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Thursday, 29 October 2026

20 dispatches

Thursday, 29 October 2026

  1. World Vance's Letter to Tehran: Is Diplomacy the Last Floor of the War Machine? Ilya Volkov
  2. World Tanzania: a year after the killings, mourning under surveillance Amara Sankoré
  3. Politics 17 October: the inquiry commission opens, and the battle over the narrative with it Rosa Brandt
  4. Economy TotalEnergies caps the pump price, and Le Figaro applauds the profits Mara Kessler
  5. Society Psychotrauma care reimbursed: who pays when the state passes the buck? Dolores Ibarra
  6. Culture & media Doctored clip on Mélenchon: Arcom reminds France Culture of its duty to honesty Antonia Greco
  7. Environment Lula beats the far right: the Amazon breathes, but the structure stays in place Amara Sankoré
  8. World Iran: the rumour of a strike after the midterms, or war as an electoral tool Ilya Volkov
  9. Culture & media Meta and its 'whisper strategy' against Jonathan Haidt: lobbying in the shadows Antonia Greco
  10. Politics October 31 march: who decides Paris's streets? The courts are now involved Rosa Brandt
  11. Society Energy renovation: the state cuts back, and low-income households will pay the bill Dolores Ibarra
  12. Economy Total doubles its profits, and the political class applauds without taxing Mara Kessler
  13. Politics Israel: the fraud accusation as a weapon against the Arab vote Rosa Brandt
  14. Environment Oil: profits soar, the climate bill heads South Amara Sankoré
  15. World Dnipro: 14 dead at the railway station, and the chancelleries reach for their toolbox Ilya Volkov
  16. Culture & media Meta must negotiate with the press: the courts reopen the battle Antonia Greco
  17. Society At Le Porge, three months after the fire, the displaced queue for a roof Dolores Ibarra
  18. Economy TotalEnergies: war is bad news, except on the balance sheet Mara Kessler
  19. Society Energy poverty: the state cuts five programmes, and households will pay for the heating Dolores Ibarra
  20. Politics Nuñez warns of 'very high' risk of violence before 31 October: order before debate Rosa Brandt