Strike in Ukraine: the conflict is now everything of a “global” war according to Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin believes that the conflict in Ukraine is now akin to a “global” war. He indicates that he did not rule out striking Western countries. These threats come at the end of a day of extreme tensions where Russia used an intermediate-range ballistic missile (up to 5,500 km) on Ukrainian territory, designed to carry a nuclear warhead.

Winter storm Caetano: Around 270,000 people without power

Winter storm Caetano caused transport difficulties and is moving to the east of the country. Around 270,000 people are without electricity. While the snowfall, which is rather unusual in western France, has clearly decreased, it has had significant consequences with 270,000 customers without electricity in Normandy, Pays de la Loire and Center-Val de Loire. 31 departments will still be placed on alert for orange snow, ice and wind today, against around fifty Thursday, according

War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity: ICC Arrest Warrant against Netanyahu

The International Criminal Court infuriated Israel on Thursday by issuing unprecedented arrest warrants against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his ex-defense minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity after more than a year of conflict in Gaza. Another mandate is aimed at Mohammed Deif, head of Hamas' armed wing

The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced that in Lebanon, Israeli raids on the Bekaa Valley, a Hezbollah stronghold in the east of the country, have killed 40 people.

COP29: negotiators await final proposals for financial compromises between rich and developing countries

This Friday, the last day of COP29, negotiators from nearly 200 countries, frustrated by two weeks of fruitless negotiations, await final proposals for financial compromises between rich and developing countries at the UN climate change conference in Azerbaijan. The central question of the final hours of COP29, at the “Olympic Stadium” in Baku, is to determine how much money developed countries, in the name of their historical responsibility for climate change, will agree to transfer to developing countries, to help them face a more destructive climate and to invest in low-carbon energies.

IN A NUTSHELL

Western diplomats have drawn up a severe indictment against Iran in Vienna and passed a new critical resolution.

After the withdrawal of the divisive Matt Gaetz, the first pitfall in a hard-fought campaign to place his followers, Donald Trump on Thursday chose as justice minister the lawyer Pam Bondi, who assured his defense in 2020.

After examining the budget in the Senate, where all the measures taken into account have not yet been voted on, the French government has revised the projected Social Security deficit down by 16 to 15 billion euros from 16 billion euros to 15 billion euros.

As part of the review of the 2025 Social Security funding bill, senators voted for several “behavioral” tax increases on sugary drinks, gambling, and tobacco.

Thomas Ruyant was the first skipper to leave the Doldrums and took the lead in the Vendée Globe for the first time. It is an intertropical convergence zone known for its unstable weather that has slowed down the fleet