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Yesterday — 5 May 2025Le Monde.fr - Actualités et Infos en France et dans le monde

US says Congo and Rwanda submitted a draft peace proposal

Eastern Congo has been in and out of crisis for decades, with dozens of armed groups vying for territory in the mining region near the border with Rwanda. The conflict has created one of the world's largest humanitarian crises, with more than seven million people displaced.

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US President Donald Trump's Senior Advisor for Africa Massad Boulos addresses a press conference at the US Embassy in Kigali, Rwanda on April 8, 2025.
Today — 6 May 2025Le Monde.fr - Actualités et Infos en France et dans le monde

Trump plans to impose 100% tariffs on foreign films to save 'dying' Hollywood

In an effort to bring film productions back to the United States, the president aims to impose tariffs on all films produced abroad. While this measure may not apply to American films, it risks triggering worldwide retaliation, which could be disastrous for the US.

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President Donald Trump, upon his arrival at the White House in Washington, on May 4, 2025.

Israel bombs Yemen after Houthi strike on Tel Aviv airport

Israel claims the strikes on Yemen's western coast targeted Houthi-controlled areas.

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A Yemeni gunman walks past paintings depicting rockets and scenes in solidarity with Gaza, displayed on a roadside fence in Sanaa, Yemen, May 5, 2025.

Germany's Friedrich Merz is embracing pragmatism

The Christian Democrat is set to be inaugurated chancellor on Tuesday. Coming from the Catholic bourgeoisie of former West Germany, he had to compromise on his campaign promises to form his coalition. These U-turns are already being criticized by some CDU voters.

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Friedrich Merz, in Berlin, April 28, 2025.

In Zurich, the leaf blower war or the anti-'woke' backlash

Ruled for decades by a pink-green urban left, the Swiss financial metropolis is embroiled in a cultural battle that reflects the current zeitgeist.

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A worker uses a leaf blower to blow autumn leaves together in the park in front of Hohenheim Palace in Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart on November 14 2023.

France to host Syria's new leader on first European visit

French President Emmanuel Macron will meet his Syrian counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa on Wednesday, marking the first European visit for the former rebel.

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Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa attends an interview with Reuters at the presidential palace, in Damascus, Syria, March 10, 2025.

'A Pope in the tradition of Francis': From New York to Ghana, Catholics hope for continuity at the Vatican

Just days before the conclave to elect a new pope begins, on May 7, believers around the world expressed their desire for Francis' successor to embody a more inclusive Church while maintaining a conservative stance on certain societal issues.

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Faithful gather for a rosary prayer and a candlelight procession in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, Saturday, May 3, 2025.

Harvard banned from federal grants, announces Trump administration

The institution has refused to comply with Donald Trump's requirements regarding student selection and teacher recruitment.

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Demonstrators rally on Cambridge Common in a protest organized by the City of Cambridge calling on Harvard leadership to resist interference at the university by the federal government in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US on April 12, 2025.
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