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14h07 : A little over 2 p.m. on the watch, we take stock of the main news headlines:
• “This debate is absurd, the role of public authorities is not to transmit fear”reacted Emmanuel Macron this morning about the risk of power cuts this winter in France.
• At least six civilians were killed in a bombardment on the city of Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine, according to an official appointed by Moscow. The Ukrainian president for his part went this morning to the front in the Donbass, about forty kilometers from Bakhmout. Follow our live.
The competition continues with the last two round of 16. On the program: Morocco will face Spain at 4 p.m. and Portugal will face Switzerland at 8 p.m.
• The custody of the French youtubeur Norman Thavaud has been extended. An investigation targeting him was opened by the Paris prosecutor’s office for charges of corruption of minors and rape.
14h01 : “According to preliminary data, six civilians were killed today as a result of shelling in Donetsk”Moscow-appointed city official Alexei Kulemzin said on Telegram. “The number of injured is being assessed”he added.
14h00 : At least six civilians were killed in a bombardment on the city of Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine, according to an official appointed by Moscow in this region which Russia annexed at the end of September.
14h01 : It’s noon, so it’s time for a new point on the news of the day:
The European Parliament and EU member states reached an agreement on Tuesday to ban the import into the European Union of several products, such as cocoa, coffee or soy, when they contribute to deforestation.
• “This debate is absurd, the role of public authorities is not to transmit fear”reacted Emmanuel Macron this Tuesday morning about the risks of power cuts this winter in France mentioned in recent days by operators or the government.
• The custody of Norman Thavaud was extended Tuesday morning. The youtubeur is targeted by charges of corruption of minors and rape. The investigation, opened in January, concerns six complainants, franceinfo learned this morning from the Paris prosecutor’s office. According to our information, five were minors at the time of the events.
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky traveled to Sloviansk, in the Ukrainian Donbass, about forty kilometers from Bakhmout, the region’s main battlefield, the presidency said on social networks.
The competition continues today on the side of Qatar with the last two knockout stages. On the program: Morocco will face Spain at 4 p.m. and Portugal will face Switzerland at 8 p.m.
13h58 : Volodymyr Zelensky went to Sloviansk, in the Ukrainian Donbass, 40 km from Bakhmout, the main battlefield in the region, on Tuesday, the Ukrainian presidency announced on Telegram. At the entrance to the city, the Ukrainian head of state greeted “bottom of (his) heart” the military of his country on the occasion of Armed Forces Day, celebrated this Tuesday.
1:51 p.m : In reaction to this decision, the independent Russian television Dojd denounces this morning the accusations of the Latvian authorities. “The channel stops broadcasting on cable but remains on YouTube. We continue to work and consider these accusations to be unfair and absurd”added the chain on Twitter.
13h50 : “Latvian laws must be respected by all”, added Ivars Abolins. This independent Russian television is also accused of showing support for the Russian army and failing to provide translation into Latvian, the Leta news agency reported.
13h50 : Latvia on Tuesday announced the revocation of the license of independent Russian television in exile Dojd, after a series of violations, including the broadcast of a map of Crimea presented as part of Russia. The Dojd Channel “will cease broadcasting on December 8″Ivars Abolins, head of the National Council for Electronic Media in Latvia, said on Twitter.
11:20 a.m. : “There may be mines left the day I get home” : franceinfo met Ukrainian schoolchildren who are learning to protect themselves from explosions. Training in security and the risks of war is provided by the NGO Handicap International directly to the inhabitants, and in particular to the youngest among them.
(AGATHE MAHUET / FRANCE INFO)
08h52 : About the drone attack in the Kursk airfield area on the border with Ukraine, the Russian governor of the region, Roman Starovoyt, said that because of this “offensive”, “an oil storage tank caught fire”. “There is no victim”, he added on Telegram. Follow our live.
07h46 : Because of a “drone attack in the Kursk airfield area, an oil storage tank caught fire. There are no casualties”, Russian Governor Roman Starovoyt said on social media.
07h45 : A drone attacked an airfield in the Russian region of Kursk, on the border with Ukraine, its governor said on Tuesday.