June will have been marked, among other things, by the mutiny of Yevgeny Prigojine and his men against Russian power, the plea of ??not guilty by Donald Trump in the case of the illegal possession of confidential documents, the worst sinking of a boat migrants since 2016 in the Mediterranean. In thirteen drawings, “La Matinale” offers you an overview of the highlights of the past month.
Donald Trump charged in classified documents case
Accused of having endangered the security of the United States by illegally keeping in his residence in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, confidential documents, including military plans and information on nuclear weapons, the former American president Donald Trump – favorite for the Republican nomination for the 2024 presidential election – pleaded not guilty in federal court in Miami on Tuesday, June 13. After his appearance, he denounced in front of his supporters an “odious abuse of power”.
Mutiny of the Wagner Group against Vladimir Putin
Evgueni Prigojine, the leader of the Wagner mercenary group, who had promised the day before “to liberate the Russian people” by launching his troops on Russian territory, finally backtracked on Saturday, June 24, in order to avoid “sinking Russian blood”, after twenty-four hours of extreme tension which saw his men occupy the city of Rostov and approach 200 kilometers from Moscow, a humiliation for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Warning from Washington to kyiv
While Ukraine increased its strikes and incursions into Russian territory at the end of May, the United States firmly reminded Kiev of the ban on using American military equipment for such actions. “We don’t want to encourage or allow that, we certainly don’t want American-made equipment to be used to attack Russian soil,” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said after the interview. broadcast on Russian social networks of images showing that American Humvee and MaxxPro armored vehicles had been used.
Preventing school bullying in France
After the suicide, in May, of a 13-year-old teenager, Lindsay, victim of bullying in college, the Minister of National Education announced, Tuesday, June 13, that school bullying would be the subject of a “great national prevention campaign” at the start of the school year in September. Pap Ndiaye had already requested that an “awareness hour” be organized the week of June 14 for all middle school students. Other measures are supposed to take effect at the start of the school year, in particular the designation of a “harassment referent” in each establishment and the extension of the anti-harassment program (Phare) to all schools, colleges and high schools.
Plastic pollution at the heart of international negotiations
Negotiations between a thousand delegates from 175 countries took place in Paris from May 29 to June 2 to try to put an end to plastic pollution, described as a “ticking time bomb” by Emmanuel Macron. More than 350 million tons of plastic waste is generated globally each year and threatens ecosystems, health and the climate. The international community has given itself until the end of 2024 to reach a legally binding global treaty.
Slight warming between China and the United States
Chinese President Xi Jinping hailed Monday, June 19, during a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the “progress” and “common ground” between Beijing and Washington. For his part, Mr. Blinken assured that the United States and China want to “stabilize” their relations, but said he was “lucid” about the deep bilateral disagreements. In addition to the very thorny question of the links between the United States and Taiwan, an island claimed by Beijing, relations remain tense on a large number of issues, such as that of American sanctions targeting Chinese digital giants.
In the Mediterranean, the worst shipwreck of migrants for seven years
The worst sinking of a migrant boat since 2016 took place on the night of Tuesday June 13 to Wednesday June 14, off the coast of Greece. A fishing vessel from Libya heading for Italy sank with some 750 people on board, without life jackets. Only a hundred people could be rescued. The sinking of this overloaded boat raised many questions about the chain of custody.
Canada ravaged by extraordinary fires
In Canada, no province is spared by the intense and particularly early fire season that is ravaging the country. On Tuesday, June 27, 490 fires were active, more than half of which were considered out of control. Nearly eight million hectares of forest have burned since January in the country, an area equivalent to that of Austria. More than 100,000 people had to be relocated and the government called for vigilance due to deteriorating air quality. Canada, due to its geographical location, is warming faster than the rest of the planet.
A press boss heavily sentenced in Algeria
In the crosshairs of Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and prosecuted for “foreign financing of his business”, Ihsane El Kadi, emblematic figure of free journalism, was sentenced on Sunday June 18 to seven years in prison, five of which are closed. The boss of the Interface Media group, which brings together Radio M and the Maghreb Emergent site, has thus received the heaviest sentence ever imposed on a journalist in Algeria.
A plan against social fraud
Gabriel Attal, the Minister Delegate for Public Accounts, unveiled on Tuesday May 30 a plan to fight against social fraud, which brings together evaded social security contributions as well as fraud in health benefits or social allowances. The government intends to double the number of adjustments by 2027, with a plan to merge the Vitale card and the identity card, the terms of which are still unclear.
Mass tourism in the sights of the government
On Sunday, June 18, the government unveiled its plan to better regulate tourist flows and support local communities experiencing peaks in attendance. Faced with this situation, some sites have already implemented taxes, entry fees or daily quotas, such as at the Calanque de Sugiton, near Marseille. In France, 80% of tourist activity is concentrated in 20% of the territory.
Football still affected by racism
A committee of the Spanish Supreme Sports Council announced on Monday (June 5th) heavy sanctions against supporters who committed acts of a racist nature against one of the stars of Real Madrid, Vinicius Jr. The four people accused of having hanged end January a mannequin bearing the image of the Brazilian striker at a Madrid bridge was fined 60,001 euros and banned for two years from the stadium. Three individuals identified as the perpetrators of insults against the player during a match in Valencia on May 28 were fined 5,000 euros and banned for one year. stadium.