This Thursday, January 9, marks ten years since the hostage-taking of Hyper Cacher customers, after the killing within the editorial staff of Charlie Hebdo and the assassination of policewoman Clarissa Jean-Philippe in Montrouge. This terrorist act ends the sequence of three days of horror of the January 2015 attacks.
Four people were killed during the hostage-taking of customers at the Hyper Cacher store at Porte de Vincennes in Paris. The perpetrator of the attack, Amedy Coulibaly, entered the convenience store, immediately shot three people and took 17 other customers hostage, one of whom was killed shortly after. Amedy Coulibaly, who had been wanted since the day before, requested the release of the Kouachi brothers, who two days earlier had killed members of the editorial staff of Charlie Hebdo in their premises. Coulibaly was killed during the assault by the RAID and the BRI.
Tomorrow at 12 p.m., a tribute ceremony is organized by Crif in front of the Hyper Cacher. An evening of debates and tribute is also hosted by Charlie Hebdo and the Crif at the Maison de la Mutualité, in the 5th arrondissement of Paris. The objective of the event is to reaffirm the commitment to freedom of expression, against anti-Semitism and against Islamism.
2 – Live conversation on X between Elon Musk and Alice Weidel
The boss of X Elon Musk.
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This Thursday, January 9, the boss of Elon Musk has already shown his support for the party, which has risen in the polls in recent years, particularly in eastern Germany. According to the billionaire, “only the AfD can save Germany”. While Social Democratic Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost the vote of confidence of MPs last December, legislative elections are scheduled in Germany for February 23.
Elon Musk has recently increased his positions on the political life of several European countries. The boss of X, Tesla and SpaceX notably attacked British Labor Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Olaf Scholz. In this context, the President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron regretted seeing Elon Musk support “a reactionary international” a Europe.
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-3 – Last trip of Joe Biden’s mandate
US President Joe Biden.
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American President Joe Biden will make his last official state visit tomorrow, before handing over the keys of the White House to Donald Trump on January 20. The trip will be in Rome, Italy, and will end on January 12. On the program in particular: an interview with the head of the Italian government Giorgia Meloni and an exchange with Pope Francis.
According to White House spokesperson Joe Biden “will meet with Italian leaders to highlight the strength of the U.S.-Italy relationship, thank Prime Minister Meloni for his strong leadership in the G7 over the past year, and discuss the important challenges facing the world confronted ».
4 – Trial of Stéphane Plaza for physical violence against two ex-partners
The trial of host Stéphane Plaza will open this Thursday, January 9 at the Paris Criminal Court. Accused of physical and psychological violence against two former partners, the two women blame him for his outbursts of anger and his outbursts of violence, facts which allegedly occurred between August 2018 and September 2022.
After missing the hearing on August 28, 2024 for health reasons, the real estate agent was deemed “fit to appear” before the Paris judicial court. According to his lawyer, Stéphane Plaza wants “defend his innocence and denounce, with us, the lies that have put him here today”. The M6 host faces a sentence of ten years in prison and a fine of 150,000 euros.
5 – The Good News of the day
The winter sales officially started today in mainland France! This winter period of promotions on clothing, household appliances, furniture and goods of all kinds will last from January 8, 2025 to February 4. The dates will be identical for the online sale. In Lorraine, the winter sales started on Thursday January 2, due to competition from Luxembourg, which starts its sales earlier.
