Le Monde (EN)

Mehdi Laribi, leader of the DZ Mafia, was arrested in Algeria. Tags associated with the DZ Mafia appeared on building facades in the working-class neighborhood of Alam in Roubaix, France on December 18, 2025.

Hong Wang's Fields Medal win at the 2026 International Congress of Mathematicians in Philadelphia has sparked debate in China about the emergence of top researchers.

Nigerian security forces rescued 300 kidnapping victims from Kainji Lake National Park Forest. The area is noted for being a hideout for criminal groups due to its sprawling, sparsely governed forests.

A Russian disinformation campaign is targeting French presidential candidate Gabriel Attal. He is a former French Prime Minister.

A woman was arrested following an incident in which four men were stabbed in central London. The event occurred near the Shaftesbury Theatre in Covent Garden.

A German airport is on alert after an explosive drone was found near a Ukrainian plane and a collision with an object. A Qatar Airways plane took off from Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany.

Abdul El-Sayed won the Michigan primary, marking a significant victory for progressive candidates. The win is seen as reflecting growing support for the Democrats' left wing.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander and ispace's Resilience lander from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US on January 15, 2025. The rocket stage is believed to have collided with the Moon.

Iceland has ordered the deportation of 21 anti-whaling activists. The activists were aboard the Paul Watson Foundation's protest vessel Bandero, which was involved in an incident with an Icelandic Coast Guard vessel.

The expansion project of Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport has entered its final phase, with construction underway at the future CDG Express station site in Roissy-en-France, France.

Algeria arrested a suspected drug lord at the request of France. The arrest is linked to a trial in Aix-en-Provence, France, involving suspected DZ Mafia members.

The French government is encouraging banks to provide Marine Le Pen with funds for her campaign. The article mentions her presence at a market in La Flèche on July 8, 2026.

The UN reports that over 800,000 displaced Lebanese are returning home after the war. Residents in Zawtar al-Gharbiya are inspecting their homes, including one with a portrait of those killed during the conflict.

Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison claims politics are driving the merger battle involving Warner Bros. He made these remarks during a speaking engagement at the Bloomberg Screentime conference in Los Angeles.

An armed man was arrested at Trump's golf course in Los Angeles two days before the president's visit. Protestors observed the presidential motorcade passing by Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA.

Southwest France is grappling with the challenge of rebuilding a 'new forest' after wildfires. A maritime pine forest in the town of Le Temple was affected by a fire on August 1, 2026.

Hyperonirism is a phenomenon characterized by intense, continuous dreams, non-restorative sleep, and daytime fatigue. It was first described by two American doctors in 1995.

The megafires in Gironde are introducing a new, unknown dimension in Earth's human history, impacting the planet, biodiversity, environment, and agriculture.

SpaceX reported a 92% increase in revenue in its first earnings report. A Falcon 9 rocket was displayed at a SpaceX facility in Hawthorne, California.

July 2026 broke drought and heat records, with a farm greenhouse in Avion, France, highlighted as a location affected by the critical water issue.