Retirement: the LFI group opposed accepting a raise in the retirement age

On Thursday, September 29, 2022, the French executive announced that it would reopen a cycle of consultations for the adoption of a bill on pension reform “before the end of winter”, without ruling out a dissolution of the National Assembly in the event of a stalemate.

To this end, the LFI group announced this same Thursday in a press release that it “refused to participate in (the) masquerade” of the new cycle of consultations that the government will launch on pensions, and opposed the “precondition” of “accepting a lower retirement age.

Soaring gas and electricity prices: EU tries emergency measures to reduce bills

The ministers of the European Union met in Brussels to validate proposals presented in mid-September by the European Commission. These proposals aim to recover part of the “superprofits” of energy producers to redistribute them to consumers and to reduce electricity demand.

Indeed, this Friday, September 30, they are trying to adopt emergency measures to stem the surge in gas and electricity prices to deal with the risks of a social crisis and business bankruptcies as winter approaches.

Thus, the EU denounced certain acts of sabotage, such as the recent leaks on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, which have raised new concerns within the bloc, already shaken by the price surge linked to the war launched by Russia in Ukraine.

War in Ukraine: Putin wants to approve the annexation of four Ukrainian regions

At 12:00 GMT, the Kremlin will host a ceremony for these annexations during which Putin is due to give “a lengthy speech” according to Dmitry Peskov, his spokesperson. Indeed, Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to ratify Russia's annexation of four Ukrainian regions in the middle of the day this Friday, September 30, in the middle of the day. He threatened to use nuclear weapons in the face of invectives from Kiev and its Western allies.

For example, the Russian capital planned a concert in the shadow of the Kremlin walls that same day, during which Putin could make an appearance, festivities, and restricted traffic.

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The former left-wing head of state Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was violently attacked by the far-right president Jair Bolsonaro from the start of the last presidential televised debate on Thursday 29 in the evening, three days before the first round.

On Thursday, September 29 at 18:55 p.m., Guadeloupe was placed on an orange alert for “heavy rain and thunderstorms” by the Guadeloupe Meteorological Center. This was the case of Martinique in the afternoon, faced with the convergence of “numerous thunderstorms” towards the Caribbean archipelago.

On Thursday, September 29, an investigative judge indicted three men suspected of influence peddling whose contours are still unclear, which would have benefited the Paris club in particular.

The American Space Agency announced on Thursday, September 29, 2022 that NASA and SpaceX will study the feasibility of awarding a mission to Elon Musk's company, whose goal would be to send the Hubble telescope to a higher orbit in order to extend its lifespan.