Pensions: the long-awaited day is coming, all eyes on the Constitutional Council this Friday

All eyes are on the Constitutional Council on Friday after three months of political and social crisis. At the end of the day, the Council is due to announce its decisions on pension reform and on the left's plan for a shared initiative referendum (RIP) to thwart it. Political time seems to have been suspended for the decisions of the Constitutional Council since 16 March, when Elisabeth Borne called 49.3 on pension reform, and even more so since 20 March, when the government passed nine votes from being overthrown in the Assembly.

Leak of confidential American documents: Jack Teixeira arrested

The leak of confidential American documents is a case that poses a “very serious” national security risk according to the Pentagon. Indeed, as part of the investigation, a young man was arrested on Thursday in the United States. Jack Teixeira is an employee of the Air National Guard. He was arrested without incident and is due to appear soon in a court in the state of Massachusetts (northeastern), according to Justice Minister Merrick Garland during a brief press conference. The arrest took place in Dighton, a small rural town south of Boston, Massachusetts (northeast).

Old age: consideration of the bill should continue in the coming weeks

French deputies were unable to complete the first-reading examination of a bill on old age, criticized for its lack of ambition on Thursday. This review is expected to continue in the coming weeks, but the date is still uncertain. At the close of the session at midnight, Solidarity Minister Jean-Christophe Combe declared that, on behalf of the government, he was committed to ensuring that they would be able to reinstate the Assembly's agenda as soon as possible. According to the minister, even if his measures “do not necessarily have extremely significant costs”, the bill “removes obstacles that will allow important actions to be developed.”

American cinema: the 76th Cannes Film Festival announces its official selection

Five weeks before the race for the Palme d'Or, the 76th Cannes Film Festival announced its official selection on Thursday. Nineteen films are in the running to succeed “Sans Filtre”, which won last year. During the festival, Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman will take the stairs for the new film by Todd Haynes (“Carol”, “Dark Waters”), in competition, where a galaxy of stars led by Wes Anderson for his “Asteroid City” with Scarlett Johansson, Adrien Brody and Margot Robbie is also expected.

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North Korea fired a “new type” of solid-fueled intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Thursday. Leader Kim Jong Un welcomed what he described as a major step in the country's weapons program.

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