Cristiano Ronaldo gets 30-day suspension for Portugal walkout

19 October 2026 at 20:56

The football star received minimum penalty and will also have to pay a €255 fine. The disciplinary committee took into account 'the remorse shown' in Ronaldo's October 6 statement.

Cristiano Ronaldo leaves the pitch at Jose Alvalade stadium in Lisbon on September 24, 2026.

Who is Abdul Malik al-Houthi, the reclusive Houthi leader shaped by war?

Le Monde - International

19 October 2026 at 15:31

At the head of the movement that bears his name, the mysterious Abdul Malik al-Houthi combines religious, political and military authority, without ever appearing in public.

A billboard featuring the image of Houthi leader Abdel Malik al-Houthi in Sanaa, Yemen's capital, on October 11, 2026.

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

Le Monde - International

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.

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

Le Monde - International

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.'

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

Le Monde - International

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.

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'

Le Monde - International

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.

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

Lula and Bolsonaro trade insults during debate

Le Monde - International

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.

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

Zelensky speaks to US envoys as Trump accuses him of not wanting to end the war

Le Monde - International

19 October 2026 at 00:24

The Ukrainian president spoke to Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Sunday as Russia and Ukraine carried out drone strikes on each other's energy sites.

Smoke billows into the sky following Ukrainian drone strikes on an industrial zone in St. Petersburg, Russia, on October 18, 2026.

Bomb threat forces airliner from Tel Aviv to divert to Bulgaria

Le Monde - International

18 October 2026 at 23:42

The Austrian Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Sofia on Sunday, escorted by a Bulgarian MiG-29 fighter jet.

An Austrian Airlines plane takes off from the Schwechat airport near Vienna, Austria, on June 4, 2026.

Foucault in Iran: The archaeology of an illusion

Le Monde - International

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.

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.

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

Le Monde - International

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.

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

Le Monde - International

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.

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

Le Monde - International

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.

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'

Le Monde - International

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.'

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

Ukraine sets Saint Petersburg refinery ablaze in large-scale drone attack

Le Monde - International

18 October 2026 at 14:21

Kyiv says its retaliatory strikes are fair retribution for years of Russia's offensive and destruction of its energy infrastructure

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

Le Monde - International

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.

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.

In Albania, solidarity grows in response to police violence

Le Monde - International

18 October 2026 at 12:08

Many Albanians said they were shocked by the conduct of law enforcement. At least 120 police officers and 32 protesters were injured over four days, according to official reports.

During an anti-government student protest in Tirana, Albania, on October 16, 2026.

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

Le Monde - International

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.

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

Le Monde - International

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.

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

Le Monde - International

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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