International news in seven languages
Topic
A fatal collision on Wednesday morning between two high-speed trains near Urda, south of Madrid, once again mourns Spain, nine months after a previous major rail disaster. This time, the path of "human error" is privileged. This is what we know.
On Tuesday, Jordan announced that it had shot down more than 20 ISIS fighters during air strikes in southern Syria on Monday night. This attack, carried out in retaliation for a murderous attack on a church in Jordan, was strongly condemned by Syria, which denounces an "unacceptable violation".
In Azerbaijan, the new dress code imposed by the government is causing turmoil around schools. It prohibits any garment "incompatible with the secular principles of general education". In the viewfinder: the Islamic veil, even if it is not explicitly quoted. This raises tensions in the country, where 96 per cent of the population is Muslim.
After two years of mobilization against corruption, the student movement won the early parliamentary elections in Serbia. Aleksandar Vucic, a dominant figure in political life for fourteen years, recognized his defeat on Sunday night, triggering scenes of sluggishness in Belgrade. This victory paves the way for a political alternation, led by candidates from civil society and strong electoral participation. Alice Brogat's story.
This condition is more common than we think. We'll explain what it is and what the experts recommend to overcome it.
This technology, which was nearly 250 years old, experienced an unexpected revival of interest in the context of the current war between Russia and Ukraine. How do Ukraine and Russia try to use balloons in fighting?
This year, October rose has a special significance for Dr Fatma Guénoune, who has for several decades embodied the fight against cancer in Senegal. Indeed, Fatma Guenoune discovered a few months ago following a banal control that she herself had a cancerous tumor.
This week we receive David Clarinval, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Employment, Economy and Agriculture of Belgium. He commented on his country's position in terms of commercial competition or participation in the next EU budget.
At Stanford University, researchers managed to grow human brain tissue in the brain of genetically modified mice, to occupy more than 90% of the released cortical space. This feat was published in the journal "Nature" on October 8. The objective: to understand the development of the brain and certain neurological diseases.
Donald Trump wants his Nobel Peace Prize, but he doesn't decide. Not even the leaders of the great powers. The last word is for five people in Norway, appointed by Parliament. This year, 287 candidates and organizations are competing.
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, members of the panel of African Union facilitators completed their visit to Goma, in the east of the country, a city controlled by AFC-M23, supported by Rwanda. This visit comes as peace processes remain deadlocked and fighting continues on the ground. Details of Aurélie Bazzara-Kibangula from Kinshasa. #RDC #Goma #PeaceCongo
The French government will release 10 million barrels of oil from the country's strategic reserves, in order to help stabilize supply in the face of market tensions. This measure is taking place in a context of severe disruptions to the oil market and aims to address the risks of shortages and rising prices that consumers can no longer bear.
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, members of the panel of African Union facilitators have just completed their visit to Goma, the eastern city of the country controlled by AFC-M23, supported by Rwanda. This visit comes at a time when peace processes appear to be stalled and fighting continues on the ground. Accuracy of Aurélie Bazzara-Kibangula from Kinshasa.
Three years after the attack on 7 October 2023 in Israel, the most deadly Hamas attack in the country, commemorations were held throughout the day. The attack triggered a massive Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip. This year's anniversary comes in a particularly tense political context as the parliamentary elections approach.
This follows complaints from several groups denouncing the disproportionate use of force by the police against adolescents.
This year, China published new rules to regulate funerals. The government advocates affordable and environmentally friendly services in the continuity of its decades-long policy of imposing cremation. But in the countryside – where people have been burying their dead on their lands for centuries – many families resist. How is this modernisation that Beijing wants lived through? Report from Yena Lee, with Lou Kisiela.
The death of an employee of a Russian laboratory specializing in plague research raised questions about the disease.
Will Quebec soon gain its independence from Canada? This is at least the will of the new leaders of the Canadian province. The Independent Party won yesterday the local elections with 28% of the vote and promises a referendum by 2029, after the end of Donald Trump's term. This victory undermines the message of unity launched by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in recent months.
Thousands of high school students began marching on Tuesday in several cities in France during an "Act III" of mobilization to demand means. Confrontations broke out with the police in Strasbourg and Lyon, according to Reuters journalists present on the spot. Follow our direct.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited Kiev on Sunday to provide support and a new promise of financial assistance to Ukraine. This visit takes place at a time when the Ukrainian capital is facing a resurgence of Russian attacks, which targeted a bridge for the fourth day in a row.
