Find the information selected by Midi Libre this Tuesday June 25, 2024 at midday.
News of the day
Julian Assange released. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has reached a plea deal with US courts under which he will be freed after years of detention in the United Kingdom, according to court documents made public on the night of Monday to Tuesday June 25 .
Prosecuted for having exposed hundreds of thousands of confidential documents relating to American military and diplomatic activities, particularly in Iraq and Afghanistan, Julian Assange must appear Wednesday June 26 at 9 a.m. local time before a federal court in the Mariana Islands, American Pacific Territory.
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Closure of the Coco site. The Paris prosecutor’s office announces the closure of the controversial dating site Coco.gg, this Tuesday, June 25, 2024, on its X account. The platform, at the heart of several ambush cases, particularly homophobic, had been regularly denounced for several months by users, some of whom are minors.
Trial in Nîmes. Nine defendants have been on trial since Monday before the Gard Assize Court for a murder and an attempted murder committed on January 25, 2021 at Mas de Mingue. This Tuesday, a recording, made with a micro-spy hidden in a USB key, hidden in the apartment, a sort of HQ, of drug traffickers, caused controversy at the hearing.
Fire in Paris. The Bazar de l’Hôtel de Ville (BHV), one of the major Parisian brands, was closed and evacuated on Tuesday June 25 morning following a fire which broke out in a nearby apartment building.
Severe weather. The stricken Alpes Maritimes village of Saint-Martin-Vésubie, which was devastated in October 2020 by deadly bad weather, was once again hit by significant floods. Structures were taken away and evacuations were carried out.
Practical information
Train tickets. The SNCF has announced the sale of 500,000 TGV Inoui tickets “from 29 euros”, through a flash sale. This operation ends this Thursday, June 27 and concerns circulations in July and August, reports BFM TV. First class is available for 1 euro more.
