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After the deputies, the senators are embarking on a first reading review with force until the overall vote on June 29 of the climate bill. On Monday, the Senate is seizing the sprawling climate bill, inspired by the work of the Citizens' Convention (CCC) wanted by Emmanuel Macron, but criticized for its lack of ambition and considered “improvable” by the right-wing opposition that dominates the upper house. Led by the Minister for Ecological Transition Barbara Pompili, the “climate and resilience” bill reflects part of the 146 CCC proposals that Emmanuel Macron had adopted, from the abolition of certain domestic airlines in the event of alternatives of less than 2.5 hours in the process to the ban on the rental of thermal strainer housing in

NATO members' reunion summit

NATO members are attending a “reunion summit” in Brussels on Monday, but Europeans are wary and divided in the face of the strategic reorientation wanted by the Americans. Two stumbling blocks are emerging: defense funding and China. “There are convergences and there are differences”, acknowledges the Secretary General of the Alliance, the Norwegian Jens Stoltenberg. He went to Washington last Monday to finalize the summit declaration and echoed the American focus on China. Joe Biden wanted “the security challenge posed by China to be included in the statement,” the White House said

Trial of Michael Taylor and his son Peter

In Japan, the trial of Michael Taylor and his son Peter, alleged accomplices in the exfiltration of Carlos Ghosn from Japan at the end of 2019, is due to open Monday in Tokyo, promising to provide details about one of the “most brazen” leaks in recent history. Michael Taylor, 60, a former member of the American special forces converted to private security, and his son Peter Taylor, 28, were arrested in May 2020 near Boston (northeastern United States) by American authorities, under arrest warrants issued by Japan. After exhausting all possible remedies, they were extradited to Japan for trial last March and face up to three years in prison.

The expulsion of Rémy Daillet goes down in Singapore

The Frenchman Rémy Daillet, suspected of being involved in the kidnapping of little Mia in the Vosges in mid-April, expelled from Malaysia with his family to France where he is the subject of an arrest warrant, did not board the plane after a stopover in Singapore. Léonie Bardet, Mr. Daillet's pregnant partner, was hospitalized and “Mr. Daillet and his children are under the responsibility of the Singapore police services”, said his lawyer Me Jean-Christophe Basson-Larbi. Rémy Daillet and his family were arrested at the end of May on the Malaysian tourist island of Langkawi where they lived. Their visas having expired, Malaysia deported them

Naftali Bennett becomes Prime Minister

The Israeli Parliament has voted to trust the government of the new Prime Minister Naftali Bennett who succeeds Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been in power for 12 years. Of the 119 deputies present (out of 120 in Parliament) 60 voted in favour of the new coalition, which goes from right to left, including the support of an Arab party. Fifty-nine deputies, mostly from Mr. Netanyahu's Likud Party, the extreme right, and ultra-Orthodox parties, opposed it. In the evening, a cheering crowd filled Rabin Square in central Tel Aviv to celebrate the change of government

AT A GLANCE

Wood cutting is prohibited in Guinea from Monday throughout the territory of this West African country whose rich biodiversity is being attacked by massive deforestation.

Before meeting with the Russian president in Geneva on Wednesday, US President Joe Biden arrived in Brussels to participate in a NATO summit on Monday and a meeting with the presidents of the EU institutions on Tuesday.

Oil pollution off Corsica drifted to the south of the island on Sunday, breaking up over a dozen “spots”, some of which were located five kilometers from the coast at the end of the day. “You should remain careful” according to the maritime prefecture, which does not rule out that the coast may be affected.

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic, led two sets to zero by Stefanos Tsitsipas (5th), knocked down Greece 6-7 (6/8), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 in 4:11 min to secure his second Roland-Garros and 19th Grand Slam title.

Brazil, lacking an exciting game but with a Neymar still decisive, opened the Copa América by driving through Venezuela severely handicapped by cases of coronavirus, Sunday in Brasilia.

France was beaten by Japan in the final of the mixed team judo event at the Budapest World Championships. However, it ended on a good note.