War in Ukraine: Russians and Americans agree to appoint negotiators

Yesterday Tuesday in Riyadh, Russians and Americans agreed to establish a “consultation mechanism” to settle their disputes and will appoint negotiators on the war in Ukraine. Trump says he is “more confident” in the possibility of an agreement with Moscow.

Vatican City: Pope Francis suffers from bilateral pneumonia

The Vatican announced on Tuesday, on the fifth day of hospitalization, that Pope Francis is suffering from bilateral pneumonia and continues to have a “complex” clinical picture. He has been hospitalized since Friday at Gemelli Hospital in Rome for a “polymicrobial infection of the respiratory tract”, a new alert that is raising concerns about his declining health. In a medical bulletin published on Tuesday evening, the Vatican indicates “the chest CT scan that the Holy Father underwent this afternoon (...) demonstrated the onset of bilateral pneumonia which required additional drug treatment. Nevertheless, Pope Francis is in a good mood.”

Gaza: Hamas and Israel announce the release scheduled for Saturday of six Israeli prisoners

Next Saturday, the six Israelis detained in Gaza will be released according to the announcement of Hamas and Israel. The release is planned after the return, on Thursday, of the bodies of four hostages, including, according to the Islamist movement, the last two child hostages. The family of the two children, Ariel and Kfir, aged five and two, and their mother Shiri Bibas, said they had received no “official confirmation” of their deaths. Hamas announced that it had “decided to hand over four bodies on Thursday, including (those of) the Bibas family”, in exchange for the release of Palestinian detainees on Saturday by Israel, as provided for in the ceasefire agreement.

Agricultural orientation: Parliament votes on a new law

An agricultural policy law is passed just before the opening of the Agricultural Show. The French government is in the process of keeping its commitment after an agreement reached on Tuesday evening between the two chambers of Parliament on this text brandished as a response to the discontent of the sector, but castigated on the left. A joint joint committee (CMP) bringing together seven deputies and seven senators managed to reach a compromise text shortly before midnight on this bill presented nearly a year ago and repeatedly rejected. Earlier on Tuesday, the Senate adopted the text by 218 votes to 107, almost nine months after it was adopted by the National Assembly just before the dissolution.

Paris: Richard Ferrand will have to convince parliamentarians today

Emmanuel Macron proposed Richard Ferrand to chair the Constitutional Council. The latter will have to convince parliamentarians not to hinder a candidacy weakened by the cold, if not freezing, reception at LR. According to Ian Boucard, deputy Republican Right, “the Constitutional Council must judge again in law and not be the legal arm of a leftist ideology (...) What it would undoubtedly be tomorrow if Richard Ferrand were appointed.”

IN SHORT

Prime Minister François Bayrou is expected to avoid a sixth motion of censure on Wednesday, tabled this time by the Socialist Party. He is accused of “giving in to the sad passions of the extreme

Ex-Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was indicted on Tuesday for an alleged “coup” project aimed at preventing the return to power of his successor Lula after the 2022 election.

In his trial for assault with a semi-automatic weapon, American rapper A$AP Rocky was released by a Los Angeles court on Tuesday.

Formula 1 star Lewis Hamilton was acclaimed in London at an unprecedented launch party on Tuesday for the 75th anniversary of F1, for his first official public appearance with Ferrari, while reigning champion Max Verstappen suffered an uproar on the grounds of his former rival.

While Italy had a nightmarish evening with the elimination of AC Milan and Atalanta Bergamo, Monaco failed to turn the situation around in Lisbon where their Champions League adventure ended at the gates of eighth with a frustrating draw against Benfica (3-3).