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Received — 14 October 2026 ⏭ Le Monde - International

A new generation of activists is leading the American left's socialist awakening

14 October 2026 at 18:00
Galvanized by figures like Bernie Sanders and Zohran Mamdani, a new left is on the rise in the United States, attracting many young people. Candidates from this movement, backed by the Democratic Socialists of America hope to win decisive races in the November 3 midterm elections.

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Julianna Gomez, 24, and Emily Scramaty, 25, prepared to go door-to-door with the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) at one of the organization's offices in Los Angeles on October 3, 2026.

Pope Leo recovering after lung cancer operation

14 October 2026 at 07:03
The 71-year-old, who was only elected last year, made the surprise announcement that he would be undergoing surgery after Sunday prayers.

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Pope Leo XIV arrives at the Gemelli University Hospital for an operation to remove a lump from his lung, in Rome on October 13, 2026.

In the occupied West Bank, one Palestinian family's story shows the limits of the Israeli court system

14 October 2026 at 04:30
Far from being enforced, the rare rulings handed down by the Israeli Supreme Court in favor of Palestinians who have been dispossessed of their land or homes by Israeli settlers have been overturned either by force or by the military authorities.

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Wael Toubassi (left), and his brother Khais Toubassi, whose two houses at the top of the hill were stolen and set on fire by settlers, in Jaloud, occupied West Bank, on September 24, 2026.

France and Chad revive military cooperation

14 October 2026 at 02:48
After the rift caused by the expulsion of French troops from Chad, presidents Emmanuel Macron and Mahamat Idriss Déby have rebuilt ties over the past year. The French military is quietly regaining a foothold in its historic stronghold.

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French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes his Chadian counterpart, Mahamat Idriss Déby, at the Elysée Palace in Paris, October 13, 2026.

Former Ukrainian officer stands trial in Germany over Nord Stream sabotage

14 October 2026 at 00:06
Four years after the dramatic operation that targeted the two gas pipelines connecting Russia to Germany under the Baltic Sea, the first trial is opening Wednesday in Hamburg against Serhii Kuznetsov, one of the alleged masterminds.

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Gas leak on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in the Baltic Sea, off the coast of the island of Bornholm, Denmark, on September 27, 2022.
Received — 13 October 2026 ⏭ Le Monde - International

Duane Davis sentenced to minimum 40 years for Tupac killing

13 October 2026 at 20:38
The former Los Angeles-area gang leader was convicted of orchestrating the 1996 killing of 'California Love' rapper Tupac Shakur – a key figure in a hip-hop rivalry that pitted the East Coast against the West Coast. Shakur was only 25 when he was gunned down in Las Vegas.

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Duane Davis (C), is escorted by police from a sentencing hearing after his murder conviction in the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, at Clark County District Court at the Regional Justice Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, October 13, 2026.

EU opens new talks in Ukraine membership bid

13 October 2026 at 19:59
The European Union launched new negotiations with Ukrainian authorities on Tuesday, after MPs in Kyiv passed legislation protecting Hungarian-speaking minority rights.

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The Ukrainian and European Union flags fly in Kyiv, Ukraine, June 23, 2022.

Cornell suspends frat parties after gang rape allegations

13 October 2026 at 18:58
The president of the Ivy League university announced Tuesday all fraternity social events would be suspended for the academic year, as officials continue to face scrutiny over the handling of 2024 rape allegations involving fraternity members.

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The Chi Phi fraternity house on Cornell University's campus in Ithica, New York, October 11, 2026.

France and Equitorial Guinea in standoff over Paris luxury mansion

13 October 2026 at 18:20
French authorities have put up for sale the property, which was seized as part of an ill-gotten gains investigation, but which is also used by the African country's diplomatic mission. With the diplomats refusing court orders to vacate the premises, officials of both countries are warning of further action.

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The façade of the building housing the Equitorial Guinea embassy on Avenue Foch in Paris, February 14, 2012.

Ukraine strikes on Russian data centers disrupt online services

13 October 2026 at 17:40
Ukrainian forces have targeted at least three major data centers owned by Russian web giant Yandex over the past week. The strikes have resulted in widespread disruption of web services and applications used in everyday life in Russia.

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Fire breaks out after a Ukrainian drone attack at the Yandex data center in Sasovo, Russia, October 8.

EU watchdog says smart glasses must clearly show when recording

13 October 2026 at 17:32
Smart glasses, which resemble ordinary glasses but can capture images and interact with AI assistants, must give 'clear warnings' when they are recording, the European Union's data regulator said Tuesday. The statement comes amid an outcry over privacy violations.

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wears the Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses as he presents the new line of smart glasses at the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, California, September 17, 2025.

Debt: 'France is not Greece, and repeating the mistakes of the 2010s would be costly for everyone'

13 October 2026 at 16:35
Donald Trump is one of the key figures responsible for the global rise in interest rates, a trend that is putting pressure on France. Rather than taking satisfaction in the predicament of one of their own, eurozone countries and the European Central Bank would do better to stand together to curb speculation, argues economist Anton Brender.

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French navy intercepts oil tanker south of La Réunion suspected of being part of Russia's shadow fleet

13 October 2026 at 16:24
Footage released by the French Armed Forces shows French Navy personnel intercepting a vessel 'suspected of sailing under a false flag' south of La Réunion, a French overseas department in the Indian Ocean.

Flying the Beninese flag, the DF 'Peak' was intercepted by the French navy south of La Réunion on October 12, 2026.

Pope Leo has cancerous tumor removed in lung operation

13 October 2026 at 13:51
Officials in the Vatican said an operation to remove a nodule from the pope's lung was completed successfully on Tuesday. Leo had entered Gemelli Hospital in Rome as scheduled earlier in the afternoon. The Vatican has said it expects the recovery to take a week.

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Pope Leo XIV arrives at Gemelli Hospital for surgery to remove a lung nodule, Rome, Italy, October 13, 2026.

Russia condemns France's seizure of alleged sanctions-busting oil tanker

13 October 2026 at 13:31
A day after French naval forces in the Indian Ocean boarded the vessel, which Paris alleges was part of the Russian 'shadow fleet' to evade Western sanctions over the Ukraine conflict, Moscow's embassy in the French capital accused France of breaching international law.

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The Russian Federation's embassy in Paris, France, April 5, 2022.
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