Benjamin Netanyahu admits authorizing attack on Lebanese Hezbollah pagers
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted for the first time, on Sunday, November 10, to having authorized the pager attack against Lebanese Hezbollah in September, his spokesman, Omer Dostri, told Agence France-Presse (AFP).
In early September, the simultaneous explosion of transmission devices of the Lebanese movement Hezbollah – pagers and, the next day, walkie-talkies – left nearly 40 dead and 3,000 injured, according to Lebanese Health Minister Firass Abiad. .
Qatar suspends mediation efforts between Israel and Hamas
Qatar confirmed on Saturday, November 9, that it had suspended its mediation efforts between Israel and Hamas. At the end of October, “during the last [négociations] In an attempt to reach an agreement, Qatar informed the parties that it intended to suspend its mediation efforts if an agreement was not reached during this round.said Qatari Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Majed Al-Ansari.
“Qatar will accept them when the parties demonstrate will and seriousness” end hostilities, he added, while Hamas and Israel accuse each other of blocking any agreement. The only truce in this war, triggered on October 7, 2023 by a Hamas attack against Israel, saw the light of day at the end of November 2023. It lasted a week and allowed the release of the hostages kidnapped during the attack and taken to the Strip. from Gaza in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
SNCF unions call for an indefinite strike starting December 11 against the dismantling of the freight transport subsidiary
In a joint press releasethe CGT-Cheminots, the UNSA-Ferroviaire, SUD-Rail and the CFDT-Cheminots explained on Saturday that, compared to “lack of inflection” According to the group’s management, the strike will be unlimited and renewable for periods of twenty-four hours starting on December 11, at 7 p.m. The unions also reiterate their call for a strike from November 20, at 7 p.m., until November 22, at 8 a.m.
Fret SNCF, France’s main rail transport company, must disappear on 1Ahem January 2025 will be reborn in the form of two different companies called Hexafret, for freight transport, and Technis, for locomotive maintenance.
Donald Trump wins Arizona, the last key state, and confirms the magnitude of his victory against Kamala Harris
With this success in Arizona announced on Sunday by the American news agency Associated Press, the Republican candidate and president-elect has now won seven undecided states. He had already been declared the winner in Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan and Nevada.
The eleven electoral votes obtained in Arizona do not change the outcome of the elections, but they confirm the magnitude of his victory against Democrat Kamala Harris. In total, he won by 312 voters to 226. He did better than in 2016, when he dominated, in his first presidential election, Hillary Clinton by 306 voters to 232. And better than Joe Biden in 2020, who, he too, won by 306 voters. He is also expected to win the popular vote.
The exit of 10my The edition of the Vendée Globe took place
The exit of 10my On Sunday, an edition of the Vendée Globe, the famous solo, non-stop and unassisted round-the-world trip, took place off the coast of Les Sables-d’Olonne. After being cheered by a dense crowd at the exit of the channel, the forty skippers departed at 1:02 p.m. with light winds (between 4 and 7 knots on average) for a trip around the planet that is expected to last more than two months.
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The fastest to ever complete the exercise is Armel Le Cléac’h in 2016-2017 (74 days and 3 hours). The speed and reliability of the boats of this 10my The edition suggests that the record could fall early next year. But the weather forecasts for the first days of the race will not favor the competitors. As on Sunday, good weather should limit the risk of breakage and also significantly slow the fleet to the coast of Cape Finisterre in Spain.
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Rugby. The XV of France celebrates its reunion with Antoine Dupont and the Stade de France dominating Japan
Floods in Spain. The mismanagement of the Valencia disaster fuels distrust in institutions
Prisons. The goal of building 15,000 additional places by 2027 will not be reached, announces Didier Migaud
