Russian invasion: 13 countries reaffirm their support for Ukraine

On the third anniversary of the Russian invasion, at a time when the U-turn by the United States changed the situation in the conflict, the leaders of 13 countries are meeting in Kiev on Monday to reaffirm their support for Ukraine. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will be on the trip to Kiev, as will the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday about this meeting, which 24 other leaders will join by videoconference, the following: “We have an important meeting tomorrow, a summit. Maybe it will be a turning point.”

Pedocriminality: the trial of Joël Le Scouarnec opens Monday afternoon in Vannes

Joël Le Scouarnec, ex-surgeon, is accused of sexual violence against nearly 300 patients in a dozen hospitals. The trial opens on Monday afternoon in Vannes, before the Morbihan Criminal Court. Most of the 299 victims were minors at the time of the crime, 256 were under the age of 15, and they were often asleep or waking up. According to the Lorient prosecutor, Stéphane Kellenberger, Joël Le Scouarnec “recognized his involvement” in the majority of the acts of aggravated rapes and aggravated sexual assaults for which he will be tried for nearly four months.

German presidential election: Friedrich Merz in arduous negotiations to form a government
Friedrich Merz won the German elections with a lower score than expected. The leader of the right is embarking on arduous negotiations to form a government eagerly awaited by Europeans to weigh in the face of Donald Trump and Russia. The former business lawyer led his CDU/CSU camp to victory but the result of the conservatives in Sunday's legislative elections (28.5%) does not allow them to govern alone and is lower than the 30% announced for months by the polls.

Justice: a money laundering network will be judged this Monday in Marseille

A money laundering network linked to the Corsican criminal gang of “Petit Bar” will be tried from Monday in Marseille. The “Petit Bar” clan is known for drug trafficking, extortions and assassinations. He is accused of having washed tens of millions of euros in dirty money via Hong Kong, Singapore, Luxembourg or Switzerland. An international network for which 24 people will be tried until May 16 by the Marseille Criminal Court. It should be noted that several members of this gang had already been convicted in 2010 for international drug trafficking.

Climate: meeting of climate experts mandated by the UN this Monday in China

In order to have the representatives of the world's countries adopt the calendar and content of its scientific work, behind which a real geopolitical tug of war is taking place, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the climate experts mandated by the UN, is meeting this Monday in China. The IPCC was created in 1988 to inform policy makers and has just begun the 7th cycle of its work

IN SHORT

After the death of a young woman and her younger brother during the fireworks display on July 14, 2022, the mayor of Cholet (Maine-et-Loire), Gilles Bourdouleix, and four other defendants must be tried from Monday before the Angers Criminal Court for manicides and involuntary injuries.

Data from the Caisse des Depots (CDC) indicates that cash deposits only exceeded withdrawals by 350 million euros on Livrets A last month, a low level not seen since 2016.

As prayers for his recovery multiply around the world, Pope Francis remains in a “critical condition” with pneumonia in both lungs and continues to receive high-flow oxygen, according to information from Vatican on Sunday evening.

Paris Saint-Germain won at Lyon (3-2), pushing their lead in Ligue 1 to 13 points. Nice regained their place on the podium by dominating Montpellier (2-0)