By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky believes delivery of the Patriot missiles sold by the United States may not take place for several years. The Trump administration approved the sale, worth more than $2 billion, on Friday, but it still needs to be approved by the US Congress, Le Monde reports.
Residents evacuated from Olechky on Friday have arrived in northern Ukraine after travelling by bus or plane via Russia and Belarus; Egypt Independent reports that hundreds of people and many animals arrived on Saturday. President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the US delegation and Melania Trump for their mediation, while the media outlet also attributes the ceasefire call to Pope Leo XIV.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Source: Le Monde ·
A US federal judge has definitively dismissed Donald Trump’s defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal, its parent company Dow Jones and Rupert Murdoch, seeking $10 billion. The president challenged an article about a letter bearing his name in Jeffrey Epstein’s birthday album, but Judge Darrin Gayles found he had not shown “actual malice”, according to MyJoyOnline, Sowetan and Nile Post. The dismissal with prejudice prevents any identical new lawsuit.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: MyJoyOnline ·
Donald Trump says the United States is examining reports that Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang was targeted in a Chinese espionage plot. The US president voiced his support for the technology company’s leader, according to IOL.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: IOL ·
Donald Trump says the United States still needs to neutralise one or two sites in Iran, including Mount Kolang near Natanz, and that the operation could take ten minutes, according to Le Monde, Vanguard, Punch and Seneweb. Tehran threatens to retaliate against further strikes; Marco Rubio says no decision has been made and favours a diplomatic solution. Seneweb adds details on the conflict and negotiations.
🇮🇷 Iran · Source: Le Monde ·
Gendarme burned by Molotov cocktail in Paris faces attempted homicide inquiryAn attempted homicide investigation was opened after a Molotov cocktail was thrown at a mobile gendarme in Paris on 31 October, causing burns to his leg. The prosecutor’s office confirmed the proceedings after clashes linked to the mobilisation, according to BFMTV, cited by Anadolu Agency.The week in Africa
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