News from Le Monde
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MORGAN FACHE/DIVERGENCE FOR LE MONDE The first trials after the looting of Saturday and Sunday took place on Tuesday in Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Most received suspended sentences, more lenient than the prosecution's requests.
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BENOIT TESSIER/REUTERS 'There was foreign manipulation of information which led to unacceptable and even stupid comments by many, including foreign leaders,' the French president told reporters in Doha after a trip to the Gulf.
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ABIR SULTAN/EPA/MAXPPP One week before the October 27 elections, far-right parties are trying to outdo Likud. Weakened by the trauma of October 7 and pulled further right by more radical rivals, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's party could lose a third of its 32 seats in the Knesset.
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CYRIL BITTON/DIVERGENCE FOR LE MONDE The spread between the French and German 10-year bonds surged to nearly 160 basis points on Wednesday.
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SEVERIN MILLET This French woman is, to date, the only female 'returnee' from the Islamic State group to stand trial for an attempted murder committed in Syria. Her trial, which was originally scheduled for June 4 but postponed, opens Wednesday in Paris.
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TOBY MELVILLE/REUTERS The medieval artwork depicting the 1066 Norman invasion of England in painstaking detail is on an unprecedented loan from France and will be exhibited at the museum until July 11, 2027.
Editor’s Picks
Opinion Opinion
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Editorial
Social unrest and the violence that has broken out during protests provide an opportunity for France's adversaries. The young president elected in 2017, once a darling among Europeans, now sees his legacy being reconsidered at the very end of his term.
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Editorial
Restoring order is essential before the government can engage in meaningful dialogue with all stakeholders, something that has been lacking for far too long.
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Editorial
The violence that erupted during Saturday's protests stemmed from the government's failure to anticipate and assess the situation, as well as a security doctrine ill-suited to the events.
French Delights
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ART BASEL The major international fair opens to the public from October 23 to 25, but ongoing social tensions are reviving fears among gallery owners and collectors at this crucial art market, in an already gloomy climate.
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HELENA BUCKLEY/ONP Feature
The dancer, who chose 'L'Histoire de Manon,' created in 1974 by Kenneth MacMillan, for her final ballet at the Palais Garnier, received a standing ovation that lasted nearly 35 minutes.
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WIN MCNAMEE/GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP Review
In his first performance in France in 12 years, the Motown veteran performed one of his masterpieces, the double-sided album 'Songs in the Key of Life', to mark the 50th anniversary of its release.
WIN MCNAMEE/GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP
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