National tribute to Robert Badinter: the deputies of La France insoumise have arrived
The ceremony takes place at Place Vendôme, opposite the Ministry of Justice occupied by Robert Badinter from 1981 to 1986. Richard Flurin
While the Badinter family does not want the presence of the RN and LFI, the Insoumis Caroline Fiat, vice-president of the National Assembly and Éric Coquerel, president of the Finance Committee, are already installed in the stands.
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Strike at the SNCF: “The strike is a right”, but “working is a duty”, says Gabriel Attal
Gabriel Attal, traveling this Wednesday morning to Villejuif (Val-de-Marne).
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“The French know that the strike is a right”
, but
“also that working is a duty”
, declared this Wednesday Gabriel Attal a few days before a strike by controllers at the SNCF in the middle of the school holiday weekend, which promises to be very popular.
The Prime Minister deplored
"a form of habit, with each vacation that arrives, of having the announcement of a strike movement"
of the railway workers, adding that
"it is also the image of the SNCF which at each time takes a hit
.
War in Ukraine: a new Russian ship destroyed by a naval drone in Crimea, according to kyiv
The Caesar Kounikov in the Black Sea.
ALEXEY PAVLISHAK / REUTERS
A new Russian ship was destroyed this Wednesday in Crimea by the Ukrainian army: the
Caesar Kounikov.
“He was in Ukrainian territorial waters, near Alupka, at the time of the attack
,” the military command claimed on Telegram.
It was reportedly destroyed by a naval drone attack.
The Russian Defense Ministry has not yet communicated, but claimed to have shot down six Ukrainian drones
“over the waters of the Black Sea”
during the night.
Quote of the day
Quote of the day.
LE FIGARO
That's what democracy is: learning to tolerate what horrifies you, what hurts you
Elisabeth Badinter
Today's figure: $50,000
The price of bitcoin reached $50,000 on Monday and continues to rise.
A record for two years.
The memorable photo to remember
Canadian diver Molly Carlson flies through the preliminaries of the high-flying event for the semi-finals at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, capital of Qatar.
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