1-The French team bows beautifully against Lionel Messi's Argentina
A legendary final for a legendary player: Lionel Messi's Argentina won the Football World Cup on Sunday by beating France (3-3) on penalties, at the end of what will perhaps remain the most all-time grand finale.
But what is it about?
Because Messi, one of the best players of all time, if not the best, could believe that the curse which pursues him in the World Cup, was going to experience a new episode.
While the Argentinians led 2-0 thanks to his penalty and a goal from his favorite lieutenant Angel Di Maria and dominated the outgoing champions head and shoulders, the other star on the lawn, Kylian Mbappé brought his team back up to par in a few seconds.
Then Messi saw the French succeed his second penalty of the evening while the Argentinian had just restored the advantage to his people and harangued his public.
But after four failures, this time it was the evening of the one that has delighted football lovers for so long.
Obtained on penalties against a team that refused to lose but saw Kingsley Coman and Aurélien Tchouaméni miss their attempts at this terrible test.
This third star for the Albiceleste, after those of the teams led by Daniel Passarella (1978) then by Diego Maradona (1986) will bear the mark of Messi, favorite to be named best player of the tournament, to the delight of his millions of supporters around the world.
Unless Mbappé, author of a hat-trick in the final, a first since Geoff Hust (1966), obtains this lot of poor consolation.
2-COP15: the objective of protecting 30% of the planet retained in the draft agreement
Protect 30% of the planet and increase international aid for nature: China, president of the biodiversity summit of the decade, presented a compromise text in Montreal on Sunday in an attempt to seal the "peace pact with nature" whose the planet badly needs.
On the basis of the presidency's text, the countries must approve by Monday the "Kunming-Montreal agreement", a crucial roadmap to stop the destruction of nature and its resources essential to humanity from here the end of the decade.
The objective of protecting 30% of the planet's land and seas by 2030, announced as the key point of these negotiations, is included in the draft agreement, presented on Sunday by China, president of the 15th Conference of Nations united for biodiversity.
3-Corruption: Qatar warns of the "negative impact" of European measures
European Parliament measures against Qatar, whose access to the assembly could be blocked in the context of an alleged corruption affair, will have a "negative impact" on relations with the rich gas emirate and the global energy supply, warned Doha.
The opening of an investigation in Brussels targeting in particular the Greek MEP Eva Kaili, suspected of having been paid by Qatar to defend the interests of the country which currently hosts the World Cup, has shaken the institution.
Thursday in Strasbourg, MEPs voted almost unanimously for a text in which they "urge the suspension of access permits for representatives of Qatari interests" during the investigation.
The decision rests with the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola.
4-Protest in Iran: Tehran called to release a famous actress
Iran faces a series of calls from celebrities and human rights groups for the release of actress and activist Taraneh Alidoosti, the most famous figure arrested in connection with the protest movement that has shaken the country for three months .
Figure of Iranian cinema, Taraneh Alidoosti, 38, was arrested on Saturday for publications in support of the protests, denouncing in particular the execution of demonstrators.
The protest was sparked by the September 16 death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurd who died after being arrested in Tehran by morality police who accused her of breaking the Islamic Republic's dress code. .
Hundreds of people have since been killed, thousands arrested and two 23 men hanged in connection with the unrest.
Several Iranian artists were also arrested.
5-One dead and five injured in Ukrainian strikes against the Russian region of Belgorod
One person was killed on Sunday and five were injured in Ukrainian strikes against the Russian region of Belgorod, bordering Ukraine, the region's governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said on Telegram.
According to him, the shots targeted Belgorod, the regional capital, injuring four people, as well as a nearby district where “unfortunately there is one dead and one injured”.
Localities and infrastructures in the region very frequently suffer from fire, often fatal, attributed by Moscow to the Ukrainian army.
The regional capital Belgorod was also directly hit several times.
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