Grenade thrown into a bar in Grenoble: a dozen injured, two of them seriously

Yesterday evening, a grenade thrown into a bar in a sensitive area of Grenoble injured a dozen people, two of whom were serious. According to the prosecutor François Touret de Coucy, present on the spot, “a person came back, threw a grenade, did not say a word, it seems, and then fled”. According to him, “we can rule out a purely terrorist attack, since there is nothing that allows us to think that it is linked to terrorism.”

Ukraine: Trump and Putin agree to “immediate” negotiations

Donald Trump agreed with Vladimir Putin to launch “immediate” negotiations on Ukraine, and promised to meet in person with his Russian counterpart. It also provides for a ceasefire “in the not too distant future” in Ukraine. Donald Trump also considered that Ukraine joining NATO, wanted by Kiev but absolutely rejected by Moscow, would be “not realistic”.

National Assembly: the examination of a text by Gabriel Attal aimed at strengthening juvenile justice

The examination of a text by Gabriel Attal aimed at strengthening juvenile justice began Wednesday evening in the hemicycle of the National Assembly. This text is supported by the government but hated by the left. According to the former head of government who, after becoming a deputy again, decided to bring it to the Assembly, this text is a response to the urban violence of the summer of 2023 after the death of young Nahel, killed by a police officer in Nanterre. The bill aimed at “restoring the authority” of justice with respect to “juvenile delinquents” and “their parents” incorporates a series of measures announced in spring by Gabriel Attal, then Prime Minister.

Strike in the French video game sector: working conditions denounced

The French video game sector is called upon to press pause on Thursday for the first time in its history. A strike has been launched to denounce working conditions and job losses in an industry that is going through a difficult period. The Union of Video Game Workers (STJV), at the origin of the movement, is calling on employees to gather in nearly a dozen cities, including Paris, Bordeaux (southwest) and Rennes (west). Other trade union organizations have joined the STJV's call in France and abroad, in particular at the studio of the French giant Ubisoft in Barcelona, Spain.

IN SHORT

Israel has threatened to launch a “new war” in the Gaza Strip, in order to allow the realization of Donald Trump's plan to empty the Palestinian territory of its inhabitants, if Hamas does not release hostages by Saturday.

The Assembly adopted the Social Security budget for 2025, after four months of tensions and negotiations. She rejects a new motion of censure, but the lower house remains fractured and paralyzed.

During a final vote in the Senate on Thursday, the French Parliament is preparing to ban “puffs”, these devices in fashion especially among young people who are keen on their low price and their diverse aromas.

In a Germany plunged into an intense and uncertain electoral campaign, the stars (American director Todd Haynes, Scottish actresses Tilda Swinton and Chinese actresses Tilda Swinton and Chinese actresses Fan Bingbing) are due to hit the red carpet at the 75th Berlinale on Thursday evening.

After playing more than 40 minutes at ten against eleven, Monaco lost at the Louis-II Stadium against Benfica Lisbon (0-1) in the Champions League play-offs first leg of the Champions League, and will have to win on Tuesday in Portugal to pass.