Council of Ministers: Emmanuel Macron and his government return for a turbulent start to the school year

By Wednesday at the latest, the French President and his government will return for the Council of Ministers after the summer break. Emmanuel Macron is preparing for a turbulent return to school in the company of French people affected by the economic consequences of the war in Ukraine.

Illegal immigration: a fight against social and administrative attractiveness is under way

Visiting Mayotte on Sunday in Dzaoudzi, the Minister of the Interior and Overseas Gérald Darmanin, called for “fighting against the social and administrative attractiveness” of the island in order to put an end to illegal immigration from neighbouring Comoros.

Gérald Darmanin is making his second overseas trip since taking over the Overseas Portfolio, after a visit to Réunion in early July. He therefore knows how to present the new air and maritime resources to combat illegal immigration in the 101st French department. He thus confided to the press in these words: “We must fight against the social and administrative attractiveness of the territory”.

Supporting the fragile economy: the Chinese Central Bank lowers interest rates

On Monday, the Chinese Central Bank lowered two of its benchmark interest rates again this year. This is intended to support an economy weakened by a real estate crisis and health restrictions. It should be recalled that China is the last major economy to have maintained a strict health policy called “zero Covid.” This policy has led to lockdowns and the closure of businesses as soon as positive cases are discovered, penalizing the business.

Tennis: Caroline Garcia wins a WTA 1000 in Cincinnati

In the final on Sunday, Caroline Garcia achieved the greatest feat of her career in Cincinnati, becoming the first player to win a WTA 1000 from the qualifiers. Driven by her momentum, the French woman, ranked 35th in the world, was not at all intimidated by the challenge. She gave no chance to the Czech Republic (28th). Caroline Garcia remained quite solid until the end, winning 6-2, 6-4 in 1 hour 36 minutes. She lifted the trophy happy with her own success and said: “What an incredible week, it's hard to believe that I'm here in front of you lifting the trophy.”

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Seoul announced that in the face of the growing nuclear threat from North Korea, Seoul announced, the United States and South Korea began their most important joint military exercises since 2018 on Monday.

Two days after the arrest of the bishop, a critic of the regime, Pope Francis Rolando Alvarez said he was “concerned” about the growing tensions between the state and the Catholic Church in Nicaragua.

In the Sunday Journal, hundreds of EELV officials and activists called in an opinion piece for “refounding” their party into a formation that was “more open to associative movements.” This approach was accepted and signed by the former Green presidential candidate Yannick Jadot.

On Sunday, NBC News announced that eccentric ex-NBA star Dennis Rodman intends to travel to Russia to work for the freedom of WNBA player Brittney Griner sentenced to nine years in prison for trafficking cannabis.

Paris SG sent Lille (7-1) on Sunday for matchday 3 of Ligue 1, which was marked by Nice's defeat at Clermont (1-0) and a record number of red cards: eleven in ten matches. It was in soccer with Kylian Mbappé, who scored a hat-trick including an ultra-fast goal after the kick off.