Fairly quiet weekend on the news front… We have nevertheless selected five news items that you should not miss during the past 48 hours…
1. A scarified dolphin
A mutilated and scarified dolphin bearing an inscription carved with a knife on the side of the animal aimed directly at Sea Shepherd, was found on Saturday at sea off the Vendée. We can read on his corpse a homophobic inscription visibly intended for environmental activists. “Those who horribly mutilated this dolphin should never be allowed to fish again,” the association reacted on social networks on Saturday. We are filing a complaint against X for mutilation of a protected species and requesting the opening of an investigation to find the culprits. »
2. Drugs and driving in the viewfinder
This is one of the consequences of the Palmade affair. A few days after the road accident caused by the comedian while he was under the influence of cocaine, the Minister of the Interior takes up the issue of drugs while driving. He announced Sunday morning in an interview given to the JDD wanting anyone driving under narcotics to automatically have the 12 points on their driving license withdrawn, compared to the current six. He also says he is working “with Eric Dupond-Moretti to rename fatal accidents caused by drugs and alcohol as road homicides”.
3. China to the aid of Russia?
Is China preparing to send arms to Russia to support Putin’s offensive? At least that’s what US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday after a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi. The secretary of state warned of the “implications and consequences” for China if it were found to be providing “material support” to Russia in its war in Ukraine or helping it to escape the Western sanctions, State Department spokesman Ned Price said in reporting on the interview.
4. Pradié deposed, Mélenchon singled out
The pension reform is creating a stir on the benches of the Assembly. On the right, it is Aurélien Pradié, whose outbidding on pensions, against the current of the party, ended up costing his place as number 2 of the Republicans. Its president, Éric Ciotti, dismissed him from office on Saturday.
On the left, it is LFI’s strategy that raises questions. The boss of the CGT, Philippe Martinez, criticized Jean-Luc Mélenchon on Sunday for not “promoting clarity” in the debates in the National Assembly by maintaining thousands of amendments on the pension reform, a criticism immediately swept away by the leader of LFI. “Let’s forget these divisive remarks”, he wrote on Twitter, thanking the “MPs who blocked the adoption of retirement at 64”. “To succeed on March 7, you have to be united! “, he added, referring to the next day of mobilization.
5. Stunning bets
Everything is not settled at PSG, far from it. But the Parisian team was able to celebrate with its public, Sunday afternoon, a mental victory against Losc. After leading 2-0, the capital club successively lost Neymar, injured in the ankle, and conceded three goals, approaching the last quarter of an hour of the match in an unfortunate posture. But a new flash from Mbappé, author of a double, and a free kick in stoppage time from Messi finally gave victory to the players of Galtier. A stunning match, to relive here.