The editorial staff of “Libération” compiles the main news from this Wednesday, September 4.
Every morning, the editorial staff of Liberation selects the essential news in France, in the rest of the world and those to follow during the day.
Yet another day of consultations at Matignon, Edouard Philippe candidate for the 2027 presidential election
A great day to appoint a head of government. A technical profile or ultimately more political? We don’t know anymore. Xavier Bertrand or Bernard Cazeneuve? Not sure. And what about Thierry Beaudet, the president of the CESE? False leads, new ideas, umpteenth twists and turns, continue on Wednesday at the Elysée. Fifty-nine days after the resignation of the Attal government, the interminable quest for a new Prime Minister continues this Wednesday at the Elysée. While waiting to find the rare pearl, some have gotten ahead of themselves. Tuesday evening, Edouard Philippe, the first tenant of Matignon in the Macron era, took the opportunity to formalize his candidacy for the next presidential election.
Another deadly Russian strike in Ukraine
At least seven people were killed and 23 injured in the night from Tuesday to Wednesday after Russian strikes on Lviv, a large city in western Ukraine, announced the governor of the oblast Maksym Kozytskii. Located more than 1,000 km from the front, the Ukrainian city has so far been relatively spared by the war. This strike comes a day after one targeting the south of the country. On Tuesday evening in Poltava, in central Ukraine, at least 51 people were killed by a Russian missile strike. In the aftermath, at least six Ukrainian politicians, including ministers, have submitted their resignations. After two and a half years of war, the announcement of a major government reshuffle is imminent.
French rugby players charged with rape in Argentina return to France
Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jegou, the two French rugby players charged with rape in Argentina, are expected in Paris this Wednesday. On Tuesday evening, they were authorized by the Argentine justice system to leave the country. They checked in at Ezeiza airport in Buenos Aires and headed to the immigration area without making a statement. According to their Argentine lawyer, Rafael Cuneo Libarona, who was present, they were due to board a flight to Paris shortly before midnight, expected in France this Wednesday at 3:45 p.m. According to their lawyer, the two men lived for two months in a “horror movie”. For their part, the plaintiff’s lawyers deplored the fact that the players could resume in France “the course of their normal lives, while the complainant suffers irreparable harm.”
Washington maintains pressure for Gaza truce
The United States called Tuesday evening for urgency and flexibility to finalize a truce agreement in Gaza. “There are still dozens of hostages in Gaza, still waiting for a deal that will bring them home. It is time to finalize this deal.”State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said. «The Israeli people cannot afford to wait any longer. The Palestinian people, who are also suffering the terrible effects of this war, cannot afford to wait any longer. The world cannot afford to wait any longer,” he hammered. Demonstrations by thousands took place in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem over the weekend, followed by a general strike and blockades in several cities to demand a deal to release the hostages still being held in Gaza.
Orange alert in Var and Alpes-Maritimes
Météo-France alert for the Var and Alpes-Maritimes. In their morning bulletin, Météo-France forecasters announced that the two departments will be placed on orange alert from 6 p.m. this Wednesday due to“storms”. The meteorological agency said that a “extension of the orange alert to other departments remained possible.” Strong thunderstorms are expected tonight and especially during the night from Wednesday to Thursday. According to the weather report, strong thunderstorms are expected and they will be accompanied by very heavy precipitation in a short time, hail, gusts, significant electrical activity.
To be continued today
Paul Watson fixed on his detention
A Greenlandic court will rule on Wednesday whether environmental activist Paul Watson should remain in custody, pending the Danish government’s decision on Japan’s extradition request. Defenders of the 73-year-old American-Canadian activist expect him to remain in prison. Watson, a founder of Sea Shepherd, was arrested on July 21 in the capital of the autonomous Danish territory while he was en route to intercept a new Japanese whaling factory ship.
Grenfell Tower fire inquiry findings
On June 14, 2017, for several hours, Grenfell Tower, a 24-story building in West London, went up in flames. Seventy-two people died in the flames. This Wednesday, British investigators delivered their highly anticipated conclusions on this tragedy, the worst residential fire in the United Kingdom since the Second World War. The final phase of the investigation aims to understand how a fire, initially of low intensity, was able to spread so quickly.
The story
Budget 2025, in the total cash
Between a still vacant Prime Minister’s post, the announcement by Bercy of a probable worsening of the deficit and a tight budgetary calendar, the situation of public finances is becoming more and more worrying. And the parliamentary debate promises to be heated. Liberation takes stock.
The analysis
2024 Paralympic Games: Para-weightlifting in France, a major challenge
Adapted from valid weightlifting, this discipline has been Paralympic since 1984 for men, and since 2000 for women. In leisure, this activity consists of light resistance movements in order to maintain muscle mass. In competition, the objective is to lift the maximum load in the bench press.
The portrait
Nicolas Metzdorf, heart of Caillou
Nicolas Metzdorf is at ease in the corridors of this deserted and silent National Assembly, due to the parliamentary recess. He is pleasant, addresses the audience informally on the spot, and answers all questions without hesitation. “Tired”, his eyes still red from the jet lag with New Caledonia, where he arrived the day before, in the heart of the Olympic summer, to meet ambassadors, but at ease. The 36-year-old MP, a radical figure in the loyalist camp that defends the Pacific archipelago’s belonging to France, has since May become a regular on the metropolitan media, more CNews or Sud Radio than Liberation However.
