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Le Monde

September 2026

After Marseille's Old Port roundup is recognized as a crime against humanity, victims express relief: 'This is the end of collective indifference'

People almost forgot what happened. This is the end of collective indifference,
Today I am thinking of my parents. For a long time, we were known only as the people evacuated from the Old Port,

Ronaldo leaves Portugal training camp after being benched during match with Norway

Ronaldo had been due to train with his teammates at the Parken stadium in Copenhagen on Wednesday but left abruptly after Jesus's press conference

Cristiano Ronaldoimage in gallery
Following the national team coach's press conference, and after having a conversation with the Portuguese Football Federation president, I decided to leave the national team's training camp,
Cristiano Ronaldoimage in gallery
If everything goes according to plan, it will be Goncalo who plays,... If I need him, he'll come on. If I don't need him, he won't."
Jorge Jesuscoach
Afterward, as coach, I decided not to bring him on. It's nothing to make a fuss about,
Jorge Jesuscoach
Any player — and I was a player myself... when you spend 20 or 30 minutes warming up and then don't get on... no one is happy about that,
Jorge Jesuscoach
There was no incident whatsoever,

UK PM Burnham suggests Iran involved in airbase incident

Andy Burnhamiran, U.K. Prime Minister
There are strong indications that Iran played a part in what happened over the weekend at RAF Fairford, but of course it remains an ongoing, complex and serious police investigation, and of course we are working closely with our colleagues in the United States of America,
We will say more in due course, but we can confirm our belief that we believe Iran to have played a part,

What we know about the attempted hijacking of a Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv

We experienced a sudden shutdown, a loss of the plane's electrical system, the multimedia system, everything. Then there were screams: 'Stabbings, stabbings, blood, blood,

Trump turns to self-regulation by industry leaders rather than new AI rules

From now on, super intelligence will be the preferred term, a change introduced by the businessman who has long prided himself on coining new phrases in political discourse

French court classifies 1943 Nazi-era roundup as crime against humanity

Like a herd of sheep, French police marched us to the port quayside. There, we were handed over to the Nazis,
This recognition of crimes against humanity serves as a form of moral reparation."
It is extraordinary that the French justice system is finally acknowledging the tragedy at the port of Marseille,

Macron accuses rivals of 'legitimizing' French high school protest violence

President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday, September 30, slammed politicians he accused of "legitimizing violence" in French school protests that have seen clashes with police and hundreds of arrests, in comments targeting the far left

Emmanuel Macronpresident
I hear and I understand the anxiety, the anger" of the students, whose grievances include timetables, class sizes, a shortage of teachers and overheated classrooms during this year's heatwaves
However, none of these debates, none of these fears justifies violence. And on no account... can political leaders legitimize violence,

Macron says 'welcome back' after Burnham floats UK return to EU

Emmanuel Macronpresident
If the British want to come back and if the prime minister is moving in that direction, I think that is very good news both for his country and for Europeans,
Andy Burnham is right to have this boldness,
You cannot choose between the freedoms of the union and decide to take what suits us and not the rest,

Plane bound for Israel forced to land in Saudi Arabia, both pilots hospitalized after 'incident'

The situation is under control, and all measures are currently being taken to bring the Israeli passengers back to Israel safely,

French civil servants take to the streets ahead of key budget meeting

On Tuesday, September 29, one of the two Paris marches of civil servants, called to denounce the erosion of public employees' purchasing power among other grievances, set off from outside a branch of Picard, the popular frozen food chain, a stone's throw from Place de la République

France to end 'one in, one out' immigration agreement with the United Kingdom

The United Kingdom made every effort to extend the pilot agreement, known in France as "un pour un" and across the Channel as "one in, one out." Signed with France in July 2025, it was set to expire on October 1

We are discussing with the British the terms of exiting the agreement,

Pentagon picks Boeing for new US Navy contract valued at $20 billion for air strike weapons

Daryl Caudleadmiral
Failure to field next-generation carrier aviation capability on schedule will introduce risk to air superiority, strike reach and the long-term viability of carrier-based operations in contested environments,
Mike Duffeypentagon undersecretary
The F/A-XX platform represents a crucial, non-negotiable investment in America's national security and long-term air combat capabilities,
Delivering two advanced fighters in parallel was always our plan, and we invested accordingly. We are ready and able to build multiple concurrent future combat aircraft franchise programs,
For F/A-XX, Northrop Grumman offered a highly survivable, digitally advanced sixth-generation fighter to the US Navy,
The technical and programmatic details of F/A-XX remain classified under US national security and export laws,

US Supreme Court lifts limits on third-country deportations

US President Donald Trump campaigned on promises to expel millions of undocumented migrants from the United States and has taken a number of actions aimed at speeding up deportations since returning to the White House in 2025