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On Monday, the extension of Dakar's Regional Express Train (TER) to its international airport was inaugurated, providing relief to users and aiming to ease traffic jams ahead of the Youth Olympic Games.
French President Emmanuel Macron announced the deployment of troops, radars, and defense systems to Saudi Arabia to protect the Yanbu oil terminal targeted by Houthi rebels. Minister Jean-Noël Barrot emphasized the strictly defensive nature of the operation.
The National Rally has strongly responded to antisemitism accusations against its president Jordan Bardella, following revelations by Mediapart about comments made thirteen years ago. Marine Le Pen and Bardella appeared united at an RN deputies' meeting on Wednesday, September 29, to counterattack.
Maricarmen Abascal, an octogenarian emblematic of Spain's housing crisis, will be able to return to her home. This comes as protesters camp for a third night at Madrid's Puerta del Sol supporting a housing decree soon to be presented to Parliament.
Paris criminal court fines Swiftair €225,000 for involuntary manslaughter over the July 2014 crash of an Air Algérie MD-83 in the Sahel.
World leaders meet at the UN General Assembly to evaluate advances and challenges in fighting racism, based on the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, a key framework to address historical injustices and promote equality.
The UN Security Council met Monday to address escalating tensions in the West Bank due to settler violence and settlement expansion, alongside the stalled Gaza peace plan, where key phases remain unimplemented.
NASA prepares to launch SpaceX Crew-13 on October 1, 2026. Four astronauts, led by commander Jessica Watkins, will head to the ISS for research and technology demonstrations.
NASA published an image captured on September 8, 2026, from the International Space Station, displaying the nighttime lights of the United States with New York at the center.
On September 28, a Russian strike hit downtown Kyiv in broad daylight, causing a fire and thick smoke. At least one woman was killed, Ukrainian authorities say, as attacks intensify.
Russian drones attacked Kyiv's National Academy of Sciences amid Ukrainian arms producers warning that strict export license restrictions erode their competitive edge despite Zelensky's calls for more military aid.
Following the senatorial elections, Gabrielle Cathala (LFI) welcomes the entry of the Insoumis into the Senate but criticizes the institution's low representativeness, dominated by Les Républicains despite their poor presidential results.
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