Influx of migrants on the Italian island of Lampedusa: Darmanin calls for “firmness” in the face of illegal crossings across the Mediterranean

Yesterday evening, the French Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin went to Rome where he plans to deliver a message of “firmness” in the face of illegal crossings in the Mediterranean, after the influx of migrants on the & icirc; the Italian girl from Lampedusa. Darmanin arrived shortly before 19:30 at the Italian Ministry of the Interior to meet his counterpart Matteo Piantedosi

Prohibition of access to several IAEA inspectors: Washington, Paris, London and Berlin call on Iran to reconsider its decision

Yesterday, France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States called on Iran to reconsider its decision to deny access to several International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors responsible for monitoring its nuclear program. In a joint declaration, the four countries, through their permanent representatives to the UN body in Vienna, Iran must go back on revoking the accreditations of these inspectors, and fully cooperate with the Agency to enable it to guarantee the exclusively peaceful nature of the Iranian nuclear program

Counteroffensive: Ukraine breaks through Russian defense in the East

Ukraine broke through the Russian defense line by retaking two villages near the devastated city of Bakhmut, on the eastern front. He wants to see this as an encouraging sign for his counteroffensive at a time when President Volodymyr Zelensky, who has arrived in the United States, is going to address the UN General Assembly and meet Joe Biden. Ukraine has announced that it is filing a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) against Poland, Hungary and Slovakia, which refuse the lifting of transit restrictions decided by the EU.

^{Raw material: lost fuel sales starting December 1}

The government released the map of low fuel sales starting in “early December” in order to deal with continuing inflation. But the government had to commit on Monday to give “compensation” to independent service stations that were worried. The Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire indicated on France 2 on Monday that the sale at a loss should last “six months” and “it will be effective I hope on December 1, since the law text (on commercial negotiations between producers and distributors, editor's note) will be examined in the Assembly in early October”.

AT A GLANCE

On the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the United Nations LGBTQI Group, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna announced on Monday that France has created a support fund that will be used by its embassies to defend the rights of LGBT+ people around the world.

This Tuesday, a memorial garden honoring the victims of Marc Dutroux was inaugurated in Charleroi, Belgium, in place of the house where the latter kidnapped several young girls and adolescents.

The comedian Yassine Belattar was sentenced yesterday to four months of suspended imprisonment by the Paris Criminal Court. The latter was prosecuted for death threats and crimes against several celebrities in the entertainment industry in 2018 and 2019.

A few hours after the announcement of the first list of the new coach Montse Tomé, the majority of Spanish internationals, on strike after the Rubiales affair, reiterated their “desire not to be summoned”, believing that the Federation was “not in a position to demand their presence”.