White March, Ukraine, Coupe de France… The information to remember this weekend

2023-04-30 19:10:00

This weekend from April 29 to 30 was marked by the final of the Coupe de France, brilliantly won by the Toulouse team.

By Jeanne Le Borgne for Le Point

The white march in memory of Rose, a 5-year-old girl murdered in the Vosges, brought together 600 people.
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Published on 04/30/2023 at 7:10 p.m

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Dare joys and tears. This weekend from April 29 to 30 was rich in emotions, with on the one hand a white march in memory of Rose, a five-year-old girl killed in the Vosges, and on the other a Coupe de France final marked with a flurry of goals. On the international side, the violence is not abating in Ukraine, where the city of Nova Kakhovka has been targeted. And for many of you, the weekend is not over as tomorrow, Monday May 1st, we will celebrate Labor Day.

• Vosges: hundreds of people pay tribute to Rose

Four days after the murder of little Rose, five years old, in the Vosges, nearly 600 people gathered on Saturday April 29 to pay tribute to her. In front of the family’s house, dozens of flowers were placed, as well as large portraits of the little girl. Rose was found in a bag in an apartment just a few hundred meters from the family home. A 15-year-old man was arrested at the scene and taken into custody. He was already indicted for rape of a minor for facts dating back to last year. He was again charged and remanded in custody.

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• Ukraine: the city of Nova Kakhovka targeted, Ukrainian response

An oil depot caught fire this Saturday, April 29, in Sevastopol, in annexed Crimea, after a drone attack. Later in the day, the town of Nova Kakhovka, located in the Kherson region, was deprived of electricity after “intense” Ukrainian artillery fire. Then five villages in the Russian region of Belgorod, bordering Ukraine, were deprived of electricity by the Ukrainians.

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• French Football Cup: Toulouse winner, Macron is discreet

Toulouse Football Club (TFC) outclassed Nantes Football Club (FCN) by winning 5-1 in the final of the Coupe de France on Saturday 29 April. A match which was placed “at high risk” by the authorities, but which was ultimately the scene of no confrontation. Present in the stadium, Emmanuel Macron has however shaken up habits by remaining confined to the stands, including for the presentation of the trophy.

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• May 1: drones to monitor gatherings

For a large number of French people, the weekend continues tomorrow, Monday May 1, on the occasion of Labor Day. Thousands of people are expected in the streets of all cities in France, just weeks after the last demonstration against the pension reform. And to avoid any overflow, several prefectures – including Paris, Lyon and Bordeaux – have announced that they have authorized the overflight of the demonstrations by drones with on-board cameras. The latter will be able to capture, record and transmit images to the national police.

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• Türkiye: Erdogan reappears in public after three days of absence

Sick less than three weeks before the presidential election, Erdogan was forced to suspend his campaign for three days. The outgoing president finally reappeared in public for the first time on Saturday in Istanbul, on images broadcast by television channels. He congratulated himself on having “taken over [son] programme”, promising not to “stop” until the double ballot on May 14. And this Sunday, Erdogan gathered a huge crowd in Ankara.

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