New Caledonia: France says it will restore order 'whatever the cost'

French forces cleared dozens of barricades between the airport and the capital Nouméa in an operation on Sunday, as the country's top official in the Pacific territory vowed to quell riots.

Helicopter carrying Iranian President Raisi in 'hard landing,' rescuers dispatched

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Chinese officials are operating in France against dissidents

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Paris's Musée de l'Armée traces the history of the duel

An exhibition on show until August documents the codified combat between two individuals, from Antiquity to the present day, in a form of ritualized violence.

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At least 20 killed in Israeli air strike on Nuseirat refugee camp, says hospital

The strike on Sunday morning was targeting a house belonging to the Hassan family in Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital said in a statement.

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In an underground quarry in Normandy, archeologists trace the people who hid from D-Day bombings

During the Allied bombings from June 6 to late July 1944, hundreds of Caen residents took refuge in the Saingt quarry. Now abandoned and largely intact, it is a playground for archeologists, who have turned it into a conservation space and a laboratory for their methods.

Flora, a captain in the French Army, in Toulouse on May 7

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Julia Pascual, Leila Minano and Yves Tréca-Durand

#MeToo in the French military: Female soldiers speak out

French female soldiers are speaking out about the sexual violence they have suffered in the course of their duties, and the armed forces are struggling to stay on top of a growing movement. Le Monde found that women are being penalized, while their alleged attackers remain in post.

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Shooting in Kinshasa is a failed coup d'état, says Congolese army

Ukraine's post-25 enlistment policy aims to 'protect the country's future'

Slovak PM Fico's life no longer in danger after shooting, says deputy

People remove debris from a house damaged by the flood in Firozkoh the capital city of Ghor Province, Afghanistan, May 18, 2024.

Flash floods kill at least 66 in northern Afghanistan

'Bodkin' on Netflix: Exquisite corpses litter the Irish coast

Mbappé left out of PSG squad for final Ligue 1 match

Parents' climate guilt: 'I can't explain my inconsistencies to myself nor to my children'

A Swiss summit for an unlikely peace in Ukraine

Talleen Abu Hanna represents hope for transgender women in Israel

China is no longer Germany's leading trading partner

New Caledonia removed from Olympic torch's route following unrest

Paris 2024: Olympic torch relay begins with popular success

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Six questions to understand the crisis in New Caledonia

Tensions in the French overseas territory exploded on May 13, leaving 5 people dead and dozens injured four days later. The government declared a state of emergency on May 15.

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Training new Ukrainian army recruits, near Pokrovsk, Ukraine, May 9, 2024.

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Inside a Kyiv recruitment center: 'Someone has to hold a weapon'

Ukrainians now have to identify themselves to the authorities to potentially be called to serve in the military. Le Monde followed two young Ukrainians who volunteered for the front before the change new rule came into effect.

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

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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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