Algerian presidential election: Abdelmadjid Tebboune re-elected president with a record score
Following an election marked by persistent disaffection among the electorate, according to preliminary results published on Sunday, outgoing Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune was re-elected for a second term with a record score of nearly 95% of the votes. The president of the electoral authority (Anie), Mohamed Charfi, announced a victory for Mr. Tebboune with “94.65% of the votes” and “5.32 million votes” out of “5.63 million votes” for the three candidates, without giving the number of invalid ballots or providing new figures on participation, estimated the day before at “an average rate of

Asia-Pacific Tour: The Pope Expected in East Timor

As part of a historic three-day visit that is already arousing extraordinary fervour, Pope Francis is expected Monday in Dili, capital of East Timor, capital of East Timor, a predominantly Catholic country bordering Indonesia.

From Monday to Wednesday, the country will experience its first papal visit since independence in 2002, with the main highlight being a mass that should bring together a gigantic crowd of 700,000 faithful.

End of the Paralympic Games: an “historic” Olympic summer over

Paris organized an ultimate electro party at the Stade de France to end the Paralympic Games. Paris thus ended a “historic” Olympic summer. In his closing ceremony speech Tony Estanguet, president of the Paris-2024 Games Organizing Committee, said that “France had an appointment with history, and it has responded.” Around 12.1 million tickets were sold, JO and Paras combined. The previous record was 11 million, organizers said. In Paris, 2.5 million were awarded for the Paralympics, slightly less than in London in 2012

The Paralympic flag has been transmitted to Los Angeles, which will host the next Olympic and Paralympic Games, in 2028.

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A day after the country's leaders rejected an independent force to protect civilians, twenty-one people were killed Sunday in gunfire blamed on paramilitaries at a market in Sennar, in south-eastern Sudan.

An NGO reported that at least seven people, including three Syrian civilians, were killed Sunday evening in Israeli strikes targeting military sites in central Syria, including a scientific research center.

Torrential rains and floods have left at least 11 dead and 9 missing since Friday in southern Morocco. This climatic phenomenon has also affected neighboring Algeria. Two people are swept away by the waves and wanted on Sunday evening

In order to better “take the time for information” in “a complex world”, the 20:00 TV news on France 2 is extended to one hour from Monday.

World No. 1 Italian Jannik Sinner dominated American Taylor Fritz (12th), winning her first US Open tennis match in New York.