Coup in Niger: West African countries order an economic blockade
A one-week ultimatum has been set by West African countries to the coup junta in Niger. They said that they did not rule out a “use of force” and ordered an economic blockade. In reality, French President Emmanuel Macron threatened to respond “in an immediate and intractable manner” to any attack against French nationals and its interests in Niger, where thousands of demonstrators supporting the military coup targeted his embassy in Niamey. In fact, at an extraordinary summit of the Economic Community of West African States (of which Niger is a member along with 14 other countries) held Sunday in Abuja, Nigeria, ECOWAS demanded “the immediate release” of President Bazoum and the “complete return to constitutional order”. Thus, if these requests “are not met within one week”, ECOWAS “will take all necessary measures” and “these measures may include the use of force.”

Suicide attack: around 22 dead and over 100 injured in northwestern Pakistan

A radical Islamic party rally saw a suicide attack on Sunday in northwestern Pakistan. The attack targeted the conservative religious party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F), whose more than 400 members and supporters were gathered in a tent in the town of Khar, near the

Fire: Towing of the burning freighter off the Dutch coast began Sunday

The Dutch authorities announced that a day later than expected, the towing of the burning cargo ship off the Dutch coast, with thousands of cars on board, began Sunday due to the wind. According to the authorities, the fire on board had “considerably” reduced in intensity. Fremantle Highway carries 3,783 new cars, including 498 electric vehicles. According to the Dutch National Institute for Water Management (Rijkswaterstaat), his trip began in the early afternoon, almost five days after the fire started.

Amerrissage: The pilot of a passenger plane, victim of an engine failure

The Cessna 177 landed shortly before 10:00am Sunday, 600 meters offshore, in rough seas. It was a scene worthy of a movie in Fréjus (Var). The pilot of a passenger plane, victim of an engine failure, managed to land off the beach and all three occupants are safe and sound. According to a spokesperson for the Var firefighters, “he probably did not want to be too close to the coast to avoid the beach where many vacationers were already there.” According to him, “to succeed in this, you need a lot of technique and a little bit of luck.”

IN A NUTSHELL

Chinese authorities have evacuated tens of thousands of residents because of torrential rains caused by Typhoon Doksuri. The others are called to stay at home.

The Danish government intends to limit possible new demonstrations involving profanations of the Koran, which have stoked tensions with the Muslim world, highlighting the security problems they involve.

During an accident Sunday between three vehicles, including one British, on the A26 motorway at Thélus (Pas-de-Calais), between Arras and Lens, three people died and five people were in “absolute emergency”.

A 23-year-old motorist was remanded in custody on Sunday. The latter was drunk at the time of an accident between his car and a bus that killed two people on Friday in the Yvelines.

For the first time, Dutch driver Demi Vollering won the Tour de France Women at the end of the 8th and final stage, a 22-kilometer time trial that went to Switzerland's Marlen Reusser in Pau.