Italy: six dead after explosion at hydroelectric plant
Six people were killed in the explosion on Tuesday April 9 at a hydroelectric power station in northern Italy and another person remains missing,...
More than 250 NGOs call for an end to “all arms transfers” to “Israel...
More than 250 humanitarian or human rights organizations have joined an open letter calling for an “immediate” end to all arms transfers “to Israel...
Israel-Hamas War, Day 188: Israel accuses Hamas of 'turning its back' on 'very reasonable...
On Thursday, April 11, the Israeli army announced that it had carried out “a precision operation in the center of the Gaza Strip” during...
In Mali, the military tries to extinguish all dissent by banning political parties
Already largely abused since the military came to power in 2020, democracy is now well and truly buried in Mali. After dissolving several civil...
Ivory Coast: Guillaume Soro prepares his return after four years of exile
The enfant terrible of Ivorian politics could soon return to Abidjan. Having gone into exile in 2019 after falling out with his former ally,...
In Morocco, final stretch for the family code reform project
The Moudawana reform project, the family code in Morocco, has entered its final phase. After six months of hearings, the commission responsible for its...
Emmanuel Macron calls for a “sustainable” effort from arms manufacturers
The upheaval caused by the war in Ukraine and global rearmament require a “sustainable” effort by the defense industry to produce more and more...
In Vietnam, Truong My Lan, the director of a real estate giant, sentenced to...
This is the biggest financial scandal Vietnam has ever known. Truong My Lan, the director of the Van Thinh Phat real estate group, was...
Guyana buys patrol boat from French manufacturer OCEA
Guyana has purchased an offshore military patrol vessel for €39.5 million from French shipbuilder OCEA, the Guyana Ministry of Finance announced on Wednesday (April...
In Burma, the junta withdrew from Myawaddy, a strategic town on the Thai border
Burmese army troops have completely withdrawn from Myawaddy, a strategic border town for trade with Thailand; This is another significant defeat for the military,...
In South Korea, a smaller victory than expected for the opposition in the legislative...
Hard blow confirmed for Yoon Suk Yeol, the conservative president of South Korea: according to almost complete results, the main opposition party won in...
Joe Biden announces strengthened defense relationship with Japan
Joe Biden announced on Wednesday April 10 the most significant strengthening of defense relations with Japan since the Cold War, and increased air defense...
European Parliament adopts “migration pact”
On Wednesday April 10, during a mini plenary session in Brussels, the European Parliament adopted the “migration pact”, a vast reform of European migration...
Israel-Hamas War, Day 187: Gaza bombed on first day of Eid-ul-Fitr
Despite increasingly pressing calls for a ceasefire, the Hamas health ministry reports Israeli strikes which hit the north and center of the Gaza Strip...
In the United States, inflation accelerates again in March, to 3.5% year-on-year
Inflation continued to accelerate in March in the United States, to 3.5% over one year compared to 3.2% in February, according to the consumer...
In Russia and Kazakhstan, “very tense” situation due to significant flooding
The peak of the flood has not yet been reached, but the situation was already “very, very tense”, according to the Kremlin, Wednesday April...
In Zimbabwe, chaotic start for ZiG, new official currency
The new Zimbabwean currency, Zimbabwe Gold, or ZiG (for Zimbabwe Gold), had a chaotic start on Tuesday March 9, with most stores only accepting...
Video games “World of Warcraft”, “Diablo” and “Starcraft” will return to China
Since January 2023, the American Blizzard no longer had access to the Chinese market, the second most lucrative country for the video game industry...
In Senegal, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye orders a vast economic inventory
The new Senegalese President, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, asked his Prime Minister, Ousmane Sonko, on Tuesday, April 9, to carry out a broad inventory of...
Understand the challenges of the European “migration pact”, which must be voted on in...
Home stretch for the European pact on migration and asylum. MEPs vote on Wednesday April 10 in Brussels for or against the vast reform...
In Gaza, “what he is doing is a mistake”: Biden distances himself from Netanyahu...
Ties between Washington and Tel Aviv have rarely seemed so strained. While, according to witnesses, the Israeli air force continues to bomb the Gaza...
United States: three Boeing models targeted by investigations by the aviation regulator
These are now three of the four models of commercial aircraft manufactured by the American group Boeing which are officially targeted by an investigation...
In the United States, the parents of a teenager responsible for a massacre in...
The parents of an American teenager sentenced to life in prison for killing four students in his high school in 2021 with a weapon...
Arizona court considers law banning abortion valid, except if the mother's life is in...
Arizona's highest court ruled on Tuesday, April 9, that an 1864 law banning almost all abortions was applicable, a symbolic decision with important electoral...
Ethiopia: a war that does not speak its name in the Amhara region
That morning, the faithful were preparing to don their white shawls for the traditional Holy Mary procession in Merawi, a town in the Amhara...
Israel-Hamas War, Day 186: “We will complete the elimination of Hamas, including in Rafah....
The Israeli army announced Tuesday April 9 in a statement that it had destroyed “terrorist infrastructure” in several sectors of the Gaza Strip and...
In Ivory Coast, Abidjan wants to “get rid of” street vendors and beggars
In Abidjan, the Ivorian economic capital, they are part of the daily life of motorists. We see them strolling on the medians, carrying pyramids...
South Africa: Former President Jacob Zuma may finally be a candidate in the legislative...
Former President Jacob Zuma will be a candidate in the legislative elections in South Africa, the courts having overturned, on Tuesday April 9, a...
Genocide of the Tutsi: Paul Kagame accuses a former UN employee who took refuge...
A man who has taken refuge in France since 2002, targeted by international justice without ever having been convicted, was accused by Paul Kagame...
Africa: France does not have to comment on the future of the CFA franc
France does not have to comment on the future of the CFA franc in West Africa, as the election of anti-system candidate Bassirou Diomaye...
Rwanda: a complaint to Paris to “elucidate” the death of two French soldiers during...
Since Monday April 8, French justice has been seized of a complaint to “elucidate” the death of two French soldiers, René Maïer and Alain...
Thailand says it is ready to welcome 100,000 Burmese refugees
“We have been preparing for some time and we can temporarily accommodate around 100,000 people in the Thai safe zone,” said Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara, Thailand's...
What does Eid-el-Fitr celebrate (and why should it not be confused with Eid-el-Kebir)?
Eid Mubarak! Wednesday April 10 is a day of celebration for Muslims in France, who celebrate Eid-el-Fitr, the breaking of the fast, and the...
Hamas says it is studying a draft truce lasting several weeks in Gaza, including...
The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas announced on Tuesday April 9 that it was studying a proposed truce in the fighting and air raids in...
Haiti: formation of a transition council to replace the resigning prime minister
After the resignation of its contested prime minister, Ariel Henry, Haiti is trying to move forward on the path to security and the rule...
The Elysée and Buckingham celebrate 120 years of Entente Cordiale with an unprecedented changing...
Bear hair caps, swords and cadenced steps: with an unprecedented changing of the guard between the Elysée and Buckingham Palace, France and the United...
Israel-Hamas War, Day 185: “There is a date,” says Benjamin Netanyahu about the Rafah...
Israel is maintaining its offensive plans on Rafah, a border town with Egypt, in the south of the Gaza Strip, where nearly a million...
In sub-Saharan Africa, an economic recovery so fragile
A recovery, yes, but precarious. The diagnosis delivered Monday April 8 by the World Bank on growth prospects in sub-Saharan Africa struggles to fuel...
Spain to end “golden visas” for wealthy foreigners to curb real estate speculation
Spain will put an end to “golden visas” granted to foreign nationals, which allow “to obtain a residence permit when more than half a...
Vatican denounces abortion and sex reassignment operations in new statement on 'human dignity'
The Vatican published on Monday April 8 a highly anticipated new text dedicated to respect for “human dignity,” which denounces abortion, a supposed “gender...