Lebanon: truce agreement with Israel extended

The United States announced that the ceasefire agreement in Lebanon has been extended until February 18, after hundreds of residents of southern Lebanon tried to return to their villages on Sunday, some still occupied by Israeli forces who shot in their direction and killed 22 people according to the Lebanese authorities. The Israeli army fired at several border towns at “citizens who were trying to return to their villages”, leaving 22 dead, including a Lebanese soldier and six women, and 124 injured, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health.

Washington: Trump announces a series of sanctions against Colombia

US President Donald Trump announced a series of sanctions against Colombia on Sunday. This is a spectacular escalation in retaliation for Bogota's decision to turn back military planes carrying immigrants deported by the United States. According to Gustavo Petro, the Colombian president, “a migrant is not a criminal and must be treated with the dignity that a human being deserves.” In particular, Washington will impose tariffs of 25% on all Colombian goods entering the United States, which will be increased to 50% in a week, detailed President Donald Trump on his Truth Social platform, despite the free trade agreement between the two countries.

DRC: Goma at the mercy of M23 and the Rwandan Army

After several days of fighting and diplomatic escalation, culminating in Nairobi convening a Tshisekedi-Kagame meeting within two days, Goma, the big city in eastern DRC, is Sunday evening at the mercy of the M23 and the Rwandan army. According to the UN, the M23 anti-governmental armed group (“March 23 Movement”) and 3,000 to 4,000 Rwandan soldiers. The fighting on Sunday took place at the gates of Goma, the provincial capital of more than one million inhabitants and almost as many displaced people. Goma fell into a worrying calm.

Villeneuve-Saint-Georges: Louis Boyard leads a municipal test for LFI

The LFI deputy for Val-de-Marne Louis Boyard arrived on Sunday at the top of the anticipated municipal election of Villeneuve-Saint-Georges. With 24.89% of the votes, the list led by the 24-year-old elected official is ahead of that of former First Deputy LR Kristell Niasme by two points (22.70%) and that of the left PCF-EELV-PS by four (20.70%).

Floods: Herminia storms hit France

The Herminia Depression is causing trouble in the west of the country and the situation will continue in the coming days. The mayor, Nathalie Appéré warned that in the Breton capital, crossed by two rivers, the Ille and the Vilaine, “the flood peak has unfortunately not yet been reached”. Herminia succeeded Storm Eowyn, which was exceptionally violent across the Channel. It caused rains and gales in northwestern France, in areas where the soil is already saturated with water.

IN A NUTSHELL

After the damage caused by cyclone Chido and then storm Dikeledi, some 115,000 students returned to school on Monday in Mayotte in degraded conditions and by rotating classes.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that negotiations with Hamas had been unblocked and that six more hostages would be released.

The new American defense minister, Pete Hegseth, spoke on Sunday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The discussions focused on his first call with a foreign manager since taking office.

The elected LR Nicolas Florian, mayor of Bordeaux from 2019 to 2020 and presented at the time as Alain Juppé's heir, died as a result of a stroke.

Frenchman Sébastien Ogier won his 10th Monte Carlo Rally, in motor racing.