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Israel detains US congressional candidate at West Bank olive harvest

21 October 2026 at 20:31
Israel, which has faced growing international criticism over violence during the harvest, announced on Monday it had made several arrests after settlers beat up a US photojournalist covering the incidents, and a French mayor who had come for the olive season.

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Brad Lander, Democratic nominee for New York's 10th Congressional District.

'Netanyahu's campaign promise for Israel: War and unprecedented isolation'

21 October 2026 at 19:00
The hawkish Israeli prime minister, whose political future hangs in the balance during the legislative elections on October 27, has chosen to confine his country to the role of a besieged warrior, entrenched in its fortress, writes Le Monde columnist Gilles Paris.

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The grounds of an Israeli farm near Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, August 12, 2026.

Macron makes surprise visit to Saudi Arabia

21 October 2026 at 14:18
The Elysée Palace said that Saudi Arabia would supply France with additional diesel 'for as many months as necessary.'

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French President Emmanuel Macron and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday, October 21, 2026.

EU investigates Booking.com over online fraud and phishing risks

21 October 2026 at 14:12
The EU's digital watchdog said it would assess whether the online platform 'properly identified' risks linked to the spread of illegal content such as non-existent properties and fraudsters portraying themselves as the owner of a property and putting it up for rent.

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An employee works on his computer at the new Booking.com customers site in Tourcoing, France, October 4, 2019.

British Museum sells second set of Bayeux exhibition tickets

21 October 2026 at 12:03
The medieval artwork depicting the 1066 Norman invasion of England in painstaking detail is on an unprecedented loan from France and will be exhibited at the museum until July 11, 2027.

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People walk past an advertisement promoting the Bayeux Tapestry, going on view at the British Museum in London, Britain, September 10, 2026.

Israel links France's October 17 violence to Islam and support for Palestinians

21 October 2026 at 11:51
As the weekend's footage circulated widely in Israel, commentary about France, its political leadership, diplomatic stance and integration model grew especially harsh. Several political leaders have called on French Jews to move to Israel.

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Châtelet-Les Halles, Paris, during the night of October 18, 2026.

Macron's image abroad tarnished by riots as his term ends

21 October 2026 at 11:14
Social unrest and the violence that has broken out during protests provide an opportunity for France's adversaries. The young president elected in 2017, once a darling among Europeans, now sees his legacy being reconsidered at the very end of his term.

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Emmanuel Macron at the Al-Sakhir Palace, near Zallaq, Bahrain, October 20, 2026.

Australian MP loses both legs after 'targeted' attack

21 October 2026 at 09:55
Helen Haines was struck by a car coming out from her office on Monday. Police have charged Brendan Nugent with dangerous driving causing serious injury and intentionally causing serious injury, as well as the federal crime of harming a public official.

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Phil Haines, husband of independent member of parliament Helen Haines, speaks to the media at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, Australia, October 21, 2026.

How Trump's camp is exploiting France's riots to energize the MAGA base

21 October 2026 at 07:26
The US president and his inner circle have repeatedly used the violence of October 17 to denounce immigration and Muslims, warning that a Democratic victory in the midterm elections on November 3 would expose the United States to the same dangers.

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Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Park City, Kansas, October 19, 2026.

Woody Allen films an idealized Madrid as envisioned by local authorities

21 October 2026 at 03:43
At nearly 91 years old, the American filmmaker is shooting his 51st film, backed by €3 million in funding from Madrid's city hall and regional government. The aim is to boost the capital's international profile as it grapples with a housing crisis.

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During a press conference with Woody Allen, alongside actors Peter Vives and Alexi Wasser, who star in his upcoming film being shot in Madrid at the Teatros del Canal in the Spanish capital, October 1, 2026.

Saudi influence and national interest keep 9/11 justice stalled and paralyzed

21 October 2026 at 03:00
'On the Saudi Trail of 9/11' (4/4). After a quarter of a century, the deadliest terrorist attack in history has yet to result in a single trial. More than 10,000 plaintiffs, either victims or their families, have grown impatient and outraged that investigative reports are only being declassified in dribs and drabs. The White House and the Department of Justice have come under particular criticism for inaction.

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On the first anniversary of the 9/11 attacks at the Ground Zero site in New York, September 11, 2002.

Trump hails Le Pen as 'conservative voice' amid France unrest

21 October 2026 at 02:54
The US president launched into a lengthy tirade about France at a midterms rally Monday in Kansas, saying it was being 'conquered, looted and burned to the ground by migrants, jihadists and communists.'

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French far-right party Rassemblement National (RN) group MP Marine Le Pen at the French National Assembly, French Parliament's lower house, in Paris on October 20, 2026.

Burkina Faso junta reinstates death penalty

21 October 2026 at 00:46
Ruled by a military junta since a 2022 coup, Burkina Faso last carried out an execution recorded in 1988, according to Amnesty International, which had urged the country not to bring back capital punishment. Junta leader Captain Ibrahim Traoré announced plans last year to reinstate it.

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Burkina Faso's junta leader Captain Ibrahim Traoré attends a meeting in Moscow on May 10, 2025.

Israel, a testing ground for uniting the right and far right

21 October 2026 at 00:03
One week before the October 27 elections, far-right parties are trying to outdo Likud. Weakened by the trauma of October 7 and pulled further right by more radical rivals, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's party could lose a third of its 32 seats in the Knesset.

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Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel's national security minister and leader of the Otzma Yehudit party, at a press conference in Jerusalem, October 18, 2026.
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