Meetings on Ukraine in Paris, Pagaille in the Alps, anti -Semitic remarks of Father Pierre and « indices » of life in space … News from Thursday, April 17 – Liberation

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A series of high-level successive meetings on Ukraine involving Americans, Europeans and Ukrainians was taking place this Thursday in Paris, when the ceasefire negotiations initiated by Washington trampled and where Europeans want to impose their voice. The head of American diplomacy, Marco Rubio, and special emissary Steve Witkoff were notably received by Emmanuel Macron at the Elysée. At the same time, from Kyiv, the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, accused Steve Witkoff of having « Adopt the Russian strategy ». This close friend of Donald Trump is Vladimir Putin’s interlocutor in cease-fire negotiations. He had already been accused by Kyiv of taking up the elements of language from the Kremlin. Moscow, for his part, accused Europeans of wanting « Continue war » and estimated that « Many countries » were trying to « disturb » Bilateral dialogue reborn between Moscow and Washington.

Huge spring snowfall have caused disturbances in several Alpine regions of Switzerland, Italy and France, where One person was seriously injured By an avalanche in Val Thorens, leading the authorities to take exceptional measures. It fell more than 1.10 m of snow in the night from Wednesday to Thursday in the Savoyard of Tignes station where the mayor, Serge Revial, made a decree of confinement of the population on Thursday. The municipality of Belleville, where Val Thorens is, said also preparing a confinement order for its inhabitants. Several other French stations have indicated that they have closed their ski areas for the day due to the risk of avalanche, which reaches the maximum level (5/5) in several massifs (Haute-Tarentaise, Haute-Maurienne, Vanoise). How to explain the « exceptional » snowfall? Response here.

We knew them many accusations of sexual assault targeting abbot stone and Silence accomplice of the Church for decades. We knew less the interest of a time carried by the founder of Emmaus to Marshal Pétain, and even less His anti -Semitic remarks. In their investigation book Abbé Pierre, the factory of a saint (Allary) published this Thursday, April 17, journalists Laetitia Cherel and Marie-France Etchegoin reveal a new dark side of the Catholic priest. They also prove that The Vatican was aware of « Autumn 1955 » of his sexual assaults. Last September, Liberty revealed Already that the highest instances of the Roman Curia had known since at least 1959.

New Israeli strikes cost the life on Thursday at least 40 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip Thursday, most of the displaced people who have found refuge in makeshift camps, said local civil defense. The Israeli army, which did not immediately comment on these strikes, intensified its air bombings and expanded its land operations in the besieged Gaza Strip, since she resumed her offensive on March 18. Israeli Prime Minister, Benyamin Netanyahubelieves that an increased military pressure will force Hamas to make the hostages removed during the attack by the Palestinian Islamist movement on October 7, 2023 in Israel. This attack sparked war in Palestinian territory, where Israel launched a reprisals offensive which made tens of thousands of dead, moved the majority of around 2.4 million inhabitants and caused a humanitarian disaster.

The results are to be taken for the moment with care. Astronomers announced this Thursday, April 17, having observed signs of chemical compounds long considered as « biosignatures » of a possible extraterrestrial life on K2-18B, an exoplanet located at 124 light years of the earth, in the constellation of the lion. It is the subject of animated debates within the scientific community, which wonders if it could be an oceanic world likely to house a microbial life. The James Webb space telescope Dimethyle sulfide and dimethyle disulfide detected on earth are only produced by living organisms, mainly phytoplankton. More details here.

At the LVMH AG, Bernard Arnault reassures small shareholders and offers a potential extension up to 85 years

During the general assembly of this Thursday, April 17, the CEO of the world number 1 luxury praised the « Extraordinary profitability » of his group and voted for a resolution offering him the possibility of staying in office for an additional ten years. Read here.

Francis Szpiner, Rival de Rachida Dati at the town hall of Paris, targeted by a judicial information for « corruption »

The home of Senator LR and former mayor of the 16th arrondissement of Paris was searched in the context of an investigation for a case of exchange of sexual favors for the allocation of housing housing, according to the world And the Parisian. Read here.

Tire clearance in France: Goodyear summoned for a possible indictment

The American giant faces a fine of up to 10 % of its turnover as part of a survey for manslaughter, after bursting of truck tires that cause fatal accidents in France, the Besançon prosecutor announced on Thursday, April 17. Read here.