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International oil prices are anchored above $100 per barrel in the Brent and WTI references, similar to those seen in mid-May. The widespread conflict in the Middle East has led to dissupply, which in turn affects the supply of derivatives such as petrol and diesel.
The authorities' "lack of response" and a cut of about 60 per cent of the custody assigned to the agricultural community near Port-au-Prince, despite increasing threats, were identified in an independent report as factors that contributed to the gravity of the Viv Ansam gang attacks on 7 July and 23 August, the most deadly this year and the most serious in Haiti's recent violent history.
In December 2020, under the Abraham Agreements, Morocco resumed relations with Israel, which had been interrupted since the second intifada. In return, Trump recognized Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara. In 2021, Royal Air Maroc opened the direct flight Casablanca- Tel Aviv, suspended following the Hamas attack in 2023. Despite the war in Gaza, relations made progress, and on 17 September both countries agreed to raise them to the level of embassies.
Israel ' s Minister of Defence, Sireil Kats, proposed, Thursday, that Turkey should receive Hamas members from Gaza, at a time when tension between Ankara and Tel Aviv escalated against the backdrop of the war in Gaza and the situation in Syria. This proposal comes after Kats spoke of Israel ' s willingness to deport the population of the sector if it has a green American light, in a position that has provoked extensive international criticism as the forced displacement of civilians is a war crime under the Geneva Conventions.
Appeals in the case of the Moroccan artist Sa ' ad were initiated in Paris on Thursday, 41 years old, sentenced to six years ' imprisonment in 2023 for rape and beating a young woman in a hotel in the French capital in 2016. The appeal, which was postponed from June 2025 for the completion of the investigations, comes at a time when the girl ' s lawyer confirms that her psychological suffering continues as a result of the incident.
As the military confrontation between the Ansar Allah Al-Houti group supported by Iran and the Yemeni Government supported by the Saudi-led Allied Coalition Forces escalated, tensions escalated following the announcement of a fenced opposition by Riyadh that the Houthi had launched it south of Mecca. In conjunction with this declaration, a video of the social media sites, which was allegedly documenting the moment of interception over Mecca, was posted on social media sites. What's the fact of the rolling video?
The clashes in Yemen escalated on Thursdays, with dozens of deaths in clashes between Hawaii and government forces and continued Saudi strikes, while one person was killed and two injured following the interception of a marching aircraft in the Taif. The European Union declared its " full solidarity " with Saudi Arabia in the face of the attacks of the Houthi, in conjunction with developments related to the movement of navigation in the Bab al-Mandub and the Harems Strait.
Israel and Morocco will open embassies in their respective countries, announced on Wednesday the Israeli Foreign Ministry, after a meeting between the two heads of diplomacy, under American auspices. Both countries had normalized their diplomatic relations in December 2020 under the Abraham Accords, a process between Israel and several Arab countries, supported by Washington.
In Russia, from Friday onwards, voters are called upon to renew the lower house of Parliament, the Duma. This is the first election of the institution since the beginning of the large-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. However, the only party opposed to the war, Iabloko, was not allowed to present its list.
Emmanuel Macron received on Friday at the Élysée the main candidates for his succession, or their representatives, for a meeting dedicated to the rise in fuel prices and the geopolitical situation. Édouard Philippe, Gabriel Attal, Bruno Retailleau, Raphaël Glucksmann, Olivier Faure, Marine Tondelier and Fabien Roussel will be present. Marine Le Pen and Jean-Luc Mélenchon will be represented by Jordan Bardella and Manuel Bompard.
A federal court in the United States sentenced 60 years ' imprisonment to a former prison director in Damascus for torture between 2005 and 2008, as declared by the United States Department of Justice on Thursday. Sustained to Samir Osman Sheikh, who was running the Adra Bad Al-Assad prison, was prosecuted for " human rights atrocities in Syria, including silences of political opponents " . Three victims testified during the trial.
The Governor of the State of Niger, Nigeria, announced on Thursday the opening of an investigation after the death of 37 illegal minors in detention. Deaths are attributed to overcrowding and inadequate ventilation in a Civil Defence detention centre. The tragedy triggered demonstrations and postponed the start of the election campaign.
A 35-year-old police officer who adheres to a "violent radical ultra-right ideology" was arrested on 27 August for preparing a terrorist act and making 3D printed weapons. He is suspected of having targeted State interests in a context of increased vigilance by the French authorities in the face of the threat of ultra-droit.
The partial lifting of digital censorship began on Thursday in Venezuela, while power and opposition began a second round of negotiations. At least 188 sites, including 79 media outlets, remain blocked according to a digital rights NGO, and a former opposition mayor has been arrested.
US MPs approved new sanctions against Russia and its allies for their role in the war against Ukraine, a text supported by Donald Trump, which Kiev welcomed on Thursday. It gives the U.S. President the power to impose tariffs of up to 100 per cent on the top five Russian oil and gas importing countries, including China and India.
After a hot summer, there was a large break in basic services, Tunisia, the capital and other cities of the country in the afternoon of Thursday, experienced violent thunderstorms, which in some areas fell cold, disrupting lessons in the capital and disrupting traffic.
The polling stations opened Friday in Russia for three days of legislative activity, the first since the start of the large-scale war in Ukraine in 2022. In the absence of any real opposition, Vladimir Putin's party should win this election, also organized in the Ukrainian territories occupied and annexed by Moscow.
The Trump administration approved on Thursday the sale of 48 F-35 stealth fighter aircraft to Saudi Arabia for $24.3 billion. The draft still needs to be considered by Congress, where elected officials are concerned, inter alia, that aircraft technology is leaking to China.
