France denounces "unacceptable" and "indecent" remarks on the abandonment of Mali

France has firmly rejected the "unacceptable" and "indecent" accusations of "abandonment" of Mali made by the Malian Prime Minister at the UN rostrum, which amount to "wiping our feet on the blood of French soldiers ", one of whom died on Friday. "There is no French disengagement, I want to start by restoring the untruths (...) When we have 5,000 soldiers and we disengage from three areas, and we intend to 'leaving several thousand more, when state-of-the-art armored vehicles are deployed in the Sahel (...) this is not the normal attitude of a country which intends to leave,' argued Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly during a conference in front of students from Sciences-Po Paris. Malian Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maïga accused France on Saturday at the UN of "abandonment in full flight" with the reorganization of its military presence in the Sahel, and thus defended Bamako's decision to enter into discussions with the company. Russian private paramilitary Wagner.

James Bond returns to save the world... and cinema

The new James Bond, "Dying Can Wait", premieres in London on Tuesday, and this time 007 is on a mission not only to save the world but also cinemas, tested by confinements. It's the last time Britain's Daniel Craig, 53, slips into the tuxedo of Her Majesty's most famous agent -- and the name of his successor remains a mystery. For this ultimate adventure, he was not spared. Chases, explosions, shootings... The trailer suggests an intense episode, rich in stunts and gadgets, in the pure tradition of 007.

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