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Le Monde

July 2026

Pakistan's Broad Peak: Challenging search for 10 buried climbers, including Nirmal Purja

Among the victims was the famed Nepalese mountaineer Nirmal Purja, who scaled the world's 14 highest peaks in a record 189 days in 2019, an achievement documented in the Netflix documentary film 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible

Naila Kianipakistani high-altitude mountaineer
It is possible that two avalanches hit the climbers, but for now, we have confirmed only one,

Hamas agrees to disarmament roadmap under Gaza ceasefire deal

Nickolay Mladenovbulgarian politician
What the agreement says matters. What happens next matters even more. Implementation and verification have to be real,
Donald TrumpuS President
We do have an understanding with Israel,
Israel will not interfere in the disarmament issue, and the national committee is the one that will carry out this task
The only good news in recent days is the announcement by the US president of an agreement for Hamas to relinquish their weapons and for Israel to withdraw its forces from Gaza,
Our focus now turns to implementation,

Trump's warmongering rhetoric toward Iran reflects America's stalemate

US President Donald Trump once again threatened Tehran with strikes on Wednesday, July 29, in retaliation for attacks targeting a US base in Jordan

Donald Trumppresident
We're going to beat the fucking shit out of them."
Trump's made so many threats without following through, I think the market views his threats as mostly bluster,... an entire

European leaders react as 60,000 migrants cross border into Spanish enclave

Ursula von der Leyeneuropean Commission President
We cannot allow anyone to come to our Union without abiding by our rules,
We have controls at the French-Spanish border, they already exist, and in fact they have been reinforced in recent months,
Mette Frederiksenprime Minister of Denmark since 2019
It goes without saying that the EU must immediately take all necessary measures and consider all options, including a suspension of Schengen cooperation. Uncontrolled immigration poses a threat to Europe and to Denmark,
France stands ready to provide the Spanish authorities with any support they may need, should they request it,
We have a mobile force permanently deployed. We will, of course, take measures if there are movements toward French territory,

UEFA threatens World Cup boycott, putting Infantino under pressure

On Thursday, July 30, two days after the international football governing body and its ever-present president announced a project — devised in utmost secrecy by the elite of the global football world — to create a commercial company bringing together its main economic assets, including the rights to the World Cup, to open its capital to private investors and increase its profits, the European football governing body (UEFA) pushed back

France freezes assets of Russian propagandist Xenia Fedorova

Fedorova, who works for conservative billionaire Vincent Bolloré's media empire, was ordered by the interior ministry on Wednesday to leave the country, following accusations she was relaying Kremlin propaganda on French media

We are witnessing an entirely new form of political pressure with a single objective: the censorship of opinions that do not conform to the official narrative,

Wildfires: What do we know about the red 'retardant' dropped over forests?

It is FIRE-TROL 931, made by the American company Perimeter Solutions, which also sells Phos-Chek, its equivalent used in the United States. It has always been the same product, and it does not contain PFAS,

Trump announces agreement for disarmament of Hamas

Donald TrumpuS President
This is a monumental step toward lasting PEACE and SECURITY,
As disarmament is completed, Israeli forces will withdraw, and the International Stabilization Force will work with a new Palestinian police force to take responsibility for Gaza being safe for its residents and its neighbors,
An agreement has been reached regarding the issue of weapons... Furthermore, an agreement has been reached on a gradual withdrawal of (Israeli forces)

India upper house approves tougher exam leak bill

Lawmakers approved it by a voice vote after several hours of discussion, a day after the lower house also passed the same bill

Jitendra Singh Ranaunion Minister
This is an issue in which every parent, every family, and indeed every citizen of this country has a stake, because these young children are our greatest investment,

Telegram's Durov says labeled 'terrorist' in Russia for refusing 'censorship' demands

Durov, who has lived outside Russia for years, holds French and United Arab Emirates passports

Russian officials have clearly got confused about who can ban whom from the Internet,
Russia has designated me as a 'terrorist' for refusing its demands for mass surveillance and censorship on Telegram,

Firefighters and volunteers team up against the flames: 'We can't do anything without them'

Late in the morning, a group of people formed around the reservoir, hauled in by a semi-trailer to help battle the fire that had destroyed 42,000 hectares in Gironde, southwestern France

The real problem is water,
Kevin Hectorenglish footballer (born 1944)
The firefighters are working nearby, and they asked us to position ourselves here, we're serving as an advanced supply point,

Saudi Arabia shifts from restraint to retaliation against Iran and its allies

After long resisting open involvement in the conflict that has pitted Iran and its allies against the United States and their partners since February 28, Saudi Arabia appears to have drawn lessons from a new reality: The war is far from over

French interior minister defends expulsion order against Russian propagandist Fedorova

Laurent Nuñezfrench official and politician
We are dealing with a very serious matter, namely an attack on the fundamental interests of the nation,
I have no doubt whatsoever that the people who espouse theories like those promoted by this individual will continue to disseminate them,

In China, the hidden death of 'Mei', a 6-year-old girl, after gene therapy raises many questions

It results from a mutation that disrupts the function of a key protein involved in cellular DNA machinery, causing physical and cognitive impairments that can resemble autism spectrum disorder