Paris: The National Assembly will examine the motions of censure

From 16:00, the National Assembly will examine the motions of censure tabled by the almost complete New Popular Front and the alliance between the National Rally and the Ciottistes, to bring down the Prime Minister, appointed on September 5. That of the left has every chance of being adopted, the RN having promised to vote it, probably around 20:00. The Assembly is thus preparing to censor the government of Michel Barnier, less than six months after the sledgehammer of dissolution, an unprecedented gesture since 1962 that would plunge the country into great political and budgetary uncertainty.

Martial law: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol put his back on the wall Wednesday

After trying to impose martial law on Tuesday, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was put on the wall Wednesday by the opposition as well as by his own party, a measure he was forced to repeal under pressure. Yoon announced the establishment of martial law during a surprise speech late Tuesday, accusing the opposition of constituting “forces hostile to the State”. These include a dispute over the adoption of its budget in Parliament, where the presidential camp is a minority, which ignited the gunpowder.

Offensive in northern Syria: the rebels “at the gates” of the key city of Hama

Rebels led by radical Islamists who are leading an offensive in northern Syria arrived on Tuesday “at the gates” of Hama, the country's fourth-largest city. According to a military source, the army reported “fierce fighting”, especially in northern Hama province, and “significant reinforcements” arrived in the city

Sixth consecutive night of protest: police use water cannon and tear gas against pro-EU demonstrators

The police in Georgia once again used a water cannon and tear gas on Tuesday evening to try to disperse the thousands of pro-EU demonstrators. The latter were protesting for the sixth consecutive night, despite threats from the Prime Minister who accused his political rivals and NGOs of having “orchestrated the violence”.

State visit: Macron in Arabia at the oasis of Al-Ula
Far from the political crisis that is shaking France, Emmanuel Macron is completing his state visit to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday in the oasis of Al-Ula, an emblematic tourist project of the kingdom. After a political component on Monday and then an economic one on Tuesday, it is time for heritage diplomacy with French participation in this $20 billion megaproject that Riyadh intends to make a pearl

IN SHORT

Despite the reservations of the government, which advocated another method to achieve a similar result, the National Assembly unanimously approved, on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, the full reimbursement of wheelchairs by health insurance.

The UN General Assembly called on Tuesday for an end to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories and the creation of a Palestinian state.

The conservative-majority United States Supreme Court is plunging into an issue that is gripping American society on Wednesday. It is about the access of minors to medical treatments to change their gender.

Belgian Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel suffers from multiple fractures after an accident in his region of Flemish Brabant north of Brussels and was due to have collarbone surgery on Tuesday evening.