Every morning, the editorial staff of Libé selects the essential news in France, the rest of the world and those to follow during the day.
Israeli football fans attacked in Amsterdam, Israel sends two rescue planes
Dozens of Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters were victims of attacks in Amsterdam on the night of Thursday to Friday, following the football match between Ajax and the Israeli club – won by the Dutch (5-0) . A total of 57 people were arrested during the day. Tensions are such that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered two planes to be sent to Amsterdam on Friday morning to rescue Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters. He denounces “a premeditated anti-Semitic attack”.
Ukraine: at least 25 dead in Kharkiv, eight in Zaporizhzhia after Russian strikes
While the fate of Ukraine worries after the election of Donald Trump, Russian shots targeted a residential building in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second city, during the night from Thursday to Friday. At least 25 people were killed. “A 12-story apartment was hit […]. A section of the first and third floors was partially destroyed. Buildings were destroyed nearby.detailed the mayor of this northeastern city. Other strikes were launched further south on Thursday, notably on a hospital and homes in Zaporizhia: the death toll rose to eight this Friday morning. Another person was killed in Odessa overnight, authorities report.
United States: Trump appoints his chief of staff and wants to resume dialogue with Putin
The newly elected Republican has made the first major appointment of his second term: Susie Wiles, architect of his campaign, will be his chief of staff, an ultra-strategic position which has never been occupied by a woman. And while Joe Biden promised a “peaceful transition” with his successor – also predecessor – Donald Trump is already showing major differences: while the Democrat showed his primary support for Ukraine and had cut ties with Vladimir Putin, Trump spoke of resuming contact with his Russian counterpart.
From 4:48 p.m., women work for free for the rest of 2024
November 8, 2024, 4:48 p.m.: at this precise time, this Friday, workers in France will “volunteering” for the rest of the year, due to salary inequalities with their male colleagues. The calculation has been made for nine years by the feminist newsletter Les Glorieuses, which is based on three INSEE statistics: 13.9% difference between full-time equivalent salaries; a gap of 4% for equal work and skills; female pay 23% lower for all working hours combined.
Kidnapping of Santiago: the baby's mother indicted for kidnapping and sequestration after her return to France
Arrested in a hotel in Amsterdam on October 25 with her partner then placed in pre-trial detention in the Netherlands, the young woman was extradited to France on Thursday November 7. She was then indicted for kidnapping and sequestration, and placed under judicial supervision. The infant, kidnapped by his parents in a hospital in Seine-Saint-Denis, was repatriated to France on October 31.
To be continued today
The Ministers of the Interior and Justice in Marseille to announce their plan against drug trafficking
Bruno Retailleau and Didier Migaud are traveling to Marseille this Friday to announce measures intended to strengthen the fight against organized crime, and in particular the drug trade. They should in particular announce the creation of a national anti-narcotics prosecutor's office. This issue is obviously not new to Place Beauvau – Gérald Darmanin had already made it a major axis of his activity, for example by launching “XXL net square” operations.
From Budapest, EU leaders begin a vast reform project
Under pressure from Donald Trump's United States, the Twenty-Seven, meeting at a summit in Budapest, launched a long-term reform plan on Friday inspired by former Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi. Objective: to get the European economy out of the rut. The project constitutes the heart of the second mandate of Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission reappointed this summer. However, its success is anything but guaranteed, between divergent interests and ideological disagreements between member states.
The report
“There is a deep evil”: in Arizona, Trump carried by the Latino vote
In Mesa, a conservative stronghold on the outskirts of Phoenix, the large Hispanic community was partly convinced by the Republican vote, despite a program extremely hostile to recently arrived immigrants. Our report.
The investigation
Behind the walls of the Jeannine-Michel school, a private cash machine fueled by public money
Less well known than Stanislas or Alsacienne, the Parisian private school EJM attracts the children of CAC 40 and showbiz bosses. The establishment, where tuition fees start at 9,500 euros per year, combines public subsidies, significant tax deductions and opaque financial arrangements. Investigation.
The portrait
Taysir Batniji, the keys to Gaza
The Franco-Palestinian artist, born in the enclave and living in Paris, works on the memory of these recently destroyed original places. His latest delivery for the Lyon Biennale: 200 photographs of bunches of keys, on a white background, accompanied by a short story of the lives of these people forced to flee the bombs. In November 2023, Taysir Batniji learned, one after the other, of the death of his sister and the bombing of his childhood home. His portrait.
