Pension reform: a second meeting at Bercy Wednesday evening, not “conclusive”

Wednesday evening, ecologists and communists, who place the repeal of the pension reform at the top of their demands, participated in a second meeting in Bercy with the socialists but without the Unsubmissive, not “conclusive” at this stage. The first secretary of PS Olivier Faure indicated at the end of this meeting, which ended shortly after 23:00 at the microphone of BFMTV, that “there is absolutely, at this stage, nothing conclusive”. The PCF and the ecological delegation were received in the afternoon by the ministers of the Economy Eric Lombard and of Public Accounts Amélie de Montchalin, for a meeting as part of the meetings organized by Bercy with the parties represented in Parliament between now and the general policy speech of François Bayrou on January 14

2015 attacks: tributes on Thursday at the Hyper and an evening of debates

The tributes continue on Thursday with a ceremony in front of the Hyper Cacher and an evening of debates organized by Crif and Charlie Hebdo, ten years after the jihadist attacks of January 2015. Several ministers are expected (Bruno Retailleau, Gérald Darmanin and Manuel Valls in particular) as well as the President of the Senate Gérard Larcher, the Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo and the President of the Ile-de-France region Valérie Pécresse. The commemorations will begin at noon with a tribute ceremony organized by Crif (Representative Council of Jewish Institutions in France) in front of the supermarket at Porte de Vincennes where four people were killed ten years ago

Zelensky's visit to Germany: discussions on military aid

Eleven days before the start of the mandate of Donald Trump, who said he was skeptical about this financial support, Volodymyr Zelensky met Thursday in Germany with Ukraine's allies meeting under the aegis of the United States to discuss their military aid. This meeting of the “contact group” of Kiev's partners in Ramstein, an American air base not far from Frankfurt, will be the last of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Joe Biden's minister who will be replaced on January 20 by the Republican billionaire.

Météo France: vigilance orange floods in 5 other departments

On the night of Wednesday to Thursday, a snow disturbance continued in Nord and Pas-de-Calais, and now five other departments in the north-west were now on orange alert for the risk of floods. According to a new report from Météo France at 22:45 p.m., warning against the risk of icy roads, snowfalls in North and Pas-de-Calais “are weakening temporarily” but the snow “sticks to the ground” with generally between 2 and 5 cm in height. According to Météo France, snowfall is expected to “intensify again” on the night of Wednesday to Thursday and last until Thursday morning

Strong winds in Los Angeles: Five dead in fires
serif">Violent fires fuelled by powerful winds raging in Los Angeles on Wednesday killed at least five people. Tens of thousands of inhabitants have fled, as many buildings have been destroyed. This human toll could get even worse, announced Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna, adding that the situation was “still very unstable.”

IN SHORT

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado promised to come out of hiding on Thursday to lead the first major opposition demonstration in weeks. Its aim is to derail the inauguration of President Nicolas Maduro on Friday

The Paris Criminal Court on Thursday judged TV star presenter and real estate agent Stéphane Plaza for regular violence against two former girlfriends, which he disputes.

According to the government, a mysterious commando attacked the Chadian presidential palace in N'Djamena on Wednesday evening and killed at least one person before being decimated, with 18 of its 24 members killed.

After months of violent demonstrations contesting the victory of the ruling party in the elections of October 9, the main Mozambican opponent, Venancio Mondlane, is due to return to the country on Thursday morning in a climate of extreme tension.

Liverpool suffered their second defeat of the season in the League Cup semi-final first leg at Tottenham (1-0) on Wednesday.