Assassination attempt: Slovak prime minister in “critical” condition

After being injured by several bullets on Wednesday, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, in a “critical” condition. He underwent surgery which went well according to a member of the government of this Central European country. According to Deputy Prime Minister Tomas Taraba to the BBC, the surgery went well. Earlier, Interior Minister Matus Suaj Estok said at a press conference that he had been informed by doctors that the Prime Minister was “in critical condition”.

Spectacular attack on a prison van: The investigation is progressing

Police and policemen tried Thursday to find the trail of the escaped prisoner and his accomplices, 48 hours after the spectacular attack on a prison van, which left two officers dead and three seriously injured. The Prime Minister told the National Assembly that “the investigation is progressing” and is mobilizing “massive resources”. The hunt is also organized outside the borders, with a “red notice” issued by Interpol at the request of the French authorities to locate the fugitive

War in Gaza: Arab leaders in Bahrain for a summit

Arab leaders meet Thursday in Manama, Bahrain, for a summit dominated by the deadly war between Israel and Palestinian Hamas, which has been ravaging the Gaza Strip for more than seven months. The heads of state and governments of the region had already met in November in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, at an emergency summit organized jointly with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)

Cannes Film Festival: Francis Ford Coppola is vying for a third trophy

Francis Ford Coppola is vying for a third trophy with “Megalopolis”, an extraordinary film with a legacy flavor in which he swallowed up part of his fortune, in which he swallowed up part of his fortune, 45 years after winning the Palme d'Or for “Apocalypse Now”. This movie about the destruction of a city that evokes New York has been simmering in his mind for over forty years. Coppola had abandoned the project following the attacks of September 11, 2001 in the United States, before resuming it. “Megalopolis”, which is presented as a 2:18 science fiction movie, projected on an IMAX screen, revolves around the destruction of a megalopolis and its reconstruction, which is played out between an architect (Adam Driver) and the mayor of the city (Giancarlo Esposito).

IN A NUTSHELL

France has announced the award of its first commercial floating offshore wind farm, awarded to a Belgian-German consortium, which will have to build this site in southern Brittany.

Jean-Luc Mélenchon saw on Wednesday the manifestation of a return to “neocolonialism”, with no way out in the riots that left four dead in New Caledonia.

Two Basque figures in possession of ETA weapons and explosives that they said they wanted to “neutralize” to save the peace process in the Basque Country were arrested in 2016. The Paris Criminal Court makes its decision in this trial on Thursday.

During a late match on the 32nd day of Ligue 1, Olympique de Marseille lost to Reims (1-0) on Wednesday. This jeopardizes his chances of competing in a European Cup next season