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Any use of this content in a professional or commercial context or any marketing of this content to third parties is forbidden, except with the express agreement of the Société Editrice du Monde, which can be requested at the following address: syndication@lemonde.fr.https://www.lemonde.fr/en/editorials/rss_full.xmlSun, 05 Jul 2026 04:20:40 +0000enFri, 03 Jul 2026 16:00:04 +0200https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/07/03/the-shadows-of-an-american-anniversary_6755115_23.htmlhttps://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/07/03/the-shadows-of-an-american-anniversary_6755115_23.htmlUS President Donald Trump during the inauguration ceremony of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora (North Dakota), on July 1, 2026.Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP PhotoThu, 02 Jul 2026 12:20:12 +0200https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/07/02/fighting-relentlessly-against-the-death-penalty_6755075_23.htmlhttps://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/07/02/fighting-relentlessly-against-the-death-penalty_6755075_23.htmlEmmanuel Macron at the 9th World Congress Against the Death Penalty, in Paris, on June 30, 2026.CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON via REUTERSWed, 01 Jul 2026 14:46:01 +0200Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:28:11 +0200https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/07/01/the-right-to-choose-one-s-death-the-final-freedom_6755048_23.htmlhttps://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/07/01/the-right-to-choose-one-s-death-the-final-freedom_6755048_23.htmlFrédéric Valletoux, chair of the Social Affairs Committee, and Camille Galliard-Minier, the junior minister for autonomy and people with disabilities, during the new reading of the bill on assisted dying at the Assemblée Nationale in Paris, on June 26, 2026.JULIEN MUGUET FOR LE MONDETue, 30 Jun 2026 15:48:22 +0200https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/06/30/new-caledonia-the-dangers-of-a-bloc-versus-bloc-political-strategy_6755010_23.htmlhttps://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/06/30/new-caledonia-the-dangers-of-a-bloc-versus-bloc-political-strategy_6755010_23.htmlA polling station in Nouméa during the first provincial elections in New Caledonia, June 28, 2026.DELPHINE MAYEUR/AFPMon, 29 Jun 2026 17:34:46 +0200https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/06/29/kais-saied-versus-tunisia-s-civil-society_6754980_23.htmlhttps://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/06/29/kais-saied-versus-tunisia-s-civil-society_6754980_23.htmlDuring a demonstration in support of imprisoned political figures, in Tunis, June 5, 2026.Anis Mili / AP Photo/Anis MiliSat, 27 Jun 2026 15:10:32 +0200https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/06/27/france-heatwave-why-adaptation-and-mitigation-must-go-hand-in-hand_6754930_23.htmlhttps://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/06/27/france-heatwave-why-adaptation-and-mitigation-must-go-hand-in-hand_6754930_23.htmlMinister of Labor and Solidarity Jean-Pierre Farandou and Minister of Health Stéphanie Rist speak at a press briefing following a visit to the emergency shelter center at the regional prefecture in Paris on June 26, 2026.Julien Muguet for Le MondeThu, 25 Jun 2026 12:32:33 +0200https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/06/25/trumpism-gains-ground-in-latin-america_6754859_23.htmlhttps://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/06/25/trumpism-gains-ground-in-latin-america_6754859_23.htmlA supporter of José Antonio Kast wearing a Donald Trump mask in Santiago, December 14, 2025.RAUL BRAVO/AFPWed, 24 Jun 2026 16:03:47 +0200https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/06/24/heeding-resistance-fighter-marc-bloch-s-warning-against-strange-defeats_6754836_23.htmlhttps://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/06/24/heeding-resistance-fighter-marc-bloch-s-warning-against-strange-defeats_6754836_23.htmlDuring the tribute ceremony for the historian and Resistance fighter Marc Bloch at the Panthéon in Paris, on June 23, 2026.YOAN VALAT/AFPMon, 22 Jun 2026 12:54:37 +0200https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/06/22/flagrant-unpreparedness-to-heatwaves-highlights-urgent-need-for-climate-anticipation-in-france_6754743_23.htmlhttps://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/06/22/flagrant-unpreparedness-to-heatwaves-highlights-urgent-need-for-climate-anticipation-in-france_6754743_23.htmlA section of the Canal Saint-Martin, which is open for swimming, in Paris, on June 17, 2026.ARNAUD FINISTRE/AFPSat, 20 Jun 2026 15:56:17 +0200https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/06/20/murder-of-11-year-old-lyhanna-grandstanding-does-not-protect-children_6754699_23.htmlhttps://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/06/20/murder-of-11-year-old-lyhanna-grandstanding-does-not-protect-children_6754699_23.htmlDuring a public meeting held to address questions about how the courts handle violence against minors, at the Meaux courthouse, northeast of Paris, on June 17, 2026.CAMILLE GHARBI FOR LE MONDEFri, 19 Jun 2026 15:00:06 +0200https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/06/19/ukraine-turns-the-tide-of-war-in-its-favor_6754666_23.htmlhttps://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/06/19/ukraine-turns-the-tide-of-war-in-its-favor_6754666_23.htmlUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump, in Evian, France, during the G7 summit on June 16, 2026.Service de presse de la présidence ukrainienne via AFPThu, 18 Jun 2026 12:52:14 +0200https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/06/18/iran-emerges-in-position-of-strength-after-ceasefire-signed-with-us_6754630_23.htmlhttps://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/06/18/iran-emerges-in-position-of-strength-after-ceasefire-signed-with-us_6754630_23.htmlIranian President Masoud Pezeshkian holding a document signed by US President Donald Trump.Telegram account of the Islamic Republic of Iran's Radio and Television via AFPWed, 17 Jun 2026 14:25:39 +0200https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/06/17/economic-and-xenophobic-the-double-threat-posed-by-the-rassemblement-national_6754591_23.htmlhttps://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/06/17/economic-and-xenophobic-the-double-threat-posed-by-the-rassemblement-national_6754591_23.htmlMarine Le Pen, president of the Rassemblement National parliamentary group, during the review of the 2026 social security budget bill at the Assemblée Nationale in Paris, November 8, 2025.STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFPTue, 16 Jun 2026 11:30:08 +0200https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/06/16/europe-must-forge-its-own-ai-sovereignty-path-against-american-control_6754537_23.htmlhttps://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/06/16/europe-must-forge-its-own-ai-sovereignty-path-against-american-control_6754537_23.htmlOutside the European Commission buildings in Brussels, February 26, 2026.Yves Herman/REUTERSMon, 15 Jun 2026 16:33:37 +0200https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/06/15/iran-war-the-price-of-trump-s-blindness_6754510_23.htmlhttps://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/06/15/iran-war-the-price-of-trump-s-blindness_6754510_23.htmlUS President Donald Trump at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, June 15, 2026.MANDEL NGAN/AFPSat, 13 Jun 2026 20:30:04 +0200https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/06/13/french-bill-to-restrict-cadmium-an-environmentalist-win-and-the-danger-of-the-far-right_6754447_23.htmlhttps://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/06/13/french-bill-to-restrict-cadmium-an-environmentalist-win-and-the-danger-of-the-far-right_6754447_23.htmlSteevy Gustave, Benoît Biteau and Clémentine Autain, Green-affiliated MPs, take part in a demonstration on the Esplanade des Invalides, ahead of a debate in the Assemblée Nationale on their bill to limit cadmium exposure, in Paris, on June 2, 2026.SIMON WOHLFAHRT/AFPSat, 13 Jun 2026 16:37:44 +0200https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/06/13/the-boycott-of-nadav-lapid-an-unacceptable-essentialism_6754441_23.htmlhttps://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/06/13/the-boycott-of-nadav-lapid-an-unacceptable-essentialism_6754441_23.htmlNadav Lapid, in Beverly Hills, California, March 30, 2026.VALERIE MACON/AFPFri, 12 Jun 2026 16:31:14 +0200https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/06/12/2027-french-presidential-election-the-risk-of-a-political-squeeze-between-the-radical-left-and-far-right_6754408_23.htmlhttps://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/06/12/2027-french-presidential-election-the-risk-of-a-political-squeeze-between-the-radical-left-and-far-right_6754408_23.htmlA polling station in the English Channel coastal town of Le Touquet, during the second round of the presidential election, on April 24, 2022.PHILIPPE LOPEZ / AFPThu, 11 Jun 2026 12:57:46 +0200https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/06/11/2026-world-cup-trump-s-personal-showcase-for-glory_6754348_23.htmlhttps://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/06/11/2026-world-cup-trump-s-personal-showcase-for-glory_6754348_23.htmlDonald Trump, after receiving the FIFA Peace Prize, at the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw in Washington, on December 5, 2025.Jacquelyn Martin/AP PhotoWed, 10 Jun 2026 17:00:08 +0200https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/06/10/fcas-learning-from-the-failure-of-the-french-german-next-generation-fighter-jet_6754314_23.htmlhttps://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/06/10/fcas-learning-from-the-failure-of-the-french-german-next-generation-fighter-jet_6754314_23.htmlModels of the French-German-Spanish Future Combat Air System (FCAS), displayed in Paris, on February 20, 2020.Charles Platiau/REUTERS