Le Monde

• Navigating the Suez Canal demands technical skills costing hundreds of thousands of dollars

  'Suez, a historic canal' (5/6). The waterway connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea is a vital artery for global trade. To travel through it, vessels must comply with strict regulations and pay transit fees that can reach nearly $1 million.

• Rescuers dig into tunnel with hopes to rescue dozens as missing toll from Nepal, China flood nears 3,000

  The Nepali army was able to insert a pipe into a tunnel in Nepal, where over 100 workers may still be alive. Disaster authorities urged rescue teams to exercise caution as rains and rising waters hampered efforts. The USGS said a glacial collapse was behind the deadly torrent on Wednesday at the Nepal-Tibet border that has claimed hundreds of lives.

• Israeli army says struck Hamas commander in Gaza hospital compound

  The military said the commander 'was hiding within the compound' of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the central city of Deir al-Balah, but was unable to immediately confirm if he had been killed. Gaza's civil defense agency, which operates as a rescue force under Hamas, said four people died in other strikes across the territory on Saturday.

• Netanyahu condemns settler attack in flashpoint West Bank village

  The Israeli military said soldiers and border police were dispatched 'following reports that Israeli rioters had arrived in the area and that violent clashes had occurred, including stone-hurling toward Palestinians and additional civilians.' President Isaac Herzog also condemned the attack, while Israel's foreign ministry called it 'a disgrace.'

• Finland's strategic reserves model sets an example for Europe in crisis preparedness

  Distributed across the country, Finland's reserves – along its 1,340 kilometers of border with Russia – cover nine months of grain consumption and five months of its oil and gas needs. The system has emerged as a potential model for the European Union.