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Press briefing ahead of the upcoming Agriculture and Fisheries Council will take place on 19 September 2025 at 15.00.

Islamists fighters are trying to prevent deliveries of fuel and other essential supplies to landlocked Mali.

Islamists fighters are trying to prevent deliveries of fuel and other essential supplies to landlocked Mali.

Tyler Robinson a été accusé de meurtre avec circonstances aggravantes et d'autres chefs d'accusation.

A Nemzeti Kutatási, Fejlesztési és Innovációs Alapból meghirdetett „Selye János Diáklabor hálózat kiépítése” című, 2025-1.3.1-DIÁKLABOR kódszámú kiemelt pályázati felhívás (a továbbiakban: kiemelt Felhívás) célja, hogy a korábban kialakított Diáklaborok a tevékenységüket tovább tudják fejleszteni és az eredmények határon túl is hasznosuljanak. További cél, hogy a Magyarországon elérhető MTMI szakterületekhez kapcsolódó pályaorientációs tevékenységet végző entitások és az általuk kínált programok minél szélesebb körben hozzáférhetővé váljanak, ezzel hozzájárulva a kutató-fejlesztői életpálya általános és középiskolás diákok körében való népszerűsítéséhez, a diákok tudományos pályára lépésének ösztönzéséhez, valamint hosszabb távon az MTMI területeken tanuló hallgatók és végzett szakemberek létszámának növeléséhez. Kiemelten fontos - a továbbadott támogatáson keresztül - a nemek közötti egyenlőség létrejöttének támogatása a különböző tudományterületeken belül, ezért a kiemelt Felhívás a nők MTMI tevékenységekben való aktív részvételének ösztönzését is célozza.

Une partie des recettes fiscales provenant du snus suédois, un produit du tabac à usage oral, contribuera au prochain budget à long terme de l’UE, dans le cadre de la quête de « ressources propres » de Bruxelles.

The post Les taxes sur le snus suédois contribueront au budget de l’UE appeared first on Euractiv FR.

En Conseil des ministres, ce mercredi 17 septembre 2025, le gouvernement a autorisé le recrutement et la formation de 715 agents élèves agents de Police au titre de l'année 2025.

Du personnel pour la Police républicaine. Un recrutement de 715 agents a été autorisé ce mercredi 15 septembre 2025, en Conseil des ministres au titre de l'année 2025.
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Kenya's Beatrice Chebet is aiming to become just the third woman to clinch a 5,000m-10,000m double at the World Athletics Championships.

Kenya's Beatrice Chebet is aiming to become just the third woman to clinch a 5,000m-10,000m double at the World Athletics Championships.

Au terme d'une élection organisée, lundi 15 septembre 2025, sur le campus universitaire d'Abomey-Calavi, c'est la liste Nouvel Elan qui a remporté la majorité des voix, actant ainsi l'élection du candidat Julien Gbessi au poste de président du Bureau exécutif de la Fédération nationale des étudiants du Bénin (FNEB).

Julien Gbessi succède à Marius Tchomakou à la tête du Bureau exécutif de l'organisation estudiantine. Il a été porté en triomphe au terme de l'élection organisée lundi dernier, avec 1713 voix contre 224 voix pour la liste adverse, Nouvelle force militante.
Le nouveau président de la FNEB assure travailler avec l'ensemble « des fédérés » pour faire briller davantage l'organisation estudiantine.

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Le ministère de l’Agriculture, du Développement Rural et de la Pêche, en collaboration avec le Ministère du Commerce Intérieur et de la Régulation du Marché […]

L’article Viandes, fruits, légumes… Le ministère de l’Agriculture révèle les prix au détail est apparu en premier sur .

Le nouveau ministre des Travaux publics et des Infrastructures de base, Abdelkader Djellaoui, a présidé mardi un important meeting consacré à la finalisation du programme […]

L’article Travaux publics et infrastructures : voici les 4 priorités fixées par le nouveau ministre Djellaoui est apparu en premier sur .

Le JNIM a ouvert un nouveau front dans son insurrection au Mali en imposant un blocus autour de Kayes, l'une des régions les plus stratégiques du pays.

A Kulturális és Innovációs Minisztérium, mint szakminisztérium és a Külgazdasági és Külügyminisztérium – a kormányzati tudománypolitikáért és annak koordinációjáért, valamint a tudománydiplomáciáért való ágazati kormányzati felelősségi körükben eljárva – közös pályázatot hirdet tudományos és technológiai szakdiplomata (”TéT attasé”), beosztott diplomata külszolgálati munkakör betöltésére a következő állomáshelyeken: London, Pekin, Szöul. A pályázat beadásának határideje: 2025. október 15.

Depuis plusieurs jours, Mohamed Elhajaiji, un commerçant algérien de Schaerbeek, à Bruxelles, subit de graves menaces. Le gérant d’un magasin de décoration situé dans la […]

L’article Bruxelles : un Algérien et sa famille menacés de mort en raison de leurs origines est apparu en premier sur .

Le gouvernement a tenu mercredi 17 septembre 2025, la session ordinaire du Conseil des ministres. Plusieurs décisions ont été prises au cours de cette session.
Récapitulatif des grandes décisions

Au terme d'une importante réunion tenue, mardi 16 septembre 2025, le parti Bloc républicain (BR) a procédé à la désignation du colistier du candidat Romuald Wadagni à l'élection présidentielle de 2026 au Bénin. La formation politique de la mouvance présidentielle a porté son choix sur l'actuelle vice-présidente de la République, Mariam Chabi Talata épouse Zimé Yérima pour former le duo candidats de la mouvance présidentielle.

C'est Mariam Chabi Talata, qui sera la colistière du candidat Romuald Wadagni à l'élection présidentielle de 2026 au Bénin. Le secrétariat exécutif du parti Bloc républicain a procédé à sa désignation, mardi 16 septembre, au terme d'une importante réunion.
La vice-présidente de la République selon les militants BR, est une « femme de convictions et d'actions, engagée avec constance dans le service public ». Elle incarne à la fois « la rigueur, la proximité avec les populations et le sens élevé de l'État. Son parcours illustre un engagement continu en faveur du développement du Bénin et de l'émergence de la femme dans la sphère publique », précise le communiqué en date du 17 septembre 2025, et qui a sanctionné la réunion du secrétariat exécutif du parti.
Mariam Chabi Talata selon le BR, apparaît comme l'une des personnalités les mieux qualifiées pour accompagner le candidat Romuald Wadagni dans la poursuite des réformes et des actions de développement initiées depuis 2016 sous le leadership du Président Talon, et dans l'accélération de la dynamique de progrès socio-économique pour notre Nation.
Le secrétariat exécutif du BR se félicité de ce choix éclairé et stratégique, et en appelle à une mobilisation forte, massive et constante de toutes les militantes et de tous les militants du Bloc Républicain autour du DUO WADAGNI–CHABI TALATA.

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L'ancien directeur général de la Société béninoise d'énergie électrique (SBEE), Godefroy Tchékété n'est plus. Il a tiré sa révérence ce mardi 16 septembre 2025.

Deuil à la SBEE. L'ex DG, Godefroy Tchékété a rejoint la demeure éternelle ce mardi 16 septembre 2025. Pour l'heure aucun détail sur les causes et les circonstances de la mort de l'ancien patron de la société distributrice de l'énergie électrique au Bénin. Le regretté est un ancien gouverneur du district 403-A2 de Lions Club de 1994 à 1995.
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Gazan children standing in the rubble of their demolished home in Rafah. Credit: UNICEF/Eyad El Baba

By Oritro Karim
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 17 2025 (IPS)

On September 16, the Israeli military began its ground offensive in Gaza City, accompanied by intensified bombardment of residential areas and a surge in civilian displacement. Concurrently, the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem and Israel, issued a report in which it found that Israel is responsible for committing genocide in Gaza, citing deliberate efforts to destroy Palestinian life, carried out with near-total impunity.

“The responsibility for these atrocity crimes lies with Israeli authorities at the highest echelons who have orchestrated a genocidal campaign for almost two years now with the specific intent to destroy the Palestinian group in Gaza,” said Navi Pillay, Chair of the Commission. “The Commission also finds that Israel has failed to prevent and punish the commission of genocide, through failure to investigate genocidal acts and to prosecute alleged perpetrators.”

The Commission found that Israeli forces have repeatedly disregarded orders from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) as well as warnings from UN Member States, human rights groups and civil society organizations. Israeli officials have dismissed the Commission’s findings, accusing it of bias and refusing to cooperate with its investigations.

In response to the Commission, Israeli President Isaac Herzog told journalists, “While Israel defends its people and seeks the return of hostages, this morally bankrupt Commission obsesses over blaming the Jewish state, whitewashing Hamas’s atrocities, and turning victims of one of the worst massacres of modern times into the accused.”

The Commission described its report as the “strongest and most authoritative UN finding to date”, while noting that it operates independently from the UN and does not speak on its behalf. Currently, the UN does not categorize Israel’s actions in Gaza as a genocide, but has been under increasing pressure from its agencies to do so. Back in August, over 500 staff from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) have urged UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk to explicitly recognize the situation as a genocide. “OHCHR has a strong legal and moral responsibility to denounce acts of genocide,” said the letter signed by the UNHCR Staff Committee in Geneva. “Failing to denounce an unfolding genocide undermines the credibility of the U.N. and the human rights system itself.”

Humanitarian experts project that ongoing bombardments will result in an immense loss of human life and eliminate the remaining prospects of survival for those still in the enclave. The UN Human Rights Council (HCR) noted that controlled detonations in Gaza City have leveled entire neighborhoods and are in the process of wiping out “the last viable element of civilian infrastructure’ essential for survival.

The Commission reports that since October 7, 2023, Israel has repeatedly bombarded densely populated residential areas, often relying on explosive weapons with wide-area impacts. One spokesperson for the Israeli security forces told the Commission that they were “focused on what causes maximum damage”. The Commission has documented numerous instances of Israeli forces targeting high-rise buildings and residential apartment blocks, leading to the destruction of entire neighborhoods and the deaths of almost all civilians involved.

Additionally, the Commission observed that the number of bombs used by Israel in the past two years is unprecedented in comparison to other world conflicts, noting that Israel drops in less than a week the number of bombs the United States used in Afghanistan over an entire year —concentrated in a much smaller and more densely populated area.

Airstrikes and shellings on critical civilian infrastructures have disrupted nearly all aspects of life for Palestinians in Gaza. According to the report, damage to agricultural lands across the entire enclave poses significant long-term risks to food production and accelerated food insecurity, leading to famine.

As of February 2025, 403 school buildings in Gaza have been damaged by Israeli bombardment, including eighty-five that have been completely destroyed and seventy-three left only partly functional. The Commission warns that the strikes have effectively collapsed Gaza’s education system, disrupting schooling for over 658,000 children. Without urgent intervention, thousands are expected to suffer long-term psychological harm and stunted cognitive development due to the loss of education and psychosocial support services.

Furthermore, the widespread destruction of hospitals and the immense number of traumatic injuries from Israeli attacks have overwhelmed hospitals and healthcare centers across Gaza, leading to the collapse of the healthcare system. The siege has led to severe shortages in fuel and electricity, while also causing the looting and damaging of life-saving medical supplies and medications. As a result, patients with chronic illnesses and infections from diseases have been deprioritized, leading to a sharp increase in the number of preventable deaths and complications. Medical experts told the Commission that the targeting of healthcare facilities has severely restricted access to care for thousands of Palestinians, with children being among the most affected.

According to the report, between October 2023 and July 2025, approximately 53,000 Palestinians in Gaza were killed as a direct result of Israeli military operations. The Commission reports that Palestinians in Gaza were also attacked in their homes, in hospitals, as well as shelters, such as schools and religious sites. Israeli forces also repeatedly targeted journalists, healthcare personnel, humanitarian workers, and other protected individuals, sometimes even during ceasefire periods and without warning.

The report also documents Israeli forces targeting Palestinians in evacuation routes and designated safe zones, finding that women and children were most often directly targeted and killed, often while alone and in areas not experiencing active hostilities. In every case reviewed, the Commission found that Israeli forces were aware of civilians’ presence but opened fire regardless. Many of the victims were children carrying makeshift white flags , including toddlers who were reportedly shot in the head by snipers.

Furthermore, the report underscores that the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) was largely ineffective in providing direct relief to struggling Palestinians and has been linked to a surge in civilian deaths. As of July 31, at least 1,373 Palestinians had been killed while trying to access food, with 859 killed near GHF sites and 514 along convoy routes—with most fatalities attributed to the Israeli military.

Furthermore, Israeli forces have effectively hindered humanitarian operations through routine bombardments and shellings. From October 2023 to July 2025, the Commission recorded at least 48 staff and volunteers from the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) that were killed. Additionally, medical personnel also informed the Commission that Israeli forces deliberately shelled ambulances, with many workers stating that they believed that they had been intentionally targeted.

The Commission also found that Israel weaponised the withholding of life-sustaining necessities, such as food, water, fuel, and humanitarian aid, leading to a sharp increase in preventable civilian deaths. According to the report, families in Gaza have less than one liter of water per person per day for drinking, cooking, and hygiene, which is far below international minimum standards for daily water consumption.

Moreover, water shortages have led to a deterioration of the sanitation system, which is particularly pronounced in displacement camps, where nearly 400,000 kilograms of waste piles up each day. This has led to the rampant spread of infectious diseases such as Hepatitis A.

Additionally, more than ninety percent of the population in Gaza has faced acute food insecurity since October 2023, with the most severe cases being concentrated in northern Gaza. According to figures from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), as of July 2025, food consumption has fallen far below the famine threshold in most areas of the enclave and malnutrition has reached the famine threshold in Gaza City.

The report found that Israeli forces were responsible for deliberately starving and depriving civilians in Gaza of resources that are paramount for human survival, with PRCS stating that Gaza is “unable to sustain life in its current state as civilians find their basic needs unmet”.

The Commission warns that the near-total impunity that Israeli forces and officials have emboldened the continuation of atrocities in Gaza, with global pressure mounting from the international community which urgently calls for an immediate de-escalation of hostilities, unimpeded humanitarian access, and credible mechanisms to hold perpetrators accountable.

“The international community cannot stay silent on the genocidal campaign launched by Israel against the Palestinian people in Gaza. When clear signs and evidence of genocide emerge, the absence of action to stop it amounts to complicity,” said Pillay. “Every day of inaction costs lives and erodes the credibility of the international community. All States are under a legal obligation to use all means that are reasonably available to them to stop the genocide in Gaza,” she added.

Following the report’s release, the leaders of twenty aid agencies working in Gaza, including Oxfam International, CARE and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), issued a joint statement also urging member states to take action to “prevent the evisceration of life in the Gaza Strip”.

“All parties must disavow violence against civilians, adhere to international humanitarian law and pursue peace. States must use every available political, economic, and legal tool at their disposal to intervene. Rhetoric and half measures are not enough. This moment demands decisive action,” the statement reads.

“The UN enshrined international law as the cornerstone of global peace and security. If Member States continue to treat these legal obligations as optional, they are not only complicit but are setting a dangerous precedent for the future. History will undoubtedly judge this moment as a test of humanity. And we are failing. Failing the people of Gaza, failing the hostages, and failing our own collective moral imperative.”

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