Mutual allegations of espionage: tensions are rising between Washington and Beijing

The three mysterious flying objects that the United States shot down in recent days have not been identified, but tensions are rising with China over mutual espionage allegations. White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre felt it necessary to specify, at the start of her daily briefing on Monday, that the American authorities had “no indication of aliens or extraterrestrial activities.” Through the voice of John Kirby, spokesperson for the National Security Council, attached to President Joe Biden, the executive indicated that it knew nothing.

New Russian offensive: NATO will try to speed up deliveries of arms and ammunition to Ukraine

In order to enable Ukraine to resist the new offensive prepared by Russia, NATO members will try to speed up their deliveries of arms and ammunition to Ukraine on Tuesday and discuss the supply of fighter planes. At the meeting of the U.S.-led Ukraine Support Group, Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of the Transatlantic Organization, announced that the Allies have committed to providing Ukraine with artillery, armored vehicles and tanks, anti-aircraft defense systems and “other commitments will be made” on Tuesday morning.

He said “we are in a logistics race for key capabilities, (...) Vladimir Putin is not preparing for peace. He is launching new offensives. So we need to continue to provide Ukraine with what it needs to win.”

Séisme: la Syrie authorized the opening of two new border crossing points with Turkey

Accelerating the arrival of humanitarian aid in regions devastated by the earthquake that killed more than 35,000 people in Syria and Turkey. This is the objective for which Syria authorized the opening of two new border crossings with Turkey. Welcoming a statement, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced: “I welcome the decision today by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to open the two crossings of Bab Al-Salam and Al Ra'ee between Turkey and north-western Syria for an initial period of three months.”

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At the annual Crif dinner, where Elisabeth Borne discussed her family history and in particular the deportation of her father to Auschwitz, she called for “fighting antisemitism with all forces.”

A violent storm left tens of thousands of homes without power and caused floods and landslides across the archipelago. The New Zealand government declared a state of emergency on Tuesday.

The Uzbek Sayfullo Saipov killed eight people in New York in 2017 on behalf of the Islamic State group. On Monday, the American courts called for the death penalty against him, a first for a federal trial under the mandate of Joe Biden, who had nevertheless defended its abolition at the national level.

In an atmosphere of crisis, Paris Saint-Germain is approaching its big rendezvous with the Champions League and Bayern Munich. On Tuesday (21:00), Kylian Mbappé made all the effort to play in the first half of the round of 32 and upset the destiny of his club.