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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.
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