RN trial: Marine Le Pen gets 5 years in prison, including 2 years in prison and 5 years of ineligibility

The leader of the National Rally Marine Le Pen received five years in prison on Wednesday in Paris, including two years in prison that can be adjusted and five years of ineligibility. The triple presidential candidate (2012, 2017 and 2022) sees in the call for her ineligibility an intention to stop her political ascent in the run-up to the 2027 election. The prosecutor's office called for the sentence of ineligibility to be accompanied by provisional execution.

Soccer: Israel at the Stade de France on Thursday, security arrangements made

In a climate exacerbated by the violence of last week on the sidelines of a Maccabi Tel Aviv match in Amsterdam, the French team welcomes Israel in a very tense atmosphere on Thursday at the Stade de France. A security system is being put in place in the middle of the conflict in the Middle East. Indeed, a total of 4,000 police and policemen will be deployed around and, in a rare occurrence, in the stadium and in public transport and in Paris. Around 1,600 security agents will also be mobilized at the Stade de France and the Raid. Also, the elite unit of the national police is committed to the safety of the Israel team, locked in a bubble since arriving in France on Monday.

Policy: Biden courteously receives Trump at the White House on Wednesday

Yesterday, Joe Biden welcomed Donald Trump home with a display of courtesy. The Republican, now with total control of Congress after also winning the House of Representatives, will take office for good on January 20. The president-elect continued on Wednesday to announce the appointments at breakneck speed, entrusting key positions to loyalists, some of whom were very controversial.

Deadly floods in Spain: Valencia's coastline on red alert

The Spanish Meteorological Agency on Wednesday evening placed the coastline of the Valencia region on red alert, hit by new torrential rains. According to the agency, up to 180 millimeters of rain was feared on the Valencia coast. Argentina indicates that the red alert corresponds to meteorological phenomena “of exceptional intensity”, presenting “a very high level of risk for the population”.

IN A NUTSHELL

Police announced that a person was found dead on Wednesday evening near the Brazilian Supreme Court in Brasilia after two explosions of unknown origin that rang out near the High Court.

Dozens of people were arrested Wednesday night during a banned pro-Palestinian demonstration in Amsterdam.

The European Parliament voted on Thursday to postpone the law against deforestation by one year, with the right wanting to go further and make it even more flexible, to the dismay of NGOs who fear a new “chainsaw” in this emblematic text.

Avec l' annonce de la mort de six soldats israéliens et des frappes contre le Liban, qui ont fait au moins huit morts, la tension entre Israël et le Hezbollah est encore montée d' un cran mercredi .

LOSC Gérard Lopez was sentenced Wednesday in Lille to 10 months suspended imprisonment and a fine of 45,000 euros. He is being prosecuted for complicity in the illegal exercise of the activity of sports agent. He now presides over the Girondins de Bordeaux.