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🇫🇷🇳🇨⚡️- In New Caledonia, rioters burned down two schools and destroyed a car dealership containing 300 vehicles, according to BFM.
▪️Emmanuel Macron is heading to New Caledonia to «establish a mission», according to government spokesperson Prisca Thevenot. Neither the duration nor the nature of his stay has been specified.
▪️Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin announced he will accompany the President to New Caledonia, along with the Minister of Overseas Territories and the Minister of the Armed Forces
▪️In response to the violence, additional forces will be sent in the coming hours despite a «fragile return to calm», according to local government representative.
▪️The Council of State has granted the government an extension to justify the blocking of TikTok, prolonging the review of appeals until Wednesday noon.
▪️A New Zealand flight arrived to evacuate fifty tourists. Canberra is sending two planes to evacuate Australian tourists and others.
▪️Nouméa International Airport remains closed to commercial flights until Saturday at 9 AM due to the ongoing blockades and violence.
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The political events of 1984 to 1988 in New Caledonia were a period in the history of this French collectivity that was marked by a quasi-civil and even ethnic war between supporters and opponents of independence from France.
Marked by several deaths on both sides, as well as the murder of a dozen gendarmes, the introduction of a state of emergency, a reinforced presence of French military forces and extensive national and international media coverage, it has profoundly marked the contemporary history of this Pacific Ocean archipelago.
Violence reached its peak with the Ouvéa hostage-taking incident in 1988. Civil peace was restored with the signing of the Matignon Accords on June 26, 1988.
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Marked by several deaths on both sides, as well as the murder of a dozen gendarmes, the introduction of a state of emergency, a reinforced presence of French military forces and extensive national and international media coverage, it has profoundly marked the contemporary history of this Pacific Ocean archipelago.
Violence reached its peak with the Ouvéa hostage-taking incident in 1988. Civil peace was restored with the signing of the Matignon Accords on June 26, 1988.
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👉🏻 Mediapart journalist Sébastien Bourdon report that a group of Ukrainian soldiers that came to France at the end of 2023 included genuine neo-Nazis in its ranks. «A fact that the French army could not ignore: one had the SS symbol tattooed on his face»
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⚡French Foreign Minister: State recognition of Palestine is not taboo for France — Reuters
🔎 In an interview on May 18, Maximilian Krah had referred to members of the SS, saying that not all of them should be “automatically considered as (criminals), there were also many farmers”.
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🇫🇷💥 JUST IN - Numbeo ranking of most dangerous countries in Europe 2024 just released.
🎉 France ranked 1st, Russia 16th.
👉🏻 The higher a country is in the ranking, the more dangerous it is considered to be by its inhabitants.
Not very scientific, it nevertheless gives a good picture of a country's safety and, above all, of people's perception of safety in their own country.
1. France (55.3% crime rate)
2. Belarus (50.8%)
3. Belgium (49.2)
4. Sweden (48.4)
5. United Kingdom (47.4)
6. Italy (47.3)
7. Ukraine (46.9)
8. Greece (46.7)
9. Ireland (46.5)
...
16. Russia (39.1)
17. Germany (38.9)
...
22. Spain (36.2)
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28. Portugal (31.2)
...
33. Netherlands (26.3)
34. Denmark (26.3)
35. Finland (26.3)
36. Croatia (26)
37. Iceland (25.4)
38. Switzerland (25.3)
39. Slovenia (24.2)
40. Estonia (23.8)
41. Monaco (23.6)
42. Isle of Man (20.5)
43. Andorra (12.9).
🎉 France ranked 1st, Russia 16th.
👉🏻 The higher a country is in the ranking, the more dangerous it is considered to be by its inhabitants.
Not very scientific, it nevertheless gives a good picture of a country's safety and, above all, of people's perception of safety in their own country.
1. France (55.3% crime rate)
2. Belarus (50.8%)
3. Belgium (49.2)
4. Sweden (48.4)
5. United Kingdom (47.4)
6. Italy (47.3)
7. Ukraine (46.9)
8. Greece (46.7)
9. Ireland (46.5)
...
16. Russia (39.1)
17. Germany (38.9)
...
22. Spain (36.2)
...
28. Portugal (31.2)
...
33. Netherlands (26.3)
34. Denmark (26.3)
35. Finland (26.3)
36. Croatia (26)
37. Iceland (25.4)
38. Switzerland (25.3)
39. Slovenia (24.2)
40. Estonia (23.8)
41. Monaco (23.6)
42. Isle of Man (20.5)
43. Andorra (12.9).
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This house is for sale as you know
I am, by trade, a real estate agent
I must warn you if you want to buy it
I prefer to tell you this house is haunted
Don't smile Sir, don't worry Madam
It's haunted, all right, but with friendly ghosts
Of monsters and dragons that kids can see
Of tears and fights and hearty breakfasts
"Finish your homework"
"my schoolbag's too heavy"
"Leave your brother alone"
"kids, let's eat"
🎵 Bénabar — Quatre murs et un toit
I am, by trade, a real estate agent
I must warn you if you want to buy it
I prefer to tell you this house is haunted
Don't smile Sir, don't worry Madam
It's haunted, all right, but with friendly ghosts
Of monsters and dragons that kids can see
Of tears and fights and hearty breakfasts
"Finish your homework"
"my schoolbag's too heavy"
"Leave your brother alone"
"kids, let's eat"
🎵 Bénabar — Quatre murs et un toit
🚨🇫🇷 FLASH - The IMF sounds the alarm over France's deficit
▪️The IMF predicts a public deficit of 4.5% of GDP in 2027, compared with the government's forecast of 2.9%.
The IMF calls for measures on unemployment benefits and a reform of tax expenditure.
▪️The IMF has also stated that it expects growth to be weak in 2024, at 0.8% (the government forecasts 1%).
▪️This statement comes at a very bad time, given that Standard & Poor's is due to publish its rating of French debt in 8 days' time.
👉🏻 Downgrade in sight? Follow @GalliaDaily for updates.
▪️The IMF predicts a public deficit of 4.5% of GDP in 2027, compared with the government's forecast of 2.9%.
The IMF calls for measures on unemployment benefits and a reform of tax expenditure.
▪️The IMF has also stated that it expects growth to be weak in 2024, at 0.8% (the government forecasts 1%).
▪️This statement comes at a very bad time, given that Standard & Poor's is due to publish its rating of French debt in 8 days' time.
👉🏻 Downgrade in sight? Follow @GalliaDaily for updates.
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👉🏻 The blocking of TikTok in New Caledonia marks a first in France and Europe, raising concerns about state authority in a rule of law. TikTok has been inaccessible for over a week due to a government decision, accusing the platform of contributing to public disorder.
🔎 On May 23, the Council of State rejected a suspension request from several public liberties associations, including the Ligue des droits de l’homme and La Quadrature du Net. This legal victory for the government leaves several fundamental questions unresolved.
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⚡️⚡️⚡️🇵🇸 French president, 5 Arab foreign ministers to meet over situation in Gaza Strip at Paris.
Foreign ministers of Egypt 🇪🇬, Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦, Qatar 🇶🇦, UAE 🇦🇪, Jordan 🇯🇴 to take part in meeting, according to Egyptian Foreign Ministry.
The CIA director will meet today in Paris with the head of the Mossad is also being reported.
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Foreign ministers of Egypt 🇪🇬, Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦, Qatar 🇶🇦, UAE 🇦🇪, Jordan 🇯🇴 to take part in meeting, according to Egyptian Foreign Ministry.
The CIA director will meet today in Paris with the head of the Mossad is also being reported.
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The Albigensian Crusade (1209-1229) was a military campaign initiated by the Catholic Church to eliminate the Cathar heresy in southern France. The first battle occurred in Beziers, close to the Spanish border.
One of the men asked: “How will we know which are Cathars?” Their leader Arnaud Amaury replied: “Kill them all! God will recognize his own.”
The crusaders proceeded to slaughter around 7,000 citizens, including women and children, even those who had sought sanctuary in the Catholic church. This horrific incident was not only the first of many in the battle to stomp out Catharism, but also the first crusade to occur on European soil. Most importantly, it was the first crusade that pitted Christians against Christians.
One of the men asked: “How will we know which are Cathars?” Their leader Arnaud Amaury replied: “Kill them all! God will recognize his own.”
The crusaders proceeded to slaughter around 7,000 citizens, including women and children, even those who had sought sanctuary in the Catholic church. This horrific incident was not only the first of many in the battle to stomp out Catharism, but also the first crusade to occur on European soil. Most importantly, it was the first crusade that pitted Christians against Christians.
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🇫🇷 - Highway toll burned down near Paris amid clashes between Lyon and Paris football supporters.
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🇫🇷 - "I've never seen anything like this" - witness during those clashes between ultras of Paris, who tend to be more left-wing, and ultras of Lyon, who tend to be very right-wing.
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🇫🇷🇳🇨 - Footage of military-escorted evacuation of French "tourists" from New Caledonia.
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🇫🇷🇳🇨 - Macron to end New Caledonia state of emergency on Monday.