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Bientôt retraité, Edgar, le boucher du Pays d’Auge n’a toujours pas trouvé de repreneur : « La mer n’est pourtant qu’à trois quarts d’heure »

Squid fleets exposed: Investigation reveals illegal fishing and forced labour

June 8 marks World Oceans Day, a global event held every year to raise awareness of the impact of human actions on the ocean. Illegal fishing is one of them, threatening entire marine ecosystems. An investigation published by the non-profit Environmental Justice Foundation reveals widespread environmental destruction and human rights abuses across the global squid industry. Our Environment Editor Valerie Dekimpe tells us more.

French justice system 'overwhelmed, understaffed': Sexual assault victims endure 'systemic' failures

Annette Young is pleased to welcome Laura Slimani, Director of Projects at the Women's Foundation, a French NGO which has been very much focused on ending violence against women and girls. The killing of 11-year-old Lyhanna has ignited a wave of public anger across France, prompting demonstrations in more than 200 cities and renewed scrutiny of how the justice system handles violence against women and children. In this interview, Ms. Slimani argues that the tragedy is not simply the result of an individual failure but rather it "reveals a much broader dysfunction in the entire French justice system: she says it's evidence of a broader systemic crisis marked by judicial delays, chronic underfunding, and a widening gap between reports of sexual violence and successful prosecutions. "We are prosecuting less rape cases today than we did 10 years ago."

«Attention à la guerre des récits» : Arthur Mensch rejette l’idée d’une Europe condamnée à rester à la traîne sur l’intelligence artificielle

À la tête de Mistral AI, l’entrepreneur français défend les atouts technologiques du continent et appelle à une véritable stratégie industrielle pour faire émerger des champions locaux.

More than 1.2 million people attend Pope's mass in Madrid

More than 1.2 million people filled the streets of Madrid on Sunday for a mass by Pope Leo XIV at which he called for a renewal of the Catholic faith, saying Spaniards should not look at religion as "a museum of the past to be visited, but a school of faith from which to draw even today".

"On ne regrette pas, surtout vu le prix des carburants" : à Angers, les vélos-cargos électriques passent la seconde face aux véhicules utilitaires

Notre série "En toute sobriété" met en avant des solutions locales pour réduire nos consommations et agir face à l'urgence climatique. Dans cet épisode, une association aide salariés et entrepreneurs à remplacer leurs camionnettes thermiques.

Pope Leo XIV visits Spain as Church seeks a fresh voice in changing Europe

Pope Leo XIV has begun a weeklong visit to Spain, bringing the American pontiff to one of Europe’s historic centres of Christianity at a moment of political tension, social change and renewed curiosity about faith.

Ukraine: Dear Putin, Lebanon: A Crude Call, Colombia's 'Tiger'

In a week where a renewed ceasefire was proclaimed between Israel and Lebanon, a deal that hinges on the complete cessation of attacks from the Iranian backed militants Hezbollah and withdrawal from the south of the country.

Repris de justice, joueur d’échecs redoutable… Les mille visages de Chouaïb Benbakir, l’insaisissable propriétaire de Master Poulet

ENQUÊTE - Si l’enseigne de poulet halal a été propulsée sous les feux des projecteurs en avril dernier par une polémique avec le maire de Saint-Ouen, son fondateur, lui, cultive le mystère. Le Figaro a cherché à en savoir plus sur cet ambitieux entrepreneur de 33 ans.

Huit sites de baignade gratuits et sécurisés, dont trois à Paris, seront ouverts cet été dans la Seine et la Marne

Dans la capitale, les sites du Bras de Grenelle, de Bercy et du Bras Marie, qui avaient accueilli l'été dernier près de 100 000 baigneurs, seront ouverts du 4 juillet à la fin août.

« Qui veut être mon associé ? Amplify » et le fonds d’investissement Tomcat s’unissent pour booster l’entrepreneuriat

Western Balkan leaders join EU summit amid renewed enlargement drive

EU and Western Balkan leaders gathered in the Adriatic port town of Tivat in Montenegro on Friday, alongside heads of Europe's largest economies including French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

Disparition de Lyhanna : la fédération France Victimes appelle à un Grenelle « sur les crimes commis contre les mineurs »

'Ni una menos': Mass rallies held in Argentina to protest killing of 14-year-old girl

The killing this month of 14-year-old Agostina Vega, in the central city of Cordoba, has shocked Argentina, triggering a groundswell of outrage and growing demands for government action against gender-based violence. The outrage has reverberated across the country, and on Wednesday, thousands of protesters gathered for the annual Ni Una Menos demonstration in downtown Buenos Aires. Agostina’s case brought renewed energy and purpose to the protest, amplifying demands for government action and intensifying criticism of President Javier Milei.

Israel and Lebanon renew ceasefire on condition Hezbollah holds its fire

Israel and Lebanon on Wednesday agreed to renew a ceasefire that would be contingent on the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group holding back all fire, representatives said in a joint statement after talks in Washington, DC. Just hours after the deal was struck, air raid sirens sounded in northern Israel after an alert over a "suspicious aerial target”, but it was not clear where it was coming from.

Middle East war live: Israel and Lebanon agree to implement a ceasefire

Israel and Lebanon agreed Wednesday to renew their fragile ceasefire and create a number of “pilot” security zones inside Lebanon from which Hezbollah militants would be banned. In a joint statement released after a fourth round of US-mediated talks at the State Department, the two sides said the ceasefire “is contingent on a complete cessation of Hezbollah fire and the evacuation of all Hezbollah operatives” from areas south of the Litani River. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.

UK: Outrage grows after police handcuff dying student

British police faced national backlash over the inflammatory case of an 18-year-old student who was handcuffed as he lay dying from stab wounds after his killer falsely alleged a racist attack. The killing of Henry Nowak happened in December, but the story got renewed attention after the killer was sentenced to life in prison on Monday, and video was released that showed police not believing Nowak when he said that he had been stabbed.

Auchan va céder 72 supermarchés à Intermarché, 17 sont toujours en quête de repreneur

En janvier, le distributeur avait annoncé qu'il envisageait de vendre 91 supermarchés au groupement Mousquetaires, pour se concentrer sur ses hypermarchés.

Auchan va céder 72 supermarchés à Intermarché, 17 magasins restent sans repreneur

En janvier, le distributeur nordiste avait annoncé qu’il envisageait de vendre 91 supermarchés au groupement Mousquetaires, pour se concentrer sur ses hypermarchés, une annonce dénoncée par les syndicats.

Chile's hard-right Kast renews crime, migration crackdown pledge

Chile's hard-right leader Jose Antonio Kast on Monday announced crackdowns on crime and migration as his ratings suffer less than three months into his term. Kast unveiled new measures including a "vandal" registry and longer detentions for migrants during his first-ever address to Congress as Chilean president. The 60-year-old took office in March as Chile's most right-wing leader since the end of General Augusto Pinochet's 1973-1990 dictatorship.