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Study of Budget 2027 in the National Assembly: Prime Minister calls for patriotism

This is the beginning of a parliamentary marathon. A few days after its presentation in the Council of Ministers, the 2027 Finance Bill will be considered by the National Assembly in mid-October. This text is being prepared by Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, who has to deal with deficits that derail, a debt that erupts, high school students who demand resources and French who suffer from the surge in prices, while the campaign for the presidential election is already under way.

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Afghanistan: Education Ministers Under ICC Arrest Warrants

The Ministers of Education and Higher Education in Afghanistan are covered by arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday. Both men are accused of gender-related persecution, a crime against humanity. On Monday, the UN Human Rights Council urged the Taliban to repeal practices restricting the fundamental freedoms of women and girls.

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Budget 2027: who will pay the bill?

The Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, presented Thursday morning, the draft law on the financing of social security (PLFSS) in the Council of Ministers, which plans to divide the deficit almost by two in 2027, thanks in particular to the important efforts demanded from pensioners, social policy holders and businesses...

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UN Security Council "condemns" Houthis attacks on Saudi Arabia

The offensive of the pro-Iranian Houthis rebels against Saudi Arabia was condemned by the UN Security Council in the aftermath of further attacks. In Yemen, the head of the Presidential Council, Rachad al-Alimi, called for a general mobilization of the population against the Houthis, calling on all those who would defect into the Houthis ranks to join the armed forces.

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Mauritania: Civil society demands adoption of Karama law

In Mauritania, civil society is mobilizing to implement the so-called Karama law, a law designed to protect women from sexual violence and crimes. It had been discussed in the Council of Ministers several years ago, but never adopted by the National Assembly, in particular because of differences on certain issues, some of its provisions and their conformity with the sharia.

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UN: AI "needs extreme attention" according to OpenAI's boss

The current growth of artificial intelligence (AI) "needs extreme attention," warned OpenAI boss Sam Altman on Wednesday, September 23, during a presentation to the UN Security Council. Sam Altman was invited, along with his counterparts Dario Amodei of Anthropic, and the Frenchman Clement Delangue of the IA Hugging Face platform, to take stock of this technology and its risks. The explanations of Leïla Mörch, CEO of Shael in Madrid.

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"Maricarmen", the face of the housing crisis in Spain

On the front page of the press, on Thursday 24 September, indignation in Spain, after yesterday's expulsion of a pensioner of 87 years from the Madrid dwelling she had occupied for seventy years. The meeting yesterday between Pedro Sanchez and the mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani, on the margins of the UNGA. A new "plan" of the "peace council" for Gaza. And the kick-off of the League of Nations tonight.

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IA: At the UN, Anthropic and OpenAI bosses urge vigilance and cooperation

The bosses of the two American AI giants OpenAI and Anthropic spoke before the UN Security Council on Wednesday at a meeting initiated by France. Sam Altman called for "extreme attention" while this technology could accelerate rapidly, and international cooperation. Dario Amodei promised that Anthropic would "reduce as much as necessary" the pace of development of his AI.

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Russia: EU denounces elections held in a climate of "systematic repression"

The parliamentary elections start this Friday 18 September in Russia. The European Union has denounced elections taking place in a climate of "systematic and institutionalized repression" while a body of Russian opponents to the Council of Europe has called the election "simulacre". The details of Éléna Volochine, journalist and former correspondent France 24 in Moscow.

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