Business life, the stock market, wars in Gaza and Ukraine… All the news from this Thursday, June 27 can be followed here.
Legislative
The French have only three days left before the first round of these historic legislative elections. They will have to make their choice between a left which is struggling to maintain its unity, a National Rally still widely favored and a Macronist majority which claims not to give up.
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6:45 a.m. – NBA Draft: unprecedented double for French basketball
The French Zaccharie Risacher and Alexandre Sarr were selected in first and second positions in the NBA Draft, respectively by Atlanta and Washington, an unprecedented double in the history of French basketball. The latter does even better than during the previous vintage, which saw another French basketball player, Victor Wembanyama, first on the podium.
France thus becomes the third country, after the United States and Canada, to have two nationals chosen number 1 in two consecutive years. “I am really proud to contribute to the success of my country,” explained Zaccharie Risacher at a press conference. A third Frenchman, Tidjane Salaün, then a fourth, Pacome Dadiet (number 25 by New York) completed this unprecedented evening for French basketball.
6:43 – Israel does not “want” war in Lebanon but can “inflict enormous damage”
Israel does not want a war against Hezbollah in Lebanon but can nevertheless “inflict enormous damage” on this country, warned Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, against a backdrop of fear of extension of the conflict to the Middle East. East.
“We don’t want war, but we are preparing for any scenario,” he told reporters at the end of a multi-day visit to Washington. “Hezbollah understands very well that we can inflict enormous damage on Lebanon if a war is launched,” he added.
6:41 a.m. – Climate: legal proceedings are increasing against companies around the world
Since the Paris Agreement in 2015, around 230 legal actions have been brought against companies or professional organisations, and more than two-thirds of these have been launched since 2020, according to experts from the Grantham Research Institute at the London School of Economics.
“Proceedings against companies have traditionally focused on the fossil fuel sector, but are now targeting others, including airlines, the food and beverage industry, e-commerce and financial services” , they note.
6:38 a.m. – Former president of Honduras sentenced to 45 years in prison in the United States
Juan Orlando Hernandez, convicted of helping to ship hundreds of tons of cocaine to the United States, was sentenced in New York to 45 years in prison for international drug trafficking. Aged 55, he listened impassively as his verdict was delivered. He was also ordered to pay a fine of $8 million.
Juan Orlando Hernandez is convicted of helping ship hundreds of tons of cocaine to the United States.Andy Buchanan/Ap/SIPA
6:36 a.m. – NASA chooses SpaceX to develop a means of destroying the ISS after 2030
The contract won by Elon Musk’s billionaire company has a total value of up to $843 million, according to a NASA press release. The US space agency has previously announced plans to plunge the International Space Station (ISS) into the Earth’s atmosphere above an ocean after its end of life. Some pieces will disintegrate during the maneuver, others more resistant will end up in the sea.
But this operation requires the development of a powerful vehicle, capable of maneuvering a space station weighing some 430,000 kg. The SpaceX vehicle should make it possible “to deorbit the Space Station and avoid any risk for inhabited areas,” NASA said.
Just like the ISS, this vehicle should break up upon re-entering the Earth’s atmosphere, the space agency said. Once developed, it will belong to NASA, which will be responsible for operating it during its mission.
6:35 a.m. – Boeing: whistleblower warns of other possible problems on 787s
An aircraft mechanic has contacted the American civil aviation regulator, the FAA, to alert it of possible assembly and maintenance defects on 787 aircraft, which Boeing claims have already been addressed.
Richard Cuevas worked as a contract worker for Spirit AeroSystems, Boeing’s main subcontractor, according to his lawyers, Debra Katz and Lisa Banks. As part of its Boeing aircraft repair work, the whistleblower said it observed quality practices “below standards” concerning a fuselage bulkhead of the 787, a long-haul aircraft.
6:32 a.m. – Bolivia: attempted coup, army chief arrested
The head of Bolivia’s armed forces was dismissed and arrested after massing men and armored vehicles in front of the presidential palace in La Paz claiming to want to “restructure democracy”, in what President Luis Arce denounced as an attempted coup of state.
General Juan José Zúñiga was apprehended and taken into a police vehicle while speaking to the press outside a barracks in the capital. He was taken to the police station of the Special Crime Fighting Force (FELCC). The prosecution did not specify what charges were brought against him.
Previously, the general and his men had withdrawn from Murillo Square in La Paz, which they had taken over during the day, positioning armored vehicles in front of the presidential palace.
6:30 a.m. – North Korea says it has successfully launched a multi-warhead missile
The Pyongyang regime “successfully conducted a test of separation and control of individual mobile warheads on June 26,” says the North Korean state agency KCNA, specifying that “the separate warheads hit three coordinated targets” . According to KCNA, this launch was intended to test the Mirv (“Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicle Technology”) capability, that is to say the ability to fire several independent warheads using a single ballistic missile.
North Korea successfully test-fired a multi-warhead missile.South Korea Defense Ministry/Ap/SIPA
