War in Ukraine: Russia attacks, Kiev defends itself

About five months after the start of its attacks, Russia no longer wants to limit itself to eastern Ukraine. According to the head of Russian diplomacy, Sergei Lavrov, the country's military objectives now extended to "other territories" and could continue to take space. For him, a "different geography" compared to the situation on the ground at the end of last March would be the basis of this reversal. For its part, Kiev is resorting to its allies to obtain more weapons and new sanctions against Moscow.

Fires in Gironde: French President promises additional aircraft

The French president, Emmanuel Macron went to the Teste-de-buch where he greeted the firefighters, the staff of the civil security forces of order, elected officials and all those mobilized against the fire that ravaged the forest located near the Dune du Pilat."Thank you to you, thank you very much", such were his words to express his gratitude towards the men of the fire. He also promised the purchase of additional aircraft to help in the fight against the two gigantic fires raging for over a week.

Dover: The GIGN kills the author of a quintuple family murder

After killing five members of his blended family with a long-barreled rifle and a katana (Japanese sword), a man in his 20s was fatally shot by the GIGN. The murderer, who had been locked up in the house in Dover since Tuesday evening, "would have suffered from psychiatric disorders", according to the Bourg-en-Bresse prosecutor's office. Although their ages are not yet known, the 5 victims were two adults and three children, according to information from Christian Limousin, mayor of the town.

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The former prefect Alain Gardère was the subject of a vast investigation that revealed his network of influence. As a result, the Paris public prosecutor's office has requested a trial for corruption, embezzlement of public funds and illegal taking of interest against him.

Following the fires that raged on the Breton moor in the Monts d'Arrée (Finistère), two investigations were opened last Wednesday by the public prosecutor's office in Quimper. According to the latter, one of the two investigations concerns a "voluntary destruction by fire".

It's done: this Wednesday, July 20, 2022, the former secretary of state Laurent Nuñez succeeded Didier Lallement at the Paris police prefecture. Recall that the outgoing police prefect was in the sights of the left who accused him of being responsible for police violence.

"More than 500" deaths have been recorded in Spain after the heat wave that has just swept through Western Europe, causing violent fires and temperatures to rise to extremes.

Georgia Stanway ensured England's qualification against Spain for the semi-finals last Wednesday, as part of the Women's Euro soccer tournament. A victory obtained after extra time with two goals to one.