Relance du second quinquennat: Macron gives himself 100 days

During a televised address, Emmanuel Macron gave himself “one hundred days” to act “in the service of France”, and thus relaunch his second five-year term stuck in the crisis caused by his pension reform. The Head of State addressed the French people who massively reject retirement at the age of 64 for 13 minutes from the Élysée Palace, where he lived in seclusion during these three months of social and political conflict. He also said he heard the “anger” of the French people, about pensions but also about “rising prices.” He asserted that “no one can remain deaf to this demand for social justice and the renewal of our democratic life” while the executive's strong passage with the 49.3 has inflamed the malaise. He is determined to take the initiative again, and has above all outlined a “roadmap” that his Prime Minister will detail “next week.”

Fighting intensifies in Sudan: more than 185 people killed

The power struggle of the two generals in command since the 2021 putsch has gained in intensity. Over 185 people have been killed in Sudan. The planes of the army of General Abdel Fattah al-Burhane, the de facto leader of the country since the 2021 putsch, are trying in the skies over Khartoum to overcome intense fire from the tanks of the paramilitaries of General Mohamed Hamdane Daglo, known as “Hemedti”, his second in the coup that has since Saturday become his sworn enemy. Humanitarians denounce looting and the UN of “serious violations” against its staff, after three World Food Programme (WFP) employees were killed in Darfur (west). The European Union announced last night that its ambassador had been “attacked in his residence” in Khartoum, where street fighting and bombings are incessant and

Promoting international mediation on the war in Ukraine: Washington accuses Brazil

With the intention of promoting international mediation on the war in Ukraine, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva received Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday. Washington accuses Brazil of “echoing Russian and Chinese propaganda” on the conflict. Lavrov met Lula at the Alvorada Palace, the official residence of the Brazilian head of state, during his Latin American tour. Lula has increasingly criticized the West during his visits to China and the United Arab Emirates. These criticisms echo those made by Moscow and Beijing, which blame Western countries for the war that began in February 2022 with the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Starship: The world's largest rocket will take off for the first time on Thursday

After a last-minute delay on Monday due to a technical problem, the first liftoff of the world's largest rocket, Starship, developed by SpaceX for trips to the Moon and Mars, will be rescheduled on Thursday. According to the company, the new shooting window will open on Thursday at 08:28am local time (13:28 GMT) for just over an hour. The launch of this giant must take place from the Starbase space base, in the extreme south of Texas in the United States. Noted that Starship belongs to the category of superheavy launch vehicles, capable of carrying more than 100 tons of cargo

IN SHORT

Jérôme Salomon, Director General of Health, is leaving his post to join the World Health Organization, after a mixed assessment of his crisis management.

The leader of the Islamic-conservative Ennahda movement, Rached Ghannouchi, one of the main opponents of President Kais Saied accused of authoritarian abuse, is arrested by the Tunisian authorities.

Opponent Vladimir Kara-Murza sentenced to 25 years in prison by a Moscow court.

The Châteauroux club has formalized the departure of Michel Denisot who was “non-executive president”.