Greg Bovino, le symbole de la lutte menée par Trump contre l’immigration
Il apparaît le visage découvert, quand les agents de la police anti-immigration ont le visage masqué. Greg Bovino, chef de la police des frontières américaine, est devenu le symbole de la lutte acharnée menée par Donald Trump contre les migrants clandestins.N’hésitant pas à aller sur le terrain pour lancer lui-même une grenade lacrymogène sur des …
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Troisième procès pour les assassins présumés du journaliste slovaque Jan Kuciak
Les responsables présumés de l’assassinat du journaliste d’investigation Jan Kuciak et de sa fiancée Martina Kusnirova sont jugés pour la troisième fois à partir de lundi en Slovaquie, huit ans après ce crime qui avait bouleversé ce pays d’Europe centrale.Le procès s’est ouvert devant le tribunal pénal spécial de la ville de Pezinok, près de …
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Indonésie: le bilan du glissement de terrain s’alourdit, plus de 70 disparus
Le bilan d’un glissement de terrain survenu samedi près de Bandung, sur la grande île de Java, est monté à 17 morts lundi et pourrait encore s’alourdir alors que plus de 70 personnes sont toujours portées disparues.Des dizaines de personnes sans nouvelles de leurs proches attendent dans l’angoisse lundi près du village de Pasirlangu, à …
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Mexique: au moins 11 morts dans une attaque armée sur un terrain de foot
Une attaque armée a fait au moins 11 morts et 12 blessés dimanche après un match sur un terrain de football dans l’Etat de Guanajuato (centre), l’un des plus violents du Mexique, pays confronté à des groupes criminels organisés, ont indiqué les autorités locales.Des hommes armés ont fait irruption après la rencontre et tiré sur …
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L’or passe la barre historique des 5.000 dollars face à l’incertitude Trump
L’or évolue lundi au-dessus de la barre des 5.000 dollars pour la première fois de son histoire, profitant de son statut de valeur refuge face aux incertitudes géopolitiques, commerciales et monétaires suscitées par la présidence de Donald Trump.Le prix du métal jaune, stimulé par l’affaiblissement du dollar, progresse sans discontinuer depuis deux ans: l’once (31,1 …
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Un sommet sur la mer du Nord troublé par le Groenland et la menace russe
Des dirigeants européens discuteront lundi en Allemagne de leur coopération énergétique et sécuritaire en mer du Nord, et devraient aborder la question de la menace russe et des ambitions américaines pour le Groenland.L’avenir du territoire autonome danois, convoité par Washington, n’est pas officiellement à l’ordre du jour de ce sommet international de la mer du …
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Rights group says Iran protest toll nears 6,000 dead
A US-based rights group said on Monday it had confirmed the deaths of nearly 6,000 people during a wave of protests in Iran suppressed by security forces, as Tehran warned Washington against intervening.The protests started in late December, driven by economic grievances, but turned into a mass movement against the Islamic republic, with huge street demonstrations for several days from January 8.But rights groups have accused authorities of launching an unprecedented crackdown by shooting directly at the protesters under the cover of an internet shutdown that has now lasted an unprecedented 18 days.The clerical leadership who took power after the 1979 Islamic revolution remains in place despite the protests, with many opponents of the system looking to outside intervention as the most likely driver of change.US President Donald Trump had appeared to step back from military intervention, but has since insisted it remains an option.He said last week that Washington was sending a “massive fleet” to the region “just in case”. Iran’s foreign ministry warned on Monday of a “comprehensive and regret-inducing response to any aggression”.NGOs tracking the toll from the crackdown have said their task has been impeded by the internet shutdown, warning that confirmed figures are likely to be far lower than the actual toll.The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) said it had confirmed that 5,848 people had been killed, including 209 members of the security forces. But the group added it was still investigating another 17,091 possible fatalities. At least 41,283 people have been arrested, it said. Giving their first official toll from the protests, Iranian authorities last week said 3,117 people were killed, the majority of whom it described as members of the security forces or innocent bystanders killed by “rioters”.- ‘Reap the whirlwind’ -Confirming that the internet blackout remains in place, monitor Netblocks said the shutdown was “obscuring the extent of a deadly crackdown on civilians”.”Gaps in the filternet are being tightened to limit circumvention while whitelisted regime accounts promote the Islamic Republic’s narrative,” it added.Over the weekend, Persian-language TV channel Iran International, which is based outside Iran, said more than 36,500 Iranians were killed by security forces from January 8 to 9, citing reports, documents and sources. It was not immediately possible to verify the report.Meanwhile, the US was massing forces in the region with Trump keeping open the possibility of military intervention, having threatened Tehran at the height of the protests.Trump said last week:”I’d rather not see anything happen but we’re watching them very closely.”US media reported that Washington has sent the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln to the region.The US briefly joined Israel’s war against Iran in June, striking its nuclear facilities. Israel also targeted Tehran’s ballistic missile programme and killed several senior Iranian security officials during 12 days of air strikes.In Iran, foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei warned against intervention and said Iran was “confident in its own capabilities”.In apparent reference to the Lincoln, he added: “The arrival of such a battleship is not going to affect Iran’s determination and seriousness to defend the Iranian nation.”Meanwhile, a new anti-US billboard has appeared in the central Enghelab Square in Tehran, appearing to show an American aircraft carrier being destroyed. “If you sow the wind, you will reap the whirlwind,” the English-language slogan read.Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei last appeared in public on January 17, warning in a speech broadcast on state television that authorities would “break the back of the seditionists”.In Lebanon, Iran-backed Shiite militant group Hezbollah, whose capabilities and leadership were severely degraded in a war with Israel in 2024, was organising a rally in several areas on Monday in support of Iran “in the face of American-Zionist sabotage and threats”, with leader Naim Qassem set to speak.
Grève reconduite au Louvre : le musée de nouveau fermé lundi
Le musée du Louvre est resté fermé lundi pour la quatrième fois depuis le début, mi-décembre, de la mobilisation d’une partie de son personnel pour de meilleures conditions de travail, a indiqué l’établissement à l’AFP.Fragilisé par le casse du 19 octobre, le musée le plus visité du monde peine à mettre fin à ce conflit social, l’un des plus longs de son histoire, malgré plusieurs séances de négociations avec le ministère de la Culture et la direction.Réunis lundi matin en assemblée générale, au moins 300 salariés ont voté la reconduction de la grève lancée le 15 décembre pour dénoncer les sous-effectifs et les écarts de rémunération avec d’autres agents relevant du ministère de la Culture, selon les syndicats CGT et CFDT.”Ce qu’il nous faut, c’est une volonté politique pour que ces écarts de rémunération soient compensés sans attendre”, a déclaré à l’AFP Christian Galani, qui dit vouloir prendre au mot la ministre de la Culture, Rachida Dati, laquelle a jugé les revendications des grévistes “légitimes”.”Si nos demandes sont légitimes, il faut qu’elle s’en occupe avant son départ du ministère” pour briguer la mairie de Paris, a-t-il ajouté.Selon Valérie Baud, représentante de la CFDT, la direction du Louvre a transmis dimanche une “première mouture” de propositions sur les conditions de travail, jugée “insuffisante” par les salariés.Depuis le début de la mobilisation, le musée a déjà été contraint de fermer totalement à trois reprises et d’ouvrir partiellement ses espaces à trois autres occasions.Même lorsque la grève n’était pas reconduite, les assemblées générales du personnel ont systématiquement retardé d’environ deux heures l’ouverture du musée, au grand dam des touristes massés devant les entrées.Mi-janvier, le Louvre avait évalué à “au moins un million d’euros” les pertes de recettes liées à ce mouvement social.
US judge to consider bid to halt Minneapolis immigration campaign
A federal judge in Minnesota will consider Monday whether to halt the deployment of thousands of immigration agents to the state, after the killings of two US citizens sparked uproar.Minneapolis has been rocked by increasingly tense protests since Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents fatally shot Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, in her car, on January 7.On Saturday, ICE agents killed intensive care nurse Alex Pretti, also 37, claiming he intended to harm them during a confrontation.Thousands of federal immigration agents have been deployed for weeks to the state, after media reports on alleged fraud by Somali immigrants — which US President Donald Trump has seized upon.The US District Court for Minnesota will hold hearings in two key lawsuits Monday, as pressure mounts for an independent investigation into the killings.In one case, Minnesota’s attorney general has asked a federal judge to halt the surge of ICE agents to the area. The other case focuses on stopping federal officials from destroying evidence related to Pretti’s killing.The lawsuits highlight the deep rift between local and federal officials over the ICE deployment, which has put pressure on Trump’s aggressive deportation campaign.Democratic-led Minneapolis is a sanctuary city, meaning police do not cooperate with federal immigration authorities.Trump, who has vowed to arrest and deport “millions” of undocumented people, quickly defended the ICE agents who fired the shots that killed Good and Pretti, claiming they had intended to harm federal agents.But he later declined to say whether the officer who shot Pretti had acted appropriately and said his administration was reviewing the incident.”We’re looking, we’re reviewing everything and will come out with a determination,” Trump told the Wall Street Journal in a brief interview on Sunday.He said ICE agents would leave Minneapolis “at some point”, without giving a timeframe.Multiple senators from Trump’s Republican Party have called for a thorough probe into the killing, and for cooperation with local authorities.US Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, speaking to NBC’s “Meet the Press,” said an investigation was necessary.Trump’s administration controversially excluded local investigators from a probe into Good’s death.Walz posed a question directly to the president during a press briefing Sunday, asking: “What do we need to do to get these federal agents out of our state?”- ‘Wake-up call’ -On Sunday, business leaders from 60 corporations headquartered in Minnesota — including retailer Target, food giant General Mills and several professional sports franchises — signed an open letter “calling for an immediate de-escalation of tensions” and for authorities to work together.Former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton have issued pointed calls for Americans to stand up and defend their values after the second killing of a citizen in Minneapolis by immigration agents that Trump blamed on Democratic “chaos.”Barack and Michelle Obama said on Sunday that Pretti’s shooting should be a “wake-up call” that core US values “are increasingly under assault.”Hours later, Bill Clinton delivered a fierce indictment of the current administration, saying peaceful protesters “have been arrested, beaten, teargassed, and most searingly, in the cases of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, shot and killed.”Trump provocatively attributed Good and Pretti’s deaths to Minnesota’s Democratic elected officials, including Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, writing on his Truth Social platform: “Democrat run Sanctuary Cities and States are REFUSING to cooperate with ICE.” “Tragically, two American Citizens have lost their lives as a result of this Democrat ensued chaos,” he added.After top officials described Pretti as an “assassin” who had assaulted the agents, Pretti’s parents issued a statement Saturday condemning the administration’s “sickening lies” about their son.With tensions high, protesters gathered Sunday in Minneapolis, denouncing ICE. One person held a cardboard sign that read: “Be Pretti, be Good.”