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French municipal elections: Follow the second round live

Voters are heading back to the polls in Paris, Lyon, Marseille and other French cities to elect their municipal councils and mayors for the next six years. Follow live coverage of the results here.

STEFANO RELLANDINI/AFP

Italy's Meloni seeks new momentum with a referendum on judiciary

Italian voters will head to the polls Sunday and Monday to decide on a reform of the judiciary. The vote has all the trappings of a plebiscite for the Italian prime minister. The campaign has been marked by intense polarization and a heavy political climate.

Amir Cohen / REUTERS

US and Iran trade threats of expanding war after strikes near sites tied to nuclear programs

Iran and its ally, the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group, stepped up pressure on Israel on Sunday, with intense attacks on the country's north and south after the US and Iran threatened to widen their targets in the war in the Middle East.

Borys Filatov, mayor of Dnipro, Ukraine, in his office, January 29, 2026.

Virginie NGUYEN HOANG/HUMA FOR LE MONDE

Dnipro, the 'heart of Ukraine' where residents, refugees and military live side by side

This industrial city, considered a stronghold of the Jewish community, embodies the country's history and a certain idea of resistance to the advances of the Russian army, four years after the start of the war.

Lila Azam Zanganeh, Taleb Alrefai and Charif Majdalani.

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Charif Majdalani, Lila Azam Zanganeh and Taleb Alrefai

Charif Majdalani: Lebanon is 'truly being dragged against its will into new calamities'

'Writers on the War in the Middle East' 2/4. Le Monde asked writers Taleb Alrefai, Charif Majdalani and Lila Azam Zanganeh for their perspectives on the war.

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A queue for collecting filled gas cylinders in Bhubaneswar, India, March 16, 2026.

India faces major gas shortage as Middle East conflict disrupts supply

People walk on a street without electricity during a nationwide blackout in Havana, March 21, 2026.

Cuba restores power after second blackout in a week

Trump settles scores with former prosecutor Robert Mueller following news of his death

The lagoons of the Pan de Azucar Natural Park, in Belén, Colombia, affected by drought linked to El Niño and record heat, April 21, 2024.

El Niño's likely return sparks fears of worsening climate crisis

French prosecutors suspect Musk encouraged deepfakes controversy to inflate X value

Russia resumes use of space launch site damaged in accident

Is anti-scooter sentiment fueled by class contempt?

Polluted drinking water takes center stage in Denmark's election campaign

Pesticides, pharmaceuticals and industrial chemicals found everywhere in seawater

French employees' cigarette breaks cost companies €5 billion a year, study estimates

The truffle epidemic: 'I'm worried we'll soon have truffle shampoo'

The UAE reorganizes its arms supply network for Sudanese paramilitaries

London exhibit highlights a meeting between two major suffragettes

Slovenia votes in tight polls, with conservatives eyeing comeback

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In an air-raid shelter in Ramat Gan, Israel, March 18, 2026.

Feature

Luc Bronner

Despite exhaustion and fear of Iranian strikes, Israelis continue to support warring government

Nearly 80% of the population continues to support Benjamin Netanyahu's government after three weeks of conflict with Iran, fueled by the authorities' repeated announcements of victory.

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Investigation

France's aircraft carrier located in real time by Le Monde through Strava data

As the Charles de Gaulle and its strike group approach the Middle East, Le Monde identified a French sailor using the Strava fitness application in the Mediterranean Sea. This security flaw remains unaddressed despite our previous revelations.

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Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner-general of UNRWA, the United Nations agency for refugees in Gaza, in Geneva, March 10, 2025.

Interview

Laure Stephan

UNRWA head Philippe Lazzarini's grim assessment: 'Without firm political and financial support, we face a slow death'

The commissioner-general of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, whose term ends on March 31, voices deep concern for the survival of the underfunded organization that has destabilized by Israeli attacks and disregard for international law.

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