Death of Jean-Marie Le Pen, 10 years since the Charlie Hebdo attack, earthquake in Tibet… The news of this Tuesday, January 7 – Libération

Death of Jean-Marie Le Pen, 10 years since the Charlie Hebdo attack, earthquake in Tibet… The news of this Tuesday, January 7 – Libération
Death of Jean-Marie Le Pen, 10 years since the Charlie Hebdo attack, earthquake in Tibet… The news of this Tuesday, January 7 – Libération

The editorial staff of “Libération” summarizes the main news of the day of Tuesday, January 7.

Every evening, the editorial staff of Libé selects the news of the day that should not be missed in and the rest of the world.

Death of Jean-Marie Le Pen, leading figure of the modern French far right

The founder of the National Front and finalist in the 2002 presidential election died this Tuesday at the age of 96 in Garches (Hauts-de-Seine), in an establishment where he had been admitted several weeks ago. A “visionary” and a “patriot” for the extreme right, a “being despicable, racist and anti-Semitic for the left”, “historical figure” for the executive who walks on eggshells… reactions were mixed to the announcement of his death The former president of the National Front, which became the National Rally, gradually withdrew from political life from 2011 , when his daughter Marine Le Pen took over the presidency of the party. During his life, he was convicted around twenty times for racist, anti-Semitic and homophobic comments.

Ten years after the attacks, the “indestructible” Charlie Hebdo and remember

A decade later, time for contemplation: the jihadist attacks against Charlie Hebdo and the Hyper Cacher store were commemorated this Tuesday with gravity and emotion in Paris, while the satirical newspaper is displayed “indestructible” on the front page of a special issue. At the end of the morning, at the same time as the killing on rue Nicolas Appert in the 11th arrondissement, the survivors of the editorial staff, the families of the victims and many personalities gathered. These ceremonies open a heavy memorial sequence, while France experienced a series of jihadist attacks in 2015, including those of November 13 in Paris and Saint-Denis.

Earthquake kills at least 126 people in Tibet

A powerful earthquake in the Himalayan region of Tibet on Tuesday killed at least 126 people and caused the collapse of many buildings, an earthquake felt as far away as neighboring Nepal. The earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 struck the canton of Dingri, located not far from the Sino-Nepalese border according to the Chinese national earthquake agency (CENC). The Dalai Lama, in exile in India, declared himself “deeply saddened” by this earthquake, which “has caused the tragic loss of many lives, numerous injuries and the destruction of many homes and properties”.

At least 901 people reportedly executed in Iran last year

“It is very worrying that the number of people subject to the death penalty in Iran is increasing year by year,” commented this Tuesday by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, after the publication of figures on executions in Iran in 2024. At least 901 people were killed, including around forty in a single week in December. Furthermore, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot called on French nationals not to travel to Iran until “complete liberation” French prisoners in this country.

Controversies swell after Emmanuel Macron’s remarks

The words of the President of the Republic considering in particular that African leaders had “forgot to say thank you” in Paris for its intervention against terrorism in the Sahel continued to cause controversy this Tuesday. The Chadian president expressed his «indignation» and estimated that Emmanuel Macron “is in the wrong era” the day after the comments of his French counterpart. In addition, Algiers rejected this Tuesday as “unacceptable interference in an internal Algerian matter” the declarations of the French head of state, who affirmed Monday that this country “dishonors oneself” by keeping the Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, arrested in mid-November, in prison.

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