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12:43 p.m. : UN calls for truce “immediate” in Mariupol, to allow the evacuation of some 100,000 civilians still trapped in this Ukrainian port almost entirely controlled by the Russian army. “There needs to be a pause in the fighting now to save lives. The longer we wait, the more lives will be at risk.”
12:16 p.m. : It’s past noon, we’re making a new update on the news:
#PRESIDENTIAL The participation rate in the second round of the presidential election was 26.41% at noon, according to the Interior Ministry, one point more than in the first round. Follow our special edition and our direct.
A Catholic priest and nun were injured by several stab wounds in the church of Saint-Pierre d’Arène, in Nice (Alpes-Maritimes), by a man “imbalance” who was then arrested, France Télévisions learned from a police source. Their vital prognosis is not engaged. The terrorist track is not considered.
The heads of diplomacy and defense of the United States are expected in kyiv, the day of Orthodox Easter, to discuss arms deliveries to Ukraine. France has also announced that it will deliver Milan anti-tank missiles and Caesar guns.
11:25 a.m. : At the end of March, the Russian army left the region of kyiv, Ukraine, leaving behind it ruins. Our special envoys went to Borodyanka, where the reconstruction of the city has begun. “We are condemning the gas pipes so that the other services can intervene, raze the buildings and rebuild new ones”explains a craftsman.
10:38 : There are ten of them living in the basement of this theatre, by candlelight and with a few tin cans. “We feel a little safe”release this man. “We are waiting for a car to come home, but there are too many bombardments.” Find the report of our special correspondents here.
10:37 : More than five million Ukrainians have already fled the war in their country. But others just can’t or won’t leave. Our special envoys went to meet residents holed up in the basement of a theater in Roubijne, in the Donbass.
08:07 : And here is the first information of the morning:
The French are called to the polls to elect their next president and choose, as in 2017, between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen. Follow our special edition and our direct.
The heads of diplomacy and defense of the United States are expected in kyiv, the day of Orthodox Easter, to discuss arms deliveries to Ukraine. France has also announced that it will deliver Milan anti-tank missiles and Caesar guns.
• PSG clinched their tenth French championship title, equaling Saint-Etienne’s record, a top performance after a very small match (1-1 against Lens, who finished the match in numerical inferiority).
• The Belgian singer Arno, to whom we owe in particular whore whore Where girls by the sea died yesterday at the age of 72. He had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2019.