Cameroon blames post-vote deaths on opposition leaderTue, 28 Oct 2025 21:12:53 GMT

Cameroon’s government on Tuesday acknowledged that people died during protests against the disputed re-election of 92-year-old President Paul Biya, the world’s oldest head of state, but blamed the opposition leader for the deaths.Four people have been reported killed in the central African nation since demonstrators took to the streets to protest the announcement that Biya, …

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Municipales: à Paris, Renaissance tourne le dos à Dati et soutient Bournazel

Renaissance a entériné mardi son soutien à Pierre-Yves Bournazel, du parti Horizons d’Édouard Philippe, pour les élections municipales à Paris, un choix qui divise au sein du parti macroniste dont une partie œuvrait pour un soutien à Rachida Dati.La commission d’investiture du parti dirigé depuis un an par Gabriel Attal a “validé à l’unanimité moins deux voix le soutien à Pierre-Yves Bournazel”, a indiqué le parti.Lors de cette réunion, la direction de Renaissance a plaidé pour ce “candidat de rassemblement”, “plus clair sur la gouvernance, le projet et la répartition” sur les futures listes électorales à composer, “contrairement à Dati, plutôt muette sur nos attentes”, selon un des participants.Mais cette décision ne fait pas l’unanimité: le député Sylvain Maillard, artisan d’un soutien à Mme Dati, a annoncé mardi qu’il se mettait “en retrait” de la présidence de la fédération Renaissance de la capitale, ajoutant au Parisien qu’il entendait “jouer un rôle, être au cœur de la campagne” de la ministre de la Culture.Quarante-et-un cadres et élus parisiens de Renaissance, dont David Amiel, Olivia Grégoire et Astrid Panosyan-Bouvet, justifient au contraire, dans une tribune à L’Opinion, leur soutien à M. Bournazel, dénonçant notamment la “foire d’empoigne” des Conseils de Paris, où Rachida Dati mène l’opposition à Anne Hidalgo.M. Maillard, qui fut le premier député du parti macroniste élu en 2017, reste néanmoins membre de Renaissance, a-t-il précisé à l’AFP.- Le cas Édouard Philippe -Ancien du parti de droite Les Républicains, soutien d’Édouard Philippe depuis 2017, secrétaire général d’Horizons, Pierre-Yves Bournazel, 48 ans, fait un pas vers l’Hôtel de ville, son ambition de longue date, après une candidature à la primaire des LR en 2014 et un ralliement à Renaissance en 2020.M. Bournazel et Gabriel Attal devraient s’afficher prochainement lors d’un déplacement commun dans la capitale.”Renaissance aura 55% de place dans ma liste, ainsi que dix têtes de liste pour les mairies d’arrondissement”, a précisé M. Bournazel dans un entretien au Parisien.Les partisans d’un soutien à Mme Dati ont notamment dénoncé les déclarations d’Édouard Philippe suggérant à Emmanuel Macron une démission pour une élection présidentielle anticipée.Favorable au soutien à M. Bournazel, le ministre David Amiel l’a lui aussi invité à ne “participer à strictement aucune des attaques insupportables d’Horizons contre le président de la République”.Favorable à un appui à Mme Dati, la ministre Aurore Bergé a par ailleurs demandé un “engagement public” de M. Bournazel qu’il ne rallierait pas le candidat socialiste Emmanuel Grégoire s’il n’était pas en tête au premier tour.- “Tractations nationales” -Rachida Dati, soutenue par Emmanuel Macron selon plusieurs sources, faisait figure de candidate évidente pour une partie des macronistes depuis son entrée au gouvernement en 2024.Mais ce scénario avait également ses détracteurs qui pointaient par ailleurs les ennuis judiciaires de Mme Dati, qui sera jugée après l’élection, en septembre 2026, pour corruption et trafic d’influence dans l’affaire Renault-Ghosn. Des faits qu’elle conteste.La maire du 7e arrondissement a entre-temps reçu l’investiture des LR. Mais les relations restent compliquées avec le parti de droite, dirigé par Bruno Retailleau, qui a suspendu les ministres de son parti membres du gouvernement Lecornu 2.La porte-parole de LR et présidente de la fédération parisienne Agnès Evren a dit à l’AFP “regretter cette candidature concurrente qui n’a pas de sens” alors que “contrairement à la gauche, nous sommes d’accord sur l’essentiel”.Proche de la ministre de la Culture, la conseillère de Paris Nelly Garnier a pointé une décision de Renaissance “faite selon des tractations nationales” avec Horizons. “Nous, notre objectif est d’accueillir tous les gens de Renaissance qui veulent s’inscrire dans une dynamique gagnante.”S’il n’y a “pas d’accord national” entre les deux partis, Horizons va soutenir les têtes de liste Renaissance à Annecy, Bordeaux, Dijon, Lille et Nîmes, a précisé Renaissance.L’élection à Paris (15 et 22 mars) est incertaine, Anne Hidalgo ne se représentant pas après 24 ans de gestion PS depuis l’élection de Bertrand Delanoë.A gauche, le candidat socialiste Emmanuel Grégoire, ancien premier adjoint de Mme Hidalgo, et l’écologiste David Belliard sont engagés dans de difficiles discussions sur une union dès le premier tour, chacun revendiquant la tête de liste.

Trump heads to South Korea with all eyes on Xi meeting

US President Donald Trump heads Wednesday for South Korea, where a key meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping could produce a truce in the blistering trade war between the world’s two largest economies.Trump’s two-day visit to key US ally South Korea is the third leg of a trip to Asia that has seen him lauded at a regional summit in Malaysia and flattered as a “peacemaker” by Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.But the eyes of the world will be on a meeting set for Thursday — the first time in six years Trump sits down with Xi.It could determine whether the United States and China can halt a trade war that has roiled global markets and sent international supply chains into panic.Negotiators from Beijing and Washington have both confirmed a “framework” has been agreed.It is now down to Trump and Xi, who will meet on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in the city of Gyeongju, to sign off on it.”There seems to be a mismatch in terms of where both countries are, heading into the Trump-Xi summit,” said William Yang, an analyst at the International Crisis Group.The United States “is eager to reach any trade deal that Trump could declare as a victory”, while China is focused on “building more mutual trust, managing longstanding differences, and steadying the bilateral trade relationship”, he added.- ‘Complicated’ -Trump is due to land in the South Korean city of Busan, fresh from two days in Tokyo, where Japan’s new conservative premier Takaichi hailed a “golden age” in bilateral ties.The US president will head to Gyeongju for a summit with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung — their second in-person talks just two months after a meeting in Washington.Discussion will likely be focused on trade, with the two sides still deadlocked over a deal between the major economic partners.In July, Trump said Washington had agreed to cut tariffs on South Korean imports to 15 percent in exchange for a $350 billion investment pledge by Seoul.Steep auto tariffs, however, remain in place, and the two governments remain divided over the structure of the investment pledge.US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent admitted Monday there was still “a lot of details to work out” in what he said was a “complicated” deal, while Trump has denied that there was a “snag” in the talks.Activists plan to welcome the US leader, whose sweeping tariffs triggered the trade war, with anti-Trump demonstrations in Gyeongju condemning his “predatory investment demands”.- DMZ meeting? -Adding to the diplomatic high drama, Trump has also extended an invitation to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to meet while he is on the peninsula.The two leaders last met in 2019 at the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ), the fraught Cold War frontier that has separated the two Koreas for decades.Trump has said that he would “love to meet” Kim and even suggested sanctions could be a topic for conversation.But North Korea is yet to respond publicly to the invitation. Officials in Seoul appear divided as to whether it will go ahead.Kim said last month he had “fond memories” of his meetings with Trump.He also expressed openness to talks if the United States dropped its “delusional” demand that Pyongyang give up its nuclear weapons.”Trump’s made it clear he wants to meet,” Chad O’Carroll, founder of the specialist website NK News, told AFP.”The ball is in Kim Jong Un’s court.”But the US leader now faces a different Kim than in 2019 — one emboldened since their diplomatic love affair during Trump’s first term, having secured crucial backing from Russia after sending thousands of North Korean troops to fight alongside Moscow’s forces.”North Korea has time on its side and isn’t as isolated as before,” said Hong Min, a senior analyst at the Korea Institute for National Unification.”A surprise event to show personal rapport is possible, but a negotiation with tangible results — like denuclearisation talks — will not happen,” he told AFP.burs-oho/ami/des

Soudan: craintes d’exactions massives après la prise d’El-Facher par les paramilitaires

Les craintes s’amplifient mardi pour la population civile dans le Soudan en guerre, après des accusations d’exactions massives dans la ville clé d’El-Facher prise par les paramilitaires, et la mort de cinq bénévoles du Croissant-Rouge.Dernier bastion de l’armée du général Abdel Fattah al-Burhane au Darfour, la ville a été prise dimanche par les Forces de …

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Macron appelle à la “résistance” face aux menaces des réseaux sociaux sur la démocratie

“J’ai besoin de vous”, “je vais me démultiplier aussi”: Emmanuel Macron a invité mardi quelque 200 experts et acteurs de terrain réunis à l’Élysée à proposer des pistes d’ici la fin de l’année pour lutter contre les menaces de l’internet et des réseaux sociaux sur la démocratie et les élections.Il faut “lancer le travail de …

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Vente d’iPhone: Apple condamné à indemniser trois opérateurs pour près de 39 millions d’euros

Le géant américain Apple a été condamné en France à payer une amende et des indemnisations pour avoir imposé des clauses défavorables aux opérateurs dans ses contrats, notamment concernant la vente d’iPhone, selon une décision consultée par l’AFP, confirmant une information du média L’Informé.Le tribunal des activités économiques (ex-tribunal de commerce) de Paris a ordonné …

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De nouvelles frappes américaines contre des bateaux de narcotrafiquants présumés font 14 morts

Les Etats-Unis ont mené lundi trois nouvelles frappes contre quatre embarcations de narcotrafiquants présumés dans le Pacifique est, faisant 14 morts, a annoncé mardi le ministre américain de la Défense, Pete Hegseth, portant à au moins 57 victimes le bilan de leur campagne antidrogue.”Hier (lundi), sur ordre du président (Donald) Trump, le ministère de la Guerre …

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En Tunisie, le syndicat des journalistes alerte sur une “montée de la censure”

Le Syndicat national des journalistes tunisiens a alerté mardi sur une “montée de la censure”, faisant état d’une “escalade sans précédent des menaces” contre la liberté de la presse en Tunisie.Le contexte actuel est “critique” et “des indicateurs alarmants (augurent de) la disparition possible d’un certain nombre de médias, en raison des pressions politiques et …

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Israel launches air strikes on Gaza, says troops attacked

Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israel carried out air strikes Tuesday despite an ongoing ceasefire, after accusing Hamas of attacking its troops and violating the US-brokered truce.At least 11 people were killed in strikes targeting several parts of Gaza, the agency, which operates as a rescue force under Hamas, said.However, US Vice President JD Vance said that the ceasefire was holding despite Tuesday’s “skirmishes”.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered “powerful strikes” on Gaza, his office said, as Defence Minister Israel Katz accused Hamas of attacking Israeli troops in Gaza.”Hamas’s attack today on IDF soldiers in Gaza is a crossing of a bright red line, to which the IDF will respond with great force,” Katz said in a statement.While Katz did not reveal where the troops were attacked, Hamas said its fighters had “no connection to the shooting incident in Rafah”.In comments broadcast on Fox News and posted on social media by the White House, Vance said the ceasefire was holding.”That doesn’t mean that there aren’t going to be little skirmishes,” said the vice president, one of several top US officials to rush to Israel last week to shore up the fragile ceasefire.”We know that Hamas or somebody else within Gaza attacked an IDF soldier. We expect the Israelis are going to respond — but I think the president’s peace is going to hold,” he added. Gaza’s civil defence agency said at least three strikes were carried out, while the territory’s main Al-Shifa hospital said one hit the backyard of the facility.Five people were killed when their vehicle was hit by an air strike, the agency reported.Hamas had announced it would hand over the body of another hostage on Tuesday as demanded by Israel under the ceasefire deal.The group had come under mounting pressure after it returned on Monday partial remains of a previously recovered captive, which Israel said was a breach of the truce.It later said it would delay Tuesday’s handover, adding that Israeli “escalation will hinder the search, excavation, and recovery of the bodies”.In AFP footage, several masked Hamas fighters are seen emerging from a tunnel carrying a body wrapped in a white plastic bag, believed to be that of a hostage Hamas had planned to hand over on Tuesday.Behind them trails a crowd of men and children, some raising their mobile phones to capture the moment.- ‘We want to rest’ – Hamas handed over late on Monday what it said was the 16th of 28 hostage bodies it had agreed to return under the ceasefire deal, which came into effect on October 10.But Israeli forensic examination determined Hamas had in fact handed over partial remains of a hostage whose body had already been brought back to Israel around two years ago, according to Netanyahu’s office.His office decried a “clear violation of the agreement” after identification procedures revealed the latest remains belonged “to the fallen hostage Ofir Tzarfati, who had been returned from the Gaza Strip in a military operation about two years ago”.Israeli government spokeswoman, Shosh Bedrosian, accused Hamas of staging the discovery of Tzarfati’s remains.”I can confirm to you today that Hamas dug a hole in the ground yesterday, placed the partial remains of Ofir inside of it, covered it back up with dirt, and handed it over to the Red Cross,” she told journalists.The Hostages and Missing Families Forum urged the government to “act decisively against these violations” and accused Hamas of knowing the location of the missing hostages.Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem rejected claims the group knows where the remaining bodies are, arguing that Israel’s bombardment during the two-year war had left locations unrecognisable.- ‘Third set of remains’ -“The movement is determined to hand over the bodies of the Israeli captives as soon as possible once they are located,” he told AFP. Hamas has already returned all 20 living hostages as agreed in the ceasefire deal.On the ground in Gaza, 60-year-old Abdul-Hayy al-Hajj Ahmed told AFP he was afraid the war would start again because of the mounting pressure on Hamas.”Now they accuse Hamas of stalling, and that is a pretext for renewed escalation and war,” he said.”We want to rest. I believe the war will come back.”During their October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, Hamas militants took 251 people hostage, most of whom had been released, rescued or recovered before this month’s ceasefire.The attack itself resulted in the deaths of 1,221 people on the Israeli side, most of them civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official Israeli figures.Israel’s subsequent assault on Gaza killed at least 68,531 people, according to figures from the Hamas-run territory’s health ministry that the UN considers reliable.Despite the ceasefire, the toll has continued to climb as more bodies are found under the rubble.The hostage forum said that this was the third time remains belonging to Ofir Tzarfati had been returned, after his body was recovered at the end of 2023, and additional remains were returned in March 2024.”The circle supposedly ‘closed’ back in December 2023, but it never truly closes,” Tzarfati’s family said in the statement from the forum.