Military cooperation: French fighter planes leave Chad
French fighter planes have left N'Djamena, the first step in the historic withdrawal of the French Army from Chad after more than sixty years of military cooperation. In the past, these planes have often intervened in support of the Chadian authorities. The departure of the Mirages followed the announcement by Chad at the end of November to end the security and defense agreements that had linked it to France since the end of colonization. The announcement was made on the anniversary of its independence.

Politics: Macron promises to name Michel Barnier's successor in Matignon

Michel Barnier and his government meet again on Wednesday morning for the last time at the Elysée, the day after an unprecedented meeting around the president of party leaders excluding LFI and RN. Emmanuel Macron has promised to appoint by Thursday, and potentially as early as Wednesday, the successor of Michel Barnier to Matignon, who will be responsible for negotiating at least an agreement to avoid censorship. On the agenda of this Council of Ministers, a draft “special law” to ensure the continuity of the State as of January.

Syria: Prime Minister in charge of the transition promises calm and stability to Syrians after a meteoric offensive

Two days after the fall of power of Bashar al-Assad during a meteoric offensive by a coalition of rebels, the Prime Minister in charge of the transition in Syria, Mohammad al-Bashir, immediately appointed, promised calm and stability to the Syrians on Tuesday. Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, the leader of the radical Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) at the head of the rebel coalition, said that “people are exhausted by the war. The country is not ready for another one, and is not going to end up in another one (war).”

Combating irregular immigration: 5 European countries commit to greater cooperation

In order to better combat migrant smuggling networks, the interior ministers of five European countries, including France, the United Kingdom and Germany, agreed in London. This agreement is also the subject of a bilateral plan signed the day before between London and Berlin. At the end of this meeting of the “Calais Group”, the ministers committed themselves to five priority actions for 2025 in order to try to contain illegal crossings from the Channel to the United Kingdom.

Attacks on Israeli soccer fans: 5 suspects in Dutch court Wednesday

After the November attacks in Amsterdam against Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam, violence that shocked the world, five suspects will appear before a Dutch court on Wednesday, including one for attempted manslaughter. Starting at 09:00 (08:00 GMT), these men will face one after the other a panel of three judges from an Amsterdam court. They have been indicted for acts of violence.

IN SHORT

After meeting with the American president-elect Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday in Paris, Emmanuel Macron will travel to Poland on Thursday to discuss European support for Ukraine.

Due to a strike by territorial officials launched on 6 December and followed by almost all firefighters from 43 airfields, several hundred tourists are stuck on the Polynesian islands.

Fifa will entrust the 2030 World Cup on Wednesday to the Spain-Portugal-Morocco trio, with three matches in South America, and the 2034 edition to Saudi Arabia, despite criticism of the environment and human rights.

PSG won 3-0 against Salzburg in the Champions League. Real Madrid relaunched by defeating Atalanta 3-2 in Bergamo, but striker Kylian Mbappé was injured. For its part, Stade Brest resumed its march forward by winning at home against PSV Eindhoven