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Two undefeated teams.

One legendary state championship game.

The Montclair mounies were dominating all the way through the fourth quarter.

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An error.

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What's going on in Vladimir Putin's head?

The war between Israel and Hamas in Palestine isn't just a threat to the region.

It's also harming global situations, including Russia's territory.

But how does this war impact the war in Ukraine?

And how could the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, take advantage of it?

Hello, I hope you're doing well.

This is the subject of one of today's news,

knowing that we'll obviously be talking about the latest news in Gaza

and the rest of the news.

In a few weeks, the eyes of the Montdantier will be on the situation in the Middle East.

Until now, another war has taken place,

the one of the war led by Russia in Ukraine,

with the invasion to a large scale of Ukraine.

And these two wars are still joining some aspects,

especially because some American and Russian actors are present in these two wars.

Today, we'll see how Russia could take advantage of this situation for several reasons.

The first reason is directly about the Russian-Ukrainian front.

I hope that with the current situation in the Middle East,

the United States will have more trouble giving money to Ukraine

because they're worried about other issues,

or they want to put other means.

And we'll have debates on the American aid brought to Ukraine.

These are not new debates at all.

Globally, the Republican Party of Donald Trump

is quite opposed today to the American aid brought to Ukraine.

This is the case for many months.

We've already talked about this format of daily actions,

but it could be strengthened.

And of course, it would take advantage of Russia in the current situation.

The second reason is more diplomatic and media,

which joins this first point a lot.

It's the fact that the current conflict turns the attention of the Westerners,

not the government, but also the media,

which has been very focused on the war in Ukraine.

And in fact, this turning point of attention

can allow Russia to continue its offensive in Ukraine

with less attention, as said before.

For example, these last days, the zone of Avdivka,

a city of 30,000 inhabitants, is particularly aimed at by the Russians.

Finally, the last thing, and this is perhaps the most important thing to analyze today,

the image of Western countries.

In some countries, we saw that the image of Western countries

has been degraded in some ways.

In some Arab countries, we could see demonstrations

in front of French, American ambassadors, etc.

Joseph Borel, who is the head of the European Union diplomacy,

recently made part of his concern

on a rise in the anti-Western anger.

A anger that he has been seeing since this October,

and with echoes, especially from the embassies of European Union countries

in many countries in the world.

And what often comes back in his criticism,

is the criticism, I quote, of the two measures.

Basically, the fact of saying,

how can Western countries denounce violations of international law

by Russia in Ukraine,

and at the same time, support without reserve Israel,

which is currently massively bombing the Gaza Strip.

These last few days, several Western countries, including France,

tried to nuance their support to Israel in some way,

declaring that yes, Israel had the right to defend itself,

but that civilians should be protected.

This said, this nuance is judged by a certain number of countries.

So there are these movements of anger in Arab countries, but not only.

We could also see it in some countries in South America.

And on top of that, the Russian president Vladimir Putin

went even further, declaring that this new conflict

was, I quote, a clear example of the failure of the United States policy

in the Middle East.

Russia, in particular, pointed out the blockage by the United States

on October 18th, of a UN resolution

that called for a humanitarian pause between Hamas and Israel.

On this resolution, the United States put their veto

by reproaching the text

not to mention the right of Israel to defend itself.

I think that France does not enter into detail,

because we have already talked about it,

but France, on its side, had first voted against a resolution

that did not condemn Hamas's terrorist attack,

but had then voted for the second resolution,

the one where the United States put their veto.

In short, to summarize, Russia took the opportunity to criticize the West

to present itself as a mediator of this conflict,

especially since it is one of the rare countries to speak to almost everyone,

whether it is Israel, whether it is Palestine,

whether it is Iran, for example, who supports Hamas.

And besides, a delegation of Hamas was made in Russia this week.

After that, to launch this position of mediator that wants to take Russia,

Vladimir Putin is still under international mandate

because he is accused himself of war crimes in Ukraine.

In other words, he cannot move,

and his credibility on these issues

is put back in place by many countries.

By the way, it brings all this together.

He is himself at the head of a war country.

And finally, concerning this current conflict,

Russia has also rejected a text from the UN.

This time, it is a text that came from the United States

and which called, I quote,

a rapid expansion of humanitarian aid

and which affirmed, I quote,

the right of all states to self-defense.

Finally, we can note that Russia is still not officially condemned

Hamas's attack, nor employ the term terrorism,

two imperatives in some way, for many countries,

especially Western countries, to try to put a dialogue.

In any case, it seems interesting to analyze the position of Russia on the subject.

I put the links in the description.

If you want to know more, we will follow all that.

So before moving on to the news,

I wanted to make a quick point about the latest information

concerning Israel and Gaza.

First of all, the Israeli army announced this Friday

to have brought a new incursion to Gaza.

According to it, it was, I quote,

a target raid in the central sector of the Gaza strip,

which would have led to the elimination of Hamas's terrorist attacks

always according to the Israeli army.

And by the way, on Thursday, the Israeli army

affirmed to have killed three Hamas's responsibles

who would have played a role in the attack of this October.

In parallel, in any case,

the Israeli bombing continues in a massive way

still on the Palestinian territory of Gaza

according to the local authorities controlled by Hamas.

More than 7,300 people were killed in Israeli bombings,

including many civilians,

according to the different reports and the different returns

of the United Nations organization.

The situation remains much more catastrophic

from a humanitarian point of view,

with urgent needs in water, electricity

or still in fuel just to be able to have electricity.

We were talking about it this week.

On the Israeli side, we still count nearly 1,400 dead,

essentially people killed during the attack of this October.

Second information that joins the first one,

about 45% of the inhabitants in the Gaza strip

were damaged or destroyed according to the UN.

It will concern more than 16,000 houses

to be noted here that the UN is based on figures

that are provided by the Ministry of Public Works

and housing controlled by the Hamas.

The leaders of the European Union

have declared this Thursday humanitarian corridors

and pauses to come to help the inhabitants of Gaza.

According to the UN, Gaza is an urgent need

for significant and continuous aid

and this, therefore, when the strikes continue at this time.

On the French side,

we can note that France has announced

to send 54 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Gaza

on Saturdays, including medical kits for emergency,

tents or still medicines.

And also, concerning the figures that concern the French,

35 French have been killed in Israel

since the attack of this October,

according to a latest report.

Moreover, 9 French are still held in custody

or disappeared.

The French Foreign Affairs Minister,

Catherine Colonna,

has assured this Monday on RTL

to have had proof of life of certain hostages.

We will therefore see what we have,

even though it is still 224 people,

Israeli or foreign,

held in custody by the Hamas in Gaza.

Last news before the news.

In short, 719 anti-Semitic acts

have been rescheduled in France

since this October.

This is what the Minister of the Interior,

Gérald Darmanin, has announced this Thursday

in an interview with Dauphiné Libéré.

In total, 839 people have been involved

with these incidents.

It should be noted that in less than three weeks,

these figures exceed the number

of reports on the whole of 2022,

which were 436 anti-Semitic acts.

We will therefore continue to follow the situation.

I leave you with Blanche for the news.

In short, I'll come back right after.

Thank you Hugo and hello everyone.

We start with this act in France.

The Prime Minister, Elisabeth Borne,

announced this Thursday several measures

concerning urban violence

following the death of Naël this summer.

So I'm not going to summarize everything

because there are a lot of announcements,

but the main thing to remember

is that parents of minors who committed

degradations will have to pay an amount.

We do not know the amount of this amount

for the moment.

Parents concerned could also be forced

to follow the stages of parental responsibility

or general interest work.

Other announcements, the accounts on social networks

which broadcast violent content

or which encourage violence,

could be banned for six months.

Finally, the minors who committed

infractions could be accompanied by

military officers.

In particular, the minors who do not respect

the cover fire in case of riots, for example,

could spend their night in a

judicial protection center.

She also announced this Friday

that she did not want to attribute

housing to the most precarious people

in the priority neighborhoods

to promote social mixity.

I'll put the links in the description.

The second act, nearly 4,000 medicines

are in stock rupture or risk of rupture

in France, has announced the president

of the union of pharmacist syndicates

of Oficin.

This concerns particularly the amoxicillin

which is an antibiotic and the cortisone

but also anti-cancer medicines,

or still anti-diabetic.

So, there are some paenuries

that will last only two or three months

but some risk of being longer.

In order to face them,

the government had announced

that the production of 50 medicines

would be relocated in France.

There are also more temporary measures

such as the sale of certain antibiotics

at the pharmacy unit.

Third act, the students whose housing

are requisitioned for the Olympics

in Paris in 2024

will have 100 euros and two places

for the J.O. exams

to announce the minister of

higher education, Sylvia Retailleau.

In fact, the housing of the CRUS,

the organization that manages

particularly the student residences,

will be provided with firefighters,

caretakers, order forces

or even civil security members

during the J.O.

So, how does the government

justify this measure?

Well, according to Sylvia Retailleau,

every year in the island of France,

30% of the housing in CRUS

is 6,000 houses

are occupied during the summer

because the students stop buying them.

The idea of the government

is therefore to requisition them

during the J.O.

Knowing that more than 2,000 students

are in this situation.

So, according to the minister,

these students will be registered

for the two months of the summer

without a cost

and therefore will have 100 euros

as well as two places

for the J.O. exams.

An announcement that made

a lot of reactions

on social networks,

you doubt it.

Sylvia Retailleau, on the other hand,

announced that 1,667 housing

of the Olympic village

would be converted

into housing and students

after the J.O.

as soon as it entered 2024.

Fourth act, this Saturday,

we change hours

to spend at a different time.

In this case, we return an hour,

which means that at 3 o'clock,

it will actually be 2 o'clock.

It should be noted that

the exchange of hours

has been doing a lot of debates

for several years.

He had actually been put in place

in France after the oil

shock of 1973-74

with the aim of limiting

energy consumption.

He then was democratized

in other countries,

in the United States, for example.

And in 2002,

he was harmonized

within the European Union.

So, in France, in 2019,

an online consultation

was launched by the National Assembly

and received more than 2 million

responses massively

in favor of the suppression

of the exchange of hours.

So, why this suppression?

Well, the exchange of hours

generates some of the trouble

of sleep

or a disturbance

of the biological rhythm.

So, he had to be removed

in 2021,

but with the pandemic,

the text was suspended.

And for the moment,

the suppression of the exchange of hours

at the European scale

is not relevant.

Last act,

the discovery of a protein

in the human sperm

could make the male contraception

advance according to a new study

published in the Nature Review.

This protein,

it has been nicknamed

ego.

And to make it simple,

it helps to transport

groups of atoms

in and out of the cell.

It's a major role

because it allows

to keep the cell in good health.

So, why could it

make the male contraception advance?

Well, if scientists

put in place a product

that would disturb this protein,

well, it would have,

first of all,

no effect on other cells

since it is specific to sperm.

Well, now,

attention,

it will not be for now,

there is still a lot of things

to study on this protein,

but it remains

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I think I said everything,

take care of yourself.

It's the late 80s

in Montclair, New Jersey,

two undefeated teams,

one legendary state championship game.

The Montclair mounies were dominating

all the way through the fourth quarter,

but in the last few seconds,

a technicality.

An error.

It wasn't an accident.

We won the game,

and they took it from us.

Until we were...

This is Lights Out.

Listen now,

wherever you get your podcasts.

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