European elections: participation up significantly compared to 2019
On the occasion of these elections to designate MEPs, 49.5 million voters are called to the polls in France to decide between the thirty-eight lists which presented themselves for this ballot – a record. At 5 p.m., participation stood at 45.26% in mainland France, up almost 2 points compared to 2019. In 2019, the participation rate at 5 p.m. was 43.29%, for France metropolitan, recalls the Ministry of the Interior.
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Israel announces the release of four hostages during a deadly “special operation” in the Gaza Strip
The Israeli army announced on Saturday that it had freed several hostages during a “special operation” in the center of the Gaza Strip, an area targeted by intense bombardments for several days. They are Noa Argamani, 25, Almog Meir Jan, 21, Andrey Kozlov, 27, and Shlomi Ziv, 40, all four kidnapped from the site of the Tribe of Nova rave party on October 7, 2023 , according to the army. The hostages were ” helped “ in two different locations in Nousseirat, according to the Israeli army.
At least 274 Palestinians were killed and around 700 others injured during the Israeli raid which rescued four hostages held by Hamas, the Gaza health ministry said on Sunday. For its part, the Israeli police announced the death of an agent in this operation.
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New Caledonia: an eighth dead after a shooting between gendarmes and separatists on Monday
A new victim of the crisis in Nouméa. One of the two men shot by gendarmes on Monday June 3 in New Caledonia died from his injuries on Friday, Yves Dupas, the public prosecutor of Nouméa, announced on Saturday. This brings the number of deaths since the start of the unrest in the archipelago to eight.
The two men, who were part of a group that opened fire on gendarmes, were shot and wounded by the latter north of Nouméa, announced Mr. Dupas. The person who died on Friday is a 26-year-old man, living at Col de la Pirogue, and injured in the head by a ballistic projectile, according to the prosecutor.
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Demonstration of thousands of people against the A69 motorway project, punctuated by violence
Thousands of environmental opponents defied a prefectural ban on Saturday to participate in a high-risk rally in Tarn against the A69 motorway, which is to connect Castres and Toulouse, punctuated by incidents. Saturday evening, protesters in the procession ” blue “ and police forces clashed head-on: the stones and Molotov cocktails of the former were met with tear gas or deafening grenades from the latter.
On Sunday, the mobilization was gradually coming to an end, the activists slowly and calmly leaving their base camp set up in Puylaurens. The dismantling is expected to last until Monday. “We have 300 people at this stage, with gradual departures”said the prefecture around 3:30 p.m. Around 4 p.m., barely a few dozen tents remained in place and around fifty vehicles were still parked on the privately invested field, according to Agence France-Presse.
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At Roland Garros, the Polish Iga Swiatek won the ladies’ final and the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz in the men’s final
The Polish Iga Swiatek won her fourth Roland-Garros on Saturday, the third in a row, clearly dominating the Italian Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 6-1. ” I love this place ! »launched the world number 1. “I am very proud of myself because the expectations from outside were enormous and therefore the pressure too”she added, ensuring that it was easier to be “outsider”. “You’re number 1, you’ve won five Grand Slam titles, congratulations… what else can I say? »declared for her part Jasmine Paolini, who was playing her first Grand Slam final at the age of 28.
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The 3e World player Carlos Alcaraz won the Roland-Garros tournament on Sunday in Paris, beating Alexander Zverev (4) in the final 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2.e) after 4h19 of a match full of twists and turns.
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The Spaniard, who succeeds the Serbian Novak Djokovic on the list of winners and will steal 2nd place from hime place in the ATP rankings on Monday, wins his third Grand Slam title at 21, after his triumphs at the US Open 2022 and Wimbledon 2023. For the 27-year-old German, this setback is the second conceded on the last step of a Major, after the US Open 2020.
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