State visit: François Bayrou in Mayotte on Monday

François Bayrou arrived in Mayotte on Monday at the head of an impressive ministerial delegation for an intense day of travel on the island devastated by cyclone Chido. The concrete responses of the government are eagerly awaited by the inhabitants. This large government delegation is expected by residents who hope for the total restoration of essential services such as water, electricity and communication networks, sixteen days after the passage of Cyclone Chido - the most devastating on the archipelago in 90 years, with 39 deaths and more than 4,000 injuries recorded to date.

Washington: Former US President Jimmy Carter dies

Former President of the United States Jimmy Carter died at the age of 100 in Georgia, in the southeastern United States according to his foundation. The Carter Center said in a statement that “Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 29, at his home in Plains, Georgia, surrounded by his

National mourning: 179 people died in an air crash

A video of the crash that occurred on Sunday morning, broadcast by the local channel MBC, went around the world. A plane crash killed 179 people on Sunday in South Korea. It was the worst plane crash in the country's history. Flags are at half-mast on Monday to honor the memory of these dead. An investigation is under way to determine the cause of the tragedy. This Boeing 737-800 from the South Korean low-cost airline Jeju Air, coming from Bangkok, carried 175 passengers and six crew members. All of its passengers were killed, according to the final results of the emergency services, with the exception of a hostess and a steward.

Migration: Three people died while crossing the Channel illegally
At least three people died while crossing the Channel illegally because the boat was “overloaded.” The prefect of Pas-de-Calais, Jacques Billant, said at a press briefing that around 06:00am in Sangatte, a large number of migrants are trying to board a “small boat”, a semi-rigid a few meters long. According to him, it seems “that there were several groups present to board an already overloaded boat”.

IN SHORT

Three weeks after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, the new leader of Syria, Ahmad al-Shareh, said that organizing elections in his country could take four years during an interview with the al-Arabiya channel broadcast on Sunday evening.

The Israeli army claimed to have shot dead around 20 Palestinian fighters in its raid on a hospital in the northern Gaza Strip.

The outgoing Croatian president, Zoran Milanovic, narrowly missed winning the presidential election in the first round on Sunday, winning around 49% of the vote. In two weeks, he will face the candidate of the conservatives in power, Dragan Primorac

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev said that the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed Wednesday in Kazakhstan had been “shot” into Russian territory. He accuses Moscow of having wanted to hide the causes of this tragedy, which left 38 dead, and calling for full recognition of its responsibility

After its bonus victory over Stade Français (38-23) at the Toulouse Stadium at the end of the 13th day of Top 14, Stade Toulousain finishes the first phase of the championship with the honorary title of autumn champion.