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China fires projectiles towards the Taiwan Strait. The Chinese army began Thursday the most important military maneuvers in its history around Taiwan, a muscular response to the visit of the leader of the American deputies Nancy Pelosi on the island. The military fired unidentified projectiles towards the Taiwan Strait. In Pingtan, a Chinese island located near the maneuvers in progress, AFP reporters saw several projectiles fired flying in the sky towards the sea, followed by plumes of white smoke.
In Bergerac, eight injured, including one seriously, after an explosion in a Seveso-classified factory. “Everything is under control” now, according to the sub-prefect of Dordogne. The detonation sounded early Wednesday afternoon in an old blowing snow. A fire also broke out at the site. According to the sub-prefect Jean-Charles Jobard, the explosion took place in a building which contained “less than two tons of nitrocellulose”, a component used in the manufacture of explosives. Forty people were present at the scene.
Two years ago, the explosion of the port of Beirut. In the Lebanese capital, the families of the victims are still fighting for justice despite the inaction of the authorities and the disinterest of the international community. On August 4, 2020, the explosion killed more than 215 people and injured 7,500. Faced with the blockages of Lebanese justice, calls for an international investigation are becoming more insistent.
The United States ratifies the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO. The US Senate approved this resolution in a vote by a very large majority, with elected officials from both parties. A two-thirds majority was needed to approve the text. “This historic vote is an important sign of the United States’ enduring and cross-partisan commitment to NATO, and the will to ensure that our Alliance is ready to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow” , welcomes President Joe Biden. Both countries took the historic decision to join the Alliance and renounce their neutrality due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
To be continued today
Outcome this Thursday in Parliament for purchasing power. The conclusion of three weeks of day and night debates: Parliament is preparing to definitively adopt the second part of the package of measures in favor of purchasing power during the last sessions for deputies and senators before the summer break. After a first part validated Wednesday including 20 billion euros of expenditure, the rectified draft budget will pass before the Assembly at 3 p.m. and before the Senate, dominated by the right, at 5 p.m. After the agreements between macronists and LR, the elected representatives of the left point “a real ideological convergence”.
Examination of the summary against the expulsion of Imam Hassan Iquioussen. Gérald Darmanin announced on Tuesday that Morocco had issued a “consular laissez-passer” paving the way for the expulsion of this preacher from the North, pinned down for retrograde remarks or incitement to hatred and reputed to be close to the Muslim Brotherhood.
Analysis
In politics, women gain rank but remain on their guard. Elisabeth Borne, Yaël Braun-Pivet, Aurore Bergé, Marine Le Pen and Mathilde Panot hold key positions in government and parliament. But the feminization of power remains precarious and sexist attacks persist. Our analysis.
The report
In Gérardmer, no more drinking water for forty-eight hours, holidays at the time of climate change. The shortage of water in this seaside resort in the Vosges awakens anxiety about climate change at the same time as the divisions between residents and tourists. While resources are evaporating, the absence of a lasting solution leaves uncertainty about access to water in the near future. Our report.
The portrait
Florian Hugo, the worker of America. The distant heir of Victor Hugo, literary genius with little food, is a cook in New York and struggles to recover from bankruptcy and divorce. Our profile.