Attacks on a boat and an army base in Mali: 49 civilians and 15 soldiers dead

In an area that has been subjected to strong pressure from armed groups fighting the Central State in recent weeks, two “terrorist” attacks targeting a passenger boat and an army base in northern Mali killed 64 people, including 49 civilians and 15 soldiers on Thursday . A government statement, which does not specify how many people died on the ship and in the military base, respectively, said that the two separate attacks targeted “the Timbuktu boat” on the Niger River and “the position of the army” in Bamba, in the Gao region (north), with “a provisional toll of 49 civilians and 15

According to SITE, an American NGO specializing in monitoring radical groups, the Bamba attack was claimed on Thursday by the Support Group for Islam and Muslims (GSIM or Jnim according to the Arabic acronym), a jihadist alliance affiliated with Al-Qaïda, on the Al-Zallaqa propaganda platform

“ unprecedented” heat wave and pollution in Paris: 14 departments of Ile-de-France and Centre-Val de Loire on alert Friday

A midi, 14 departments in Ile-de-France and Centre-Val de Loire will be on alert for a heatwave. This is a first, so late in the year, a heat that contributes to generating significant air pollution in Paris. Maximum temperatures will still reach 34 to 36 degrees, with peaks at 37 in Centre-Val de Loire. According to Météo-France, nighttime temperatures will even increase. An exceptional follow-up to the 4th hottest summer ever measured in France, and the hottest in the world.

CEDH: the anonymity of gamete donors validated in France

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) approved on Thursday the refusal of the French court to disclose, to people born from gamete donations, any information about their parents, including their identity.

First anniversary of the death of Elizabeth II: the United Kingdom commemorates in restraint the end of an era

The United Kingdom marks Friday in restraint the first anniversary of the death of Elizabeth II after 70 years of rule, and the accession to the throne of her son Charles III. Indeed, Queen Elizabeth II died on September 8, 2022 in her Balmoral Castle in Scotland, where she traditionally spent her summers, and a page was turning for the United Kingdom and the 14 other nations whose British sovereign is the head of state, with the accession to the throne of Charles III.

AT A GLANCE

Thanks to the dynamism of exports in the spring, the French economy is expected to grow more than expected so far in 2023, but its growth will slow significantly over a year in a context of continuing high inflation.

French striker Olivier Giroud was hit in the left ankle. He came out in the 20th minute against Ireland (2-0) on Thursday at the Parc des Princes in the Euro 2024 qualifiers