At the Four Seasons in Damascus, power shifts but the elite remain

Assad's grip on Syria, this luxury hotel, which opened in 2005 in the heart of the capital, was the scene of lavish parties ...

Agreement signed between Israel and Lebanon is further weakened by Israeli strikes and the Lebanese parliament speaker’s rejection of the text

The Israeli army destroyed an extensive tunnel in southern Lebanon on Sunday, June 28, with Lebanese state media reporting ...

How Côte d'Ivoire's late president built secret ties with Africa's beer giant

Former Ivorian president Henri Konan Bédié held shares – through offshore companies – in Solibra, Côte d’Ivoire's leading ...

'The basic assumption is that men know': Bars showing the 2026 World Cup confront everyday sexism

During the World Cup, the organization Her Game Too is rolling out a system for reporting sexist and sexual violence in ...

From 'meat grinder' to 'ransom': The key words that define 'Russian soldiers' daily life

Anthropologist Alexandra Arkhipova has compiled an 'ethnographic dictionary of war' after analyzing some 7,000 letters ...

'Better an imperfect digital euro than no digital euro at all'

COLUMN. The European Parliament reviews a proposal to create a faster, less costly payment system, aimed at strengthening the ...

To join the 'system' or overturn it? Far-right leader Bardella's private life and policies raise doubts

NEWS ANALYSIS. By openly seeking to appeal to economic elites and the right, far-right leader Jordan Bardella breaks with ...

'Their mouths, eyes, hands, were taped and they were thrown into the hole': Russian soldiers confront Putin with reality of front lines

A Russian exile media outlet has analyzed nearly 7,000 letters from Russian soldiers and their families to the Kremlin thanks ...

250 years of American independence: The retreat from multiracial democracy

A century after its founding, 38 states made up the nation. Deep divisions persisted over how to treat the Black population.

From France to Italy, inside the counterfeit rings circulating fake banknotes across Europe via social media

A joint French-Italian investigation that lasted over a year led to the indictment of 12 people suspected of belonging to a ...

France's deadliest ever general aviation accident: Skydiving plane crash kills 11

Le Monde.fr - 1er site d’information sur l’actualité. Retrouvez ici une info de la thématique France du 28 juin 2026 sur le ...

French research thrown into turmoil by a multifaceted crisis

France's scientific community faces a host of challenges, from dwindling financial resources, ideological attacks and the ...