Deadly fighting in Sudan: 72-hour ceasefire goes into effect

After 10 days of deadly fighting in Sudan, a ceasefire announced by the US top diplomat went into effect on Tuesday at 0:00am. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced in a statement on Monday that “after intensive negotiations over the past 48 hours, the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have agreed to implement a ceasefire throughout the country starting at midnight on April 24 (Monday 22:00 GMT), to last 72 hours.” For the FSR, a “truce dedicated to the opening of humanitarian corridors and to facilitate the movement of civilians.” Khaled Omar Youssef, the spokesperson for the Forces of Freedom and Change (FLC), Sudan's historic civilian bloc, welcomes “American mediation, for the establishment of this humanitarian truce.”

Politics in the United States: Joe Biden aims for a second term

Joe Biden is due to announce today that he is seeking a second term as president of the United States. He said on Monday that he said he intended to run. “I will keep you informed very soon,” he said. The whole of Washington has been swirling with rumors about this candidacy for a week, an Open secret that could be made official by video. In fact, this Tuesday marks the fourth anniversary, to the day, of Joe Biden's last campaign, when the Democrat launched a battle for the “soul of America” and deprived Donald Trump of a second term.

Combating crime and slums: Paris “won't stop” Operation Wuambushu

The prefect of Mayotte, a French department, announced in the Indian Ocean that France “will not stop” the “Wuambushu” operation launched in Mayotte in the name of fighting crime and slums. He wants to resume “quickly” the boat rotations to the Comoros, suspended by Moroni. According to the prefect Thierry Suquet in the suburbs of Mamoudzou, “the operations (...) to fight crime and against unhealthy housing, with their consequences on illegal immigration, will not be stopped”.

34th edition of Les Molières: the Comédie-Française crowned with a crazy production of “Bourgeois Gentilhomme”

Yesterday, the Comédie-Française was crowned by Les Molières for a crazy production of “Bourgeois Gentilhomme”, as well as a moving play about Alzheimer's disease created at the “Off” Avignon. During this 34th edition, the Minister of Culture, Rima Abdul Malak, present in the hall, defended her record against two artists who questioned her on stage regarding pension reform. A few dozen demonstrators equipped with pots and pans had gathered in front of the Paris Theater to protest against the reform, just before the evening.

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Emmanuel Macron said Monday that he was determined to “fight” to defend his “major projects” a year after his re-election. He assures that his unpopularity and the protests would not prevent him “from moving forward.”

This week, the French Foreign Minister is visiting Armenia and Azerbaijan. Strong tensions between Baku and Yerevan are raising fears of a new conflict in this region in southern Russia at this time

The liberal doctors' unions learned on Monday that their consultations will increase by 1.50 euros in the fall, two months after their negotiations with Health Insurance failed.

The trial of the alleged perpetrator of a 2018 attack on a Pittsburgh synagogue began Monday amid a surge in antisemitic acts in that country. This attack was the deadliest against Jews in the history of the United States. He thus faces the death penalty.

Pelé's former club and a television channel have launched a campaign in Brazil to demand that the nickname of the Football King be included in dictionaries of common names in the Portuguese language.