Ministerial reshuffle: Borne's new government team to be announced today

The Elysée will today announce Elisabeth Borne's new government team, at the end of a long suspense with a series of challenges to take on at the end of the school year in its sights. Yesterday evening, an executive adviser said that the announcement would come on Thursday. Thus, the Council of Ministers could suddenly be postponed to Friday. A trip to Cher was scheduled for Thursday afternoon by the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin.

Fires: several regions are still suffering from extreme heat, Greece is fighting

Several regions in Europe, Asia, and North America are still suffering from extreme heat on Wednesday. Greece, being plagued by violent forest fires, hundreds of firefighters have launched “an enormous battle” against the flames. Authorities have warned of the dangers of these temperatures for health from California to China. “Extreme heat hits people who are least able to handle its consequences hard, such as the elderly, infants and children, as well as the poor and the homeless. It is also putting increased pressure on health systems” according to Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the World Health Organization

Warning: Any ship heading to Ukrainian Black Sea grain ports would be considered a military target

Kiev is calling for international escorts for these freighters after a crucial agreement for global food expires. For its part, Russia has announced that it will consider any vessel heading to Ukrainian grain ports in the Black Sea as a military target. While Kiev accuses Moscow of bombing its grain terminals. For its part, Ukraine reiterated that there could be no negotiations with Moscow, and asked its Western allies for hundreds of additional tanks and American F-16 fighter planes to retake its territories.

Nuclear safety in France: a new bill announced “by autumn”

In April, the French parliament rejected the merger of the two institutions responsible for nuclear safety in France, which had been rejected after being contested. Yesterday, the Elysée announced a new bill to this effect “by autumn”. The Presidency of the Republic indicated in a statement that this operation would bring together, in a new “major independent authority”, the Institute for Radioprotection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN), a safety expert, and the Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN), responsible for decisions on power plants

Fatal shooting: three deaths recorded including the suspected shooter

New Zealand authorities announced that on the opening day of the Women's World Cup, a shooting occurred in central Auckland, New Zealand's most populous city; it killed three people, including the suspected shooter. According to Chris Hipkins, Prime Minister of New Zealand, there was no threat to national security. He announced that the World Cup, which is jointly organized by New Zealand and Australia, will start on Thursday as planned.

IN A NUTSHELL

With the intention of discussing the possible strengthening of their relations with Tunisia, the heads of diplomacy of the Twenty-Seven are meeting in Brussels.

A month after an incident on Paris metro line 4 that trapped hundreds of travelers during rush hour, RATP identified a series of errors in sweltering heat, in five trains blocked in the tunnels.

Netflix now has over 238 million subscribers, including 5.89 million added in the second quarter. This is an unexpected leap for the streaming platform.

Actor Ary Abittan was placed on Wednesday under the more favourable status of assisted witness, which suggests that the charges will be dropped. He was indicted for raping a 23-year-old woman in November 2021.

During the top stage won by the Austrian Felix Gall in Courchevel where Tadej Pogacar had a terrible failure in the Col de la Loze, Jonas Vingegaard definitely stunned the Tour de France.