Strike movements in France: strikers from oil companies under threat of requisitions

A decisive day is coming due to the threat of requisitions by the French government while a third of gas stations are still affected by fuel shortages. The strikers are faced with two possibilities that are imposed on them in their struggle. Or, they lay down their arms and abandon a conflict started weeks ago at Esso-ExxonMobil and TotalEnergies to demand wage increases. Or they stick with it and take the risk of a brutal epilogue. On Tuesday 11 October, the French government dismissed the threat of using the ultimate weapon under fire from opposition critics. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne announced the requisition of staff to unblock the fuel depots of the Esso-ExxonMobil group.

War in Ukraine: the French president will be questioned on the France 2 program

Today, at 8:30pm, Emmanuel Macron will have spent an hour interviewing on France 2. He is the special guest on a program that is 100% focused on the international scene. According to journalist Caroline Roux, host of the program, he will discuss “the new perils and their already visible consequences in the lives of French people.” This, in a world threatened by the “War in Ukraine, energy crisis, the return of the nuclear threat.”

Presidential 2024: Biden ready to beat Trump

US President Joe Biden said he has not yet made a final decision on a presidential run in 2024. However, on Tuesday, October 11, he declared: “I think I can beat Donald Trump again.” In an interview, he refers to the mid-term legislative elections in a month and says: “After it is done in November, then I will enter into a decision-making process about 2024.”

C1: Kylian Mbappé dissatisfied with his fate, rumors denied

A wild rumor spread on the afternoon of Tuesday, October 11, before the Champions League match against Benfica (1-1), where Kylian Mbappé scored his team's goal. According to rumors, Kylian Mbappé is unhappy with his fate. The Parisian leaders firmly denied these reports.

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On the occasion of the publication of its autumn economic report, the IMF warned on Tuesday, October 11, that global economic activity, shaken by repeated shocks over the past year, is getting a little closer to recession, which is likely to affect several developed countries in 2023.

The Japanese Space Agency Jaxa confirmed that a Japanese rocket carrying multiple satellites failed to take off on Wednesday and was therefore ordered to self-destroy. It's the first failed launch since 2003.

Buckingham Palace has announced that King Charles III will be crowned on 6 May 2023 at Westminster Abbey in London, alongside his wife Queen Consort Camilla, in a ceremony that is “looking to the future”.