Paris Soir - News from Paris, France, Europe and the world – 24/7

The Peruvian flag flew at half-staff Monday as the South American country grieved the passing of literary great Mario Vargas Llosa with a day of national mourning.

Antoine Semenyo struck in the first minute as Bournemouth boosted their hopes of qualifying for continental competition with a 1-0 Premier League victory over fellow European hopefuls Fulham on Monday.

A man who allegedly torched two vehicles at a Tesla dealership and painted "Die Elon" on the side of the building has been hit with federal charges, the US Department of Justice said Monday.

The United States opened the door Monday to tariffs targeting high-end technology and pharmaceuticals, feeding the uncertainty gripping the global economy in a trade war that Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned can have "no winner."

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe will miss the club's next two Premier League games after being diagnosed with pneumonia.

Julian Alvarez netted two penalties as Atletico Madrid dispatched bottom side Real Valladolid 4-2 on Monday in La Liga.

New York Yankees superstar Aaron Judge will captain the United States in next year's World Baseball Classic, it was announced on Monday.

Romelu Lukaku made sure that Napoli would stay three points behind Serie A leaders Inter Milan with a goal and two assists in Monday's 3-0 win over struggling Empoli.

Residents of the Ukrainian city of Sumy on Monday grieved the victims of one of the deadliest attacks of the war as Russia denied targeting civilians and US President Donald Trump resumed his onslaught against Ukraine's leader.

US tariff exemptions for electronics prompted market rallies Monday from Asia to Wall Street, but uncertainty dominated in a global trade war that Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned can have "no winner."

The Catholic Church has put Antoni Gaudi, the designer of Barcelona's Sagrada Familia basilica nicknamed "God's architect", on the path to sainthood, the Vatican said on Monday.

Elite US university Harvard risked billions of dollars in federal funding Monday as it rejected a list of sweeping demands that the Trump administration said are intended to crack down on campus antisemitism.

The United Nations warned Monday that Gaza was facing its most severe humanitarian crisis since the war began, with no aid entering the territory for weeks and conditions rapidly deteriorating after the collapse of a ceasefire.

Sudan's civil war has displaced 13 million people, the United Nations reported Monday, as the conflict between the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces enters a third year.

Former India captain M.S. Dhoni rolled back the years with an unbeaten 26 as Chennai Super Kings bounced back from five losses to down Lucknow Super Giants by five wickets in the IPL on Monday.

Meta will train its artificial intelligence (AI) models with its European users' public content and conversations with the Meta AI chatbot, the firm said on Monday.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday that she opposed a ban on songs glorifying drug traffickers, after violence erupted at a concert by an artist famous for singing "narcocorridos."

Meta chief and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg took the stand Monday in a landmark US anti-trust trial in which his social media juggernaut stands accused of abusing its market power to acquire Instagram and WhatsApp before they could become competitors.

US President Donald Trump resumed his attempts Monday to blame Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky for Russia's invasion, falsely accusing him of responsibility for "millions" of deaths.

The Lille public prosecutor's office confirmed on Monday that it had opened an investigation into "violence with a weapon" after a water bottle was thrown at Mathieu van der Poel, as he rode to victory in the Paris-Roubaix cycling race.

The United Nations warned Monday that Gaza was facing its most severe humanitarian crisis since the war began, with no aid entering the territory for weeks and conditions rapidly deteriorating following a ceasefire's collapse.

Paris Saint-Germain have the lowest average age of all sides in this season's Champions League quarter-finals and no player embodies the youthful energy and dynamism of Luis Enrique's team more than the thrilling Desire Doue.

The toll from a nightclub roof collapse in the Dominican Republic last week has risen to 231, the country's interior minister said Monday, after five more people succumbed to their injuries in hospital.

The Phoenix Suns fired head coach Mike Budenholzer on Monday after the team failed to reach the NBA playoffs despite having the largest payroll in the league.

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele assured Donald Trump on Monday that he would not return a man mistakenly deported from the United States, as the pair bonded over Trump's scheme to send migrants to a notorious prison in the Central American country.

Goldman Sachs reported Monday higher first-quarter profits on strength in equity trading, offsetting a hit from losses in investments on public stock markets.

World number three Alexander Zverev got his clay court season back on track with a 6-4, 6-1 over Frenchman Alexandre Muller in the first round of the ATP event in Munich on Monday.

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said he expects his side's "best performance possible" in the Champions League quarter-final against Dortmund on Tuesday despite holding a 4-0 first-leg lead.

A Google Maps scan on Monday of the body of water directly west of the Philippines now shows a name once invisible to most users -- the West Philippine Sea.

Hungarian lawmakers on Monday overwhelmingly backed constitutional changes targeting the country's LGBTQ community and dual nationals, the latest step to strengthen longtime nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban's self-styled "illiberal" brand of democracy.

Nvidia on Monday announced plans to build top-end artificial intelligence supercomputer chips entirely in the United States for the first time.

Argentina's currency dropped 8.4 percent against the US dollar as markets opened in Buenos Aires Monday, after the partial lifting of exchange controls in place for six years.