What to expect on February 23.
Drama of Saint-Jean-de-Luz, war in Ukraine, Weinstein trial or resumption of testing in Formula 1... All the news at a glance.
Murder of a teacher
A minute of silence will be observed Thursday at 3 p.m. "in all schools" in tribute to the teacher stabbed by a student in the Catholic high school Saint-Thomas d'Aquin in Saint-Jean-de-Luz.
The victim, whom the emergency services could not revive, is a 52-year-old Spanish teacher.
The alleged perpetrator of the attack, a 16-year-old student, was "placed in police custody".
He “was not known to the police or the justice services”.
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winter drought
32 days.
It has been 32 days since the country has seen any real rains.
A record.
“
France is on alert
” and “
we are about 2 months late in filling
” the water tables, acknowledged Wednesday on Franceinfo Christophe Béchu.
Departments are already suffering: the Pyrénées-Orientales on drought alert continuously since June and the majority of the Var, in turn placed on drought alert on Friday.
A slight disturbance should put an end to the record this Thursday, but will not compensate for the accumulated delay.
Next Monday, the minister must bring together prefects in order to “
take restrictive measures that are soft, from March, to avoid ending up in catastrophic arbitration situations
” as summer approaches.
Jens Stoltenberg in Estonia
Tensions between Russia and the West are not abating.
On a visit to Warsaw, Joe Biden met with nine leaders of NATO countries in Central and Eastern Europe to reaffirm the “unwavering support of the United States for the security of the Alliance”.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is visiting Estonia on Thursday.
Meanwhile, in Moscow, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi was received at the Kremlin on Wednesday after meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
Vladimir Putin judged that the Russian-Chinese relationship “stabilized the international situation”.
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Trial
Continuation of the judicial soap opera for the former “king” of cinema: Harvey Weinstein convicted of rape and sexual assault will know his sentence.
The fallen ex-Hollywood producer is already serving a 23-year prison sentence after his conviction in New York in 2020 for similar facts.
During his last trial, four women testifying anonymously accused the producer in great detail of forcing them to have sex in hotels in Beverly Hills and Los Angeles between 2004 and 2013.
Formula 1
After the waltz of presentations, the laps.
F1 drivers return for three days of testing in Bahrain, venue for the first GP of the year on March 5.
The teams only have one single-seater for two drivers, so each will only have one day and a half of testing.
Which of Ferrari, Mercedes or Red Bull - the defending champion - will make the best impression?
Which rookie (Nyck de Vries, Oscar Piastri and Logan Sargeant) will do best?
Response from Thursday.
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Soccer
Return matches of the Europa League play-offs.
After hanging Juventus in Turin, Nantes dreams of exploits.
Monaco is looking to confirm its great success at Leverkusen (3-2).
Rennes must overthrow Shakhtar Donetsk (1-2).
Also to follow, the poster Manchester United - FC Barcelona.
The question
Can Jean-Luc Mélenchon be a candidate for the presidential election of 2027?
You answer here.
Weather report
The rain arrives in New Aquitaine and should cross the southwest.
On the rest of the country, with the exception of the still very sunny south, the weather is cloudy and the showers will be weak.