Legislative in Israel, relaxes "dropouts", Iran-United States: most of the news at midday

Legislative in Israel, relaxes "dropouts", Iran-United States: most of the news at midday

Recap.

Legislative in Israel. After having voted in Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu on Tuesday urged the population to vote in large numbers in the upcoming parliamentary elections. "Very tight" according to him. Israelis began voting on Tuesday morning in high-risk legislative elections, including Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu and former army chief Benny Gantz. Back on the last days of campaign with our report. (AFP photo)

Iran-US. US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Iran seemed to be behind the attack on Saudi Arabia but wanted to "avoid" a conflict and waited to know the author "for sure". The Iranian supreme leader on Tuesday ruled out any possibility of negotiations with the United States at a time when the US president says he is willing to meet his Iranian counterpart while threatening Tehran.

Afghanistan. A suicide bombing near an election rally of President Ashraf Ghani in central Parwan province killed at least 24 people on Tuesday. An explosion has also been reported in central Kabul, according to a police source.

"Dropouts". In the wake of Monday's release in Lyon of two "dropouts" of a portrait of Emmanuel Macron, Minister for the Ecological Transition Elisabeth Borne said that "(C) the uncivil behaviors do not deserve to be encouraged". The two activists, a man and a woman aged 32 and 33, had won the portrait of the President of the Republic in the city hall of the 2nd district of Lyon last February to denounce the government policy in the fight against global warming. They were pursued for robbery at a meeting.

Grande-Synthe. A thousand migrants were being evacuated Tuesday morning from the camp of Grande-Synthe (North), a new operation of "shelter" according to the authorities, considered insufficient by the associations that already provide their Quick return. This evacuation follows a decision of the administrative court of Lille, seized in summary by the municipality of Grande-Synthe.