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EMMA DA SILVA/AP Against a backdrop of rising energy prices, declining purchasing power and increasing bond yields, the proposed 2027 budget relies on a growth forecast of 1%, now more fragile than ever.
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AMANDA PEROBELLI/REUTERS The left-wing candidate won his fourth term after coming second in the first round.
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ALEXI ROSENFELD/GETTY IMAGES The former chief of the General Staff now leads Yashar!, the main opposition party in the October 27 elections. Entering politics in 2022, he has taken a stand against the outgoing prime minister's populist and radical policies.
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DADO RUVIC/REUTERS The maker of the Claude chatbot, which could be valued at up to $2 trillion, reported quarterly sales of $11.6 billion but warned investors of dangers ranging from its clash with the Trump administration to AI systems acting on their own.
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ADRIENNE SURPRENANT/MYOP FOR LE MONDE The far-right Rassemblement National candidate gathered more than 8,000 supporters on October 25 on the outskirts of Orléans, which was placed under tight security measures.
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JOSHUA LOTT FOR LE MONDE Feature
'Route 66, the pulse of America' (1/6). For the 100th anniversary of the legendary road, Le Monde set out to meet those who live along its path, starting in Chicago. Still closely associated with Barack Obama, the city is now betting on quantum computing to revitalize a struggling working-class neighborhood.
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Opinion Opinion
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Editorial
French citizens who want to continue demonstrating peacefully have had their protests banned. The escalation accompanying these prohibitions is irresponsible, as it paves the way for ever more dangerous abuses.
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Op-Ed
Political scientist Boris Gobille demonstrates that the connections between the two youth movements go beyond a slogan, highlighting a similar protest dynamic and comparable forms of dissent.
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Op-Ed
The looting of stores reveals that the promises of consumer society are no longer enough to contain citizens' frustrations, writes management sciences researcher Benoît Heilbrunn.
French Delights
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DAMIEN PERRONNET/SOTHEBY'S Sotheby's estimated 'Iris' at between €22 and €30 million, 'the highest valuation ever given to a painting offered at auction in France,' when presenting the sale. It was painted by Claude Monet in his twilight years.
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CRÉDIT GETTY RESEARCH INSTITUTE Feature
To mark the bicentenary of the invention of photography, Paris is paying tribute to the shoe shiner and his customer, who were inadvertently immortalized by Louis Daguerre in the spring of 1838.
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GUILLAUME BLOT Paris-based artists David Brognon, who is Belgian, and Stéphanie Rollin, who is Luxembourgish, have won the 26th edition of the prestigious award.
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