Paris Olympics: Macron says Russia has no place

In an interview published yesterday evening, French President Emmanuel Macron believed that there could “not be the Russian flag at the” Paris Olympic Games. For the latter, Russia has no place at a time when it committed war crimes. The French president said it would be “preferable” for rugby player Bastien Chalureau to no longer play for the French team if his conviction for racist violence was upheld

Météo-France: the late heat continues in the country

Météo-France indicated that heat has settled in France for several days, with unusual temperatures for a week before the first day of school and that could reach up to 37degC on Thursday. Forty-five departments will be placed on a heatwave yellow alert and three on storm yellow alert, in an area between Seine-Maritime, Jura, Tarn-et-Garonne and Gironde.

Russian strike: at least 17 dead at a market in eastern Ukraine

On the same day that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Kiev, a Russian strike on a market in eastern Ukraine killed at least 17 civilians. During his visit, Antony Blinken announced an additional $1 billion in aid to Ukrainians, to whom the United States will provide depleted uranium ammunition for the first time. According to the US Secretary of State, “the progress of the ongoing counteroffensive (by the Ukrainian army) has accelerated in recent weeks and this new aid will help give it new momentum

AT A GLANCE

A “sleep merchant” is accused of forcing families to coexist in a huge condominium in Grigny, Essonne. He was given a one-year suspended prison sentence and 100,000 euros in fine, by the Public Prosecutor's

Mexico wants to decriminalize abortion nationally, two years after an initial Supreme Court decision.

The show by the controversial comedian Dieudonné will not take place on September 14 at the Paris Zenith. The prefect of police decided to ban it due to “risks of serious public disorder”.

The Bordeaux-Bègles center Yoram Moefana will start the World Cup against the All Blacks on Friday, at the heart of a virtually typical French XV.