Vehicles burned in front of a prison, China “is not afraid” of the United States, decision of the British Supreme Court … the 3 info to remember at midday

Prisons: new vehicles burnt down last night, a building hall of a targeted agent

For the second consecutive night, violence aimed at prison officers were observed, Gérald Darmanin announced this morning. However, “there was no new blue night,” said the Keeper of the Seals. Three cars were notably burnt down around 5:20 am near Tarascon prison, in the Bouches-du-Rhône. “DDPF” inscriptions have also been tagged in the building hall of a prison supervisor in Seine-et-Marne.

Trade war: China shows muscles

China said it was “not afraid” of an economic confrontation with the United States, while calling for dialogue, after words from the White House claiming that it was in Beijing to come to the negotiation table. “There is no winner in a war of customs rights or a trade war. China does not want to fight, but is not afraid to fight, “said Lin Jian, a spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

For the British Supreme Court, thea legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex

The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom spoke in the morning on the way in which a woman must be legally defined. “The unanimous decision of this Court is that the terms woman and sex in the 2010 equality law refers to a biological woman and a biological sex”proclaimed Lord Patrick Hodge by making the verdict. He adds: “But we do not recommend reading this judgment as a triumph of one or more groups of our society to the detriment of another, this is not the case.”

The figure of the day: 7.4

This is the sum, in billions of euros, paid by the European Union between 2021 and 2023 to 12,000 NGOs. In a report, the EU’s Red Balls Court of Auditors on the European Commission and on the Member States, for their blurred fund management normally strictly granted to these organizations.

The quotation of the day: What did Benjamin Constant say about trade?

War and trade are only two different ways to achieve the same goal: to have what we want

Benjamin Constant, French writer

The photo to remember

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