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Vladimir Putin shows his muscles after his missile launch, the West calls on him to stop the attacks
While the unprecedented firing of ballistic missiles by Russia on Dnipro undoubtedly represents an additional threshold in the escalation, Western countries affirm that they will not be intimidated and will continue their support for Ukraine. For his part, Vladimir Putin affirmed that he wanted to continue to carry out “tests” of the Orechnik ballistic missile “in combat situation”and launches large-scale production of this weapon. His Ukrainian counterpart Volodymr Zelensky said he had asked his Western allies to send new anti-aircraft defense systems. Follow live developments in the war in Russia and Ukraine.
What we know about the arrest of Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal
For six days, his phone has been ringing in vain. The calm and thoughtful voice of Boualem Sansal no longer responds. According to several French media, the Franco-Algerian novelist and essayist was arrested on Saturday November 16 upon his arrival at Algiers airport. Emmanuel Macron said he was “very concerned” by the disappearance of the writer, known for his very critical positions towards the Algerian power. No official information has filtered out on the fate of Boualem Sansal on both sides of the Mediterranean, in a context of strong tensions in diplomatic relations between Paris and Algiers.
Donald Trump's sentencing in Stormy Daniels case postponed indefinitely
Sentenced in May in this, the elected president of the United States escaped a sentence which could range from a fine to prison. A judge in the State of New York announced this Friday the indefinite postponement of the sentencing that Donald Trump was to receive for hidden payments to porn actress Stormy Daniels. He was convicted of 34 counts of forgery, hiding from the public the $130,000 payment to the porn actress to prevent her from discussing the sex scandal at the very end of his victorious 2016 campaign.
Five seriously injured after the passage of the Caetano storm, many homes deprived of electricity
A motorcyclist between life and death, four other people in absolute emergency after an accident involving a bus in Val-de-Marne, which would be linked to the weather conditions caused by the snowy and windy depression on Thursday. The consequences of the episode also left 51 departments on yellow alert for snow, ice or wind, with another 150,000 homes deprived of electricity this Friday evening.
79% of French people consider that anti-Semitism is a widespread phenomenon
In the wake of Israel's war in Gaza and Lebanon, the rise in anti-Semitic acts in France over the past year has been exponential. An Ipsos survey shows that 79% of respondents “consider that anti-Semitism is a widespread phenomenon” In France. Asked about the existence of Jewish lobbies “very powerful”, 49% of respondents think this is a completely true or somewhat true statement, a level equivalent (46%) to the statement that “Jews are richer than the average French person”. 12% of respondents also believe that the departure of certain French Jews is a good thing.
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COP29: lack of agreement on the last day, negotiations enter chaotic extensions
The draft text published this Friday at the UN climate summit proposes that developed countries contribute up to 250 billion dollars annually to help poorer countries face climate change. Much less than what the latter demand. Read the decryption.
The European Union is divided over the arrest warrants issued by the ICC against Netanyahu and Gallant
While some European countries welcome an “extremely significant” measure from the International Criminal Court which must be “respected and applied”, other member states denounce “a discrediting of international law”. “Libération” takes stock of these contradictory positions. Read here.
Are a priest and a psychoanalyst leaving “favorites” to direct the evaluation of research and universities?
The profiles of two candidates for the presidency of the High Council for the Evaluation of Research and Higher Education, revealed by the “Chained Duck”, have frightened part of the academic world, which is calling on the executive. Read the CheckNews.
