Marine Le Pen reacts to the death of her father, Trump puts pressure on the release of Israeli hostages, a woman found dead in Essonne… The 3 news to remember at midday

Marine Le Pen reacts to the death of her father, Trump puts pressure on the release of Israeli hostages, a woman found dead in Essonne… The 3 news to remember at midday
Marine Le Pen reacts to the death of her father, Trump puts pressure on the release of Israeli hostages, a woman found dead in Essonne… The 3 news to remember at midday

THE POINT OF NOON – Find most of the news published this Wednesday, January 8 in the morning on our site.

“Good winds, good seas, Papa!” : Marine Le Pen reacts for the first time after the death of her father

Jean-Marie Le Pen and his daughter Marine, April 24, 1988.
Charles Plates / REUTERS

Marine Le Pen paid tribute on Wednesday to her father Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of the FN who died the day before, affirming on X that “many people who love him are mourning him down here”. “A venerable age had taken the warrior but had given us back our father,” she writes.

Gaza: Trump promises that “all hell will break loose in the Middle East” if Israeli hostages are not released by his inauguration

Donald Trump during a press conference at Mar-a-Lago in Florida, January 7, 2025.
SCOTT OLSON / Getty Images via AFP

Donald Trump promises that “all hell will break loose in the Middle East” if the Israeli hostages are not released by his inauguration on January 20. The Hamas Ministry of Health for the Gaza Strip, for its part, announced that at least 51 people had been killed in the last 24 hours.

Essonne: a 34-year-old woman found dead at her home, her husband in police custody

A 34-year-old woman was found dead at her home in Brétigny-sur-Orge (Essonne) during a police intervention.
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A 34-year-old woman was found dead at her home in Brétigny-sur-Orge (Essonne) during a police intervention and her husband was placed in police custody, the Evry prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday.


Today’s figure: 30,000

Damaged houses in Shigatse, in southwest China’s Tibet region, after an earthquake.
STR/AFP

This is the number of residents displaced due to the earthquake that struck Tibet on Tuesday morning. At least 126 people were killed and 188 others injured according to CCTV.


Quote of the day: what did Jean-Marie Le Pen say about beliefs in politics?

Quote of the day.
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We prefer to be beaten on our ideas than elected with those of our adversaries

Jean-Marie Le Pen


The memorable photo to remember

Veterans farewell at six-day state funeral for Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States, before the day of national mourning on January 9.
Joe RAEDLE / REUTERS

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