Horizon — 10 October 2026

Isaias, a category 3 hurricane and the first major hurricane of an unusually calm Atlantic season, made landfall Friday evening in Florida. The National Hurricane Center indicates it rapidly weakened after its arrival. The storm was also expected to hit Alabama, Georgia and Louisiana.

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The Crew-12 crew splashed down Thursday October 8 at 17:34 Paris time, after leaving the International Space Station. French astronaut Sophie Adenot said she went through « all human emotions » during her eight months in space. The mission is presented as a record of 237 days in orbit.

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A 40-year-old businessman, seriously ill, traveled by plane and crossed borders in three countries without being detected. New details outline his journey, but questions remain unanswered.

The Brazilian prosecutor's office is pursuing Shell in court and attributes climate responsibility to it for the 2024 floods, which killed nearly 200 people in the south of the country. It is seeking the equivalent of nearly 100 million euros.

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The coalition led by Saudi Arabia announced Saturday a « large-scale operation » against the Houthis in Yemen. Its spokesman claims that 136 military targets were destroyed. A media affiliated with the rebels reported attacks.

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The United States imposed sanctions Friday on the ICC as an institution, after threatening to dismantle it, and launched an ultimatum to its member states. Several of them, including the United Kingdom, say they profoundly disagree. The Court denounces an attack on the rule of law.

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The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize goes to South African jurist Navi Pillay, 85, former ICC judge and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Donald Trump criticized the decision and said he had never heard of her, calling it a « stain » on Norway.

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Ukrainian, European, American and NATO representatives held discussions Friday in Miami that Steve Witkoff deems « constructive ». The objective is to agree on a proposal to present to Russia before winter. The Kremlin, for its part, believes peace is unlikely because of Ukrainian drone attacks.

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According to the Attorney General of the United Arab Emirates, the copilot of the diverted Flydubai flight was planning a suicide attack against Ben Gurion airport in Tel-Aviv, drawing inspiration from September 11, 2001. His drift toward extremism reportedly began in Australia.

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After two days of negotiations in Beijing, the European Union and China concluded an agreement to curb Chinese exports of hybrid vehicles. According to Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič, it could prevent millions of vehicles from entering the European market in four years. A compromise deemed fragile.

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Indian police locked down the capital and detained Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the « cockroach » movement, before a demonstration demanding the resignation of election commission chief Gyanesh Kumar. Metro and mobile internet were suspended. Over 130 million names reportedly were removed from electoral rolls since 2025.

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EU finance ministers found a compromise to equip the Union with a stock market regulator, at the cost of concessions to Germany, Luxembourg and national regulators. The European Commission says it « deeply regrets » the text, which gives national regulators means of control over the supervisor.

The U.S. Treasury lifted sanctions on the sale of Russian diesel, minutes after announcing an agreement between Trump and Putin. Russia commits to delivering nearly 5 million tons of diesel, according to Le Monde. Washington seeks to contain fuel prices before midterm elections. A strategist judges the measure « too little, too late ».

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According to the Financial Times, OpenAI's revenue approached 50 billion dollars at the end of September, about 20 billion less than circulating estimates. AI chip values wavered, despite a more optimistic report on OpenAI's financial situation.

Economy Minister Roland Lescure traveled to the City of London to reassure investors about French debt, after strong tensions in recent days, asserting that the budget would be adopted. In committee, deputies largely rejected the « revenue » part of the 2027 budget, which will be debated in the Chamber starting Tuesday.

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Brussels unveiled a second list of strategic mining projects, focused on rare earths, batteries and copper. According to Le Monde, 46 projects are supported, including six in France, to reduce dependence on China.

The European Union removed Panama and Vietnam from its blacklist of tax havens, due to progress on financial transparency. The number of countries or territories on the list falls to eight.

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