspect far-left group
Police were investigating an online claim of responsibility from a left-wing extremist group after an arson attack damaged power cables on Saturday morning.
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January 4, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Berlin power outage hits 45,000 homes, police suspect far-left group
Venezuela's military recognizes Maduro's VP as acting president
Venezuela's military recognizes Maduro's VP as acting president
Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez backed Delcy Rodriguez, after a Supreme Court ruling that appointed her as acting president for 90 days following Nicolas Maduro's abduction by the US.
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January 4, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Venezuela's military recognizes Maduro's VP as acting president
Rubio says US will work with Venezuela's leaders if they 'make the right decision'
Rubio says US will work with Venezuela's leaders if they 'make the right decision'
The US secretary of state said Washington is ready to try working with Venezuela's vice president and now acting president, Delcy Rodriguez, after the abduction of Nicolas Maduro.
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January 4, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Rubio says US will work with Venezuela's leaders if they 'make the right decision'
Myanmar junta frees 6,000 prisoners in annual amnesty
Myanmar junta frees 6,000 prisoners in annual amnesty
Thousands of activists arrested since the military took power in a coup that triggered civil war in 2021.
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January 4, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Myanmar junta frees 6,000 prisoners in annual amnesty
Venezuela's oil is at the heart of Trump's ambitions
Venezuela's oil is at the heart of Trump's ambitions
The US president believes that the ousting of Venezuelan head of state Nicolas Maduro paves the way for the return of American oil majors to a country that holds the world's largest crude oil reserves.
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January 4, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Venezuela's oil is at the heart of Trump's ambitions
Denmark irritated after Trump aide's wife posts pic of US-flagged Greenland
Denmark irritated after Trump aide's wife posts pic of US-flagged Greenland
Katie Miller, the wife of Donald Trump's deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, posted an image showing Greenland in the colors of the US flag, with the caption 'SOON.'
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January 4, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Denmark irritated after Trump aide's wife posts pic of US-flagged Greenland
Equatorial Guinea relocates capital to Ciudad de la Paz
Equatorial Guinea relocates capital to Ciudad de la Paz
A decree from President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo changed the capital from Malabo, which is on an island, to Ciudad de la Paz, located on the mainland.
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January 4, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Equatorial Guinea relocates capital to Ciudad de la Paz
Swiss authorities identify 24 bodies of Crans-Montana bar fire
Swiss authorities identify 24 bodies of Crans-Montana bar fire
Forty people were killed in the fire on New Year's Eve and 119 injured. The fatalities identified to date include 11 minors.
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January 4, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Swiss authorities identify 24 bodies of Crans-Montana bar fire
UK and France strike IS site in Syria
UK and France strike IS site in Syria
The British defense ministry said warplanes had targeted an underground facility where members of the Islamic State group are suspected to have stored weapons.
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January 4, 2026 at 7:52 AM
UK and France strike IS site in Syria
With Maduro abduction, Trump flexes muscles and sends world a message
With Maduro abduction, Trump flexes muscles and sends world a message
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was abducted by US special forces. He is to stand trial before a federal court in New York on charges of 'narcoterrorism conspiracy.' Donald Trump has announced that the US plans to 'run' Venezuela up until a 'proper transition' and to exploit its oil reserves.
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January 4, 2026 at 7:26 AM
With Maduro abduction, Trump flexes muscles and sends world a message
The kingdom of the 'shamassa,' Sudan's children of war
The kingdom of the 'shamassa,' Sudan's children of war
'War in Sudan: A Trapped Nation' (4/6) 'Shamassa' means 'child of the sun,' but these street children wear the name poorly. Turned into easy prey by the conflict, the orphans live at the mercy of armed groups, telling the story of war through a child's eyes.
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January 4, 2026 at 1:39 AM
The kingdom of the 'shamassa,' Sudan's children of war
Trump says US 'will run' Venezuela and let in oil firms
Trump says US 'will run' Venezuela and let in oil firms
'We're going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition,' Trump said at a press conference following the capture of Nicolas Maduro.
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January 3, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Trump says US 'will run' Venezuela and let in oil firms
French managers of Swiss bar face criminal probe after fire
French managers of Swiss bar face criminal probe after fire
The two owners of Le Constellation bar, in the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana, claim that they followed all safety norms.
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January 3, 2026 at 4:52 PM
French managers of Swiss bar face criminal probe after fire
Zelensky proposes transferring Ukraine's defense minister to energy
Zelensky proposes transferring Ukraine's defense minister to energy
The Ukrainian president proposed moving Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal to the energy portfolio, the latest cabinet change since a corruption scandal forced Volodymyr Zelensky's top aide to resign last month.
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January 3, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Zelensky proposes transferring Ukraine's defense minister to energy
Iran crackdown intensifies as Trump threatens to intervene
Iran crackdown intensifies as Trump threatens to intervene
At least eight protesters have been killed, 119 arrested and 33 injured since the protest movement began on December 28, 2025, according to human rights organizations. Security forces have stepped up operations in the provinces of Fars, Lorestan, Isfahan and Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari.
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January 3, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Iran crackdown intensifies as Trump threatens to intervene
Questions linger two days after Swiss resort bar fire
Questions linger two days after Swiss resort bar fire
The investigation continues two days after a deadly fire broke out in a nightclub at the Swiss resort. The latest count puts the number of victims at 40 dead and 119 injured, most of them suffering severe burns.
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January 3, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Questions linger two days after Swiss resort bar fire
US captures Venezuelan leader Maduro, Trump says
US captures Venezuelan leader Maduro, Trump says
The US president confirmed that the US military had launched a large-scale operation in Caracas and that President Nicolas Maduro and his wife had been exfiltrated.
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January 3, 2026 at 10:13 AM
US captures Venezuelan leader Maduro, Trump says
Venezuela accuses US of striking capital
Venezuela accuses US of striking capital
Explosions were heard in Caracas. Venezuela's government accused the United States of attacking civilian and military installations in multiple states.
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January 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Venezuela accuses US of striking capital
Kyrylo Budanov, master spy, to support President Zelensky
Kyrylo Budanov, master spy, to support President Zelensky
A warrior at heart, the head of Ukrainian military intelligence has become, at 39, the administration's chief of staff at a diplomatically sensitive time for the country.
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January 3, 2026 at 4:52 AM
Kyrylo Budanov, master spy, to support President Zelensky
Investigators focus on sparklers on top of champagne bottles for deadly Swiss bar fire
Investigators focus on sparklers on top of champagne bottles for deadly Swiss bar fire
The bar owner insisted that all safety standards were followed. Authorities warned it could take days to identify everyone who perished.
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January 3, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Investigators focus on sparklers on top of champagne bottles for deadly Swiss bar fire
In Khartoum, the faces of a martyred capital: 'War cannot kill ideas, nor love'
In Khartoum, the faces of a martyred capital: 'War cannot kill ideas, nor love'
War in Sudan: A Trapped Nation (3/6). Le Monde's reporters traveled through the Sudanese capital, which for two years was the epicenter of the conflict. They met with residents, who recounted how they survived despite fear and violence.
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January 3, 2026 at 4:26 AM
In Khartoum, the faces of a martyred capital: 'War cannot kill ideas, nor love'
In Rio de Janeiro, New Year's Eve celebration sparks debate over secularism
In Rio de Janeiro, New Year's Eve celebration sparks debate over secularism
Mayor Eduardo Paes (centrist) set aside one of the city's music stages for gospel, a genre closely tied to evangelical worship. He has faced criticism for allegedly courting evangelical voters ahead of the October state governor election.
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January 3, 2026 at 2:39 AM
In Rio de Janeiro, New Year's Eve celebration sparks debate over secularism
Riyadh calls Yemen's southern factions to 'dialogue'
Riyadh calls Yemen's southern factions to 'dialogue'
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have for years supported various factions within Yemen's government-run territories, intervening in the neighboring country's long-running civil war.
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January 3, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Riyadh calls Yemen's southern factions to 'dialogue'
14 killed in DR Congo attack by a militia linked to the Islamic State group
14 killed in DR Congo attack by a militia linked to the Islamic State group
The three villages in the northwest of North Kivu province were attacked simultaneously in an 'ADF incursion,' said a local leader.
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January 3, 2026 at 1:39 AM
14 killed in DR Congo attack by a militia linked to the Islamic State group
Between the US and China, the battle of hydrocarbons versus electrons
Between the US and China, the battle of hydrocarbons versus electrons
The energy divide continues to widen between a fossil-fuel-driven America and China, the global leader in low-carbon technologies. This rivalry is now playing out on the export front.
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January 3, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Between the US and China, the battle of hydrocarbons versus electrons