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Floods in Spain: King Felipe VI and Pedro Sanchez greeted with cries of “assassins!” » by an angry crowd; their visit suspended

King Felipe VI of Spain and his wife, Queen Letizia, arrived on Sunday November 3 in Paiporta, near Valencia (East), one of the cities most bereaved by the floods which ravaged the southeast this week of the country, leaving at least 217 dead according to a latest report. Accompanied by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, they were greeted with cries of« assassins ! » by a crowd who threw mud at the procession. The hostility is particularly directed against the conservative president of the Valencia region, Carlos Mazon, and the head of the socialist government. “Mazon resignation!” », “how many deaths?” »shouted the crowd, who accused the authorities of having sent a late warning message to residents on Tuesday.

Presidential election in the United States: Harris and Trump throw their last strength into the campaign

As the vote approaches on Tuesday, November 5, Kamala Harris, the Democratic vice-president, and Donald Trump, the former Republican tenant of the White House, are going blow for blow in order to convince undecided voters. America is divided into two camps which seem irreconcilable and are engaged in an escalation of verbal violence where controversies and false information multiply. Of the 50 states, only seven, swing states, or pivotal states, and their millions of voters, should swing the election this year to one side or the other.

COP16 on biodiversity ends with failure on financing

The COP16 biodiversity ended on Saturday November 2 in Cali, Colombia, failing to reach an agreement on financing the roadmap that humanity has set to end the destruction of nature by 2030 The negotiations were suspended in the morning by the president of the United Nations summit, when Susana Muhamad noted that she had lost the quorum of delegates, some of them having had to leave Cali the day after the official end of the conference. Crucial negotiations have broken down over funding and a monitoring mechanism, meant to ensure countries fulfill their commitments made two years ago to save nature.

Shooting in Poitiers: the teenager injured in the head died

The 15-year-old teenager, seriously injured by a gunshot to the head during a shooting on Thursday evening in Poitiers, died on Saturday, November 2, announced the Poitiers public prosecutor, Cyril Lacombe. The victim was hospitalized in a state of absolute emergency. Four other minors aged 15 and 16 were injured by shots fired in front of a restaurant. A suspect is being sought by investigators in this case linked to drug trafficking, according to authorities. During a search of a home he allegedly occupied, seven rounds of ammunition of the same caliber as the eleven found at the scene of the shooting, as well as “partial elements of a disassembled weapon”were seized, according to the prosecution.

United Kingdom: Kemi Badenoch, new leader of the Conservatives

Kemi Badenoch became the new leader of the British Conservative Party on Saturday, November 2, now in opposition in the United Kingdom, after a vote by activists who chose this forty-year-old with nearly 57% of the votes against Robert Jenrick, also positioned to the right of the party. Member of Parliament since 2017, the new leader believes that immigration is not “not good” for the country. She says to herself « antiwoke » et “skeptical” regarding the UK's carbon neutrality target. M^me Badenoch becomes the first black woman to lead one of the country's major political parties.

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