Gaza Strip: Blinken urges Hamas to agree to a truce but notes differences with Israel

In concluding a new round of diplomatic shuttles in the region, the American Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, on Tuesday urged Hamas to accept the latest American proposal for a truce for the Gaza Strip, but also expressed differences with Israel.

Mr. Blinken, who was on his ninth trip to the Middle East since the deadly Hamas attack on October 7, warned that the proposed truce could be the “last chance” to end the conflict.

“Time is running out” after more than ten months of war, he pointed out after visiting Qatar and Egypt, two key Arab mediator countries, and Israel.

Illegal immigration: The United Kingdom details new measures

The new British government on Wednesday detailed new measures to combat illegal immigration, promising in particular to attack “smuggling gangs” and increase the number of deportations of migrants.

With the good weather, migrants arrive almost daily on the English coast after crossing the Channel in rubber boats. There were over 200 on Monday, nearly 500 on Saturday. On 11 August, there were more than 700, a record since Labour came to power in early July

Election in the United States: Democrats crown Harris

In a festive atmosphere, the Democrats crowned Kamala Harris as the candidate of their party on Tuesday, before welcoming Barack and Michelle Obama, the stars of the day.

The party, meeting in convention after one of the most turbulent months in American political history, wanted to symbolically mark the entry of the Vice President in the running for the White House, against Republican Donald Trump.

Hollywood: Jennifer Lopez asks Ben Affleck for divorce

American superstar Jennifer Lopez has filed for divorce from actor Ben Affleck, according to American media on Tuesday, after two years of a marriage that was in the shape of a second chance for one of Hollywood's most famous couples.

Nicknamed “Bennifer”, the duo had ignited the web and the celebrity press by passing the ring on each other in Las Vegas in July 2022, in July 2022, 18 years after the end of their first relationship.

But Jennifer Lopez submitted legal divorce forms to a Los Angeles court on Tuesday, the specialty media TMZ and Variety reported. Rumors of a separation between the 55-year-old singer-actress and the 52-year-old actor-director had been simmering for

IN A NUTSHELL

The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that Israeli strikes left at least one dead and nineteen injured in the east of the country, hours after four people were killed in other attacks in the south.

The Ukrainian Parliament voted in the final reading on a bill providing for the prohibition of the Orthodox Church linked to the Moscow Patriarchate, often considered to be a relay of influence of the Kremlin, after two and a half years of Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Boeing has suspended the flight tests of its new 777X wide-body aircraft after noticing the failure of a part connecting the engine to the body of the aircraft, the American manufacturer told AFP on Tuesday, the American manufacturer told AFP, confirming information from the specialized site The Air Current.

Soccer. Lille won against Slavia Prague 2-0 in the Champions League play-offs and are taking a serious option for the group stage. The Lille players will travel to Prague on August 28 to validate their presence in the new C1 formula