By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
Iran says it will respond to any attack by the United States or Israel, while continuing diplomatic exchanges with Washington. These contacts are taking place through several countries in the region, Le Monde reports, amid the risk of a new confrontation.
Donald Trump advised Americans not to choose France for their holidays if they dislike revolutions, during a political rally in the United States. His remark referred to social tensions in France in October, including demonstrations on 17 and 24 October, La Nouvelle Tribune reports.
🇫🇷 France · Source: La Nouvelle Tribune ·
The United States has granted a visa to Brazilian senator Flávio Bolsonaro, who was defeated in the presidential election, and his immediate family. They arrived in Miami after he refused to hand his passports to Brazilian justice, which is investigating a money-laundering case, reports France 24.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: France 24 ·
Vladimir Putin intends to intensify the war in Ukraine, while the United States is making a series of announcements about energy deals with Russia. The prospect of peace talks between Kyiv and Moscow is receding, according to Le Monde, which links this development to closer economic ties between Washington and Moscow.
🇷🇺 Russia · Source: Le Monde ·
Cristiano Ronaldo was voted by the public as the best Ballon d’Or winner in history for his 2008 season at Manchester United, when he scored 42 goals in 49 matches, ahead of Lionel Messi, according to L’essentiel and La Nouvelle Tribune. The paid SMS vote drew 5,009 participants who voted multiple times, L’essentiel reports. Ronaldo dedicated the award to supporters in an Instagram message, according to La Nouvelle Tribune.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Source: L’essentiel ·
Trump administration revokes legal status of 2.2 million people in USThe administration of Donald Trump has revoked the legal status of 2.2 million people without residence permits, according to US Citizenship and Immigration Services. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin presented the figure on 29 October as part of the immigration enforcement campaign, conducted alongside deportations and visa cancellations.The week in Africa
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