Deadly fires in Los Angeles: The Oscars pay tribute

The Oscars kicked off Sunday in Hollywood with a video edit in tribute to Los Angeles. The city of California was affected by deadly fires in January, for a 97th ceremony where the tragicomedy “Anora” and the papal thriller “Conclave” are favorites. The master of ceremonies immediately returned with humor to the collapse of “Emilia Pérez” by Jacques Audiard, due to the racist tweets of its main actress Karla Sofía Gascón, which gave free rein to the other films.

Support for Kiev: European allies close ranks

Kiev's European allies closed ranks on Sunday in London. They show their commitment to support Kiev and to rearm in the face of Russia, with Paris and London also proposing a partial truce for one month in Ukraine. French President Emmanuel Macron has affirmed that it is a truce “in the air, on the seas” and concerning strikes on “energy infrastructures

Swiss justice: Accused of defrauding Fifa, Platini and Blatter appear on appeal

Michel Platini and the ex-president of Fifa Sepp Blatter are back on appeal from Monday before the Swiss courts, in the suspicious payment case that ruined their careers in 2015. From 09:00 local time (08:00 GMT) and until Thursday evening, the Extraordinary Court of Appeal of the Federal Criminal Court meeting in Muttenz (north-west) will try the 69-year-old French and the 88-year-old Swiss for “fraud”, “unfair management”, “unfair management”, “unfair management”, “breach of trust” and “forgery in titles”, for which they face five years in prison, before rendering its decision on 25 March.

European sovereignty: the Ariane 6 rocket should take off from Kourou, French Guiana, at 13:24 local time
After several delays, the European heavy rocket is due to take off from Kourou, French Guiana, at 13:24 local time (16:24 GMT). The first commercial mission of the Ariane 6 rocket, intended to launch a French military satellite on Monday, must seal the regained sovereignty of Europe in space in a context of spectacular rapprochement between the United States and Russia.
Its passenger, the CSO-3 satellite (“optical space component”), which will be placed in an orbit 800 kilometers away, will complete the mini-constellation for Earth surveillance for the French Ministry of Defense.

Paris: The new guard opens Women's Fashion Week

The young labels Weinsanto, CFCL and Vaquera open Paris Women's Fashion Week this Monday, kicking off a new edition still marked by the musical chairs of artistic directors. The first day is dedicated to the new guard. It will start with the traditional fashion show for graduates of the Institut Français de la Mode, considered to be the most prestigious international fashion design school.

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Two debates without a vote are organized, on Monday in the Assembly and then Tuesday in the Senate, on “the situation in Ukraine and security in Europe”, while Paris and its allies are looking for a way out of a possible disengagement of the United States.

The World Mobile Show (MWC) opens on Monday in Barcelona. This edition will be marked by the strong trade tensions generated by Donald Trump's policies.

OM succeeded in its return to the game with a victory against Nantes at the Velodrome (2-0), during a 24th day of Ligue 1 marked by the blood stroke of the Lyon coach Paulo Fonseca.