Sexual assaults: Gérard Depardieu expected at his trial on Monday
Accused of sexually assaulting two women during a shooting, Gérard Depardieu, the best known actor to have been caught up by the #Metoo wave in France, is tried on Monday in Paris, after his trial was postponed in the fall. The hearing must begin at 13:30 and continue at least Tuesday in front of the criminal court. The defendant did not appear there last October, his lawyer citing the consequences of a quadruple coronary bypass and diabetes amplified by the stress of the upcoming trial

Discussions between Russians and Americans: towards the establishment of a partial truce in Ukraine

Russia and the United States are meeting in Saudi Arabia on Monday for negotiations, which were immediately described as “difficult” by the Kremlins. This meeting aims to establish a partial truce in Ukraine after more than three years of Russian offensive. The American emissaries met with Ukrainian officials late on Sunday night, before discussions with the Russians on Monday. Ukraine says it is “ready” for a “general” and unconditional ceasefire. But Vladimir Putin seems to be playing for time, as long as his men have not expelled Ukrainian troops from the Russian border region of

Gaza: Israeli airstrike hits Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis

In southern Palestinian territory, an Israeli air strike hit Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, killing a Hamas official according to the Israeli army and the Islamist movement. In a statement, Hamas said the strike killed Ismail Barhoum, a member of its political bureau. According to the health ministry of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, since the resumption of Israeli military operations on 18 March, at least 673 Palestinians have been killed in the besieged and devastated Gaza Strip

Political crisis: The South Korean Constitutional Court rejects the impeachment of the Prime Minister
On Monday, the South Korean Constitutional Court rejected the impeachment motion against Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, a new episode in the political crisis caused by President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed attempt to impose martial law. The verdict on the possible dismissal of Mr. Yoon is expected in the coming days. Han Duck-soo thus becomes interim president again, fuelling the instability that has hit Asia's fourth-largest economy since the coup in early December.

IN SHORT

During the third citizen vote organized by socialist mayor Anne Hidalgo, which mobilized only 4% of voters, Parisians mostly approved Sunday the massification of pedestrian and green streets in the capital.

Pope Francis returned to the Vatican after more than five weeks in hospital for double pneumonia.

Four years after this resounding case in which police officers were sanctioned, the ex-husband of Chahínez Daoud, burned to death in 2021 in Mérignac, is appearing until Friday for murder before the Gironde Assize Court.

A German start-up hopes to test its Spectrum rocket on Monday from the Norwegian space base in Andøya, above the Arctic Circle, above the Arctic Circle.

At the Stade de France, France qualified for the Nations League's semifinals on penalty shoot-out against Croatia (2-2, 5 and a b to 4). In early June, they will meet Spain in the semifinals, which eliminated the Netherlands in the same way.