Israel-Hamas: The truce in its final hours Thursday at dawn

A l' aube ce jeudi, la trêve entre Israël et le Hamas enters his final hours. Mediators are accelerating efforts to obtain a new extension after a sixth exchange of prisoners for hostages overnight. The truce, which came into force on November 24 for four days and extended by two, expires on Thursday at 05:00 GMT after allowing the release of 70 Israeli hostages and 210 Palestinian prisoners. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel on Thursday, where he is due to meet, among others, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to press for an extension of the truce, before visiting the occupied West Bank

28th United Nations Climate Change Conference: activities begin in Dubai on Thursday

Dubai is hosting the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference on Thursday, which is supposed to encourage countries to step up a gear on the energy transition. According to the head of the UN Climate, Simon Stiell, “it is the most important COP since Paris.” For two weeks, the 2020 World Expo site will become the beating heart of climate diplomacy

Bygmalion trial: Requests expected on appeal

After three weeks of hearings, during which the ten defendants who appealed their conviction were questioned, the civil parties' lawyers are due to plead this morning, before the two representatives of the public prosecutor's office hand in their arguments requisitions, starting at 1.30 p.m. 14 natural persons, including Nicolas Sarkozy, were sentenced at first instance in September 2021 to sentences of up to three and a half years in prison, including a suspended sentence, in the so-called “Bygmalion” case, named after the company that organized the campaign meetings of the right-wing candidate

Budget 2024: The Senate votes on the revenue portion of the project

In a largely revised version that is struggling to convince the government, committed to its initial measures, the Senate voted on Thursday on the revenue portion of the draft state budget for 2024. The senators, most of whom are right-wing opposition, tried everything to make themselves heard by the government, sometimes proposing economic options, sometimes actions aimed at suffering local authorities

Mourning in Washington: Henry Kissinger is dead

Yesterday, a press release announced the death of Henry Kissinger, a major figure in American diplomacy with sometimes controversial facets, who was Secretary of State under Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. Without specifying the reason for the death, the statement said that Kissinger “died today at his home in Connecticut.”

IN A NUTSHELL

The Court of Justice of the Republic (CJR) declared Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti “not guilty.” a decision that clarifies his political horizon.

Justice is to decide Kookaï's fate on Thursday by choosing among seven candidates for the resumption. Kookaï is a French ready-to-wear brand that has passed under the Australian flag

As part of the first trial in Germany for abuses committed under the regime of former President Yahya Jammeh, the German courts deliver a highly anticipated verdict on Thursday against a Gambian suspected of “crime against humanity”.

By entering into a “targeted dialogue” alone with the International Olympic Committee, which will designate the host next year, the French Alps' bid to host the Winter Olympics in 2030 has taken an important step forward, at the expense of Switzerland and Sweden.

Arsenal qualified for the Champions League round of 16.