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Received — 19 October 2026 ⏭ Le Monde - International

Israel arrests 10 after West Bank settler attacks on American photographer and French mayor

19 October 2026 at 15:00
One day after the beating of a 'Washington Post' photographer, settlers attacked a convoy of European diplomats, including the French and Belgian consuls general in Jerusalem and the French mayor.

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Clashes between Palestinians and Israeli settlers during olive harvest in Abu Falah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, October 16, 2026.

Swedish parliament speaker asks Center Party leader to try to form government

19 October 2026 at 14:34
In a bid to break the deadlock with neither the left nor the right blocs able to build a majority, speaker Andreas Norlen said he asked Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist to explore the conditions for a 'middle option.'

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MPs, including Center Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist attend a session of the Swedish Parliament Riksdagen on October 15, 2026, in Stockholm.

US, China, Germany and UK urge caution to citizens visiting France

19 October 2026 at 10:37
More than 2,500 people were arrested after violence broke out amid demonstrations on that saw some half a million people turn out across France to protest against the cost of living.

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People look at a charred car on Place de la République the day after a demonstration against rising living costs, joining students' grievances, in Paris, October 18, 2026.

Trump and Putin claim French protests are evidence of 'migrant chaos' and 'Europe's decline'

19 October 2026 at 09:12
The MAGA movement and the Kremlin, along with European far-right groups, described the demonstrations in France as a consequence of immigration and the decline of 'Western civilization,' while other observers saw them as a sign of the Macron era's twilight.

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US President Donald Trump at the White House, Washington, October 18, 2026.

Lula and Bolsonaro trade insults during debate

19 October 2026 at 04:07
A week before the presidential election runoff, the two men sparred over the economy, public security, healthcare, corruption and Brazil's ties to the United States.

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Brazilian presidential candidates Flavio Bolsonaro and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva take part in a presidential debate in Sao Paulo, Brazil, October 18, 2026.

Foucault in Iran: The archaeology of an illusion

18 October 2026 at 23:21
Previously unpublished texts featured in the new book 'Iran: When the Earth Trembles,' shed new light, according to Islamic studies scholar and philosopher Christian Jambet, on how Michel Foucault misjudged the Islamic Revolution.

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On February 28, 1972, Michel Foucault (right) spoke with philosopher and journalist Maurice Clavel (1920-1979), during a demonstration in front of a Renault factory, in the western Paris suburb of Boulogne-Billancourt.
Received — 18 October 2026 ⏭ Le Monde - International

25 years after 9/11, documents reveal Saudi elite funding for Al-Qaeda

18 October 2026 at 19:30
'On the Saudi Trail of the 9/11 Attacks' (2/4). Osama bin Laden may have been treated as persona non grata in Riyadh and pushed into exile, but declassified CIA documents show massive cash flows from the kingdom funded Al-Qaeda until 2003. Washington preferred to keep things quiet, so as not to offend the oil-rich monarchy.

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Declassified CIA report, then published online in 2024 as part of the civil proceedings brought by the families of 9/11 victims against the Saudi state.

'A tsunami of Jewish terrorism': Settler violence in occupied West Bank conceals ethnic cleansing

18 October 2026 at 18:35
Ahead of Israel's upcoming October 27 parliamentary elections, several NGOs describe the methods settlers use to drive Palestinians from their land and the obstacles they place in the way of local olive harvests.

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Israeli soldiers monitor Palestinians and activists harvesting olives in the village of Khirbet Abu Falah, in the occupied West Bank, on October 17, 2026.

Second day of street clashes in Milan

18 October 2026 at 18:25
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called for a security meeting Monday to address the violence, which recalled some scenes of chaos and looting in Paris.

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Police confront "Italia in Piazza" protesters in Milan, Italy, on October 17, 2026.

Former UNRWA head Philippe Lazzarini: 'The destruction of Gaza has been acknowledged by the international community. It's a disgrace'

18 October 2026 at 16:29
The former commissioner-general of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East condemned the destruction of Gaza orchestrated by Israel and its 'ratification' by the international community. In his view, salvation for the Palestinians can only come through 'external pressure.'

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Philippe Lazzarini, former commissioner-general of UNRWA, at his home in Geneva, on September 30, 2026.

EU 'strongly condemns' settler attack on delegation in West Bank

18 October 2026 at 13:56
Saturday saw Israeli settlers attack a convoy of European diplomats in the West Bank town of Taybeh and beat up a visiting French mayor, witnesses said.

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Vehicles drive at the site where Belgium's foreign minister says masked settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank attacked Palestinians, Catholic representatives and Western diplomats and officials, in Taybeh, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, October 17, 2026. in this screengrab from a video obtained from social media.

Fire at military base 'one of the worst tragedies' for the Canadian Armed Forces

18 October 2026 at 11:40
Four soldiers were killed and dozens injured after a fire broke out on Saturday at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright military base in western Alberta province.

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Paramedics load an injured person into an ambulance after a fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, outside of Wainwright, Alberta, October 17, 2026.

On the campaign trail with Gabriel Zucman, the economist who wants to tax California's billionaires

18 October 2026 at 04:00
The 39-year-old French-American Berkeley professor is campaigning to have voters approve, in a November 3 referendum, a measure that would temporarily impose a 5% tax on the wealth of billionaires living in the state. Some of his colleagues consider that his activism has begun to overshadow his scientific approach.

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Gabriel Zucman at the University of California, Berkeley, on September 29, 2026.

Rubio warns of West Bank 'crisis' as settlers attack diplomats and a French mayor

18 October 2026 at 03:30
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned against a brewing 'crisis' in the territory a day after an American photojournalist was injured in a brutal attack. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said in a statement that Israel must 'urgently halt criminal violence' and arrest those responsible.

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Vehicles at the site where Belgium's foreign minister says masked settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank attacked Palestinians, Catholic representatives and Western diplomats and officials, in Taybeh, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, October 17, 2026.
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