
Political news is marked by kyiv's strong reaction to Jean-Luc Mélenchon's comments on Donbass, while in the National Assembly, the debate on the future of the CNews channel was punctuated by an unusual sequence from the committee president.
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Russia has been demanding the annexation of Donbass for several years. A petition calls for the closure of the CNews channel.
“The Ukrainians have already voted”: kyiv responds sharply to Jean-Luc Mélenchon after his comments on Donbass
Russia has been demanding the annexation of Donbass, a region to the east of Ukraine, for several years. The population of this region “has the right to know if they want to be Ukrainian or Russian, if the question is asked,” said Jean-Luc Mélenchon.
“If I can lighten the mood”: in the middle of the debate on the future of CNews, the familiar speech of the president of the commission surprises
The deputies were called on Tuesday to decide on the follow-up to be given to the petition requesting the closure of CNews. During this examination, the chairman of the Cultural Affairs Committee had a spontaneous turn of phrase which made his colleagues laugh.

Abdel-Kader Guerza, mayor of Dreux (Eure-et-Loir), died this Saturday, November 14, 2026 at the age of 69. Hospitalized since November 3 after a stroke, the elected official was transferred to Bichat hospital in Paris where he died.

Six days after announcing his candidacy, Teddy Riner lost the support of François Braun. The former Minister of Health distanced himself after realizing that he was participating in this campaign without knowing it at the start, according to Libération.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has revealed that the United States has discussed possible membership in NATO in exchange for a withdrawal from Donbass. He stressed that he would consult the Ukrainian population on any decision on security guarantees.
The White House has confirmed a trilateral summit between Donald Trump, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin next Thursday in Shenzhen, China. The meeting will focus on the Middle East and nuclear disarmament, deliberately excluding the conflict in Ukraine.

Former Minister of Health François Braun announced that he was withdrawing from the presidential campaign of judoka Teddy Riner, just a few days after the formalization of his candidacy.

A few days after the surprise announcement of his candidacy for the presidential election, judoka Teddy Riner recorded the departure of François Braun. The former Minister of Health is withdrawing from the champion's campaign.