La population suisse a observé vendredi 9 janvier une minute de silence pour rendre hommage aux victimes de l'incendie d'un bar de la station de ski de Crans-Montana, qui a fait 40 morts et 116 blessés la nuit du Nouvel An.
La population suisse a observé vendredi 9 janvier une minute de silence pour rendre hommage aux victimes de l'incendie d'un bar de la station de ski de Crans-Montana, qui a fait 40 morts et 116 blessés la nuit du Nouvel An.
Keir Starmer accuses Kremlin of ‘using fabricated allegations’ to justify attack after call with Friedrich Merz and Emmanuel Macron
Pope Leo also chooses to express a view on the recent events in Venezuela, calling for world governments –I think he means US president Donald Trump in particular– to “respect the will” of the Venezuelan people.
Goes without saying that it’s particularly important coming from the first US pope.
“I wish to repeat my urgent appeal that peaceful political solutions to the current situation should be sought, keeping in mind the common good of the peoples and not the defence of partisan interests.”
“This pertains, in particular to Venezuela. In light of recent developments in this regard, I renew my appeal to respect the will of the Venezuelan people and to safeguard the human and civil rights of all ensuring a future of stability and concord.”
“The Holy See strongly reiterates the pressing need for an immediate ceasefire and for dialogue motivated by a sincere search for ways leading to peace.
I make an urgent appeal to the international community, not to waver in its commitment to pursuing just and lasting solutions that will protect the most vulnerable and restore hope to the afflicted peoples.”
Study of man often featured in works by the Flemish master reveals hidden painting of woman beneath model’s beard
Is it a bald elderly man with a big bushy beard and a wine-addled stare? Or a friendly young woman with flowing locks and a crown of braids?
To Belgian art dealer Klaas Muller, an answer to that question mattered less than the fact that this particular take on the duck-rabbit optical illusion was painted by one Peter Paul Rubens.
Une majorité qualifiée d'États européens a approuvé l'accord de libre-échange avec le Mercosur, malgré la colère des agriculteurs et l'opposition de la France. La Commission européenne a multiplié les concessions afin de faire pencher la balance en faveur du traité. Grâce à ce feu vert, Ursula von der Leyen pourrait se rendre dès lundi 12 janvier au Paraguay afin de signer ce traité commercial avec l'Amérique latine.
Une majorité qualifiée d'États européens a approuvé l'accord de libre-échange avec le Mercosur, malgré la colère des agriculteurs et l'opposition de la France. La Commission européenne a multiplié les concessions afin de faire pencher la balance en faveur du traité. Grâce à ce feu vert, Ursula von der Leyen pourrait se rendre dès lundi 12 janvier au Paraguay afin de signer ce traité commercial avec l'Amérique latine.
L’EPCR, organisateur de la compétition européenne, basé en Suisse, s’associe à la journée de deuil national ce vendredi dans la Confédération helvétique.
Russia’s military has said it fired its new hypersonic Oreshnik missile at a target in Ukraine during a massive overnight strike.
Ukraine confirmed the attack, saying it took place in the west of the country near the EU border. Moscow said the launch of the intermediate-range ballistic missile was retaliation for a supposed attempted Ukrainian drone attack on Vladimir Putin’s residence late last month – an allegation Kyiv and Washington have said is false.
La Russie a libéré, jeudi 8 janvier, le chercheur français Laurent Vinatier, emprisonné depuis juin 2024. Ce spécialiste de l'espace post-soviétique, employé par une ONG suisse, a été échangé contre Daniil Kasatkin, un ressortissant russe détenu en France depuis l'été dernier. Ce basketteur professionnel est accusé de faire partie d'un réseau de cybercriminalité et était recherché par la justice américaine. Les autorités françaises devaient l'extrader vers les États-Unis.
Le Stade Toulousain joue son avenir européen dimanche sur la pelouse des Saracens de Londres. Un choc que les champions de France vont jouer à 100%. Ce qui n’est pas le cas de toutes les équipes
La Russie a frappé dans la nuit de jeudi 8 à vendredi 9 janvier des « cibles stratégiques » en Ukraine à l'aide du missile hypersonique Orechnik, a annoncé le ministère russe de la Défense dans un communiqué. Le président Volodymyr Zelensky avait prévenu jeudi soir du risque d'une « attaque massive russe » imminente après que la Russie a rejeté un plan européen du déploiement d'une force multinationale en Ukraine après une éventuelle fin de la guerre.
Face à l’Union Bordeaux-Bègles dimanche, le jeune troisième-ligne de Northampton sera forcément sous le feu des projecteurs. L’accueil du public girondin à son égard s’annonce bouillant.
Outrage at the US, close ties with Venezuela and mounting domestic challenges have prompted Pedro Sánchez to take a stand
Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, rarely utters the words “Donald Trump” in public. Since the US president took office, Sánchez has typically referred to the US administration and its president without explicitly naming him. This was initially interpreted as a calculation designed to avoid personal confrontation, but even without using Trump’s name, Sánchez has managed to deliver harsher criticism of the US president’s aggression than any of his fellow European leaders.
This week, Sánchez did not wait for a joint EU statement to issue judgment on the US’s illegal military intervention to capture the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro: he swiftly joined Latin American countries in condemning it. A few hours later he went even further, saying the operation in Caracas represented “a terrible precedent and a very dangerous one [which] reminds us of past aggressions, and pushes the world toward a future of uncertainty and insecurity, similar to what we already experienced after other invasions driven by the thirst for oil”.
María Ramírez is a journalist and deputy managing editor of elDiario.es, a news outlet in Spain
Netherlands expected to join Ireland in prohibiting most consumer fireworks as other EU countries debate crackdown
Window-rattling explosions turned Yara Basta-Bos’s street into a “war zone” last week, but she was spared from the worst of the new year chaos she had seen in the past. A few years ago, the emergency doctor in Amsterdam had to treat a patient clutching their own eyeball after a firework blew it out of its socket.
“It feels like such a waste,” said Basta-Bos, president of the Dutch society of emergency physicians, adding that last week’s revelry resulted in more than 1,200 injuries – one-third of whom ended up in hospital – and two deaths. “Of course, fireworks are nice to look at. But the level of damage it’s causing in the Netherlands right now is just unbelievable.”
Cyclists and others voice frustration as transport infrastructure descends into chaos amid increasingly rare cold snap
A week-long winter cold snap that would once have been normal in the Netherlands has caused more than 2,000 flight cancellations, chaos on roads and railways, buildings to partially collapse, and a stream of angry cyclists asking why roads seem better gritted than cycle lanes.
Since Saturday, up to 15cm of snow has fallen across the country, with temperatures of -10C (14F) including wind chill, sparking angry commentary over how some nations manage months of snow but the Netherlands, no longer used to it, appears paralysed.
Aria and Tia both south of Britain after US-UK seizure of Marinera, deemed to be part of Moscow’s ‘shadow fleet’
Two oil tankers under US sanctions are sailing east through the Channel towards Russia, prompting speculation over whether the US and UK would be willing to seize further vessels linked to Moscow.
The Aria and the Tia, which has changed its name and country of registration several times, were both travelling south of Britain a day after the Marinera oil tanker was captured in the Atlantic by the US with UK help.
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