The American House of Representatives has postponed debates on the election of a speaker to date. Dissensions within the Republican ranks have paralyzed it to the point of making it impossible to choose its president. The Republican Kevin McCarthy is suspended at the whim of twenty Trump elected officials who accuse him of being too moderate and are deliberately playing a disservice. They take advantage of the very thin Republican majority won in the mid-term elections in November to set their conditions. Kevin McCarthy cannot be elected without their support.

Funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI: tens of thousands expected this morning

This morning, tens of thousands of people are expected in Saint Peter's Square for the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. The ceremony is presided over by his successor François, a first in the recent history of the Church. According to the Vatican, the “solemn but sober” ceremony is due to begin at 09:30 (0830 GMT), in the presence of numerous heads of state and government, including the German chancellor Olaf Scholz. 195,000 faithful came to Saint Peter's Basilica to pay their respects before the remains of the German theologian from Monday to Wednesday. The prefecture of Rome expects 100,000 people to attend the funeral.

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In response to Kiev's pressing needs to confront the Russian army, Paris promised to deliver French-made AMX-10 RC light battle tanks to Ukraine. Paris has promised to deliver French-made AMX-10 RC light battle tanks to Ukraine.

On Wednesday evening, e-commerce giant Amazon announced that it would cut “just over 18,000” jobs, including in Europe. A new major sign of the difficulties in the technology sector in the United States.

Prince Harry accuses his brother William of knocking him to the ground during an argument in 2019. The information is contained in his book, which will be published soon.

Lecce's French defender Samuel Umtiti, and his Zambian teammate Lameck Banda were targeted by racist screams from Lazio Rome fans, according to his club and Italian media, during Wednesday's match in Puglia.