Suspension of the agreement on Ukrainian grain exports through the Black Sea: The AU “regrets” the Russian decision

Despite the war in Ukraine, Russia decided to suspend the agreement that allowed Ukrainian grain exports through the Black Sea. The African Union (AU) said on Tuesday that it regretted this Russian decision. On his Twitter account, the Chairperson of the AU Commission indicated that he urges “stakeholders to solve the problems to allow the resumption of the continuous and safe passage of cereals and fertilizers from Ukraine and Russia to regions in need, especially Africa.”

Reshuffle: Macron tries to de-dramatize waiting with his ministers

Yesterday, French ministers met for a dinner at the Elysée Palace. On occasion, Emmanuel Macron tried to de-dramatize the expectation of the impending reshuffle with his ministers, while several are on reprieve. He invited members of his government to be “very proud” of the sometimes “unthinkable” reforms carried out this year, starting with the highly contested pension reform.

Fight against green algae in Brittany: a four-month deadline set by the State

In an unprecedented decision handed down on Tuesday, the Rennes administrative court has set a four-month deadline for the State in order to strengthen the fight against green algae in Brittany. In the decision, it is indicated that “the prefect of the Brittany region is required to complete the 6th regional action programme against green algae within four months from the notification of this judgment.” Indeed, in these four months, the State will have to act “by adopting measures of immediate application, controlled in their implementation, to limit nitrogen fertilization and to adapt the management of agricultural land”. It therefore takes note of this judgment and will provide the necessary answers, while continuing, through the various existing mechanisms, its action to combat green algae, an issue that is currently at stake.

Regulating tech giants: Fiona Scott Morton appointed, Macron doubtful

There were outraged reactions among MEPs to the appointment of American Fiona Scott Morton as the new chief economist at the Directorate-General for Competition. Emmanuel Macron said that he was “doubtful” about this appointment to a key EU post for the regulation of tech giants. He indicated that he was hearing replies from the European Commission. The European Commission has sent them an end of inadmissibility as well as to the French government

Five commissioners, Josep Borrell from Spain, Thierry Breton, Elisa Ferreira from Portugal, Paolo Gentiloni from Italy, and Nicolas Schmit from Luxembourg, have written to President Ursula von der Leyen to request a reassessment of this appointment, according to information from a senior europ& official eacute; in.

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Filmmaker and comedian Nicolas Bedos, 44, is under investigation for rape and sexual assault after three separate complaints from women.

The search for survivors after the landslide was suspended by rescue teams on Tuesday. This slide left at least 15 dead and 13 missing in Colombia on the road connecting Bogotá to the south-east

A controversial law against illegal immigration was passed by the British Parliament on Tuesday. It drastically restricts the right to asylum, to the point of being, criticizes the UN, in contradiction with international refugee law

A report published today indicates that in recent years, bedbugs, which have reappeared since the 1990s, have infected more than one in ten households in France. This constitutes a heavy health and economic burden.