France: Macron expected in Réunion on the chikungunya epidemic and the damage of cyclone Garance
Emmanuel Macron is expected on Tuesday in Réunion, an overseas department with the strongest economic growth, on the chikungunya epidemic and the damage caused by cyclone Garance. The Head of State will reaffirm the “strategic role of Réunion in the Indo-Pacific zone”. France aspires to become a regional power alongside the United States, China or India.

Attacks on prisons: the PNAT seizes facts in Isère
Last Monday, the National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office (Pnat) announced on Monday that it was investigating the shooting and throwing of Molotov cocktails that targeted a housing estate in Isère overnight where prison officers live, and reinforcements were put in place around two prison establishments in the region. In a statement, the PNAT said that on the night of Sunday to Monday, “several gunshots and the throwing of Molotov cocktails targeted pavilions in a housing estate in Isère, where several prison officers live” and “graffiti +DDPF+ (rights of French prisoners, editor's note) were discovered on site”.

Russian strikes: Ukraine under threat again

Russia resumed its strikes on Ukraine on Monday after the expiration of a fragile Easter ceasefire. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he wants “a clear response” from Moscow on his proposal for a truce in strikes on energy sites. On the same day, his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin expressed doubts about this project presented by Kiev, without however formally ruling out extending the ceasefire that he had declared last weekend.

Washington: Trump comes to the defense of the Pentagon chief

After reports from several American media that he shared details of an impending strike on another Signal loop with family members, Donald Trump on Monday came to the defense of Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth, once again in turmoil. According to the New York Times and CNN, Pete Hegseth's wife, his brother, his lawyer, “as well as a dozen people from his personal and professional circle” were present in this Signal messaging conversation loop

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As the race for artificial intelligence (AI) threatens to shake up online research, Google returned to court on Monday, as part of major hearings to determine whether the tech giant, found guilty of abusing its dominant position, should part ways with its Chrome browser.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has called his Salvadoran counterpart Nayib Bukele a “serial violator of human rights”. The latter proposed to exchange 252 Venezuelans incarcerated in his country after their expulsion by the United States for “political prisoners” detained in Venezuela.

The UN is calling on the international community to act to prevent the country from plunging into “total chaos.” It indicates that Haiti is approaching the “point of no return”, experiencing a new escalation of gang attacks

The Academy of Oscars announced a change in its rules on Monday. It plans to require its members to watch all the movies nominated in a category if they want to vote in that

The Saint-Etienne prosecutor's office has indicated that the custody of an AS Saint-Etienne (L1) supporter suspected of having thrown a coin at the head of a sideline referee during the derby against Olympique Lyonnais on Sunday evening was extended Monday at the end of the day.