The statue designed by Léopold Morice in the 19th century, which serves as a rallying point during protests, gradually lost its original meaning and has now become a symbol of authority and an outlet for public anger, writes Le Monde columnist Michel Guerrin.
Threats of 'retaliation' after the release of nothing more than simple kites highlight Israel's ongoing struggle to even identify an enemy within the Palestinian enclave.
Raphaël Glucksmann's victory in the center-left primary immediately impacted the polls. Radical-left candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon was slightly unsettled, and centrist Gabriel Attal even more so, columnist Françoise Fressoz notes.
Raphaël Glucksmann, candidate in the 2027 presidential election, during the election night for the Social Democratic left primary, in Paris, October 11, 2026.
In an interview with Le Monde, the mayor of the town west of Paris, reelected in March, lamented that far-right rhetoric has 'ended up penetrating the collective unconscious,' and said he felt a 'climate of simmering civil war.'
Maria Corina Machado covertly left her homeland in late 2025 to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. While based in Panama, she has tried at least seven times to return but has been blocked by Venezuelan authorities, according to her party.
Le Pen – the frontrunner in the French polls – accused Emmanuel Macron's government of being soft on violent protesters and lacking authority in her first campaign speech on Sunday in Orléans.
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen delivers a speech during a political rally to launch the presidential campaign, after the party's congress in Orléans, France, October 25, 2026.
More than 82,000 homes in Britain, nearly 60,000 in France and at least 10,000 in Germany had power cuts inflicted by the passage of storms Boelo and Austen.
Amid Israel's heated election campaign, the progressive newspaper is one of the last news organizations openly critical of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's policies. It has published investigations into the right-wing and far-right coalition. The government has accused it of treason and taken retaliatory measures over its coverage of the war in Gaza.
Despite permits and routes often being decided at the last minute, nearly 410,000 people – 800,000 according to the CGT trade union – marched peacefully on Saturday across France, protesting the high cost of living, supporting high school students and defending civil liberties. Clashes broke out in Nantes, Rennes and Marseille at the end of the day, but they were nowhere near the scale of the events of October 17.
At the end of a protest against the high cost of living and in support of high school students demanding more resources. In Strasbourg, October 24, 2026.
'The current president chose to make a series of bad decisions [...] he decided to start an unnecessary war that nobody asked for,' said the former US leader, encouraging voters to cast early ballots for the upcoming midterm elections.
Trailing far-right Flavio Bolsonaro after the first round of the presidential election on October 4, President Lula has since benefited from a massive turnout from supporters. He has also taken a few last-minute measures in an attempt to secure a fourth term.
This iconic American sport will be celebrated in a match between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New Orleans Saints on Sunday at the Stade de France. On the eve of World War II, a 24-player team had already crossed the Atlantic to bring it to the country.
The US president's decision to assist Vladimir Putin in his war against Ukraine – most notably with the diesel fuel deal – marks the latest chapter in his ongoing campaign to dismantle America's superpower status, analyzes Le Monde columnist Alain Frachon.
The looting of stores reveals that the promises of consumer society are no longer enough to contain citizens' frustrations, writes management sciences researcher Benoît Heilbrunn.
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