Lacking a majority, Israel's president – known for his cautious approach and reluctance to make firm decisions – could push for a unity government, much like his father, Chaim Herzog, did 42 years ago.
EU member states, including France, Germany and Italy, said in a statement on Thursday that they would release the oil from their strategic reserves by the end of January 2027, including 20.5 million barrels of diesel.
'On Route 66, the pulse of America' (5/6). An industrial and agricultural hub, this soulless California city is the very opposite of Silicon Valley. Once a 'promised land' for many migrant workers, it has become a place of disillusionment for many who now face the Trump administration's harsh immigration crackdown.
A few days before a crucial United Nations Security Council vote on Western Sahara, 'Le Monde' traveled a stretch of the new highway leading to the Sahrawi territory. King Mohammed VI initiated the infrastructure project to strengthen Rabat's presence in this disputed region.
The senator, who entered politics from an early age, stood out for his tough-on-crime stances and opposition to environmental protections, but also for a career marked by legal cases.
The EU's EUFOR military force said the Chinook CH-47 helicopter crashed while on a 'routine mission' in the Brcko region, about 180 kilometers north of Sarajevo.
The site of the crash of a ICH-47 Chinook helicopter belonging to the Italian contingent of the European Union Force (EUFOR) Althea mission, near the village of Gorice, in Brcko District, Bosnia and Herzegovina, October 29, 2026
A windfall tax on bank profits is set to help fund support for households to pay their energy bills. The plan to finance defense spending at 3% of GDP by 2030 – deemed crucial for national security – has been postponed until the spring.
As a summit between the European Union and Canada opens, both powers must reduce their dependency on the US and China, argues Canadian historian Michael Ignatieff.
As the US announces a growing number of energy agreements with Russia, the prospect of consensual peace negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow continues to fade.
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin at a summit at Elmendorf-Richardson military base in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025.
The result achieved by two Arab-Israeli lists in the elections does not grant them the pivotal role they could have claimed. The opposition bloc to Benjamin Netanyahu, facing difficulties, continues to rule out any alliance.
Kirill Dmitriev has been working to persuade the White House that peace in Ukraine must first come through commercial deals. Le Monde outlines two months that saw the new Russian-American partnership transform into an alliance against Kyiv, from Miami to Moscow.
Kirill Dmitriev, director of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, Jared Kushner, son-in-law of US President Donald Trump, and Steve Witkoff, US special envoy, in Moscow, on September 5, 2026.
In the aftermath of parliamentary elections in which no clear majority emerged, Benjamin Netanyahu managed to keep his party as the country's leading political force. The prime minister holding onto power would significantly undermine Israel's democracy.
Lagarde's departure in February 2027, eight months before the end of her term as head of the European Central Bank lets European leaders choose her successor before France's April presidential election.
The collision, which killed 69 people, comes less than a year after a deadly accident on the same line. Spanish media describe an 'unbearable tragedy' that 'upends the scenario of the electoral campaign' for the early legislative elections on November 29.
A railway security guard escorts a woman waiting for news of a loved one after the accident between two high-speed trains in Urda, Spain, on October 28, 2026.
At a rally in Atlanta, Georgia on Wednesday, October 29, Senate candidate Ossof and former president Barack Obama showed that they have more similarities than differences.
The increasing deployment of satellites by SpaceX's internet provider, owned by the American billionaire closely linked to Donald Trump, is devastating the environment and hindering the work of scientists, writes Bryan Carter, a space documentary filmmaker.
Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot, the two main candidates in the October 27 elections, do not differ in their views on Israel's role in the Near and Middle East. The war against Iran, which the overwhelming majority of Arab states opposed, further established Israel as a source of regional destabilization.
Residents show their support for the candidates in the Israeli elections, Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot, in Rishon LeZion (Israel), on October 22, 2026.