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« J’ai travaillé jour et nuit pour devenir médecin. Et j’y étais presque ! A quelques semaines près… » : en Afghanistan, la santé des femmes mise en danger par les talibans

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-19T18:00:09+00:00

« Paroles d’Afghanes » (4/6). Seules les femmes peuvent soigner les femmes, or le pays ne forme plus ni de docteures, ni d’infirmières, ni de sages-femmes… Une situation qui rend l’accès aux soins difficile, vire parfois au drame et fragilise la santé mentale des Afghanes, comme elles l’ont raconté à notre envoyée spéciale à Kaboul. Bientôt, qui mettra au monde les fils des talibans ?

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« Quand on leur dit que les grossesses doivent faire l’objet d’un suivi médical, les talibans ricanent » : la santé des femmes mise en danger en Afghanistan

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-19T18:00:09+00:00

« Paroles d’Afghanes » (4/6). Seules les femmes peuvent soigner les femmes, or le pays ne forme plus ni de docteures, ni d’infirmières, ni de sages-femmes… Une situation qui rend l’accès aux soins difficile, vire parfois au drame et fragilise la santé mentale des Afghanes, comme elles l’ont raconté à notre envoyée spéciale à Kaboul. Bientôt, qui mettra au monde les fils des talibans ?

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« Quand on leur dit que les grossesses doivent faire l’objet d’un suivi médical, les talibans ricanent » : la santé des femmes mise en danger en Afghanistan

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-19T18:00:09+00:00

« Paroles d’Afghanes » (4/6). Seules les femmes peuvent soigner les femmes, or le pays ne forme plus ni de docteures, ni d’infirmières, ni de sages-femmes… Une situation qui rend l’accès aux soins difficile, vire parfois au drame et fragilise la santé mentale des Afghanes, comme elles l’ont raconté à notre envoyée spéciale à Kaboul. Bientôt, qui mettra au monde les fils des talibans ?

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Couple who died with their daughter off Sussex coast are named by police

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-19T17:48:56+00:00

Authorities still investigating deaths of Hassan El-Khawas, Zeina Alayn and their daughter Sara El-Khawas at Shoreham-by-SeaA father, mother and their teenage daughter who died off the Sussex coast on Tuesday have been identified by police.Sussex police named the victims as Hassan El-Khawas, 55, his partner, Zeina Alayn, 37, and their 14-year-old daughter, Sara El-Khawas. A younger girl who was also part of the family remains in hospital in a critical condition. She has not been named. Continue reading...

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Couple who died with their daughter off Sussex coast named by police

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-19T17:48:56+00:00

Officers still investigating deaths of Zeina Alayn, Hassan El-Khawas and daughter Sara El-Khawas at Shoreham-by-SeaA father, mother and their teenage daughter who died off the Sussex coast on Tuesday have been identified by police.Sussex police named the victims as Hassan El-Khawas, 55, his partner, Zeina Alayn, 37, and their 14-year-old daughter, Sara El-Khawas. A younger girl who was also part of the family remains in hospital in a critical condition. She has not been named. Continue reading...

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Kim Jong-un’s sister casts doubt on Trump’s claims of secret US-North Korea talks

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-19T17:39:56+00:00

President says he plans to meet dictator this year but Kim Yo-jong says Washington remains Pyongyang’s enemyDonald Trump has said he is planning to meet North Korea’s Kim Jong-un later this year even as the reclusive leader’s younger sister cast doubt on their communications and dampened hopes for a diplomatic breakthrough between the two leaders.Trump, who also claimed North Korea had 57 nuclear weapons, had suggested he and Kim were holding secret negotiations on Tuesday after announcing the US would downgrade its participation in military exercises held by South Korea, a US ally. Asked whet

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : le nouveau ministre de la défense ukrainien promet d’intensifier les attaques en profondeur en Russie

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-19T17:35:44+00:00

Estimant que l’armée ukrainienne était, « pour la première fois dans l’histoire », capable de frapper des cibles jusque dans la lointaine Sibérie, le ministre, dont la nomination a été approuvée par le Parlement, a dit que les frappes à moyenne et longue portée sont une priorité.

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Human remains again found at Lake Mead as water levels drop amid drought

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-19T17:30:28+00:00

Discovery marks latest grim finding in lake as water levels in crucial reservoir outside Las Vegas continue to declineHuman remains have once again been discovered at Lake Mead outside Las Vegas, Nevada, marking the latest in a line of gruesome discoveries as water levels in the crucial reservoir continue to drop, authorities said.These remains were discovered on 16 August, USA Today reported. The National Park Service (NPS) told the outlet there did not appear to be anything suspicious about the body. Continue reading...

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In Italy, a Beach Club Run by Nuns Is in Jeopardy

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-08-19T17:28:52+00:00

The Sisters of Charity of Saint Mary have hosted beachgoers in the town of Spotorno for decades. But change is coming.

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Otter spotted for first time in 100 years in New York City’s Bronx River

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-19T17:27:55+00:00

Image captured in early June shows animal foraging in the waterway in first since early 1900s, signaling its recovery An otter has been spotted in the Bronx River for the first time in more than 100 years, in a further sign that New York’s previously befouled waterways are recovering some of their ecological health.The North American river otter was photographed by a motion-activated camera foraging near some vegetation in the Bronx River, a waterway that flows through New York’s Bronx and empties into the East River. Continue reading...

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Andy Burnham calls on wider society to help end rough sleeping by Christmas

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-19T17:25:03+00:00

PM says public money alone won’t solve problem but ‘we did it in the pandemic, we can do it again’UK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham has said government money alone may not be enough to get rough sleepers off the streets by Christmas, as experts called for more of a plan to deal with the problems that cause homelessness.Speaking on a visit to the north-east of England, the prime minister said he felt “very passionately” about tackling rough sleeping and wanted the wider society to play a part in wiping it out. Continue reading...

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Israel admits its soldiers fired at car in which Hind Rajab was killed

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-19T17:21:14+00:00

Military orders criminal investigation into the death of the five-year-old and six family members in Gaza in 2024The Israeli military admitted on Wednesday its troops had opened fire on a car carrying five-year-old Hind Rajab and six family members in Gaza in 2024, saying it had ordered a criminal investigation into the killing.The death of Rajab and her family was one of the most high profile of a series of incidents involving civilian casualties during the first months of the Gaza conflict which prompted international outrage. Continue reading...

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UAE says it is suspending trade with Iran after missile launch

Source: Washington Post - World · Published: 2026-08-19T17:16:35+00:00

The UAE, one of Iran’s biggest trading partners, said the move was “in light of regional escalations that undermine regional and international peace and security.”

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy sacks senior aide amid Ukraine corruption crisis

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-19T17:14:02+00:00

Pesidential deputy chief of staff Iryna Mudra dismissed day after former defence minister called for wartime electionUkraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has fired a senior aide amid a fresh corruption investigation – one day after a former defence minister warned the country was facing “a crisis of governance” and needed to hold a wartime presidential election.Iryna Mudra, a presidential deputy chief of staff, was dismissed by decree after multiple reports in Ukrainian media that her house was being searched by officials investigating an alleged money-laundering scheme. Continue reading...

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US pressure on Israel needed for peace in Syria

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-08-19T17:12:11+00:00

With Israeli elections approaching, analysts say Netanyahu needs a new escalation, undermining deconfliction efforts.

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‘Not another Trump sycophant’: Democrats blast Trump’s nomination of Heidi Overton for FDA chief – live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-19T17:01:53+00:00

The abortion opponent stood next to the president as he made false claims about vaccines last weekTrump nominates abortion opponent Heidi Overton to be head of FDASign up for the US Breaking News emailThose unfamiliar with Alaska politics are likely raising an eyebrow at some repeated names.No, we’re not talking about Dan S Sullivan and Dan J Sullivan, two Republicans with the same name running for US Senate – an issue that went to the state supreme court earlier this summer. We’re talking about the Begiches. Nick Begich III, a Republican, is currently leading the race to represent Alaska in t

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En Allemagne, les sociaux-démocrates veulent inscrire l’adaptation au changement climatique dans la Constitution

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-19T17:00:12+00:00

Alors que la lutte contre le réchauffement climatique relève, outre-Rhin, des Länder et des communes, les vagues de chaleur de cet été ont ravivé les appels à une meilleure coordination avec l’Etat fédéral. Une révision constitutionnelle nécessite toutefois une majorité des deux tiers au Bundestag et au Bundesrat, ce qui est loin d’être acquis.

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En Inde, le paradoxe des travailleurs qui filment leurs gestes du quotidien pour entraîner les IA : « Je suis en train de scier la branche sur laquelle je suis assis »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-19T17:00:07+00:00

Vendeur de vêtements, coiffeur, garagiste… De plus en plus d’Indiens enregistrent des images qui serviront à entraîner avec l’intelligence artificielle des robots conçus pour automatiser leurs tâches. Ce qui, à terme, peut menacer leur emploi.

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Samsung positioned to lead market sales with chipmaking price hike

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-19T16:53:08+00:00

Chipset-led price hikes and affordability concerns are making consumers increasingly dependent on promotional offers, keeping the smartphone market under pressure

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Hind Rajab : l’armée israélienne reconnaît avoir tiré sur la voiture où se trouvait la fillette de 5 ans, tuée avec sa famille à Gaza en 2024

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-19T16:52:02+00:00

Le corps de l’enfant avait été retrouvé dans une voiture criblée de balles à Gaza, plusieurs jours après que la fillette avait été entendue pour la dernière fois, lors d’un long appel téléphonique désespéré avec le Croissant-Rouge palestinien, le 29 janvier 2024.

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Hind Rajab : l’armée israélienne reconnaît avoir tiré sur la voiture où se trouvait la fillette de 5 ans, tuée avec sa famille à Gaza en 2024

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-19T16:52:02+00:00

Le corps de l’enfant avait été retrouvé dans une voiture criblée de balles à Gaza, plusieurs jours après que la fillette avait été entendue pour la dernière fois, lors d’un long appel téléphonique désespéré avec le Croissant-Rouge palestinien, le 29 janvier 2024.

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Sabotaggio al gasdotto Nordstream, arrestato un sub ucraino in Croazia: “Complice dell’attacco”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-08-19T16:42:11+00:00

La procura federale tedesca: “Volodymyr Zhuravlov ha partecipato all’attentato di settembre del 2022 nel Mar Baltico in qualità di sommozzatore esperto”. A luglio era stata formalizzata l’accusa: “Operazione degli apparati di Kiev per spezzare il flusso di gas dalla Federazione russa alla Germania”

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Is the US actually too chicken to take on China for trade?

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-19T16:42:08+00:00

A weak yuan guarantees Beijing massive trade surplus even as the White House tries tamp down on Chinese importsSince China offered a truce in the trade war last October following its threat to deprive the United States of rare-earth magnets, the Trump administration has been happy to stop escalating. After all, imports from China have been falling, down by 40% in the year to June, compared with the same period in 2024. Best to declare victory and call it a day.But the US hasn’t won this battle – and there’s strong evidence to show it’s too chicken to really try. Continue reading...

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