Paris: the nomination of Richard Ferrand as President of the Constitutional Council approved

A decision published on Friday announces the approval of the nomination of the former President of the Assembly Richard Ferrand to the presidency of the Constitutional Council, contested by some political opponents. Mr. Ferrand's candidacy, proposed by Emmanuel Macron, was validated by one vote by the Assembly and Senate Law Committees on Wednesday. He will take office on 8 March.

Gaza Strip: Saudi Arabia hosts summit today

A summit planned in Saudi Arabia will bring together eight Arab leaders today. The aim is to discuss a plan in response to Donald Trump's proposal to place the Gaza Strip under American control and to displace the population from the war-ravaged Palestinian territory. According to diplomats and experts, the American president's vision for Gaza was the subject of a rare Arab consensus but differences could appear on the question of the future governance of the Palestinian territory and the financing of its reconstruction

Ukraine: Volodymyr Zelensky calls for “solid” relationships with the United States

At the end of a “productive” exchange in Kiev with the American emissary, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pleaded Thursday for “solid relationships” between his country and the United States. At the end of his interview with Keith Kellogg, Donald Trump's envoy, the Ukrainian head of state indicated that “solid relationships between Ukraine and the United States benefit the whole world”. The president had previously received a volley of invectives from the tenant of the White House, whose reconciliation with Vladimir Putin raised fears of a break between Washington and Ukraine, which depends crucially on American aid to resist the Russian invasion

Physical and sexual abuse: two former guards complete police custody

Two former supervisors of the Catholic school in Béarn have been taken into custody as part of the investigation into physical and sexual violence reported by more than a hundred former students. This police custody ends on Thursday. The Pau prosecutor's office “put an end” on Thursday to the questioning of an ex-priest in his 90s, without saying anything about the consequences of the judicial procedure

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At the request of the Venezuelan authorities, in a new sign of cooperation between Washington and Caracas, the United States sent 170 Venezuelan migrants back from their Cuban base in Guantanamo to their country, with a stopover in Honduras.

Former Bolivian President Evo Morales announced his candidacy for the presidential election on 17 August on Thursday, openly defying the justice system that forbids him from running and prosecuting him in a child trafficking case.pr

On the night of Thursday to Friday, the Assembly adopted the “Zucman tax”, a floor tax on the wealth of the “ultra-rich” brought into the hemicycle by environmentalists to fight against “fiscal injustice”, but criticized by the government camp that there sees it as a “confiscatory” measure.

After four weeks of stopping to protect dolphins, boats over eight meters long went back to sea on the night of Thursday to Friday in the Bay of Biscay.

The French biathlon team receives the 10th French medal at these Worlds in Lenzerheide (Switzerland) thanks to Julia Simon (Switzerland) thanks to Julia Simon and Quentin Fillon Maillet (Switzerland) thanks to Julia Simon and Quentin Fillon Maillet. He thus retained his world title in the mixed single relay (non-Olympic) at the 2025 Worlds.