Belarus-Poland migration crisis, Russia-United States orbit competition, Fillon in denial .. The news of this Tuesday – Release

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Clashes between Polish forces and migrants on the border with Belarus. Polish security forces on Tuesday used tear gas and deployed water cannons to push back migrants who were throwing stones trying to cross the border from Belarus, which in turn accused Poland of attempting to“Make the situation worse”. Around 4,000 migrants in total are currently camping, according to Polish border guards, in cold and deteriorating conditions along the border. More info here.

Moscow recognizes a shot against a satellite but denounces hypocritical critics. Russia admitted on Tuesday that it pulverized one of its orbiting satellites during a test firing, while judging «hypocrites» Washington statements accusing him of endangering the crew of the International Space Station (ISS). Moscow fired from Earth on Monday at an old Soviet satellite in a test that the United States said generated a “cloud” potentially dangerous debris for the orbital station and a host of satellites. The incident therefore highlighted the risks of a militarization of the cosmos.

Macron announces € 1.9 billion for hydrogen projects. Passing Tuesday in Béziers (Hérault), the Head of State announced that 1.9 billion euros will be devoted to the development of the hydrogen sector as part of the France 2,030 investment plan of 30 billion. The development of hydrogen is “A battle for industry, for ecology and for sovereignty”, declared the Head of State while visiting the company Genvia which develops high temperature electrolysers making it possible to produce hydrogen from the water molecule (H2O).

At his appeal trial, Fillon regrets the case but continues to deny the facts. On the second day of his appeal trial, the former prime minister maintained that his wife Penelope Fillon had “works at [ses] sides “, lambasting a “Investigation charge”. He expressed «regrets» not on the facts that led to his being sentenced at first instance but about the impact of the case on the 2017 presidential campaign and on his wife. “Whatever your decision, nothing can ever erase the violence of what she suffered with exemplary dignity” he asserted. A way of making one’s own judgment superior to that of justice. Our article.

The main migrant camp of Grande-Synthe dismantled, the crossings continue. A large encampment of about a thousand migrants was evacuated smoothly Tuesday in Grande-Synthe (North), when London and Paris resumed language in an attempt to dry up the migratory crossings of the Channel, after several days of tension. The evacuation was completed in the early afternoon: 663 migrants were “Sheltered” and 35 suspected smugglers arrested, according to a press release from the North Prefecture. Others have left, will have their residence rights examined or will receive legal treatment. Our report.

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Eric Zemmour offers himself the services of an ultra radical entrepreneur for his presidential campaign. Specialist in fundraising for far-right candidates, Tristan Mordrelle helps the polemicist to finance his ambitions for 2022. The man is known in revisionist circles. Our investigation.

Evictions from camps and squats have increased this year, despite the health crisis. In a report made public on Tuesday, the Observatory of collective expulsions from informal living spaces (slums, squats, camps, etc.) observed an increase in eviction acts, despite the health crisis and the extension of the truce winter. Read our review.

Presidential in Libya: “Saif al-Islam Kadhafi is not the ideal dolphin”. After the announcement of the candidacy, this Sunday, of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of the former leader Muammar al-Gaddafi, the elections in Libya seem very uncertain. Jalel Harchaoui, specialist in Libya and researcher at the Global Initiative Institute in Geneva, analyzes the challenges of this application. Read the interview.

“Arts of Islam” in 18 cities of France, from worship to culture. Under the impetus of the Louvre, 18 cities are hosting a major exhibition from Saturday devoted to Islamic arts and their links with Europe. Release questioned the actors of a project as ambitious as it is perilous because of its burning political implications. To read here.

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