Criticized for his absence from Paris after violence shook France over the weekend of October 17, the French president said he refused to cancel his trip so as not to show 'nervousness'. On Thursday morning, he is set to meet with intelligence services at the Elysée during a security council meeting.
French President Emmanuel Macron, flanked by Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani (left) and Qatar's head of state, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, at the 9th annual summit of the One Planet Sovereign Wealth Funds network, in Lusail, Qatar, October 21, 2026.
Lawyer Assaf Gonen said in a statement that their arrests had only been 'for show,' and were 'intended to satisfy media pressure and foreign interests.' The suspects have not been identified.
An Israeli settler overlooks members of Israeli forces blocking a road preventing Palestinians from reaching groves to harvest olives in the West Bank town of Turmus Ayya, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026.
Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters on Wednesday that Russia was 'in principle, ready to resume' the talks in mid-November, following a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US envoy Steve Witkoff in Saint Petersburg. Ukraine quickly backed the proposal.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov attend a ceremony for newly appointed foreign ambassadors to Russia, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on November 24, 2020.
Following a day of protests marked by violence on October 17 in France, Iranian authorities condemned what they described as 'double standards' and, without irony, called on Paris to listen to the demonstrators.
The platform informed staff of the cuts on Tuesday, according to a statement from a spokesperson. The company had 12,300 employees at the end of 2025, before announcing a first round of layoffs in February affecting 800 jobs.
Before conducting this analysis, publisher Boréal said it had tried to work with Thélyson Orélien to gather the evidence necessary to prove his innocence. However, that effort was inconclusive and Orélien 'subsequently announced that he would not provide any further information,' the publisher said.
Canadian-Haitian novelist Thélyson Orélien (L) and Rwandan author, dancer and stage director Dorcy Rugamba take part in the 28th edition of "Les Correspondances" literature festival in Manosque, France on September 24, 2026.
Received by the Russian president near Saint Petersburg on Wednesday, Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump's envoy, praised the Russian leader, highlighting his 'humanitarian' profile. He left without securing any concessions from his host, who dismissed any idea of a truce with Kyiv.
Students, pupils and teachers held protests across Greece on Wednesday, October 21, denouncing staff shortages, outdated infrastructure and the high cost of housing.
Demonstration against rising housing costs and underfunded education, in solidarity with students in France and Spain, in Athens, Greece, on October 21, 2026.
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.
Jean-Paul Garraud, MEP for the far-right Rassemblement National, ahead of Marine Le Pen's campaign launch rally in Hénin-Beaumont on September 13, 2026.
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.
Far-right President Javier Milei also referred to his Spanish counterpart as as a 'thief' and 'corrupt' at an economic forum in the Spanish capital on Wednesday.
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.
This French woman is, to date, the only female 'returnee' from the Islamic State group to stand trial for an attempted murder committed in Syria. Her trial, which was originally scheduled for June 4 but postponed, opens Wednesday in Paris.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Phil Haines, husband of independent member of parliament Helen Haines, speaks to the media at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, Australia, October 21, 2026.
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