Today is spring and you have welcomed it as it should, far from the screens… Here is to update you with a summary of the news of the last 48 hours.
Ukraine: Supersonic missile fire
Russia claimed on Sunday that it used hypersonic missiles in Ukraine to destroy a fuel reserve in the south. In Mariupol, local authorities have accused the Russian military of bombing an art school over the weekend, while the city’s huge steel and metallurgical plant was also heavily damaged by shelling. The Ukrainian president repeated that he was “ready for negotiations” with Vladimir Putin, saying that “without negotiations, we will not stop the war” led by Russia in Ukraine, in an interview broadcast by CNN. For its part, Turkey, which intends to play the role of mediator, assured that Russia and Ukraine had made progress in their negotiations and were close to an agreement.
To be continued : As since the first night of the conflict, find the latest information on the situation in Ukraine in our live.
Toulouse: 10 years after barbarism
Ten years after the Mohamed Merah attacks that left seven dead, President Macron and his Israeli counterpart, Isaac Herzog, paid tribute to the victims on Sunday in Toulouse. In the middle of the afternoon, the two Heads of State laid a wreath in the courtyard of the Ohr Torah school (formerly Otzar Hatorah school), at the foot of the “Tree of Life”, a monument in homage to the victims.
Presidential: The Insoumis march in Paris
Three weeks before the first round, Jean-Luc Mélenchon gathered thousands of people this Sunday in Paris during a march for the “Sixth Republic”. The candidate of La France insoumise called for a useful vote on the left.
“Each person is personally responsible for the outcome. Don’t shy away! “, he notably launched.
On video : Find our report, Sunday morning, before the start of the march…
Rugby: Beautiful final bouquet for the XV of France
The 6 Nations tournament ended with fireworks fired from the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, where the fifteen French players brilliantly won against the English (25-13). In a boiling stadium and in front of a record number of viewers, Antoine Dupont’s teammates won the Grand Slam, ending a twelve-year drought.
More info: Difficult to hide after this series of eight victories for the XV of France. They will be among the big favorites for the World Cup in France which will be played in 2023. A status that is not easy to assume…
BD: In Angoulême, Brazil and Canada shine
An international prize list for the Angoulême festival. After the Grand Prix, awarded Wednesday to Quebecer Julie Doucet, it’s the Fauve d’or’s turn to go across the Atlantic. The jury awarded this prestigious prize to the Brazilian Marcello Quintanilha for Listen, pretty Márcia. VShis graphic novel chronicles the dilemmas of a mother living in a favela near Rio, whose daughter falls into gang violence. The Éco-Fauve Raja prize, a subject of controversy after the resignation of a first jury protesting against the sponsorship of a packaging manufacturer, was awarded to Anne-Marie Saint-Cerny and Christian Quesnel for Mégantic, a train in the night (Écosociété editions), story of an industrial disaster in Quebec in 2013.
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