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Le Monde

October 2026

'Netanyahu's diatribes against antisemitism aim above all to silence his critics'

But the ambitious Netanyahu, then in his thirties, brought an unprecedented virulence to Israeli debate, multiplying lies, false equivalencies, and provocations to discredit the septuagenarians Rabin and Peres

Raphaël Glucksmann wins French center-left's presidential primary

MPs Emmanuel Maurel and Jérôme Guedj completed the table with 5.92% and 5.83% of the vote, respectively

Poland detains suspect in alleged assassination attempt on prime minister

A "report about a potential assassination attempt on Prime Minister Donald Tusk, as well as on Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, was transmitted to the police via the State Protection Service (SOP)," interior ministry spokeswoman Karolina Galecka said at a press briefing

Jacek Dobrzynskithe meeting, special services spokesperson
We are treating this matter as deadly serious,
Donald Tuskprime Minister
The man threatening an attack has been detained,
Month after month, year after year, more and more threats and worrying messages are reaching the police,

New attack hits Riyadh airport, says Saudi coalition

Earlier, Agence France-Presse journalists heard a powerful explosion in central Riyadh, while three residents in the city's north later reported hearing another blast

The birds went into a frenzy after the sound. The whole house shook,

Trump says Russia and Ukraine agree to 'energy ceasefire,' Zelensky says 'news for me'

Russia has launched waves of attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure since invading in February 2022, knocking out power and heating to millions during freezing temperatures, while Ukraine has systematically struck Russian oil refineries that it says fund the war

Donald Trumppresident
Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine,
Johann Wadephulgerman Foreign Minister
Europe needs stability and that means that we are very clearly continuing to stay by the side of Ukraine and its government,
Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident
First of all, with all respect to President Trump, it's up to our society, up to our people to choose one or another leader,

Pope Leo XIV says he will undergo surgery to remove nodule in lung

The 71-year-old Leo made the announcement during his Sunday noon blessing

French presidential election: Attal proposes 'pact for youth' in response to high school protests

Gabriel Attalprime Minister of France to 2024
If our Republic cannot capture, channel and absorb the ambitions and hopes of its youth, it will wither,
Gabriel Attalprime Minister of France to 2024
I want to be the president who speaks to young people because he understands them,
Our entire program, all our decisions, all our convictions must be focused on youth,... Whoever doesn't jump isn't Attal,

109 migrants dead, 116 missing after boat capsizes off Djibouti, UN says

Alexandre CoissaciOM Chief of Mission in Djibouti
This is a devastating loss of life. Our thoughts are with the survivors and the families who have lost loved ones or remain without news of their relatives,... Our teams are on the ground alongside local authorities to provide emergency assistance. This tragedy is a stark reminder of the dangers faced by migrants along this migration corridor as they seek economic opportunities
Poverty, insecurity and the growing impacts of climate change drive many to undertake this journey, despite mounting instability across the Middle East,

Indian 'cockroach' leaders released, movement calls for more protests

Saturday's rally was meant to be the culmination of weeks of opposition mobilization following allegations of misconduct during a nationwide voter roll revision, demanding the resignation of the head of the Election Commission of India

Abhijeet DipkecJP Founder
Modi, as PM, is an embarrassment to India,
The more Modi and his government crack down, the more the anger of Gen Z and students will grow,

In Kyiv, survivors of Chernobyl face Russian bombs: 'Chernobyl was an invisible enemy. War strikes in the open'

A drone strike there killed Natalia Khodemchuk, widow of the first victim of Chernobyl

'Nothing about the far right is patriotic. Its victory would bury traditions that make France what it is.'

Bayeux war correspondent awards: Palestinian Mahmoud Abu Hamda photography prize

Palestinian freelancer Mahmoud Abu Hamda on Saturday, October 10, won the photography category in the prestigious Bayeux award for war correspondents for his work from Gaza

Zelensky blasts Trump-Putin diesel deal as Russian strikes kill 16

The deal, which US President Donald Trump announced on Friday after a call with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, would see Moscow release large amounts of diesel onto global markets in exchange for sanctions relief

This is not the time to ease pressure on Russia, and Europe won’t,
Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident
Russia's choice is war. And they will be ready to end it only when they feel that their ability to drag the war out is diminishing,
I want to thank President Putin, to be honest with you,

Christa Pike discharged from hospital after surviving execution attempt

Pike had been in a hospital since the failed execution

She is grateful to the first responders and her medical team for their care in these extraordinary circumstances,

Timetables top list of French high schoolers' grievances to government

We've seen a slowdown over the past several days," with momentum now "very localized," either because of "local political activism or a real local problem,

French prodigy Paul Seixas wins Giro di Lombardia

French prodigy Paul Seixas ended his breakout season as a history-making Monument winner with a stunning victory at the Giro di Lombardia on Saturday, October 10

Nobel peace laureate Pillay condemns US sanctions on ICC

There is so much tension and anxiety over the continued existence of international courts, mainly the International Criminal Court in The Hague,
Most importantly, sanctions have been announced by one country against the judges, just for the judicial orders they issue. This is unheard of, unacceptable,

Isaias downgraded to post-tropical cyclone after landfall in Florida

In Pensacola, about 80 kilometers west of Destin in Florida, an Agence France-Presse reporter witnessed howling winds rip the roofs from some homes and businesses, snapping tree branches as the power went out

Isaias has very rapidly weakened over Alabama and has transitioned into a post-tropical cyclone,
Jonathan Ramosmexican weightlifter
Things are flying really fast, and I've never seen wind this fast before, so it's intense, it's scary,