On the front page of the news this Tuesday, December 19….

2023-12-19 00:41:00

Verdict for Monique Olivier. After three weeks of debate, the verdict is expected Tuesday in Nanterre at the trial of Monique Olivier, ex-wife of rapist and serial killer Michel Fourniret, tried for complicity in the kidnappings and murders of Marie-Angèle Domèce, Joanna Parrish and ‘Estelle Mouzin. On Monday, the public prosecutor requested life imprisonment for the woman who “facilitated the execution of Michel Fourniret’s crimes”. “In view of the exceptional seriousness of the acts committed, the necessary protection of society”, the two attorneys general also requested that the sentence be accompanied by a security period of 22 years.

READ ALSO Monique Olivier, the secrets of Michel Fourniret’s accompliceCessation of hostilities between Israel and the Palestine. Scheduled for Monday, the UN Security Council, deeply divided on this issue, postponed until Tuesday, according to diplomatic sources, an expected vote on a new draft resolution aimed at an interruption of hostilities in Gaza to allow the access to humanitarian aid. The United Arab Emirates, at the origin of the text, requested this postponement to allow complicated negotiations to continue. The draft text prepared by the United Arab Emirates calls for “an urgent and lasting cessation of hostilities to allow unimpeded access for humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.” But according to diplomatic sources, a new modified text is being drafted on Monday. Sunday’s draft specifically called for parties to the conflict to facilitate the entry and distribution of humanitarian aid throughout the Gaza Strip, “by land, sea and air.” But like the previous texts, it does not name Hamas, an absence systematically castigated by the United States and Israel. On the other hand, he condemns “all indiscriminate attacks against civilians”, “all acts of terrorism”, and calls for the release of the hostages, held by Hamas since October 7.

READ ALSO Hamas-Israel war: a video of three living Israeli hostages released by HamasRussia-China meeting. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin will be in China from Tuesday, December 19 for a two-day working visit, Beijing and Moscow jointly announced on Monday. China and Russia share a common desire to counter what they present as American hegemony. The two neighboring countries have become notably closer politically and economically since the Russian intervention in Ukraine, which Beijing has not condemned. In addition to a meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Mikhail Michoustine will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping and the discussions will mainly focus on the economy, the Russian government for its part specified. READ ALSO “China has the largest intelligence apparatus in the world”