The Archives of Le Monde – July 24, 2025
News Archives – July 24, 2025
US to Destroy Female Contraceptives Stockpiled in Europe
The State Department confirmed part of the information revealed by “The Guardian.” According to reports, implants and IUDs worth $9.7 million, stored in Belgium, are to be incinerated in France.
Published July 24, 2025, 11:08 PM, updated July 25, 2025, 2:37 AM
Cédric Jubillar Reportedly Confessed to Strangling His Wife
The accused, who will be tried starting in September for murder, has always denied involvement in the disappearance of his wife Delphine, whose body has never been found. His former girlfriend was questioned by investigators on Wednesday.
Published July 24, 2025, 9:18 PM, updated July 25, 2025, 1:00 PM
Jonas Vingegaard’s Impotence Against Tadej Pogacar in Stage 18 of the Tour de France
The Dane failed to regain time on the yellow jersey during the 18th stage of the Tour de France. The Dutch team had managed to isolate the Slovenian, before seeing their strategy falter.
Published July 24, 2025, 8:57 PM, updated July 25, 2025, 10:11 AM
Vueling Accused of “Discrimination” After French Jewish Teenagers Removed from Plane
The incident occurred Wednesday afternoon when about fifty French Jewish teenagers were removed from a plane at Valencia airport. Two versions of what happened conflict.
Published July 24, 2025, 8:49 PM
Pollution Around Metaleurop: State’s Conviction Annulled
Despite the Council of State’s annulment of compensation for residents near the former factory in Pas-de-Calais, the government has stated that they will not have to repay the sums already received.
Published July 24, 2025, 8:44 PM, updated July 24, 2025, 8:57 PM
Ursula von der Leyen Warns Sino-European Relations at “Inflection Point” in Beijing
The summit between the two economic superpowers, intended to celebrate 50 years of diplomatic ties, highlighted the EU’s frustrations, which accuses China of a trade deficit of 300 billion euros.
Published July 24, 2025, 8:38 PM, updated July 25, 2025, 7:15 AM
“Science” Officially Ends False Discovery of Extraterrestrial Bacterium
In a resounding article published by the prestigious scientific journal in 2010, a NASA-backed team claimed to have discovered, on Earth, a bacterium with a never-before-seen form of life. The beginning of a controversy that has just found its epilogue.
Published July 24, 2025, 8:00 PM, updated yesterday at 11:47 AM
At Christie’s, in London, Painter Marwan as an Obstinate Observer of His Fellow Humans
The auction house is dedicating an exhibition to the Syrian artist, who died in 2016, who never stopped asking the question of human representation, until August 22.
Published July 24, 2025, 8:00 PM, updated July 25, 2025, 5:12 PM
Going to Mars and Conquering Death, the Futurist Creed of Tech Apostles
“The Lords of Tech” (5/6). Faith in the possibility of “augmenting” man, extending his capabilities and longevity by all technological means, thrives as an alternative to religion in Silicon Valley.
Published July 24, 2025, 8:00 PM, updated July 25, 2025, 12:47 AM
François Bayrou Calls on His Ministers to Avoid “Disagreements”
The head of government was questioned about the recent statements by the Minister of the Interior and President of the Republicans condemning the “impotence” of Macronism, before receiving him at Matignon on Thursday evening.
Published July 24, 2025, 7:11 PM, updated July 24, 2025, 9:15 PM
“Pay or Consent”: Facebook and Instagram Ask – Again – to Make This Choice
The two social networks operated by Meta are again offering their European users the option to subscribe to a paid, ad-free option.
Published July 24, 2025, 7:08 PM, updated July 25, 2025, 11:32 AM
Tour de France 2025: Complete General Classification After Stage 18
Ben O’Connor won the 18th stage of the Grande Boucle, Thursday, at the Col de la Loze, in Courchevel. Tadej Pogacar retains the yellow jersey as leader of the event.
Published July 24, 2025, 6:57 PM
François Bayrou Defends Respect for the Judicial Institution After Rachida Dati’s Attacks
As the Minister of Culture is referred to criminal court, the Prime Minister recalls the importance of preserving confidence in justice in the face of political tensions.
Published July 24, 2025, 6:54 PM, updated July 24, 2025, 7:30 PM
Tour de France 2025: Summary of Ben O’Connor’s Victory at the Summit of the Col de la Loze
The Australian from the Jayco-AlUla team isolated himself 15 kilometers from the finish to sign his second victory on the Grande Boucle, four years after the first. Tadej Pogacar took second place and further strengthens his yellow leader’s jersey.
Published July 24, 2025, 6:41 PM, updated July 24, 2025, 7:19 PM
Anti-“CumCum” Fight: Eric Lombard Defuses a Political Crisis by Removing a Tax Instruction
Bercy withdraws a controversial passage from a tax instruction linked to an amendment against dividend tax fraud. This withdrawal aims to ease tensions with the Senate before discussions on the next finance laws in the fall.
Published July 24, 2025, 6:37 PM, updated July 24, 2025, 11:38 PM
Hulk Hogan, Wrestling Legend and Supporter of Donald Trump, Dies at 71
A wrestling star during the 1980s, the American was one of the most popular professionals in the industry. In recent years, he had become a fervent supporter of the Republican president and his MAGA movement.
Published July 24, 2025, 6:24 PM, updated July 25, 2025, 1:22 AM
On Tour in South America, Pedro Sanchez Positions Himself as a Fierce Defender of the EU-Mercosur Agreement
The head of the socialist government, traveling in Uruguay and Paraguay this week, called for the ratification of the free trade agreement negotiated by the European Commission, of which Madrid – with Berlin – is one of the most fervent supporters.
Published July 24, 2025, 6:21 PM, updated July 24, 2025, 6:59 PM
In Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro Escapes Prison for Now
The court ruled, Thursday, on a publication by the son of the former president, tried for attempted coup d’état in 2022 and targeted since last week by a ban on expressing himself online – directly or through third parties.
Published July 24, 2025, 6:12 PM, updated July 24, 2025, 6:50 PM
Alps: Justice Rules Against New Water Retention for Artificial Snow at La Clusaz
The project, launched by the town hall in 2018, provided for the creation of an additional reservoir of 150,000 cubic meters of water in the municipality, which already has four, to maintain the snow cover of the ski resort.
Published July 24, 2025, 6:10 PM, updated July 25, 2025, 9:15 AM
In Eritrea, the Coastline Polluted by Fuel from Two Ships Sunk by Houthi Rebels in the Red Sea
The oil spill has affected the south of the country, a remote region with exceptional natural heritage. In the absence of a reaction from the authorities, local populations have undertaken to clean up the soiled beaches.
Published July 24, 2025, 6:05 PM, updated July 24, 2025, 11:01 PM
In the United States, the African Diaspora Weakened by the New Tax on Money Transfers Abroad
Washington’s stated objective is to deter illegal immigration, but the measure could affect many families whose members are established in the United States.
Published July 24, 2025, 6:00 PM
Pushing Gazans to Abandon Their Land, the Increasingly Assumed Objective of the Israeli Government
The weapon of hunger is used by Benyamin Netanyahu’s coalition to encourage Palestinians to leave. It wants to mass them in a “humanitarian city,” in the south of the enclave, in prelude to their possible transfer to foreign countries.
Published July 24, 2025, 6:00 PM, updated July 25, 2025, 2:44 AM
ICC Condemns Two Central African Officials for War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity
Former Minister of Sports Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona and former MP Alfred Yekatom, who led the anti-balaka militias during the civil war in 2013-2014, were sentenced to twelve and fifteen years in prison respectively.
Published July 24, 2025, 5:55 PM, updated July 24, 2025, 6:42 PM
What Does No Longer Being Able to Limit Global Warming to 1.5°C Mean?
Some scientists believe that humanity will no longer be able to respect the most ambitious target set, in 2015, by the Paris Agreement. However, this objective retains a utility to avoid the most devastating effects of global warming.
Published July 24, 2025, 5:46 PM, updated July 25, 2025, 11:42 AM
Transphobic Hoax About Brigitte Macron: Court of Appeal Does Not Validate the Rumor
The Paris Court of Appeal acquitted two women, but the court recalls that this decision in no way validates the rumors targeting Brigitte Macron, contrary to what some supporters claim.
Published July 24, 2025, 5:40 PM, updated July 24, 2025, 6:52 PM
At the La Roque-d’Anthéron Piano Festival, a 14-Year-Old Russian Ogre and an 18-Year-Old Korean Youth
Programmed on the same day, teenager Vladimir Rublev showed that the Russian piano school is still at the top while young Saehyun Kim proved that Asia is now part of the leading pack.
Published July 24, 2025, 5:30 PM, updated July 25, 2025, 12:32 PM
Mobilized En Masse for the Arrival of the Tour de France in Paris, CRS Denounce Their “Overuse”
Nearly thirty Republican security companies will be assigned to the event, Sunday, July 27. Trade union organizations criticize relentless travel.
Published July 24, 2025, 5:29 PM, updated July 25, 2025, 9:51 AM
“Ursula von der Leyen Commits Treason by Abandoning One of the Pillars of the European Union That Constitutes the CAP”
The announcements by the President of the European Commission regarding the EU budget and in particular the common agricultural policy enshrine a regression of the common project and a democratic decline, estimates, in a column, the French Green MEP David Cormand.
Published July 24, 2025, 5:00 PM, updated July 25, 2025, 2:31 AM
The “Five Leaves Left” Box Set, Nick Drake’s Woody Pop Jewel
A set of four discs, consisting of about thirty studio outtakes and unreleased demos, offers a valuable testimony on the first album of the British cult “folkeur,” who died at the age of 26, in 1974.
Published July 24, 2025, 5:00 PM, updated July 25, 2025, 9:16 AM
In Kenya, the Police of the Police Reports 65 Deaths During the Demonstrations of June and July
The Independent Police Oversight Authority (IPOA) noted “disproportionate use of force, lack of professionalism and failure to respect public safety and rights.”
Published July 24, 2025, 4:42 PM, updated July 24, 2025, 5:02 PM
Pernod Ricard Wants to Eliminate 17% of Its Headquarters Workforce
Since the announcement of a restructuring plan in mid-June, employees of the world’s number two spirits company have been discovering the extent of the measures as announcements are made in the subsidiaries. Nearly 140 positions will be eliminated at the Parisian headquarters.
Published July 24, 2025, 4:31 PM, updated July 25, 2025, 9:28 AM
United Kingdom: Former Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn Launches New Party
The MP’s announcement comes as Keir Starmer’s Labour government faces criticism from the left wing of his party.
Published July 24, 2025, 4:00 PM, updated July 24, 2025, 4:42 PM
Peter Handke: “Dying in the Middle of Writing a Book Would Be Magnificent!”
“Writing, When It Starts, When It Ends” (2/5). The Austrian writer, 2019 Nobel Prize in Literature, looks back step by step on nearly sixty years of career. And on the twists and turns of the desire to write, which still animates him today.
Published July 24, 2025, 4:00 PM, updated July 25, 2025, 12:22 PM
Jeffrey Epstein Affair: The Sex Offender’s Accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, Has “Answered All Questions” from the Department of Justice
Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving a twenty-year prison sentence in Florida, met, Thursday, July 24, the number two of the Department of Justice and former personal lawyer of Donald Trump, Todd Blanche. The interview is to continue on Friday.
Published July 24, 2025, 3:55 PM, updated July 25, 2025, 7:15 AM
Attacking the State in Court: How Does This Universal Right Work?
Climate, health, femicides… Lawsuits against the State have multiplied in recent years. In addition to compensating victims, these procedures aim above all to mobilize public opinion and move the lines.
Published July 24, 2025, 3:51 PM, updated July 24, 2025, 4:53 PM
Drug Traffickers Transferred to Vendin-le-Vieil Prison: Complaint Against Gérald Darmanin to the CJR
The lawyer of a detainee announced that he had filed a complaint against the Minister of Justice for “abuse of authority” before the Court of Justice of the Republic, the only body authorized to judge ministers in the exercise of their functions.
Published July 24, 2025, 3:30 PM, updated July 24, 2025, 7:21 PM
What We Know About the Hacking Campaign Targeting Microsoft SharePoint Servers
The American company has detected security flaws, previously unknown, within this service massively used worldwide for file sharing. At least three actors operating from China have taken advantage of it to carry out attacks.
Published July 24, 2025, 2:58 PM, updated July 24, 2025, 5:04 PM
In Video: The International Court of Justice Issues a Historic Opinion on Climate
The ICJ issued an unprecedented advisory opinion, mentioning the obligation of “reparations” for polluting countries towards the states most affected by climate change.
Published July 24, 2025, 2:40 PM, updated July 24, 2025, 4:51 PM
Two Media Subsidiaries of Infopro Digital Ordered by Justice to Stop Using Artificial Intelligence
The use of AI must be put on pause “until the completion” of an information-consultation process of the CSE of the Moniteur group and that of GISI, according to the court decision of July 15.
Published July 24, 2025, 2:30 PM, updated July 24, 2025, 3:14 PM
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