Policy: Trump to nominate Musk in his government
After a day spent unveiling the cast of his future administration, Donald Trump confirmed his campaign promise on Tuesday by naming the richest man on the planet, Elon Musk. The president-elect announced that he intended to appoint the boss of Tesla and X, who played an unprecedented role in his campaign, together with the Republican businessman Vivek Ramaswamy.

Aid to Ukraine: Blinken puts pressure on NATO and European Union officials

Antony Blinken is meeting Wednesday in Brussels with NATO and European Union officials in order to accelerate aid to Ukraine, which is potentially threatened by the return of Donald Trump. The Secretary of State is due to have meetings with the Secretary General of NATO Mark Rutte and with his Ukrainian counterparts Andriï Sybiga and with the EU Josep Borrell as well as with Kaja Kallas who will succeed Mr. Borrell in a few weeks. According to the information, “the EU must support Ukraine “for as long as necessary, with as much military, financial and humanitarian aid as needed”.

Misappropriation of European Parliament funds: time for requisitions for Marine Le Pen and her co-defendants
Accused of embezzling funds from the European Parliament for the benefit of the extreme right party, Marine Le Pen, the National Rally and 24 other defendants are at the time of the requisitions, after a month and a half of trial. The two-vote requisitions are due to start around 9:30 on Wednesday, and last all day. According to the prosecution, a “centralized management system” was established to “empty” the envelopes of 21,000 euros per month to which MEPs were entitled, to pay “fictional” parliamentary assistants who actually worked for the party (as bodyguards, graphic designers or secretaries), in order to “relieve finances

Humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip: Israel announces the opening of a new crossing point

Israel announced the opening of a new crossing point for humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip. Washington for its part affirmed that Israel was not violating American law regarding humanitarian aid entering the territory but called for further progress. NGOs still consider this aid to be insufficient

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This evening, the of the France-Israel soccer match and a week after the violence in Amsterdam, will be held the “Israel is Forever” gala, an event in support of this country organized by far-right Franco-Israeli personalities, in Paris.

Rodrigue Petitot, a figure in the movement against the high cost of living in Martinique was arrested Tuesday evening in Fort-de-France. He is the head of the Rally for the Protection of Afro-Caribbean Peoples and Resources (RPPRAC).

After a mostly female competition, the Booker Prize, a prestigious literary prize that rewards works of fiction in English, was awarded Tuesday evening to British author Samantha Harvey for her fifth novel “Orbital”.

Jannik Sinner won the ATP Masters for the second time in a row in Turin, where Daniil Medvedev regained hope after a disastrous entry into the competition by outclassing Alex De Minaur.