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VIDÉO - Le ministre de la Justice et la secrétaire d'Etat aux Affaires européennes ont annoncé qu'ils ne feront pas partie du prochain gouvernement. Deux députés européens MoDem, dont Marielle de Sarnez, sont visés par une enquête préliminaire.

François Bayrou et Marielle de Sarnez ne continuent pas. Le ministre de la Justice, François Bayrou, a annoncé ce mercredi matin qu'il quitte le gouvernement, qui doit être remanié ce mercredi. «J'ai pris...

Coup de théâtre à 7h52 ! Alors qu'il semblait tenir bon, François Bayrou a cédé à la pression et annoncé sa démission du ministère de la Justice. Dans la foulée, le MoDem a affirmé que Marielle de Sarnez...

À quelques jours de la fin de la présidence maltaise de l’Union européenne, le ministre maltais de la Santé revient sur les réussites de ces six derniers mois en termes de santé publique.

Events in Macedonia have shown that genuine change remains possible in this region – but only if ordinary citizens are prepared to lead the way. 

Parliament is to vote on a Social Democratic Party motion of no confidence in its own government after a week of political turmoil and a nationalist backlash over a failed deal with an ethnic Hungarian party.

A pro-government newspaper in Serbia has been criticised for giving an interview to a convicted criminal - who accused President Aleksandar Vucic's enemies of plotting his downfall and even death.

Following the fire in London's Grenfell Tower, in which dozens died, concerns have risen in Bulgaria over construction materials used in renovation work on apartment blocks.

La sécurité au Burundi reste instable, la situation socioéconomique se dégrade, et la récente décision des autorités de mettre en place une commission de révision de la Constitution dans un contexte de fortes restrictions aux libertés civiles risque de provoquer une escalade dans la crise, a averti mardi le Sous-Secrétaire général des Nations Unies aux affaires politiques, Tayé-Brook Zerihoun.

Le Conseil de sécurité de l'ONU a adopté mercredi à l'unanimité une résolution dans laquelle il se félicite du déploiement de la Force conjointe du G5 Sahel (FC-G5S) sur l'ensemble du territoire des pays qui y participent, avec des effectifs en personnel militaire et personnel de police pouvant aller jusqu'à 5.000 personnes, en vue de rétablir la paix et la sécurité dans la région du Sahel.

Après avoir procédé à une enquête interne sur des allégations d'exploitation et d'abus sexuels commis par des Casques bleus de la République du Congo déployés au sein de la Mission intégrée multidimensionnelle de stabilisation des Nations Unies en République centrafricaine (MINUSCA), le Secrétariat de l'ONU a conclu à des problèmes systémiques de commandement, ce qui va entraîner le retrait de ces Casques bleus congolais.

Le Conseil de sécurité a décidé mercredi de reconduire jusqu'au 1er juillet 2018 les sanctions concernant la République démocratique du Congo (RDC) et de proroger jusqu'au 1er août 2018 le mandat du Groupe d'experts du Comité 1533 chargé de surveiller l'application des sanctions imposées.

La famine s'est atténuée au Soudan du Sud après un renforcement significatif de l'intervention humanitaire mais la situation demeure néanmoins grave sur l'ensemble du pays, compte tenu du fait que le nombre de personnes luttant pour trouver de la nourriture chaque jour a augmenté pour atteindre les 6 millions, soit une hausse de 4,9 millions depuis février, selon une nouvelle analyse publiée mercredi par trois agences humanitaires de l'ONU.

While famine has eased in South Sudan, the situation across the crisis-torn country remains dire, as the number of people struggling to find food each day has grown from 4.9 million in February to six million today &#8211 the highest level of food insecurity the young nation has ever experienced, according to the United Nations.

The United Nations Security Council today welcomed the deployment by the so-called Group of Five (G5) &#8211 Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger &#8211 of a joint force to tackle the threat of terrorism, as well as the serious challenges posed by transnational organized crime in Africa&#39s restive Sahel region.

Large numbers of Nigerian refugees hosted in Cameroon are returning to northeast Nigeria, into a situation the United Nations refugee chief calls &#8220dangerously unprepared to receive them.&#8221

Deliberate actions by the Government and opposition armed forces as well as other actors to advance their political goals continue to severely undermine efforts to get the country back on the path to peace and development, the top United Nations peacekeeping official has warned.

June 20, 2017 (JUBA) – Fuel shortage in South Sudan worsened on Tuesday amid reports of massive corruption in the national oil supplier, Nile Petroleum (NilePet), with a liter costing 110 South Sudan Pound, the highest price for gasoline ever recorded.

Motorcycles line up for hours to get fuel before it runs out July 18, 2012 in Juba, South Sudan. (Getty)

Early this week, commuters and public transport system were paralysed in the capital Juba and government departments closed.

A government administrator said his ministry's offices remained closed this week, due to shortage of fuel to power the generator.

"We have sent many, very many letters to NilePet requesting fuel for our generator for the last three weeks but never got a single litter because we did not pay bribes. A liter costs 22 SSP at the station but you have to pay extra 8 SSP per litter and extra 5,000 SSP to the national security to escort the fuel tank to the ministry," the ministry official, who asked not to be identified, told Sudan Tribune Tuesday.

NilePet imports fuel from neighbouring East African countries since oil producing South Sudan has no oil refinery, but only one-third of fuel demands is covered and sold at official price of 22 SSP per litter, a quarter of the black market price of about 160 SSP or $1 per litter. But on Tuesday, a liter of petrol reached its highest level ever.

"Right now, water bottle of one and half litters costs 220 SSP. That means, a litter is sold at least 140 SSP," said Peter, a taxi driver.

Mary Achai, a black market dealer, confirmed the souring price, attributing it to lack fuel and rising prices of food items in the market.

"We [black market dealers] buy this fuel from the Security [officials] at a very price and had to make a little profit," explained Achai.

NilePet has, however, denied manipulating fuel supplies for it benefits and in a statement issued on Tuesday said several fuel tanks were heading to Juba from Nimule at South Sudan- Uganda border.

In various locations of the South Sudanese capital, the average price for a litter of fuel went for 115 SSP, which is six times the official price.

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Americas

• Huntington Ingalls has been awarded a $3 billion contract modification for the design and construction of the America-class Landing Helicopter Assault Replacement Amphibious Assault Ship. The majority of work will take place in Pascagoula, Miss., with further work to be carried out at smaller sites. Completion is expected for January 2024. The vessels will go towards the replacing the US Navy’s fleet of Wasp-class of amphibious assault ships.

• A second generation variant of the Coyote expendable unmanned air vehicle is being developed by manufacturer Raytheon. Additions to the sonobuoy-deployable system include offering customers multiple payload and engine options and trade-offs on endurance and payload that can be made by the operations, as well as making the UAV a more cost-effective procurement. Raytheon expect to commence testing by the end of the year and is currently working on gaining export licences for the UAV, with discussions underway with the Washington on how to sell the technology overseas.

• F-35A flights out of Luke AFB will commence today, 11 days after they had been originally canceled due to five incidents in which pilots experienced symptoms similar to hypoxia, or oxygen deprivation. While the root cause of the incidents has yet to be identified, several possible causes of concern have been ruled out. Pilots will also adhere to a temporary application of five criteria during their flights while data is gathered on the ground. They are: Avoid the altitudes in which all five physiological events occurred; Modify ground procedures to mitigate physiological risks to pilots; Expand physiological training to increase understanding between pilot and medical communities; Increase minimum levels for backup oxygen systems for each flight; and offer pilots the option of wearing sensors during flight to collect airborne human performance data.

Middle Easy & North Africa

• Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has unveiled its Hurkus turboprop trainer aircraft internationally for the first time. The firm has sent two of its A-model aircraft to the the Paris air show, where one will take part in the flying display, while the other is in TAI’s static display representative of a future C-model light-attack variant. TAI sees clear export potential for the Hurkus, although it is not naming prospective customers. Speaking at the air show, Özcan Ertem, head of TAI’s aircraft group said: “There are a few countries looking for the Turkish air force to induct the type and start flying,” before advancing their interest any future procurements.

Europe

• The Eurofighter consortium has announced a record year in operations of its Typhoon fighters, with further sales on the horizon. Operators of Eurofighter fleets have exceeded a combined 400,000 flight hours, including operations by RAF aircraft in Syria and supporting Baltic Air Policing commitments for NATO. The consortium also announced that its fighter will soon commence the first live firings of missile manufacturer MBDA’s Brimstone air-to-surface missile.

Asia Pacific

• Italian firms will collaborate in India’s modernization of its Su-30MKI fleet, according to Russian officials. The announcement was made by Rosoboronexport CEO Alexander Mikheev at this week’s Paris air show, however, no details were made on what work the Italians would be assisting with. Earlier, CEO of Russian United Engine Corporation Alexander Artyukhov said that the Indian version of Su-30MKI after modernization will get the AL-41F turbofan engines designed for 4++ generation aircraft currently being installed on the Su-35 fighters.

• Taiwan intends to ramp up production of its Wan Chien standoff weapon for use on its IDF aircraft. Production had initially been rolled back by Taipei’s previous government, but will now be reversed and increased to producing over 100 weapons. Upgrades to increase range and boost electronic countermeasures will also be added. Taiwan also test-fired two types of anti-ballistic missile (ABM) interceptors while a US PAC-2 successfully intercepted and destroyed a indigenous Tien Kung II missile.

• A long-floundering deal to bring the Sikorsky S-70B multi-role helicopter to India has been dropped. 16 Seahawks had been ordered back in 2014 to fill a naval requirement but both sides have been dragging over the price as Sikorsky is unwilling to extend the validity of its commercial bid. The sale’s failure is likely to frustrate naval officials who are in need to fill an urgent requirement to replace 42 SeaKing helicopters bought from Westland helicopters.

Today’s Video

• Drone footage of Iranian missiles striking Islamic State targets:

En l'espace de vingt-quatre heures, le remaniement annoncé comme technique est devenu très… politique, entre sorties sur fond d’affaires, recherche de poids lourds et du fameux équilibre gauche-droite....