Euro: France victory over Germany

The France team won 1-0 against Germany in Munich when the two countries entered the Euro football tournament, with German defender Mats Hummels scoring against his side, on a centre by Frenchman Lucas Hernandez. The match was played in Munich in front of 14,000 spectators and a German team in the pack of favorites counting to dethrone Portugal, the last scarecrow of the very high Group F.

Joe Biden in Geneva for a meeting with Putin

The US president landed in Geneva in the afternoon after a long tour to reassure Washington's great allies and hammer that the United States was back at the table of multilateralism: G7 in England, NATO summit and with the European Union in Brussels. With regard to the strongman of the Kremlin, the tenant of the White House has adopted a resolutely firm tone in recent days, promising to say bluntly what his "red lines" are.

The conspiracy theorist Rémy Daillet on the plane to the France

Suspected to be involved in the abduction of little Mia perpetrated in April, the suspect, a figure of conspiracy circles, is due to land Wednesday morning in Paris after an eventful deportation procedure from Malaysia. Upon his arrival, Mr. Daillet will be transferred "immediately to Nancy with a view to his indictment", or presented "before the judge of freedoms and detention of Bobigny for provisional incarceration", said François Pérain, prosecutor of the Republic of Nancy. Rémy Daillet is the subject of an international arrest warrant issued as part of the investigation into the abduction of little Mia, 8, perpetrated in mid-April in the Vosges. The child was found a few days later in Switzerland.

South in the vacuum of space for Thomas Pesquet

More than a few hours before the big jump: for the third time in his life, Thomas Pesquet is preparing to jump into the vacuum of space, a "dream" but also an extraordinary physical event that he will share with the American Shane Kimbrough. From 12:00 GMT and for more than six hours, the two astronauts will float in weightlessness, 400 kilometers above the Earth, clinging to the International Space Station, to install a new solar panel. They will restart the operation on Sunday to deploy a second, and thus increase the power of the ship built in 1998.

Tourulation in Paris: Hidalgo takes it to the next level

In parallel with the pedestrianization of the center of Paris, paid parking for motorcycles and thermal scooters from 2022 and an increase in the car visitor rate, the team of Mayor Anne Hidalgo announced Tuesday strong measures to reduce the place of polluting vehicles in the capital. Motorcycles and gasoline scooters will have to pay 50% of the rates of cars that they will see from August 1, 2021 an increase in the visitor rate from 4 to 6 euros or from 2.4 to 4 euros per hour depending on the districts, detailed David Belliard, the EELV deputy in charge of the transformation of public space. Parking will also be charged at the Bois de Vincennes and Boulogne from autumn. And for offenders, the post-parking fee (FPS) that has replaced tickets since 2018 will increase significantly: from 50 to 75 euros in the center and from 35 to 50 euros in the outdoor districts. In addition to these measures, at least 60,000 surface parking spaces have been removed during the mandate that ends in 2026.

IN BRIEF

China confirmed the launch of three astronauts to its space station under construction on Thursday at 09:22 (01:22 GMT) for its first three-month mission.

The left-wing presidential candidate in Peru, Pedro Castillo, in the lead with 50.12% of the vote after the count, rejected on Tuesday calls to cancel the election for "fraud" launched by supporters of his right-wing opponent Keiko Fujimori.

Lots of ice cream from many brands are subject to a "withdrawal/recall" procedure because they contain ethylene oxide, a product classified as carcinogenic and banned in the European Union.

Belty on Tuesday adopted a text banning the "promotion" of homosexuality to minors, raising concerns among rights defenders, as Viktor Orban's sovereigntist government ramps up restrictions on LGBT people.

The Japanese government could limit the number of spectators to 10,000 after the end of the state of health emergency on June 20, media reported Wednesday, as organizers of the Tokyo Olympics are also considering a gauge.