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Olivier Faure Criticizes Emmanuel Macron for Not Maintaining Neutrality on Gaza

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com October 22, 2023

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Olivier Faure criticizes Emmanuel Macron for not “having maintained a line of neutrality” on Gaza

The leader of the socialist party Olivier Faure criticized Sunday the “unconditional support” of Emmanuel Macron to Israel, accusing him of not “not having held” a “line of neutrality” facing the siege of Gaza.

“Hamas is a terrorist organization. It deserves to be eradicated”but there is a «population civile» in Gaza, a “blind revenge” Israeli authorities, “probably responsible for war crimes”said Olivier Faure on France 3, on the eve of a debate in the National Assembly on the situation in the Middle East.

“I cannot, like the head of state, be in unconditional support for Israel”while the government of Benjamin Netanyahu is “completely in the hands of religious supremacists, the extreme right”estimated the first secretary of the PS.

Yes Emmanuel Macron “does not go there today, it is because he did not maintain this line of neutrality. He is in difficulty today because he knows very well that a trip on his part could possibly take place in Israel, but that in the Arab world he would not be welcomed.launched Olivier Faure.

2023-10-22 05:38:47

#LIVE #IsraelHamas #conflict #Iran #warns #Jewish #state #United #States #situation #risks #uncontrollable

October 22, 2023 0 comments

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Storm Babet Causes Flooding and Material Damage across Northern Europe

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com October 22, 2023

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Since Friday, Storm Babet has hit Northern Europe, causing flooding and material damage.

Storm Babet continued to cause flooding and material damage on Saturday in the United Kingdom, notably disrupting rail traffic, after sweeping regions of Denmark, Norway and Germany during the night from Friday to Saturday.

She had started to hit from Friday Scotland, causing the death of three people, including two in the northeast of the country, where the red alert was lifted late Saturday. “Parts of Scotland are still experiencing severe flooding, and some rivers remain at dangerous levels“, however indicated the Scottish government in a press release, with rain levels described as “exceptional». «Weather conditions are improving, but remain extremely difficult, particularly in the worst affected areas of Tayside“, in the east of the country, said Deputy Chief of the Scottish Police Stuart Houston.

300 flood alerts in England

More than 300 flood alerts have been issued by the Environment Agency across England since Thursday, the majority in Yorkshire (north) and the Midlands (central). Three alerts for “severe flooding», «which generate a significant risk to life» from nearby residents, were notably issued on the banks of the River Derwent in Derby in the center, she indicated on her site.

According to one of its managers, Katharine Smith, “Continued flooding is likely on some major rivers including the Severn, Ouse and Trent until Tuesday», in the north and center.

Interviewed on BBC One, Labor MP Toby Perkins said that around 400 homes in his constituency of Chesterfield, in central England, had been flooded and many people were now “no longer safe”.no idea where they will be able to live».

2.30 meters

In London, King’s Cross station had to close its doors for a few hours on Saturday afternoon to limit the influx of travelers, massed in the hall and on the platforms following the cancellation or delays of numerous trains.

As reported on Scotland from London, are always “seriously disturbed».

Also read: Landslides, rising water levels… In the Alpes-Maritimes, the red alert awakens the ghosts of storm Alex

The storm also hit the coast of northern Germany on Friday evening, raging all night, and causing the death of a woman killed in her car by a falling tree, firefighters said. Strong winds and rain caused water levels to rise, causing flooding and the evacuation of around 2,000 people, according to the emergency services of the state of Schleswig-Holstein.

The highest water levels were recorded around midnight on Friday: in Flensburg (north), it reached almost 2.30 meters above normal – a value not seen for almost 120 years. The situation was improving on Saturday.

A cyclist passes a flooded street in Flensburg, northern Germany, October 20, 2023. AXEL HEIMKEN / AFP A cyclist passes a flooded street in Flensburg, northern Germany, October 20, 2023. AXEL HEIMKEN / AFP

In Denmark, storm Babet triggered a sharp rise in water levels in towns in the south of the country, flooding the ground floors of homes without electricity for several hours.

A photograph shows a flooded street around the port of Soenderborg in southern Jutland on October 20, 2023, after a storm hit the area. MADS CLAUS RASMUSSEN / AFP

Water levels rose more than two meters above normal in towns like Aabenraa, Haderslev, Sønderborg, Hesnæs, Fynshav, Fåborg and Assensson, levels which are normally only reached once every 100 years, according to the DMI weather service.

«We have to drain large quantities of water from cities, especially in southern Jutlandsaid Martin Vendelbo of the Danish Emergency Management Agency at Ritzau. In the fishing port of Rødvig (Zealand province), several fishing boats ran aground or were on the verge of sinking, according to photos from Danish media.

2023-10-22 10:23:21
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October 22, 2023 0 comments

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Left-wing Activist and Poet Ryan Carson Stabbed to Death in New York City

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com October 4, 2023

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By AC

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The attacker threw himself on the 32-year-old man, poet, environmental activist and fervent defender of “shooting rooms” on Monday morning.

Ryan Carson, a 32-year-old left-wing activist and American poet, known for his defense of “shooting rooms”, was stabbed to death in New York this Monday at 4 a.m. He was returning with his girlfriend from a wedding on Lafayette Avenue, at bus stop B38, when an individual passed in front of them before turning around and shouting “what are you looking at p…..n“. Carson intervenes between the attacker and his girlfriend, but the attacker (whose photo was published by the New York police on X) gets angry and advances towards the couple. Ryan Carson tries to escape his grip, but stumbles against the bench he was sitting on while waiting for the bus, and falls. The attacker savagely lunges at him and stabs him several times. He walks away for a few moments, before approaching Ryan Carson’s terrified girlfriend and spitting on her before kicking Carson who is lying on the ground and running away.

A surveillance video of the attack was posted on social media and has been viewed millions of times. The emergency services, who quickly arrived on the scene, noticed that a knife had pierced Ryan Carson’s heart. No arrests have been made at this time. The 32-year-old was a senior solid waste campaign director at the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG), according to his LinkedIn. He had also run 500 miles on foot.to raise public awareness for the adoption of a law to create the first overdose prevention center in the state“, declared one of his friends to New-York Post . This 2021 initiative in favor of “shooting rooms” allowed him to raise more than $20,000, according to the site where he launched an online fundraiser, GoFundMe page.

«His murder is unthinkable and the NYPD will not rest until we bring him to justice. I pray for everyone who knew and loved Ryan», Reacted the mayor of New York, Eric Adams. “Ryan was a beloved staff member, colleague, and friend, as well as a creative, talented, relentless, and optimistic advocate for students and the environment», added the NYPIRG in a press release.

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2023-10-04 14:57:49
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October 4, 2023 0 comments

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Donald Trump Faces Trial: Accused of Fraudulently Inflating Assets

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com October 3, 2023

written by Chief editor of world-today-news.com

The ex-president, his two eldest sons and the family organization are accused of having fraudulently inflated their assets.

Correspondent in Washington

Donald Trump is back in New York to defend his empire, in a new trial where he risks his properties, his fortune, and the billionaire image that founded his celebrity. The former president appeared in court on Monday to respond to a civil charge of fraud opened a year ago by New York Attorney General Letitia James.

Trump, his two eldest sons and the family company Trump Organization are accused of fraudulently inflating the value of their assets from $1.9 billion to $3.6 billion per year between 2011 and 2021, in order to save hundreds of millions dollars on bank loans and insurance.

Read alsoTrump 2 is already making Europeans tremble

Trump does not face prison time in this new trial, as in other proceedings to which he is the subject. But he is risking the jewels of his real estate empire, such as the famous Trump Tower, the skyscraper with the golden facade on Fifth Avenue. This building, where he owns a luxurious duplex, is one of his most symbolic properties. This is where the episodes of the series were filmed. The Apprentice, which made him a national celebrity, and where he launched his presidential campaign in 2015 by descending the atrium escalator.

The trial takes place without a jury, the judge deciding according to this procedure both the verdict and the sentence. New York Judge Arthur Engoron ruled last week that the prosecutor’s office had largely proven fraud, and considered that the arguments presented by Trump’s lawyers to explain the way his assets were valued in order to obtain loans and insurance policies were clearly “can”. “In their world… the rules evaporate by magicthe judge wrote, This is an imaginary world, not the real world..

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Other properties could be affected

The trial should therefore mainly focus on the amount of penalties that Trump and his sons will have to pay. The judge could ask for even heavier fines than those requested by the prosecutor. Trump could face $250 million in fines and be banned from obtaining new loans in New York for five years, as well as from operating or owning businesses in New York state.

In addition to Trump Tower, other Trump properties could be affected, including his golf clubs in New York State or even his sons’ apartments, whose companies that own them could be placed in liquidation.

The trial could also reveal all of Trump’s business activities, known for the opacity of their financial arrangements.

Read alsoTrial of Donald Trump: “We are asking justice to resolve a political crisis”

The prosecutor’s office maintains that the Trump Organization used the fraudulent statements to obtain loans intended to expand its real estate empire, purchasing properties such as the former Washington Central Post Office, now the Trump Hotel, the skyscraper of the Trump International Tower or Trump Golf Club in Miami, Florida.

“My message is simple: no matter how powerful you are, no matter how much money you think you have, no one is above the law.”Letitia James said Monday morning. “The law is both powerful and fragile, and we will prove our point in court.”

“This trial is the final blow for Donald”

One of the first depositions in the trial Monday was from Michael Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer, who explained how he was responsible during his time working for him for systematically overvaluing properties. “The goal was to increase the value of each asset in order to reach the number desired by President Trump”Cohen said in his recorded deposition.

Michael Cohen’s testimony before Congress in 2019 was the impetus for the current prosecution. “This trial is the final blow for Donald”the lawyer said on Sunday on the MSNBC channel, where he was questioned by presenter Jen Psaki, Joe Biden’s former spokesperson at the White House. “When I worked at the Trump Organization, his biggest fear was always losing all his money and no longer being seen as the billionaire he claimed to be.”a dit Cohen. “I would like him to look me in the face and understand that he is the cause of this situation and that this is the first time in his life that he will have to be held accountable and take responsibility for the repercussions of his actions. personal.”

Trump’s presence at the opening of a trial where he was not required to appear indicates the seriousness of the matter. “It’s a scam. It’s a sham.”, Trump said upon his arrival in court. It’s a “attempt to harm me during an election”, he added, “and I don’t think the people of this country are going to accept that”. Inside the courtroom, the former president spent his first day sitting with his face closed, speaking only to his lawyers.

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“A deranged, Trump-hating judge”

True to form, the former president publicly and personally attacked Judge Engoron, a flamboyant democrat. “A deranged, Trump-hating judge who opened this bogus case in a New York court at a speed never before seen.”

He also denounced this trial as a political maneuver, linking it to other accusations for which he must answer before other state or federal courts, and which notably concern his attempt to remain in power in 2020 or for having retained classified documents after his departure from the White House. “This is the FIRST TRIAL in the series in the witch hunt led by Democrats to destroy our 2024 presidential campaign”Trump posted Sunday on his Truth Social network. “The left hopes that if they can harm me financially, I will end my campaign and forever abandon our country to the radical left Democrats and the deep state. They want to deprive me of my freedom, my finances and harass my family. But they can never deprive me of my resilience, my courage and my determination to save this country.

The criminal and civil trials that have multiplied against Trump since the start of the year have so far mainly resulted in increasing his support in the Republican electorate, making him the big favorite in the party’s primaries. The number and variety of prosecutions are used by Trump to present himself as the victim of a campaign of political persecution, while confusing the public with the nature of the facts with which he is accused.

2023-10-02 17:37:19
#York #justice #attacks #jewels #Trump #empire

October 3, 2023 0 comments

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United States avoids government shutdown in last-minute deal, but excludes aid to Ukraine

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com October 1, 2023

written by Chief editor of world-today-news.com

By Le Figaro with AFP

Published 3 hours ago, Updated 23 minutes ago

A resolution was proposed at the last minute by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy. KEN CEDENO / REUTERS

An emergency agreement reached three hours before the deadline allows the administration to be financed for 45 days, but excludes aid to Ukraine.

A month and a half of respite. The United States avoided at the last minute the paralysis of its federal administration this Saturday, September 30, with the adoption by the Senate, just three hours of “shutdown», an emergency measure allowing it to temporarily continue its financing. This emergency provision adopted by Congress provides that the American administration continues to be funded for 45 days. However, it excludes aid to Ukraine at war, requested by the White House.

In a final attempt to avoid the paralysis of the American administration, the resolution proposed at the last minute by the (Republican) President of the House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, was adopted by the House before being validated by the Senate only three hours from “shutdown», which would have put civil servants on technical unemployment and cut food aid to certain beneficiaries.

“A total defeat of right-wing extremists”

Hundreds of thousands of American officials therefore held their breath as the deadline approached (midnight on the night of Saturday to Sunday), because neither chamber of Congress – neither the Senate in the hands of the Democrats, nor the House representatives controlled by the Republicans – had not found agreement on a finance law to extend the federal state budget.

If Kevin McCarthy’s measure had not been adopted, the world’s largest economy would have slowed down on Sunday: 1.5 million civil servants would have lost their salaries and air traffic would have been disrupted, while visitors to national parks would have found the door closed. Saturday’s vote is “a victory for the American people, and a total defeat of right-wing extremists“, welcomed the leader of the Democrats in the House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries.

Aid to Ukraine excluded from emergency agreement

Adopted with 335 yes (91 no) in the House, the text was then approved by 88 senators against 9.Tonight, bipartisan majorities in the House and Senate voted to keep the government open, avoiding an unnecessary crisis that would have inflicted unnecessary suffering on millions of hardworking Americans“, welcomed President Joe Biden in a press release.

But he immediately called on Congress to quickly approve aid to Ukraine that was excluded from the emergency funding measure. “I expect the President of Congress to uphold his commitment to the Ukrainian people and ensure the adoption of the support necessary to help Ukraine at this critical time“, said Joe Biden, referring to Kevin McCarthy.

The blocking of Trumpist elected officials

To discuss aid to Ukraine, lawmakers must now consider a separate bill for $24 billion in military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine, which Joe Biden wanted to see included in the budget. A vote could take place early next week, according to American media. The White House had initially demanded that the budget law include this $24 billion in aid.

«What Russia did was wrong. But I think whatever we do, we need to define what victory means and what the plan should be.“, Kevin McCarthy told the press. “I think there’s a real frustration across America that this president is ignoring the borders of the United States and is more concerned about somewhere else.“, he added, in allusion to what the Republicans describe as “migration crisis in the United States».

A handful of Trumpist Republican elected officials refuse to release any new aid to kyiv, believing that these funds should be allocated to managing the migration crisis. These lieutenants of Donald Trump, who have disproportionate power due to the very small Republican majority in the House, were ordered by the former president, who could face Joe Biden in 2024, to “paralyze» the federal state unless it wins its case on “all» the budgetary files under debate.

Under the presidency of Donald Trump, the United States had experienced its longest “shutdown», during the winter of 2018/2019. According to several estimates, the country’s GDP was then cut by more than 3 billion dollars.

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2023-10-01 06:15:04

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October 1, 2023 0 comments

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Antony Blinken’s Impressive Blues Performance Launches Global Initiative of Musical Diplomacy

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com September 29, 2023

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The American Secretary of State, passionate about music, took up a piece of Muddy Waters, guitar in hand, on the occasion of the launch Wednesday evening of a “global initiative of musical diplomacy”.

Antony Blinken has a hidden talent. The American Secretary of State created a surprise on social networks Wednesday evening, by broadcasting a video in which, electric guitar in hand under the chandeliers of the State Department, he performs a blues song.

The episode took place as part of the launch of the “musical diplomacy initiative», which consists of Washington sending its best artists around the world to strengthen cultural ties. Always passionate about music, the American diplomat introduced his performance with a of earning goodwill humorous. “I once had ambitions to try to make it in the music business… But it turns out I was just missing one crucial skill: talent“, he joked, declaring that he was sure of “clear the track» following his performance.

Antony Blinken nevertheless held on until the end without a false note, with a groove voice, the song Hoochie Coochie Man by blues legend Muddy Waters. Thursday morning, the video, posted by the Secretary of State himself, had nearly 8 million views on X.

Musical diplomacy

«In my own life, and now in my own travels through this work, I have seen how music can transcend geographic boundaries and language barriers», Developed the American diplomat in a speech preceding his performance. “ Music gives us a space to express ourselves, to hear ourselves, to build a sense of community and understanding that helps us work together».

Among the thirty countries which will receive American artists are China and Saudi Arabia, a state where the practice of strict Islam has only recently authorized artists to perform in public. “For generations, American diplomacy has strived to harness the power of music to truly build bridges and foster collaboration between Americans and people around the world.“, affirmed Antony Blinken.

2023-09-29 10:00:15

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September 29, 2023 0 comments

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