New Caledonia: Why are there so many guns in the French Pacific territory?

French authorities estimate that there is one firearm for every four inhabitants on the archipelago's main island, Grande Terre.

Ships near a temporary floating jetty built to receive humanitarian aid, at Gaza Beach, May 18.

Forces de défense israéliennes via REUTERS

Delivery of aid to Gaza by sea is a 'smokescreen' given the scale of the needs

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Slovak PM's prognosis 'positive,' as shooting suspect in pre-trial detention

Mikheil Saakashvili's handwritten answers to Le Monde's questions, written from his prison cell in Georgia, May 16.

ADRIEN VAUTIER / LE PICTORIUM FOR LE MONDE

Former Georgian president Saakashvili: 'The Russians want to take revenge'

The imprisoned former president and opposition leader writes to Le Monde about Georgia's controversial 'foreign influence' law.

Rugby player Antoine Dupont lit up the cauldron in Toulouse on Friday May 17.

VALENTINE CHAPUIS / AFP

Paris 2024: 55,000 spectators turned out to cheer the Olympic torch in Toulouse

The Olympic torch relay in Toulouse on Friday came to a climactic close in an enthusiastic Stade Ernest-Wallon.

MARC DOMAGE

Eight ideas for European Night of Museums

More than 3,000 museums will open their doors to the public free of charge on May 18. Here are our picks for how to make the most of the night in Paris and the surrounding region.

Rally in support of the Jewish community, in front of Rouen town hall, May 17, 2024.

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After the arson attack on Rouen's synagogue, shock and support for France's Jewish community

The man who set fire to the building on Friday morning was killed by police. He was an undocumented Algerian whose application for a residency permit in France for health treatment had been rejected. Rallies were held in Rouen and Paris.

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Olympic rings in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, September 16, 2017.

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Félix Pommier, Diana Liu and Marion Huysman

What was promised for the Paris Olympics and what will actually be ready?

In 2016, Paris' bid for the 2024 Olympics boasted lofty ambitions. But as the city counts down the days until the opening ceremony on July 26, some of these promises have fallen through.

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At the Incarville toll booth (Eure), after the attack on a prison van, May 14, 2024.

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Antoine Albertini and Samuel Laurent

Who is Mohamed Amra, who escaped from a prison van leaving two officers dead?

The drug trafficker's spectacular escape also left three people seriously injured. Prison labor unions have called for blocking prisons on Wednesday.

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Demonstration at University College London in support of the Palestinians in Gaza, May 11, 2024.

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Le Monde's correspondents in Europe

Protests against Gaza war take hold on European campuses

Following their counterparts in the United States, students across Europe are occupying their establishments to demand an end to Israeli bombardments in Gaza.

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