International News Reviews

Stabbed in August in the United States, the British writer Salman Rushdie has since lost the sight of one eye and the use of one hand, among other serious consequences. Salman Rushdie's agent gave sad news about the writer to Spanish daily El Pais . Stabbed in August in the United States, the Briton has since lost the sight of one eye and the use of one hand, among other serious consequences. "He has lost sight in one eye... He has had three serious neck injuries. He is disabled in one hand as the nerves in his arm were severed. And he has approximately 15 other injuries to his chest and to the torso ," Andrew Wylie said.  As a reminder, on August 12, Salman Rushdie  was about to speak at a conference  in upstate New York, when a man burst onto the stage and stabbed him several times, including in the neck and abdomen. Evacuated by helicopter to a hospital, the author of "Satanic Verses" had to be briefly placed on a ventilator before his condition improved. The...

  He is 18 years old and he is all the rage in the United States: in franceinfo junior, we are talking about the French basketball prodigy,  Victor  Wembanyama . Victor  Wembanyama is 18 years old and 2.19 meters tall. A real phenomenon, he currently plays with the Metropolitans 92, who were  on tour in the United States.  And his talent is the dream of the NBA, the big American clubs. We talk about this basketball phenomenon with Bastien Fontanieu, editorial director of Trash Talk , a site specializing in American basketball.  The subject specialist answers questions from CM2 students at the Saint-Lambert school in Paris. "What are Victor Wembanyama's best qualities?"  Raphaël first asks in franceinfo junior . For his part, Rayan is interested in the career of the player and wonders when the young Frenchman started basketball. Another student asks about his diet to get in shape. “Is he planning to play the 2024 Olympics ?” Finally, questions Ihad...

Before the important Communist Party (CCP) congress which opens on Sunday, Chinese President Xi Jinping is carrying out a “final round of purges” via his anti-corruption campaign, in order to consolidate his power, according to analysts. He launched it when he came to power 10 years ago, promising to bring down the "tigers" (senior leaders) and the "flies" (small officials) eager for bribes and various embezzlements. Since then, at least 1.5 million people have been sanctioned according to official figures, and China has progressed in the right direction, according to the ranking of the NGO Transparency International on the perception of corruption. But for his critics, the campaign is also for Xi Jinping a political tool, intended to bring down rivals. And the approach of Congress has accelerated the trend. Since the beginning of 2022, sanctions have been imposed in some 1,110 cases. Among them are those of Sun Lijun, former deputy minister of public security, and ...

White House National Security Council spokesman Brian Hook said on Tuesday that Vice President Joe Biden was ready to "reassess the bilateral relationship with Saudi Arabia" after trying to make peace with Riyadh for a while. At first he sought to isolate Saudi Arabia, but in July he made an effort to mend fences... It has been reported that Vice President Joe Biden, scorched by Riyadh's oil decisions, is now prepared to "reassess" the longstanding strategic alliance between the United States and the kingdom. On Tuesday, October 11th, American Vice President Joe Biden pledged in an interview with the network CNN that Saudi Arabia would face "consequences" as a result of the decision of OPEC +, which last week lowered its production quotas. But he didn't say what kinds of choices were open to us. Saudi Arabia's National Security Council spokesman, John Kirby, previously said, "Given recent events and OPEC+ choices, the President believes we...

Former US President Donald Trump filed a complaint against CNN on Monday, accusing it of defaming him because it fears he will run for president again in 2024 and demanding $ 475 million in damages and interests. The Republican, who is flirting more and more openly with the idea of ​​running for the White House, believes that CNN "sought to use its immense influence" to "defame him to his viewers and readers in order to defeat him politically,” according to the text of the lawsuit filed in Florida. "CNN's campaign of deterrence, in the form of defamation and slander against the plaintiff, has only escalated in recent months as CNN fears the plaintiff will run for president in 2024," according to the same source. Donald Trump accuses the channel of wanting to "tilt the political balance to the left" by trying to "dirty" it with "a series of ever more defamatory, false and scandalous qualifiers such as" racist", "lackey...

During the Lake Erie Walleye Train contest in Ohio, a well-known sport fishing competition, two anglers weighted several of their catches to weigh them down when weighed. Walleye is a very popular dish with gourmets. Originally from North America, this fish from the large perch family known for its nutty aftertaste, which can reach a size of 75cm in adulthood, is also at the heart of a scandal that is shaking the world. sport fishing in the United States. Fish twice as heavy The facts take place last Friday on the shores of Lake Erie, one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is here that the Lake Erie Walleye Trail is organized , an extremely famous fishing contest which attracts participants from many neighboring states and which promises the winner the tidy sum of 29,000 dollars. As CNN explains , things turned sour when event organizer Jason Fischer was surprised at the weight of one of the teams' catches at the final weigh-in. While the weight of the five fish was estim...

NASA’s DART Mission Hits Asteroid in First-Ever Planetary Defense Test After 10 months flying in space, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) – the world’s first planetary defense technology demonstration – successfully impacted its asteroid target on Monday, the agency’s first attempt to move an asteroid in space. Mission control at th Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, announced the successful impact at 7:14 p.m. EDT.  As a part of NASA’s overall planetary defense strategy, DART’s impact with the asteroid Dimorphos demonstrates a viable mitigation technique for protecting the planet from an Earth-bound asteroid or comet, if one were discovered. “At its core, DART represents an unprecedented success for planetary defense, but it is also a mission of unity with a real benefit for all humanity,” said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. “As NASA studies the cosmos and our home planet, we’re also working to protect that home, and this internationa...

A new leak was observed on the Nord Stream gas pipelines on Thursday, September 29. If Russia and the United States accuse each other, it seems certain that it is an act of sabotage. A fourth leak on the Nord Stream gas pipelines was detected by the Swedish authorities on Thursday, September 29. It is not known for the moment if it had simply not been observed or if it is a new leak and therefore, potentially, a new sabotage. The thesis of the accident being discarded, it is indeed that of sabotage which is favored today. It remains to be seen who would have an interest in attacking the gas pipes laid 70m at the bottom of the Baltic Sea. Russia denies and accuses the United States Experts believe that combat swimmers or drones, launched from a submarine, could have intervened. " They put us on a war footing. That is to say, we are forced, with these sabotages, to say to ourselves: 'Nothing is safe anymore'. And so, we have to better manage our installations " consider...

The impressive rising waters also caused a lot of material damage. The Florida authorities had warned. As Hurricane Ian headed toward the US state , already causing extensive damage and massive flooding , the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) warned that weather conditions would make wildlife more active. The disoriented shark What the FWC did not foresee, however, was the presence in the streets of Fort Myers of a shark, carried by the powerful rising waters in this coastal city violently hit by the winds and rains of Ian. The impressive video, relayed on social networks, shows the imposing visibly disoriented shark, which turns in circles. In terms of impromptu visitors, Florida has not been outdone in recent hours. In the streets of Lake County, an alligator was seen near homes. In these extreme weather conditions, the latter are stressed and it is advisable to stay at a good distance from them Also on Twitter, a photograph shows a group of about ten flamingos ...

The American Doreen Bogdan-Martin was elected on Thursday to head the UN telecommunications agency. She is well ahead of her opponent, the Russian Rashid Ismailov. Regaining control of this institution was an "absolute priority" for Washington. On Thursday, September 29, she became the first woman to head the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the UN telecoms agency. American Doreen Bogdan-Martin won the election with 139 votes in favor, against 25 for her opponent, Russian Rashid Ismailov.  "Today, we have written history. After 157 years, we have broken the glass ceiling", launched Doreen Bogdan-Martin, before the representatives of the 193 Member States. The American takes over from Chinese Houlin Zhao, who has been secretary general of the ITU since 2014. This victory had been described as "an absolute priority for the United States", by the American Secretary of State Antony Blinken. US President Joe Biden even threw his official weight beh...

50 YEARS OF THE DOT. The youngest woman appointed mayor in Afghanistan, exiled in Germany when the Taliban arrived in 2021, believes in the strength of her generation. My name is Zarifa Ghafari and I am 27 years old. I am one of the first women to be appointed, in 2019, mayor in Afghanistanin the town of Maidan Shahr. Although the Taliban were not yet in power at the time, they were omnipresent in the conservative region of Wardak where I had been appointed. Thus, due to the pressure exerted by mafia groups linked to the Islamists, who found it unthinkable that a single woman could run a city, it was for a long time impossible for me to go to my place of work.  One day, I decided to brave the threats against me and I was attacked and injured in the head. But having obtained this position on merit - thanks to my academic skills - it was inconceivable for me to give it up and I still carried out my mission until 2021, before evolving within the Afghan ministry. of the defense. At the...

 The whistleblower, who has been a refugee in Russia since 2013, benefited from a decree signed by Vladimir Putin. He will face justice if he ever returns to the United States. CYBER SECURITY - President Vladimir Putin has granted  Russian citizenship to whistleblower and former US NSA employee Edward Snowden " at his request " , according to a presidential decree published on Monday (September 26th). The person concerned has been a refugee in Russia since 2013 after leaving the United States where he was at the origin of a huge security scandal. Edward Snowden, 39, is actually wanted by the United States for having transmitted to the press tens of thousands of documents from the American National Security Agency (NSA) proving the extent of the electronic surveillance exercised by Washington. These revelations had then aroused very strong tensions between the United States and their allies, and the decision of the Russian authorities to grant him a residence permit had anger...

(New York) Tucker Carlson, promoter of the great replacement conspiracy theory, would be entitled to claim authorship of the idea behind the most recent political stunt by Ron DeSantis, Republican governor of Florida and obvious candidate for the presidency of the United States. United. On July 26, the star Fox News host proposed a way to get revenge on members of the Democratic elite. According to his favorite theory, they seek to "change" the American electorate through immigration. Why not destabilize them by flooding with migrants the city where they are most concentrated, in this case Edgartown, in Martha's Vineyard? In any case, the "diversity" so dear to them is sorely lacking in this high resort where the Obamas have a residence, argued Carlson. "They're asking for more diversity," he said after estimating "17 people, in total," the number of immigrants in Edgartown. “Why not send them migrants? In large numbers. Let's start w...

During an interview broadcast this weekend, the President of the United States assured that American forces would defend the island “if an unprecedented attack were to occur”. The Chinese had a hard time digesting the remarks made by the American president about Taiwan . In an interview with the American channel CBS, Joe Biden assured that the United States would defend Taiwan  in the event of Chinese intervention. These remarks by Joe Biden constitute “  a serious violation of the important commitment of the United States not to support the independence of Taiwan  ”, reacted Mao Ning, a spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “  This sends a bad, serious signal of support for the separatist forces campaigning for Taiwanese independence  ,” she told reporters. The United States ready to retaliate in the event of a Chinese attack Asked if “  Americans would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion  ”, Joe Biden replied: “ Yes, ...

Spanish Socialist MEP Iratxe Garcia Perez for her part denounced "shocking remarks".   Por Silvio Berlusconi, former head of the Italian government who went with Vladimir Putin to Crimea after the annexation of the Russian province by Moscow in 2014, the master of the Kremlin was "pushed" by his population and his entourage to invade the ' Ukraine . "Putin found himself in a really difficult and dramatic situation", explained Thursday evening in a political program on public television Rai the boss of Forza Italia (right) who is running for the legislative elections on Sunday in coalition with two extreme parties. right, Fratelli d'Italia by Giorgia Meloni and La Liga by Matteo Salvini . These three formations should win the elections, according to the polls. "A mission from the two pro-Russian republics of Donbass went to Moscow, spoke with everyone, the radios, the press, the television, with people from (Putin's) party, party ministers,...

A pastor tempted by adultery, a wife hiding a secret, the specter of Vietnam… Immerse yourself in the America of the 1970s with “Crossroads”. Vshis is one of those big novels in which you immediately feel good, a story of family and America, a real hook that is also a stylistic tour de force. New opus by Jonathan Franzen - grand master of family frescoes since Les Corrections (2001) -, Crossroadstakes its title from the association of young, Christians to which several characters in the book belong. But the word, which means "crossroads", also underlines the choral nature of the story. In 1971, in the suburbs of Chicago, the destinies of Russ Hildebrandt - the reverend animated by the love of God and social justice who secretly covets one of his parishioners -, his wife, Marion, who hides a poignant secret behind an apparent coldness, and their children... King Cobra Gummies ,  King Cobra Gummies USA ,  King Cobra Gummies Reviews ,  King Cobra Gummies Price ,  King C...