Al Día. 02/09/2024

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1. Success of far-right AfD shows east and west Germany are drifting further apart. AfD was on course to win in Thuringia and it was running a close second to mainstream conservatives in a second state, Saxony. The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/01/world/europe/east-german-state-elections-saxony-thuringia.html

2. Hollande, Sarkozy, Cazeneuve… Macron à la recherche d’un Premier ministre, ultimes consultations ce lundi. «Il faut inventer une 3ème forme de Ve République: ni coalition, ni cohabitation», selon son entourage. Le Soir

https://www.lesoir.be/619608/article/2024-09-02/hollande-sarkozy-cazeneuve-macron-la-recherche-dun-premier-ministre-ultimes

3. Ukrainian drone attacks hit power stations and refineries in Russia. The strikes came as Russia bombarded Ukraine’s second city of Kharkiv and made further incremental gains in the eastern Donbas region. The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/01/ukraine-drone-attacks-power-stations-refineries-russia

4. Russian 'spy whale' found dead off Norway. The whale was first spotted in Norwegian waters five years ago with a GoPro camera attached to a harness that read "Equipment of St Petersburg". Moscow never responded to the allegations. BBC

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cje2p3z8nlyo

5. Appel à la grève générale en Israël pour forcer le gouvernement de Nétanyahou à conclure un cessez-le-feu à Gaza et libérer les otages. La Histadrout a promis de bloquer l’économie après la découverte des six corps d’otages détenus par le Hamas. Le Monde

https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2024/09/02/israel-une-greve-generale-pour-exiger-un-accord-pour-la-liberation-des-otages_6301680_3210.html