By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cancelled Likud election events after an attack near Hebron in the West Bank injured five people, two of them seriously. The Israeli army says it killed the two suspected attackers, according to Le Monde.
Five Israelis were wounded by gunfire near Hebron in the West Bank, two of them critically, according to Israeli emergency services. Israeli forces killed the two Palestinian assailants after an exchange of fire lasting more than 20 minutes, then sealed off several nearby towns, according to the Israeli military.
🌍 World · Source: Daily Post ·
French courts have jailed 217 people after fast-track trials linked to the weekend riots, Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin said. About 2,700 people were detained and more than 1,000 appeared before the courts, according to Citizen.
🌍 World · Source: Citizen ·
A magnitude 7 earthquake killed at least 16 people and injured 32 others in Baqên county, Tibet, according to Chinese state media. Rescuers were deployed after 339 homes collapsed, power was cut and roads were closed by rockfalls, Xinhua reported.
🌍 World · Source: MyJoyOnline ·
Russian strikes on Kyiv killed two people and injured 34, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced. The attack involved 21 missiles and 210 drones, according to Ukrainian authorities, after Vladimir Putin said he was ready to resume peace talks with Ukraine and the United States after 10 November, Egypt Independent reports.
🌍 World · Source: Egypt Independent ·
Nearly 980,000 deportations under Trump in the USThe United States deported about 980,000 people between 20 January 2025 and 31 July 2026, since the start of Donald Trump’s second term. The pace reportedly rose from 620,000 deportations in 2025 to 660,000 in 2026, according to a Migration Policy Institute report based on public data.The week in Africa
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