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Imprisoned Iranian Nobel laureate Mohammadi rushed to hospital following ‘severe’ cardiac crisis

Detained Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has been hospitalised in Iran, her supporters said, “following a catastrophic deterioration of her health”. Mohammadi, who won the peace prize in 2023 in recognition of more than two decades of rights campaigning, was arrested in December in Iran’s eastern city of Mashhad after speaking out against the country’s clerical authorities at a funeral ceremony. Read moreIran sentences Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to six years in prison Her supporters had been issuing warnings for months about her health, saying in late March that she had suffered a suspected heart attack but received inadequate medical treatment. In a statement posted by her foundation on Friday, they said she was “urgently transferred to a hospital in Zanjan today” after a rapid deterioration, “including two episodes of complete loss of consciousness and a severe cardiac crisis”. The statement said her family described the move as a “last-minute action” that could prove too late. In Oslo the Norwegian Nobel Committee urged the Iranian authorities “to immediately transfer Narges Mohammadi to her dedicated medical team in Tehran”. “Without such treatment, her life remains at risk,” committee chair Jorgen Watne Frydnes said. “Her life is now in

A week in France - Criminal groups recruit women to cater to female clients

Women are increasingly being arrested and tried for drug trafficking here in France. This trend is linked to networks recruiting more women to cater to their female clientele. We have a special report on women in the drug trade and how they got involved. Also in this edition: Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was back in court on Wednesday, as he continues his appeal against his conviction for involvement in an election campaign financing conspiracy tied to Libya. President Emmanuel Macron attended the final phase of the “Orion 26” military exercises on Thursday. The drills represent an intense combat simulation involving thousands of troops from France and several other European nations. French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies announced on Wednesday that its net profit had risen by 51% in the first quarter of 2026. The news has been drawing criticism from consumers hit by rising prices at the pump and calls for action from the French government. Plus, it’s the world’s largest sailing ship. The giant three-masted luxury vessel can accommodate 130 passengers willing to pay up to 200,000 euros for an exclusive week-long cruise.

Israel brings in two Gaza flotilla activists home for questioning, Spain slams ‘illegal detention’

Two activists who participated in a Gaza-bound aid flotilla have been brought to Israel for questioning, the foreign ministry said Saturday, after the vessels were intercepted by Israeli forces. The flotilla of more than 50 vessels had set sail from ports in France, Spain and Italy with the aim of breaking an Israeli blockade of Gaza and bringing supplies to the devastated Palestinian territory. Read moreGaza aid flotilla sets sail from Barcelona in bid to break Israeli blockade They were intercepted by Israeli forces in international waters off Greece early on Thursday. Israel said it had removed around 175 activists from the flotilla, but organisers accused Israeli personnel of "kidnapping" 211 people. Two of them, Saif Abu Keshek from Spain and Thiago Avila, a Brazilian, were taken to Israel "for questioning by law enforcement authorities", the foreign ministry said on X. Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares denounced Israel's detention of Abu Keshek as "illegal", warning it came at a moment of already deteriorating ties between the two countries. "We are facing an illegal detention in international waters, outside any jurisdiction of the Israeli authorities so Saif Abu Keshek must be released immediately so that he can return to Spain,"

Israel says two Gaza flotilla activists brought in for questioning

The flotilla of more than 50 vessels had set sail from ports in France, Spain and Italy with the aim of breaking an Israeli blockade of Gaza and bringing supplies to the devastated Palestinian territory. They were intercepted by Israeli forces in international waters off Greece early on Thursday.Israel said it had removed around 175 activists from the flotilla, but organisers accused Israeli personnel of "kidnapping" 211 people.Two of them, Saif Abu Keshek from Spain and Thiago Avila, a Brazilian, were taken to Israel "for questioning by law enforcement authorities", the foreign ministry said on X.Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares denounced Israel's detention of Abu Keshek as "illegal", warning it came at a moment of already deteriorating ties between the two countries."We are facing an illegal detention in international waters, outside any jurisdiction of the Israeli authorities so Saif Abu Keshek must be released immediately so that he can return to Spain," Albares told Rac1 radio."This is an episode that further strains our relationship...(with Israel) because of how unacceptable this situation is, because a state does not conduct itself in this manner."Worsening tiesTies between Israel and Spain have nosedived since the Gaza war sparked by the October 2023 Hamas

Up to 30,000 expected at French military site for illegal rave despite unexploded mortar risk

Roughly 20,000 partygoers gathered on Saturday for an illegal rave at a military site in France, defying warnings about the risk of unexploded ordnance and possible blasts. The rave near the town of Bourges in central France kicked off on Friday. Organisers expect up to 30,000 people from France and neighbouring countries to arrive at the peak of the event this weekend. "Despite its illegal nature, the government has mobilised to ensure the safety of this event and limit any disturbances, particularly for nearby residents," the prefecture said in a statement. Philippe Le Moing Surzur, the top regional official, said the site was "extremely dangerous due to the unexploded ordnance it may contain." While modern shells posed no threat, he warned of the risk from older unexploded ordnance and urged revellers to avoid the nearby woods. "This is a site that has been in use for 150 years, and we know there are potentially old artillery shells there," he said, adding that bomb disposal experts discover them regularly. Read moreKanye West pulls plug on Marseille concert, postpones until further notice Revellers see the giant party not only as a chance to unwind, but also as a protest against tighter legislation

Rescuers transport stranded whale by barge to freedom in North Sea

A humpback whale that had been struggling to survive after beaching near the German coast was released into the North Sea off Denmark on Saturday after being transported in a barge, a member of a rescue mission said. Dubbed "Timmy" by the German media, the whale was first spotted stuck on a sandbank on March 23 near the city of Luebeck before freeing itself and then becoming stuck again several times. Watch moreScientists, authorities divided over fate of stranded whale in Baltic Sea The whale left the barge it had been towed on from Wismar Bay on the Baltic coast at around 8:45am (0645 GMT), said Karin Walter-Mommert from the rescue initiative. It is now swimming on its own and freely, and at least for the time being, in the right direction, she said. At the start of April, German officials gave up on trying to rescue the animal, saying they believed it could not be saved. But this triggered an outcry and authorities were persuaded to approve a privately financed rescue plan proposed by two wealthy entrepreneurs. The barge idea was hatched after their initial attempt to save the whale with inflatable cushions and pontoons was unsuccessful. Read moreThe

Summer holidays up in the air as Europe braces for jet fuel shortage

Is it safer not to fly this summer? As the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz continues to disrupt global oil markets, concerns are rising that Europe will run out of jet fuel weeks before the peak summer travel months. The clock started ticking in mid-April, when the head of the International Energy Agency warned Europe had “maybe six weeks of jet fuel left”. This week, Transavia became the latest airline – after Ryanair and Volotea – to announce it would cancel some European flights in May and June, citing the exorbitant cost of fuel and difficulties importing kerosene from Gulf countries. As peace talks between the US and Iran stall and traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remain frozen, how likely is it that European flights will be grounded en masse this summer? And what can travellers do if their flights are cancelled? Read moreIran’s supreme leader tells US its only place in Persian Gulf is at ‘bottom of its waters’ Shortage fuelled by lack of imports For weeks the lack of oil and hydrocarbon imports from Gulf countries due to the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has fuelled speculation about an impending shortage of kerosene, a fuel

Middle East war live: Iran official says renewed conflict ‘likely’, Trump says fighting ‘terminated’

Live Middle East Issued on: 02/05/2026 - 07:02Modified: 02/05/2026 - 16:43 By: / / Motorists drive past a sculpture of Iran's late supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini installed along a street in Tehran on April 29, 2026. © Atta Kenare, AFP Senior Iranian military official Mohammad Jafar Asadi on Saturday suggested a renewed conflict with the US was “likely” as peace talks between Tehran and Washington continued to stall. US President Donald Trump on Friday told top US lawmakers that hostilities between Iran and the US had “terminated” since the ceasefire was struck in April. Follow our liveblog for all the latest updates. Yesterday's key developments: Tehran delivered a new proposal for US talks to Pakistan, Iranian state media reported. The US Treasury warned shippers not to pay tolls to transit the Strait of Hormuz, even in the form of charity. (FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters) Keywords for this article

Washington to pull some 5,000 US troops from Germany as rift over Iran war widens

NATO said on Saturday it was working with the United States to understand Washington's decision to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany as a rift in transatlantic ties deepens over the US-Israeli war against Iran. The Pentagon's announcement of the troop withdrawal follows a spat between US President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who said on Monday Iran was "humiliating" Washington at the negotiating table. Trump fired back by saying that Merz "doesn't know what he's talking about". It also came as Trump announced that tariffs on cars and trucks from the European Union will increase to 25 percent next week over accusations that the bloc did not comply with a trade deal signed last summer. US troop withdrawal from Germany would be 'foolish', expert says To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. © France 24 09:55 Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said on Friday the withdrawal of around 5,000 troops from Germany was expected "to be completed over the next six to twelve months". "This

New US sanctions are 'collective punishment', Cuba's FM says during May 1 marches

Cuba said Friday that US President Donald Trump's fresh sanctions on the island amounted to "collective punishment," as an enormous May 1 procession outside the American embassy in Havana vowed to "defend the homeland". Trump has mused about taking over Cuba, which lies 145 kilometres from Florida and has been under a nearly continuous US trade embargo since Fidel Castro led a communist revolution that overthrew Washington-backed dictator Fulgencio Batista in 1959. Late Friday, the US president told an audience in Florida that the US would be "taking over" the Caribbean island "almost immediately". In an executive order on Friday, the US leader said he would impose sanctions on people involved in sweeping sections of the Cuban economy, which is steered by the government. Cubans mark May Day amid rising humanitarian crisis To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. © France 24 03:36 The latest sanctions constitute "collective punishment" of the nation's people, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said. "We firmly reject the recent unilateral coercive

Aux Bermudes, Charles III confronté à l'histoire de l'esclavage

La famille royale britannique a été invitée à plusieurs reprises par des pays victimes de la traite des esclaves, dont le Royaume-Uni a profité pendant des siècles, à présenter des excuses. Qu'elle n'a pour l'heure jamais formulées.Sans aborder ces revendications explicitement, Charles III a été confronté à la question lors de plusieurs parties du programme de sa première visite dans un territoire ultramarin britannique en tant que roi."En fait, on m'a dit, à ma grande surprise, que c'est aussi la première fois, en 400 ans d'histoire des Bermudes, que les îles accueillent un roi régnant", a souligné le souverain pendant une réception organisée à la résidence du gouverneur. "Je suis terriblement désolé que cela ait pris autant de temps", s'est-il excusé, déclenchant les rires de l'assistance.Sa mère, Elizabeth II, s'était rendue dans l'archipel à plusieurs reprises durant son règne. "Il y a des années, quand la reine est venue, mes parents ont eu la chance de la rencontrer, alors je suis vraiment ravie d'être ici pour voir le roi. C'est un honneur que ce soit le premier territoire (ultramarin) où il se déplace", apprécie auprès de l'AFP Judith Alexander, ex-directrice d'école à la retraite.Colliers de fer Le roi Charles III

Iran delivers new proposal for US talks, Trump says ‘not satisfied’ with offer

US President Donald Trump said Friday he was “not satisfied” with Iran’s latest proposal in negotiations to end the war between the countries, rejecting the plan almost as soon as it was delivered. Iran handed over its latest proposal for negotiations to mediators in Pakistan on Thursday night, Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency reported. “They want to make a deal, I’m not satisfied with it, so we’ll see what happen,” Trump told reporters Friday at the White House. The shaky three-week ceasefire between the US and Iran appears to still be holding though both countries have traded accusations of violations. Read moreIran portraying ceasefire as 'victory against the United States and Israel' Trump did not elaborate on what he saw as the latest proposal’s shortcomings. “They’re asking for things I can’t agree to,” he said. Negotiations have continued by phone after Trump called off his envoys’ trip to Pakistan last week, the president said. He expressed frustration with Iran’s leadership, describing it as fractured. “It’s a very disjointed leadership,” he said. “They all want to make a deal, but they’re all messed up.” While the ceasefire has largely halted fighting in Iran, the US and Iran are locked in a

AI actors and writers will not be eligible for Oscars, Academy says

Actors created with artificial intelligence will not be eligible for an Oscar, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Friday as it launched a crackdown on the use of AI. New rules include a requirement that only real, live human performers – not their AI avatars – are eligible for the film world's biggest prizes, and screenplays must have been penned by a person, rather than a chatbot. "In the Acting category, only roles credited in the film's legal billing and demonstrably performed by humans with their consent will be considered eligible," the Academy said. "In the Writing categories, the rules codify that screenplays must be human-authored to be eligible." The ruling comes days after an AI version of the late Val Kilmer was unveiled to an audience of cinema owners, a year after the "Top Gun" star's death. A youthful, digital version of Kilmer appeared in the trailer for archeological action pic "As Deep as the Grave," telling another character: "Don't fear the dead and don't fear me." The project was created with the enthusiastic support of the actor's family, who granted access to Kilmer's video archives, which were used to recreate the actor at multiple stages

1er-Mai au Venezuela: manifestations après la "blague" de l'augmentation du revenu minimum

D'autres manifestations ont eu lieu dans le pays, selon des correspondants de l'AFP.La présidente par intérim Delcy Rodriguez, qui a succédé à Nicolas Maduro, capturé en janvier par l'armée américaine, a annoncé jeudi que le "revenu minimum intégral " allait passer de 190 dollars à 240 dollars par mois (+26%), sans donner plus de détails. Ce revenu se compose d'un salaire minimum de misère (moins de 30 cents de dollar par mois) plus des primes d'alimentation et de "guerre économique" que le pouvoir a instauré, étant dans l'incapacité d'augmenter le salaire minimum (et le surcoût de cotisations sociales). "Une prime, ce n’est pas un salaire", ont notamment scandé les manifestants, qui ont défilé sur environ 4 km dans le centre de Caracas. Des dizaines de policiers antiémeute ont bloqué certaines voies, mais il n'y a pas eu d'affrontements, ont constaté des journalistes de l'AFP sur place. L’augmentation annoncée est " une blague, une tromperie", estime Franklin Velasquez, dirigeant syndical de 61 ans. " Aujourd’hui, les travailleurs du Venezuela ne savent pas quel est le salaire minimum..."Lors de l'annonce, Mme Rodriguez, qui avait annoncé une augmentation "responsable", s'était félicitée d'accorder la hausse la "plus importante de ces dernières années ". Celle-ci

ExxonMobil et Chevron plombés par des effets comptables au 1er trimestre

Dans le sillage du déclenchement de la guerre au Moyen-Orient fin février et du blocage du stratégique détroit d'Ormuz pour le transport des hydrocarbures, les cours de l'or noir sont passés d'une soixantaine de dollars le baril mi-février à plus de cent.Et Darren Woods, patron d'ExxonMobil, a prévenu lors d'une audioconférence avec des analystes qu'ils pourraient aller encore plus haut."Lorsque l'on regarde la perturbation sans précédent de l'approvisionnement mondial de pétrole et de gaz naturel, le marché n'a pas encore subi la totalité des conséquences", a-t-il déclaré."Il y a encore plus (d'augmentation) à venir si le détroit reste fermé", a-t-il ajouté, relevant que le marché avait fonctionné pour l'instant grâce aux stocks commerciaux de brut et à l'utilisation partielle de réserves stratégiques nationales.Mais, d'après lui, ces sources d'appoints s'épuisent.Le géant américain est lui-même directement affecté par le conflit avec une perturbation du transport maritime mais aussi la destruction de certaines infrastructures, notamment au Qatar.Il avait indiqué en avril que sa production mondiale de pétrole allait reculer d'environ 6% au premier trimestre, sur un an, du fait des perturbations liées au conflit. La production de gaz naturel a diminué de 8,2%.Entre janvier et mars, le groupe a engrangé un chiffre d'affaires

The World This Week - King Charles: The Art of the Seal, Moscow Calling, Musk V Altman & Open AI

In a week that’s seen a third apparent assassination attempt against President Trump with shots fired at the White House Correspondents Dinner. The suspect, 31 year old Cole Thomas Allen, had booked a room at the Washington Hilton, and taken a selfie in his room which prosecutors say shows him arming up 30 minutes before storming the ceremony. Tackled by secret services before he could run down a staircase to the ballroom, the President and his team were rushed away as journalists dived under tables. It’s been a week that King Charles has been earning his crust as head of state on a high-profile visit to the United States, with soft power on full display and some diplomatic heavy lifting needed to improve strained ties at the top of the shop. The King’s carefully crafted speeches at the State Dinner and in Congress brought up reminders of the shared history and wartime alliances, half sermon, half stand-up - The Art of the Seal! -. We’ll assess whether it landed, and if it made any difference to a relationship that’s not been so special of late. It’s been a week that’s seen fierce fighting break out in Mali after co-ordinated assaults

Spotlight - Inside Iran’s ‘mosquito fleet’: Telegraph’s Adrian Blomfield with a rare frontline glimpse of Hormuz

Gavin Lee welcomes Adrian Blomfield, Senior Foreign Correspondent at The Telegraph. His reporting from the Strait of Hormuz offers a rare, intimate view beyond satellite imagery and policy abstraction. “One of the things you get a sense of when you're out on the water,” he reflects, “is just how much more complicated the picture is.” That complexity is not theoretical. It is kinetic, obscured by haze and shaped by “about 300 small speedboats… bouncing along the water” at high speeds, forming a dense and ambiguous maritime ecosystem where smugglers, civilians and military actors blur into a single, indistinguishable flow. What emerges from Blomfield’s account goes far beyond conflict and geopolitics. The same vessels that sustain an economy, "supporting coastal communities” also enable Iran’s asymmetric leverage, allowing military assets to “hide in plain sight.” In this environment, power is not asserted through overwhelming force but through persistence and opacity. As Blomfield puts it starkly: “Forget about weapons of mass destruction… Iran now has a weapon of mass disruption.” Perhaps most striking is the banality of the threat. Mining the Strait, a chokepoint of global energy flows, requires little sophistication - “you hide the mines… lift the tarpaulins, chuck the mines in.”

Trump says he will raise tariffs on EU autos to 25% for 'not complying' with trade deal

President Donald Trump said Friday that he will increase the tariffs charged on cars and trucks from the European Union next week to 25%, a move that could jolt the world economy at a fragile moment. Trump said in the post that the EU “is not complying with our fully agreed to Trade Deal", though he did not flesh out his objections in the post. A trade deal, which was struck last summer, had capped the US tariff on EU autos and parts at 15 percent, which is lower than the 25-percent duty that Trump imposed on many other trading partners. But in a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump on Friday said, "Based on the fact the European Union is not complying with our fully agreed to Trade Deal, next week I will be increasing Tariffs charged to the European Union for Cars and Trucks coming into the United States," adding, "the Tariff will be increased to 25%". President Donald Trump on May 1, 2026 said he will hike US tariffs on cars and trucks from the European Union. © Screengrab Truth Social Trump did not give a further reason for the planned hike, but the announcement came

Focus - Pimps in France turn to TikTok, luring minors into prostitution

France To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. FOCUS © FRANCE 24 06:59 Issued on: 01/05/2026 - 16:56Modified: 01/05/2026 - 16:57 06:59 min From the show Reading time 1 min Behind ordinary-looking TikTok adverts for "rose sellers" lies a sordid reality: a recruitment scheme linked to prostitution, often targeting minors. A team from our sister channel France 2 dug into hundreds of social media videos showing how pimps in France are recruiting young girls via TikTok, promising them easy money and a glamorous lifestyle. Our France 2 colleagues report, with FRANCE 24's Lauren Bain. By: FRANCE 2

Cuba: marche du 1er-Mai pour "défendre la patrie" face aux Etats-Unis

Au premier rang se trouvait le dirigeant révolutionnaire Raul Castro, 94 ans, au côté du président cubain Miguel Diaz-Canel qui avait appelé sur X les Cubains à se mobiliser "contre le blocus génocidaire et les grossières menaces impériales" des Etats-Unis à l'encontre de l'île communiste. Outre l'embargo américain en vigueur depuis 1962, Washington, qui ne cache pas son souhait de voir un changement de régime à La Havane, impose depuis janvier à Cuba un blocus pétrolier, n'ayant autorisé depuis lors l'arrivée que d'un seul pétrolier russe. Les deux pays sont cependant en pourparlers. Des discussions ont notamment eu lieu le 10 avril à La Havane à un haut niveau diplomatique. A cette occasion, un responsable américain s'est aussi entretenu avec Raul Guillermo Rodriguez Castro, le petit-fils de Raul Castro, également présent au défilé du 1er-Mai.Sous le mot d'ordre "la patrie, on la défend", le pouvoir avait convoqué des employés d'entreprises d'Etat, fonctionnaires, membres du Parti communiste cubain (PCC, unique) à converger dès l'aube vers une esplanade située sur la promenade côtière du Malecon, face à l'ambassade américaine, et baptisée "tribune anti-impérialiste". Le pouvoir a revendiqué plusieurs centaines de milliers de participants.Déjà secouée par une profonde crise économique sous l'effet conjugué

Rio sur un air latino avant le concert géant de Shakira

"La ville respire Shakira", s'enthousiasme Levi Tavares, fan brésilien de la chanteuse depuis plus de vingt ans.Sous la houlette du danseur Christian Bazano, Brésiliens et touristes étrangers en maillot de bain ou tenue de sport s'emploient, sous un soleil brûlant, à reproduire la célèbre danse du ventre de l'idole.Les organisateurs attendent plus de deux millions de spectateurs, après 2,1 millions pour Lady Gaga l'an dernier et 1,6 million en 2024 pour Madonna, qui avait inauguré ce rendez-vous annuel, selon les chiffres de la municipalité. Des fans de la chanteuse colombienne Shakira apprennent la chorégraphie de sa chanson "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" sur la promenade de Copacabana, devant la scène où elle se produira à Rio de Janeiro, au Brésil, le 26 avril 2026 © Pablo PORCIUNCULA / AFP Une grande star d'Amérique hispanophone est ainsi mise à l'honneur. Un événement pour le Brésil: le plus grand pays d'Amérique latine, le seul à parler portugais, délaisse de longue date les musiques étrangères, y compris à la musique latina, chantée en espagnol.En 2024, les divers genres de musique brésilienne occupaient 84% du Top 50 sur Spotify au Brésil."Affaire sérieuse"Mais le pays s'ouvre peu à peu à cette musique latino-américaine qui

Let them eat baguette: French bakeries enjoy May Day exemption

French bakeries sold crusty baguettes and flaky croissants with government backing Friday, defying labour unions arguing that May 1 should remain a sacred day of compulsory rest. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu ordered several baguettes in front of the cameras in the village of Saint-Julien-Chapteuil in central France. "Let's have several ... at least four," he said, as he sought to promote a new bill to clearly exempt independent bread and flower shops from mandatory rest on Labour Day. Under French law, "May 1 is a public holiday and a non-working day". Essential services – such as hospitals and hotels – can remain open but must pay their staff double. France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu buys his bread. © Kenzo Tribouillard, AFP (Pool) But there has been confusion about whether bakeries can open. Labour inspectors on the public holiday in 2024 reported five bakers to the authorities for operating, causing them to be hauled before a court. The bakers were all acquitted last year, but their plight sparked debate across France. Watch moreMay Day in France: Who works and who doesn't? The government earlier this week encouraged bakers to work on May 1, saying they were "indispensable to the continuity of

TotalEnergies doit "passer à la caisse", estime Mélenchon

"L'année dernière, 19 milliards de bénéfices distribués aux actionnaires. L'année d'avant, 15 milliards. L'année d'avant 14 milliards. Si Total était resté nationalisé, il y aurait 30 milliards de plus dans la caisse de l'État en cinq ans, 100 milliards en dix ans. Allez, passez à la caisse, vous en avez les moyens. Total ne s'effondrera pas", a lancé Jean-Luc Mélenchon depuis le char de La France insoumise, place de la République."Il faut bloquer les prix du carburant", a insisté le leader de LFI, en réclamant également l'augmentation des salaires."Il ne faut pas confondre le travail et le travail salarié, car tout le monde travaille du matin au soir, et notamment celles qui font du travail gratuit à la maison", a également lancé le patriarche insoumis lors d'un discours offensif de 20 minutes, à la tonalité résolument sociale en ce 1er-Mai. Le leader de La France insoumise Jean-Luc Mélenchon lors d'un rassemblement à l'occasion dela Fête du Travail, le 1er mai 2026 à Paris © Julie SEBADELHA / AFP Jean-Luc Mélenchon est également revenu sur la volonté de Gabriel Attal d'autoriser les boulangeries et les fleuristes à ouvrir librement les 1er-Mai en faisant travailler leurs salariés qui sont volontaires. "Ils parlent

Le pétrole chute après une nouvelle offre de Téhéran en vue de négocier avec Washington

"La République islamique a transmis jeudi soir le texte de sa dernière proposition au Pakistan, médiateur dans les discussions avec les Etats-Unis", a indiqué l'agence Irna, qui n'a pas donné plus de détails.Mais dans une séance marquée par une liquidité très limitée en raison du 1er-Mai, cela a suffi à faire baisser fortement les cours.Vers 14H55 GMT (16H55 à Paris), le prix du baril de West Texas Intermediate, référence américaine du pétrole, pour livraison en juin, chutait de 3,34% à 101,56 dollars, après avoir perdu brièvement plus de 5%. Le baril de Brent de la mer du Nord, pour livraison en juillet, dont c'est le premier jour d'utilisation en tant que contrat de référence, lâchait 1,72%, à 108,50 dollars.Les deux références avaient pourtant débuté la séance dans le vert à cause du blocage prolongé du détroit d'Ormuz qui continue d'obstruer les exportations pétrolières en provenance du Golfe.L'ampleur des flux perdus pour le marché à cause de la paralysie de ce passage maritime est telle que les investisseurs réagissent très fortement à la moindre annonce faisant naître l'espoir d'un déblocage du détroit.Avec des réserves stratégiques de plus en plus faibles, la temporalité d'une amélioration devient un enjeu crucial.Chaque semaine de délai

Crise énergétique: faute de gaz, des Indiens cuisinent à la bouse de vache sacrée

Depuis le blocage du détroit d’Ormuz, par lequel transitent 60 % des besoins du pays en gaz naturel liquéfié (GNL), les Indiens peinent à se procurer des bonbonnes.Depuis les années 1980, New Delhi encourage la production de biogaz dans les zones rurales et a subventionné plus de cinq millions de méthaniseurs qui transforment les déchets agricoles en gaz pour la cuisson et en boues riches en azote pour les engrais. Dans le contexte actuel, Gauri Devi, 25 ans, se félicite plus que jamais d'en posséder un.L’Inde consomme plus de 30 millions de tonnes de GNL par an et en importe plus de la moitié. Le gouvernement assure qu’il n’y a pas de pénurie mais, en raison de retards d’approvisionnement, d’achats de panique et du marché noir, les habitants doivent parfois patienter des heures pour obtenir une bonbonne.Un engrais précieuxDans son étable, Mme Devi mélange des seaux de bouses avec de l’eau, puis verse le mélange dans un réservoir souterrain de la taille d’une voiture, surmonté d’un ballon de stockage. L'agricultrice Gauri Devi, qui cuisine en utilisant du biogaz issu de bouse de vache, lors d'un entretien avec l'AFP à son domicile dans le district de Bulandshahr, dans l'Uttar Pradesh, le

Talking Europe - 'We should be able to open up negotiations' with Ukraine, Sweden's EU minister says

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