# diplomat (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover diplomat. Page: Feed: --- ## [Syria's powerful Kurdish forces chief announces their dissolution](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/26/syria-s-powerful-kurdish-forces-chief-announces-their-dissolution_6756850_4.html) _2026-08-25 · Middle East : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, a group backed by Washington that was at the forefront of the battle against IS, announced their dissolution. Their forces have been integrated into the Syrian army. ## [In Gaza, children forced to put away their kites after Israeli threats](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/25/in-gaza-children-forced-to-put-away-their-kites-after-israeli-threats_6756846_4.html) _2026-08-25 · Middle East : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ After several kites from the enclave were discovered on the Israeli side, authorities, seeing a potential threat, announced that anyone flying a kite would be targeted. Many Palestinian families chose to confiscate these toys – one of the few pastimes left – from their children. ## [Iran's purchasing power is slowly collapsing under US economic pressure](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/25/iran-s-purchasing-power-is-slowly-collapsing-under-us-economic-pressure_6756840_4.html) _2026-08-25 · Middle East : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ As Washington ramps up pressure on Tehran, the Iranian rial continues its downward spiral, and concerns spread across the markets. But behind the bleak economic statistics, households bear the brunt, cutting spending, savings and essential expenses. ## [Soldier testimony sheds light on how Israel wages information war](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/25/soldier-testimony-sheds-light-on-how-israel-wages-information-war_6756830_4.html) _2026-08-25 · Middle East : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ One year after the bombing that killed 22 people, including five journalists, at Nasser Hospital in the south of the Gaza Strip, an Israeli soldier has told several media outlets, including Le Monde, how the Israeli army pulls out all stops to link bombing victims to Hamas. ## [Lacking a military solution against Iran, Trump turns to economic suffocation](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/25/lacking-a-military-solution-against-iran-trump-turns-to-economic-suffocation_6756823_4.html) _2026-08-25 · Middle East : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ As midterm elections approach, the Trump administration is favoring economic pressure over military involvement, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announcing Monday some 60 new Iranian entities, individuals and ships have been added to the sanctions list. Tehran in turn denounced 'economic terrorism.' ## ['Colossal' theme park project near Paris unveiled as Saudi Arabia's MBS visits France](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/25/colossal-theme-park-project-near-paris-unveiled-as-saudi-arabia-s-mbs-visits-france_6756817_4.html) _2026-08-25 · Middle East : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ Mohammed bin Salman's visit to France, which coincided with the first meeting of the French-Saudi Strategic Partnership Council on Monday, August 24, was marked by a series of commercial announcements and diplomatic considerations. ## [In Gaza's hospitals, shortages and obstructed evacuations put patients at risk: 'We are forced to use the same catheter 20 or 30 times'](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/25/in-gaza-s-hospitals-shortages-and-obstructed-evacuations-put-patients-at-risk-we-are-forced-to-use-the-same-catheter-20-or-30-times_6756811_4.html) _2026-08-24 · Middle East : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ In the Palestinian enclave, 95% of hospitals have been destroyed or damaged, leaving them desperately short of equipment and supplies. There are no MRI machines left, and only two CT scanners remain. Around 20,000 patients are on the evacuation list. ## [US removes Syria from list of state sponsors of terrorism](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/24/us-removes-syria-from-list-of-state-terror-sponsors_6756810_4.html) _2026-08-24 · Middle East : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ The move rescinds a decades-old designation that came with severe economic restrictions. The governor of Syria's central bank hailed the decision, calling it a 'historic step.' ## [Saudi Arabia to invest €6 billion in three theme parks near Paris, one manga-themed](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/24/saudi-arabia-to-invest-6-billion-in-three-theme-parks-near-paris-one-manga-themed_6756809_4.html) _2026-08-24 · Middle East : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ The agreement was signed during a two-day visit to France by Riyadh's de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The project emerged after a 2024 meeting, where the two country's leaders discovered their 'shared passion' for manga, 'in particular Dragon Ball Z,' the office of French President Emmanuel Macron said. ## [US vows 'economic asphyxiation' of Iran with new sanctions](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2026/08/24/iran-calls-us-financial-threat-an-admission-of-defeat_6756797_19.html) _2026-08-24 · Middle East : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent declared the US would launch an 'economic asphyxiation' on Iran in a press conference on Monday. Iran said it would retaliate against countries cooperating with the US. ## [One platform, from silicon to agent (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/MlTUENAiLyT4) _2026-08-24 · **Sponsored**_ Serverless inference plus Inference Router to optimize cost and latency at scale. ## [Unprecedented crisis grips US colleges, squeezed by soaring costs and Trump-fuelled distrust](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/23/unprecedented-crisis-grips-us-colleges-squeezed-by-soaring-costs-and-trump-fuelled-distrust_6756773_4.html) _2026-08-23 · World : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ Around 15 higher education institutions closed in 2025 due to debt, and about 40 closed in 2024. In addition to cuts in government funding, academia faced a decline in enrollment as many young people questioned the value of the skills taught. ## [In Riyadh, a public transit network built from scratch to transform the city](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2026/08/23/in-riyadh-a-public-transit-network-built-from-scratch-to-transform-the-city_6756772_19.html) _2026-08-23 · Middle East : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ To combat traffic jams, the Saudi Arabian capital has built the world’s largest automated metro network. The colossal project brought in many of the world’s leading experts, including several major French companies such as RATP, Alstom and Systra. ## [Canada hits back with new tariffs after failed trade talks with US](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/23/canada-hits-back-with-new-tariffs-after-failed-trade-talks-with-us_6756771_4.html) _2026-08-23 · World : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ Canadian Prime Minister accuses President Trump of launching a trade 'war,' citing unacceptable conditions. On Saturday, August 22, Carney says, 'We've been under no illusions... America has changed.' ## [West Bank children through the lens of Palestinian photographer Sakir Khader](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/summer-reads/article/2026/08/23/west-bank-children-through-the-lens-of-palestinian-photographer-sakir-khader_6756770_183.html) _2026-08-22 · Middle East : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ 'Growing up in hostile environments' (4/7). Based in the Netherlands, Palestinian photographer and filmmaker Sakir Khader has regularly traveled to the Nablus and Jenin regions, which are under Israeli occupation. For several years, he has documented the living conditions of the youngest in this context of ongoing violence. ## [France promises interceptor missiles to Ukraine after latest deadly Russian drone strikes](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/22/france-promises-interceptor-missiles-to-ukraine-after-latest-deadly-russian-drone-strikes_6756768_4.html) _2026-08-22 · World : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ 'It is crucial to provide Ukraine with all the necessary means to... thwart this aggression,' said Marcron on Saturday, August 22, ahead of the Coalition of the Willing's Monday meeting to ramp up pressure on Moscow. ## [Spanish Civil War: 'How I found my Republican great-grandfather, forgotten in mass graves'](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/summer-reads/article/2026/08/22/spanish-civil-war-how-i-found-my-republican-great-grandfather-forgotten-in-mass-graves_6756767_183.html) _2026-08-22 · World : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ Like thousands of other Spanish Republicans, José Molina Lopez was cast into an anonymous mass grave and had his memory erased by the narrative imposed by the dictator Franco. Journalist Garance Muñoz retraced her great-grandfather's story, a reparative journey enabled by laws passed since 2007. ## [The slow reconciliation of Polish and Ukrainian memories over World War II mass graves](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/22/the-slow-reconciliation-of-polish-and-ukrainian-memories-over-world-war-ii-mass-graves_6756766_4.html) _2026-08-22 · World : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ In the former villages of Wola Ostrowiecka and Ostrowki in western Ukraine, archaeologists and historians have been exhuming the bodies of Polish civilians massacred by Ukrainian nationalists in 1943. More than 80 years later, this painful past still weighs on diplomatic relations between Kyiv and Warsaw. ## ['We used to see it as a White sport': Black South Africans grow fond of national rugby team](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/le-monde-africa/article/2026/08/22/we-used-to-see-it-as-a-white-sport-black-south-africans-grow-fond-of-national-rugby-team_6756764_124.html) _2026-08-22 · World : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ Over the past decade, the South African national team has managed to unite a broad audience, realizing the dream Nelson Mandela championed in 1995. On Saturday, the Springboks will face the New Zealand All Blacks at home in the first of three matchups. ## [US federal judge strikes down Trump's permanent visa freeze on 75 countries](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/22/us-federal-judge-strikes-down-trump-s-permanent-visa-freeze-on-75-countries_6756761_4.html) _2026-08-22 · World : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ Donald Trump's immigration policy suffers another blow, as the measure targeting countries including Somalia, Russia and Iran, is struck down by the courts. ## [Heavy rain floods northeastern Spain, injures 11](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/environment/article/2026/08/22/heavy-rain-floods-northeastern-spain-injures-at-least-7_6756760_114.html) _2026-08-22 · World : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ According to the local weather service, some areas in the Catalonia region recorded more than 100 liters of rain per square meter overnight from Friday to Saturday. ## [Persona-led AI publishing (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/DdNYGLzLpyYL) _2026-08-22 · **Sponsored**_ Generate drafts, schedule subdomain publishing, and keep human review where needed. ## [US-Canada trade talks collapse, testing Ottawa's strategy of firmness](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2026/08/22/us-canada-trade-talks-collapse-testing-ottawa-s-strategy-of-firmness_6756757_19.html) _2026-08-22 · World : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ As negotiations broke down on Friday, the US is putting new 50% tariffs on a range of Canadian products, starting Saturday. Ottawa has vowed to respond with tariffs of equal scope. ## ['France and the UK should act together to uphold international law in Palestine': An open letter by former French and British ambassadors](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/08/22/france-and-the-uk-should-act-together-to-uphold-international-law-in-palestine-an-open-letter-by-former-french-and-british-ambassadors_6756756_23.html) _2026-08-22 · World : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ In response to Israel's policy of occupation and destruction, around one hundred former representatives of France and the United Kingdom urge their governments to act through a series of sanctions aimed at safeguarding the rule of law. ## [Pentagon fires editor-in-chief and top reporter of 'Stars and Stripes'](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/22/pentagon-fires-editor-in-chief-and-top-reporter-of-stars-and-stripes_6756752_4.html) _2026-08-22 · World : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ The dismissal happened after the staff spoke publicly against interference by the Defense Department in the military news outlet that has a long history of editorial independence. The publisher, who announced his retirement days ago, was also let go. ## [In southern Lebanon, a 'race between preserving memory and Israel's destruction'](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/22/in-southern-lebanon-a-race-between-preserving-memory-and-israel-s-destruction_6756750_4.html) _2026-08-22 · Middle East : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ Lebanese people, both individually and through non-profit organizations, have sought to collect footage and testimonies in order to preserve the memory of the region, which is partially occupied by Israel, and to showcase its historical richness. ## [Syria requests to join anti-chemical weapons partnership](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/22/syria-requests-to-join-anti-chemical-weapons-partnership_6756749_4.html) _2026-08-22 · Middle East : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ On the anniversary of the 2013 chemical attack on a suburb of Damascus, Syria announced it had requested to join the International Partnership Against Impunity for the Use of Chemical Weapons. ## [TikTok will pay $400 million over violation of children's privacy laws in the US](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/22/tiktok-will-pay-400-million-over-violation-of-children-s-privacy-laws-in-the-us_6756748_4.html) _2026-08-22 · World : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ Following a lawsuit with the US Department of Justice, the video sharing platform has agreed to a settlement payment, which comes amid a growing global crackdown on the app. ## [Fragile thaw between Iran and the UAE shatters amid renewed tensions](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/22/fragile-thaw-between-iran-and-the-uae-shatters-amid-renewed-tensions_6756747_4.html) _2026-08-22 · Middle East : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has suspended all trade and financial transactions with Iran after accusing Tehran of firing two missiles toward its territory. This escalation comes against a backdrop of heightened tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and mounting US pressure on the Islamic Republic. ## [Sword attack in Sweden leaves one dead and three wounded](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/21/sword-attack-in-sweden-leaves-one-dead-and-three-wounded_6756745_4.html) _2026-08-21 · World : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ A sword-wielding attacker, who entered a high school in central Sweden on Friday, was arrested after killing one person and injuring three others. ## [US Supreme Court allows construction of Trump's ballroom for now](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/21/us-supreme-court-allows-construction-of-trump-s-ballroom-for-now_6756744_4.html) _2026-08-21 · World : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ The Chief Justice temporarily lifted a lower court ruling that halted construction of the controversial ballroom in the White House, allowing it to continue while litigation plays out. ## [Russian drones kill 15 people at a shopping mall in Kryvyi Rig](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/21/russian-drones-kill-15-people-at-a-shopping-mall-in-kryvyi-rig_6756742_4.html) _2026-08-21 · World : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ The Ukrainian emergency services said the attack had also wounded 130 people, 23 of them children. The strikes on President Volodymyr Zelensky's hometown come as Russia has intensified its bombardment of Ukrainian cities in recent months. ## [Stream Torrents & IPTV Instantly (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/3bG0uW4fskB4) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Search magnet links and stream movies, music, books, and live TV in-browser ## [Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says time to end war while in position of strength](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/21/iranian-president-masoud-pezeshkian-says-time-to-end-war-while-in-position-of-strength_6756741_4.html) _2026-08-21 · Middle East : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ 'It is better that we bring the war to an end now as we are in a position of power and dignity,' Pezeshkian said on Friday, in a meeting with doctors. His comments came after Washington announced that it would ramp up sanctions to heap pressure on the Islamic Republic. ## [As Israel elections approach, public debates and campaign plaforms avoid discussing end of war](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/21/as-israel-elections-approach-public-debates-and-campaign-plaforms-avoid-discussing-end-of-war_6756740_4.html) _2026-08-21 · Middle East : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ With general elections planned in October, opinion polls paint a picture of a society losing hope for its future and seeing no alternative to the use of force. Candidates are taking care to appear as credible as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on security issues. ## [Turkey issues arrest warrant for Netanyahu, who calls Erdogan an 'antisemitic dictator'](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/21/turkey-issues-arrest-warrant-for-netanyahu-who-calls-erdogan-an-antisemitic-dictator_6756739_4.html) _2026-08-21 · Middle East : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ The Turkish arrest warrant accuses Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of 'crimes against humanity, genocide, aggravated deprivation of liberty,' and 'torture,' linked to Israel's treatment of activists from a Gaza-bound aid flotilla. ## ['My way of fighting is by giving women work': Afghan women turn to entrepreneurship](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/summer-reads/article/2026/08/21/my-way-of-fighting-is-by-giving-women-work-afghan-women-turn-to-entrepreneurship_6756738_183.html) _2026-08-21 · World : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ 'Voices of Afghan Women' (6/6). Paradoxically, one of the few rights women still have is the opportunity to start a business. Many have learned the basics through online courses and promote their work on social media. But how much longer will that remain possible? ## [France announces meeting of 'coalition of the willing' Ukraine allies as Russia steps up airstrikes](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/21/france-announces-meeting-of-coalition-of-the-willing-ukraine-allies-as-russia-steps-up-airstrikes_6756736_4.html) _2026-08-21 · World : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ Leaders of France, Germany and the United Kingdom will co-chair the meeting of countries pledging defense support to Ukraine in Kyiv on Monday, the French presidency said Friday. The meeting comes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urges a response to increased ballistic missile strikes on the capital. ## [UK court orders Prince Harry, Elton John and others to pay £9.5 million to 'Daily Mail' tabloid](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/21/uk-court-orders-prince-harry-elton-john-and-others-to-pay-9-5-million-to-daily-mail-tabloid_6756734_4.html) _2026-08-21 · World : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ Prince Harry and six other well-known figures were ordered on Friday to make the payment to the publisher of the 'Daily Mail' within a week after they lost their privacy case against the British tabloid. ## [Spanish police arrest five alleged Ceuta traffickers](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/21/spanish-police-arrest-five-alleged-ceuta-traffickers_6756733_4.html) _2026-08-21 · World : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ Police say they have arrested five people suspected of providing transport to mainlain Spain from the enclave of Ceuta following the influx of 72,000 irregular migrants from Morocco in July. ## [Europeans pressure Israel over West Bank settlements, citing 'unprecedented levels of violence'](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/21/europeans-pressure-israel-over-west-bank-settlements-citing-unprecedented-levels-of-violence_6756732_4.html) _2026-08-21 · Middle East : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ France, Britain, Germany, Italy, Norway and the Netherlands have issued a joint statement calling Israel's decision to publish tenders for construction in the so-called E1 area of the Palestinian West Bank 'unacceptable,' warning it would effectively split the occupied territory in two. ## [Why British Prime Minister Andy Burnham should matter to Europe](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/08/21/why-british-prime-minister-andy-burnham-should-matter-to-europe_6756727_23.html) _2026-08-21 · World : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ In a bid to win back his party's traditional base, the new Labour prime minister is focusing on domestic policy. However, his ambitions for industrial revival could pave the way for closer ties with the European Union, observes political scientist Sébastien Maillard. ## ['The Muttur massacre in Sri Lanka remains, 20 years later, a prime example of impunity for attacks on humanitarians'](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/08/21/the-muttur-massacre-in-sri-lanka-remains-20-years-later-a-prime-example-of-impunity-for-attacks-on-humanitarians_6756725_23.html) _2026-08-21 · World : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ In 2006, at the height of the Sri Lankan civil war, 17 Action Against Hunger workers were executed at point-blank range while providing drinking water to local communities. Since then, humanitarian work has been profoundly disrupted, write two legal advisers, calling on states to protect the profession. ## [Hong Kong court convicts activists who organized Tiananmen vigil](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/21/hong-kong-court-convicts-activists-who-organized-tiananmen-vigil_6756724_4.html) _2026-08-21 · World : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ Pro-democracy activists Lee Cheuk-yan, 69, and Chow Hang-tung, 41, led the Hong Kong Alliance, a group that organized annual vigils before it was disbanded. They could face up to ten years in prison. ## [Kyiv's brief glimmers of joy amidst war: 'Never in my life have I seen so many beautiful people in one place'](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/m-le-mag/article/2026/08/21/in-kyiv-fleeting-moments-of-celebration-stolen-from-the-war-never-in-my-life-have-i-seen-so-many-beautiful-people-in-one-place_6756723_117.html) _2026-08-21 · World : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ For the second year in a row, the Vyriy music and visual arts festival brought together several thousand people in Kyiv on August 8 and 9, despite relentless Russian drone attacks. Soldiers on leave and families joined partygoers to dance and celebrate Ukrainian folklore inside this rare bubble of peace. ## [Panama Canal to cut ship traffic over El Niño-fueled drought](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2026/08/21/panama-canal-to-cut-ship-traffic-over-el-nino-fueled-drought_6756722_19.html) _2026-08-21 · World : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ From September 3, the number of vessels allowed through each day will fall from 36 to 34 due to low water levels in two artificial lakes that feed the canal, the Panama Canal Authority said on Thursday. It will drop to 32 from September 15 on. ## [Turkey's marine park plans heighten tensions between Athens and Ankara over territorial waters](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/21/turkey-s-marine-park-plans-heighten-tensions-between-athens-and-ankara-over-territorial-waters_6756720_4.html) _2026-08-21 · World : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ After nearly three years of relative de-escalation, a series of Turkish initiatives in the Aegean Sea and Eastern Mediterranean, along with Greek military partnerships, have reignited discord between the two neighbors. ## [First of 1,200 US deportees land in Liberia](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/21/first-of-1200-us-deportees-land-in-liberia_6756719_4.html) _2026-08-21 · World : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ Liberia announced on Tuesday, August 18, that it would accept up to 1,200 foreign nationals deported from the US within a year. It said they were 'free to depart the country when they so desire' or apply for asylum. ## [Syrian Kurds announce completion of civil and military integration with Damascus](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/21/syrian-kurds-announce-completion-of-civil-and-military-integration-with-damascus_6756716_4.html) _2026-08-20 · Middle East : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ The announcement follows months of negotiations between the two sides after a January agreement that called for the full integration of Kurdish institutions into the state. ## [An unusual political compromise in Italy could create public body to support film industry](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2026/08/21/in-italy-an-unusual-political-compromise-could-create-a-public-body-to-support-the-film-industry_6756715_19.html) _2026-08-20 · World : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ MPs will debate a bill in September to establish an 'agency for cinema and audiovisual media' amid budget austerity. However, the plan would still leave significant powers in the hands of political authorities. ## [Imprisoned former Pakistani PM Khan taken to private hospital for medical treatment](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/20/imprisoned-former-pakistani-pm-khan-taken-to-private-hospital-for-medical-treatment_6756714_4.html) _2026-08-20 · World : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ Imran Khan was returned to jail after visiting a public hospital in Islamabad. The Supreme Court approved the visit on Tuesday after his lawyers petitioned the court, citing concerns about his health condition. ## [In Israel, Kushner tries to break deadlock over Trump's Gaza plan, but secures no guarantees](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/20/in-israel-kushner-tries-to-break-deadlock-over-trump-s-gaza-plan-but-secures-no-guarantees_6756713_4.html) _2026-08-20 · Middle East : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ Meeting with Hamas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US envoy Jared Kushner failed to resolve the main sticking point: the conditions for an Israeli withdrawal from the Palestinian enclave. ## [France joins European powers in call for Israel to halt West Bank settlement plan](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/20/france-joins-european-powers-in-call-for-israel-to-halt-west-bank-settlement-plan_6756712_4.html) _2026-08-20 · Middle East : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ France, Britain, Germany and Italy condemned on Thursday the Israeli government's opening for bids to build more than 1,200 homes in a controversial West Bank settlement plan approved last year.