Macron wants to form a European coalition of military instructors in Ukraine

A few hundred specialists from several countries could be involved in the project to train mine clearers and, particularly for France, to potentially train a new motorized brigade.

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After fatal accidents, Citroën and DS Automobiles face questions over faulty airbags

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Russian taxes rise to fund war effort

The courthouse in Pontoise (Val-d'Oise).

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Five clients sentenced to prison for sexual exploitation of a 12-year-old girl

Six men were on trial near Paris for buying the sexual services of a very young teenage girl in hotel rooms.

Jade Gao / AP

'The Gulf states have clearly made China one of their diplomatic priorities'

Researcher Camille Lons analyzes the evolution of relations between Beijing and the countries of the Near and Middle East, both economic and political, and marked by a clear strengthening of the Chinese presence.

Xavier Lissillour

In Sweden, parents of young children question the omnipresence of screens

As part of a series exploring parenting abroad, this week Le Monde looks at Sweden where 82% of 9-year-olds have a cell phone, yet no official guidelines on screen time exist.

Investigation

Roxana Azimi

Sale of part of Renault's art collection at Christie's ignites controversy

Scheduled for June 6, the auction of 33 works belonging to the carmaker has drawn the ire of several artists' estates.

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Spain's parliament approves amnesty law for Catalonia's separatists

Hong Kong court convicts 14 pro-democracy activists in city's biggest national security case

France's pharmacists go on strike over remuneration, threat of retail giants

North Korea's latest satellites rely on Russian technical assistance, experts say

PFAS: Firefighters have a 'front row seat' for contamination by 'forever chemicals'

Macron urges Abbas to 'reform' Palestinian Authority with 'prospect of recognition'

Russian deserters in Kazakhstan fear being sent back

Who is Jonathan Yeo, King Charles III's portraitist?

In Mexico, 'AMLO's' popularity guarantees victory for his chosen successor

Brazil's finance minister: 'Taxing the super-rich is both an emergency and a necessity'

Has the art of bonsai trees grown too big for its own good?

UK parliament dissolves in anticipation of July election

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Christophe Châtelot

The dark side of Paul Kagame, the Rwandan autocrat who fascinates the West

'Rwanda Classified.' The president has transformed a country battered by the 1994 genocide. But at what price? Amid repression, surveillance and influence, Rwandans will be voting on July 15 in a presidential election that is a foregone conclusion, with opponents sidelined.

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Aerial view of Palm Jumeirah, Dubai (United Arab Emirates). In the center, the Pacific, the building in which Ruja Ignatova has invested.

Investigation

Jérémie Baruch

'Cryptoqueen' Ruja Ignatova, mastermind of the OneCoin scam, was still investing in Dubai while under indictment

The Bulgarian businesswoman and other founders of the cryptocurrency that turned out to be yet another pyramid scheme were even able to complete luxury real estate transactions after the scandal had already broken.

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Former International Criminal Court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, in The Hague, Netherlands, August 2018.

In Depth

Stéphanie Maupas

Israel's shadow war against the ICC, between threats and surveillance

For almost a decade, Israel's intelligence services have deployed a whole range of clandestine actions aimed at dissuading the International Criminal Court from prosecuting its leaders.

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'Today, many Western experts are ready to admit that for Washington, the war in Ukraine is not existential'

Sylvie Kauffmann

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France's end-of-life bill: Legislating with caution

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