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Fighting: Ukraine takes back 20 km2 from Russians around Bakhmut

Yesterday, Ukraine announced that it has retaken 20 km2 from Russian forces in recent days around the devastated city of Bakhmut, the epicenter of fighting in eastern Ukraine for months where it has put Russia in trouble. In addition, Kiev has received support from London to obtain F-16s from allies, the Western fighter planes that it has been asking in vain for months to counter Russia. Downing Street said Tuesday after a meeting between British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte on the occasion of a Council of Europe summit in Iceland that London wants to build an “international coalition” to help Ukraine get F-16 fighter planes

Race for the Palme d'Or: Open Ball in Cannes

Japan's Kore-Eda gets the ball rolling in Cannes, ahead of Catherine Corsini, who is due to present “The Return” amid controversy over the conditions of its filming. Today, the Cannes jury is getting to the heart of the matter, with one of the festival's darlings. Hirokazu Kore-Eda, the master of feelings and family descriptions promises to move again with “Monster.”

Assault: Brigitte Macron denounces “the cowardice” of the authors

A great-nephew of Brigitte Macron was attacked on the sidelines of an undeclared demonstration against pension reform, with voices on both the left and the right expressing concern about the violence of the political debate. On Tuesday, she was outraged by the “cowardice” of the perpetrators of the assault. For his part, Emmanuel Macron denounced “unbearable and unspeakable acts” from Reykavik. The victim's father, Jean-Alexandre Trogneux, reported that in downtown Amiens, shortly after an interview with Emmanuel Macron at 20:00 on TF1, the great-nephew of the first lady who was returning to his home, located above the family chocolate factory, was attacked by several people who were taking part in a

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In order to bring down very high shelf prices as quickly as possible, food manufacturers are summoned to Bercy on Wednesday by the government, which is urging them to renegotiate with supermarkets.

Nestlé Waters announced the elimination “by the end of the year” of 171 jobs on its Vosges site.

Joe Biden cut short his planned diplomatic trip to Asia to focus on negotiations. On Tuesday, he said he was optimistic about the possibility of avoiding a US default, which could occur in two weeks.

For a rape case dating back to 2008, a Geneva prosecutor requested a prison sentence of three years, including 18 months in prison, against the Swiss Islamologist Tariq Ramadan. The latter denies the charge.

The lottery conducted on Tuesday indicates that the San Antonio Spurs will pick the player of their choice first in the June 22 draft and should, unsurprisingly, take the opportunity to select French prodigal Victor Wembanyama, who will make his NBA debut.