Demonstration against pension reform: numerous acts of violence and clashes with security forces observed yesterday in Paris

Yesterday in Paris, numerous acts of violence and clashes with security forces punctuated the demonstration against pension reform before turning into “wild” processions for much of the evening. According to the police headquarters, 103 people were arrested, in particular for carrying prohibited weapons and participating in a group to commit degradation and violence, according to a last report released at 22:15 p.m. Small groups of demonstrators walked the streets of the capital for several hours, setting fire to dozens of trash cans and rubbish on their way after the motorcade arrived around 18:00 at Place de l'Opéra.

According to Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, speaking from the police headquarters, 140 fires had been recorded in the capital, including “around forty” being extinguished at 22:00. A gradual return to calm began in Paris around 23:00, although clusters of several hundred demonstrators were still present between République and Bastille.

Justice reform project: the Israeli prime minister thinks of ending the division among the people

After nearly three months of mass protests against the justice reform project under consideration in Parliament, Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to “end the division among the people.” He announced that he was determined to advance the reform, but that he would do everything to “reach a solution” that was acceptable to both the defenders of the project and its detractors. Note that it has been retired so far.

Politics: The former American president will probably not be charged or “arrested” this week in New York

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Social media: TikTok under charges

Uncompromising American elected officials had for the most part condemned TikTok, a subsidiary of the Chinese group ByteDance, in advance, threatened with a total ban in the United States. According to elected officials, the Chinese Communist Party is using TikTok for espionage and manipulation. For this reason, the White House, the European Commission, the Canadian and British governments, and other organizations have recently banned their officials from using it. Shou Chew, the boss of TikTok, a subsidiary of the Chinese group ByteDance, tried hard to defend his application.

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