Risk of apocalypse: Joe Biden warned

On Thursday, October 6, 2022, US President Joe Biden warned of the risk of an “apocalypse”, for the first time since the Cold War, due to threats to use nuclear weapons by Russia, whose troops are being put under pressure by the Ukrainian counteroffensive. At a fundraiser in New York, Biden said he was wondering about a way out for his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. He alluded to the atomic bomb in a televised speech on September 21 when confronted with tenacious Ukrainian resistance fuelled by Western military aid. In his arsenal against the West, he said he was ready to use “all the means” that he had accused of wanting to “destroy” Russia. Since the beginning of September, Ukrainian troops have been on the offensive on all fronts and have already taken over most of the Kharkiv region in the north-east and important logistical hubs such as Izium, Kupiansk and Lyman (East).

Soaring prices: The EU is trying to overcome their divisions

The leaders of the European Union will try to overcome their divisions Prague in order to outline a common response to the spike in energy prices caused by the war in Ukraine.The heads of state and government of the 27 will discuss new measures proposed by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, at during their meeting which will take place at the castle in the Czech capital. After a more consensual day devoted to the launch of the European Political Community, the energy strategy divides the Franco-German couple and lively debates are expected.

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European Union stakeholders announced on Friday, October 07, 2022, at the end of a quadripartite meeting with France in Prague that the European Union will send a “civilian mission” to Armenia, along the border with Azerbaijan, to “build trust” between the two countries and contribute to R&D acute; border control.

In order for the Tesla boss to buy the social network, the judge in charge of litigation between Twitter and Elon Musk adjourned the proceedings on Thursday and gave both parties until October 28, otherwise the trial initially scheduled for ten days will take place in November.

A new potential crisis is raging in Haiti. The UN therefore warned on Thursday, October 6, 2022, of the “explosion” of cholera cases in the country ravaged by insecurity and whose Prime Minister “calls for help”.

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On Thursday, October 06, 2022, Joe Biden, US President announced that he had erased all federal convictions for simple possession of cannabis.

Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi announced that the next World Cup, which will take place from November 20 to December 18 in Qatar, would “certainly” be the last of his career, in an interview with ESPN sports channel.

The Lille Zoo town hall announced that two baby red pandas were born in July and are now in good health. It thus hails a “very rare” event for the structure, committed to the conservation of this threatened species.