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A king and a sovereign pontiff: French diplomacy has a busy week with the arrival from this Wednesday of King Charles III and Friday of Pope Francis. The British sovereign is expected, with Camilla, to celebrate for three days the relaunch of Franco-British friendship after the turbulence of Brexit. Highlight of this state visit: a dinner will be offered in the evening in the prestigious Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles. While waiting to see the king shortly before 3 p.m. at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, 20 minutes takes stock of his first year as sovereign.
At the podium of the United Nations General Assembly, officials from different countries around the world, unsurprisingly, spoke on Tuesday about the war between Moscow and kyiv. In his speech, Volodymyr Zelensky for his part accused Russia of committing “genocide” in Ukraine, trying to rally sometimes skeptical countries of the South to his cause by telling them that they too had an interest in victory. from Kiev. Tension could also rise another notch this Wednesday in New York. The Ukrainian president must indeed address the UN Security Council, facing Russia, a permanent member, for the first time since the start of the war.
Paris is off to a good start to its new Champions League campaign. PSG indeed delivered a very successful performance on Tuesday evening against Borussia Dortmund, winning 2-0. Although he opened the scoring from the penalty spot after returning from the locker room (49th minute) and put his team on the right track, Kylian Mbappé did not deliver a great match. Less than ten minutes later, Hakimi also doubled the lead with an outside right after a hook and a precise one-two with Vitinha in the opposing area. With this victory at the Parc des Princes, Paris takes the lead in the difficult Group F thanks to a draw between AC Milan and Newcastle.