Russian strike: over 34 dead

Last Sunday, the United States, Europeans and the United Nations strongly condemned the Russian bombing that left at least 34 dead in the city of Sumy, in northeastern Ukraine, in the midst of diplomatic negotiations for a truce. The attack came two days after a senior American official visited Russia. It is the deadliest in a civilian area for months in Ukraine, and in particular since the resumption of contact between Washington and Moscow in mid-February

American President Donald Trump is trying to stop the war triggered by the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 with separate talks, without success so far.

Customs duties: no country is “out of trouble”
The day after exemptions on high-tech products announced by the United States, Donald Trump warned Sunday that no country was “out of trouble” in the face of its customs offensive, “especially not China”, which he attacked again. The Republican president on his social network Truth indicated that “NOBODY is out of trouble (...), especially not China which, by far, treats us the worst.” Donald Trump's warning comes a day after an exemption from surtaxes of up to 145% for China - granted by the American authorities on high-tech products, smartphones and computers in particular, as well as on semiconductors

Teheran: Iran will continue discussions with Washington “indirectly”

Last Saturday, Iran held rare talks with the United States on Saturday. Tehran warned on Sunday that Iran will continue discussions with Washington “indirectly” and with the “only” subject being nuclear. The two countries, which have not had diplomatic relations since 1980, exchanged views on Saturday under the mediation of the Sultanate of Oman on the Iranian nuclear issue

Deficit: France must make “an additional effort of 40 billion euros” next year

Economy Minister Eric Lombard announced on Sunday that France will have to make “an additional effort of 40 billion euros” next year, a “very considerable” commitment, in the form of “essentially” savings, necessary to reach its Objective of a public deficit of 4.6% of GDP in 2026. The country had already adopted a budget for 2025 providing for around fifty billion euros in efforts, reinforced this week by an additional five billion drawn from funds set aside

IN SHORT

Ex-Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was operated on Sunday “successfully” for an intestinal obstruction, in Brasilia, a surgery lasting more than twelve hours linked to severe abdominal pain inherited from an attack on the The knife in 2018.

Outgoing president Daniel Noboa was declared the winner of the second round on Sunday in Ecuador by the electoral authority. Her leftist rival Luisa Gonzalez does not “recognize” the results and calls for a “recount

The Solideo headquarters must be inaugurated in Marseille, and the Winter Olympics organizing committee should finally name its director general, a priory Cyril Linette, an arrival ardently desired by some actors in the file.

OL beat Auxerre (3-1) and took 4th place at the end of the 29th day; at the bottom of the rankings, Rennes and Angers gave each other fresh air.