Tariffs: Trump's reforms are crushing the global economy

The American president brushed aside concerns on Thursday. “The economy had a lot of problems... She was a sick patient, (she) will end up in great shape,” he assured the press, aboard the Air Force One presidential plane

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has nevertheless expressed concern. Donald Trump's announcements “clearly pose a significant risk to the global outlook,” warned its director, Kristalina

The New York Stock Exchange tumbled on Thursday. On Friday morning, that of Tokyo fell by 1.9% in early trading, when the Kospi index of the Seoul Stock Exchange opened down 1.5%. The Sydney Stock Exchange dropped 1.32%

France-America: Macron presents a plan to respond to Trump's “brutal” decision

A few hours after Donald Trump announced massive increases in customs duties, Emmanuel Macron listed the first terms of the desirable “response” to this “serious and unfounded” decision by the Americans, which, according to him, requires unity and the temporary suspension of European investments in this country.

He called for a first response in mid-April, with “answers on the steel and aluminum package”, already overtaxed by the United States. “The second, more massive response, the one to the rates announced yesterday (Wednesday, editor's note), will be at the end of the month”, he promised, after a sector-by-sector study and work with the other EU member states

And “until things are clarified”, Emmanuel Macron called on his interlocutors to “suspend” the investments that should be made in the United States.

Russia: Putin's special emissary meets with Trump administration officials in Washington

The special economic emissary of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kirill Dmitriev, met in Washington with representatives of the Trump administration, in full swing between Russia and the United States.

This is the first visit by a senior Russian official to Washington since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, to which US President Donald Trump assures that he wants to find a quick solution by negotiating with Moscow.

Prison sentence: MPs discuss automatic adjustments to short sentences

Prison instead of the electronic bracelet: deputies adopted a text to make incarceration the rule rather than the exception by returning to the mandatory adjustment of short prison sentences.

The bill was examined at first reading as part of the parliamentary niche of the Horizons group, an annual day reserved for the texts of elected officials from the party of former Prime Minister Edouard Philippe.

IN A NUTSHELL

Following fire on their ambulances, 15 relief workers and aid workers died in Gaza in March. This situation raises new questions about the commission of “war crimes by the Israeli army”, said the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

Three people have been killed and more than 30 others injured in Russian drone strikes in the Kharkiv region in eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian officials announced overnight.

American rock legend Bruce Springsteen has announced the release in June of a seven-album box set featuring 83 unreleased songs. “Tracks II: The Lost Albums” is due to be released on June 27 and will consist of full albums recorded between 1983 and 2018, Bruce Springsteen announced on his site

The parents of Emile Zola preschool in Saint-Ouen (Seine-Saint-Denis), voted for the move at the end of April of some classes at the school, located in the middle of a neighborhood plagued by drug trafficking.

Paris Saint-Germain Handball entered the Champions League before the quarterfinals for the first time in the Qatar era, eliminated in the play-offs after its humiliating defeat at home against Szeged (35-25).