The coronation of King Charles III
King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla visiting St. Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham, Norfolk, eastern England, on December 25, 2022. © Daniel Leal, AFP
King Charles III will be crowned on May 6 at Westminster Abbey in London, alongside his wife Queen Consort Camilla.
"The coronation will reflect the role of the monarch today and look to the future, while being rooted in longstanding traditions and ceremonial," Buckingham Palace said, adding that the event will be led by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
According to the British press, the coronation will be, in accordance with Charles III's wish for a tightened monarchy and in a context of economic crisis, shorter and less expensive than that of his mother.
The ceremony, better known by the crown by the operation code name Golden Orb, or "golden orb", will last one hour, compared to three for the late queen, and the guest list will be reduced from 8,000 to 2 000.
Presidential and legislative elections in Turkey
In power since 2003, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing a serious economic crisis and official inflation around 85%.
© Adem Altan, AFP
Amid the lingering economic crisis, which has seen Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lose ground, Turkish voters will head to the polls on June 18.
This is a "historic" election, writes Ahmet Kuru, professor of political science at San Diego State University, because "it will determine whether the increasingly autocratic rule of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will continue or not to dominate the politics of the country".
Since becoming president in 2017, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has brought the country closer to autocracy by moving from a parliamentary to a presidential system of government.
Last year, he also cracked down on journalists and introduced a new censorship law that tightens control over social media platforms and traditional media.
The Turkish president is expected to be opposed to the Alliance of the Nation, a coalition which brings together the six opposition parties but which has not yet chosen a candidate for the presidential election, and the Alliance for Work and Freedom , led by the Peoples' Democratic Party, which enjoys broad support from Turkey's Kurdish community.
Towards a new major Russian offensive in Ukraine?
A soldier stands at the foot of a hotel, which was partially destroyed by a Russian strike in the center of the Ukrainian capital, kyiv, on December 31, 2022. © Sergei Supinsky, AFP
While 2022 will forever be associated with the return of war in Europe with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the year 2023 kicks off with new Russian bombardments on kyiv.
Ukrainian military leaders fear that the partial mobilization declared in the fall in Russia will allow the Kremlin to launch a new major offensive by spring 2023, including towards kyiv.
The head of the Ukrainian army, Valerie Zaloujny, thus entrusted to the weekly The Economist that this new Russian offensive could "take place in February, at best in March, and in the worst case at the end of January".
In his New Year's greetings, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said 2023 will be the year of "victory" in the war against Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, for his part, said in his New Year's greetings that "moral and historical correctness" was "on the side" of Russia.
Croatia officially adopts the euro and joins the Schengen area
Engineer and inventor Nikola Tesla will appear on the new Croatian fifty, twenty and ten cent coins that will circulate throughout Europe.
© Armin Durgut, AP
Croatia says goodbye to its currency, the kuna, on January 1, to adopt the euro and at the same time becomes the 27th state to join the Schengen area, two major steps for this small Balkan country, which joined the European Union nearly a decade ago.
The adoption of the euro should enable Croatia to forge closer financial ties with the 19 other countries that use the common currency and with the European Central Bank.
Croatian leaders regularly stress the benefits that they believe their 3.9 million compatriots will derive from joining the euro zone and the Schengen area.
"Two strategic objectives for further integration into the EU", insisted the conservative Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic.
The change of currency nevertheless inspires mistrust among some Croatians, fearing that the introduction of the euro will lead to higher prices and that companies will round them up when converting.
COP28 in the United Arab Emirates
The President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, visits the headquarters of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) in the capital, after a meeting of the Supreme Petroleum Council.
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The UN climate conference, which will take place from November 30 to December 12 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, must work for a "fair" energy transition, said the future host country, which pleads for a gradual exit from hydrocarbons.
COP27, organized in November 2022 in Egypt, was marked by the adoption of a resolution on compensation for the damage caused by climate change in the poorest countries.
But this COP27 failed to advance the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, to maintain the objective of limiting global warming.
The United Arab Emirates was the first country in the Mena region (Middle East and North Africa) to ratify the Paris Agreement and commit to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. Critics, however, have pointed out that they sent over 1,000 delegates to COP27, the largest delegation of any country, 70 of which were linked to oil and gas companies.
Legislative elections in Mali
The leader of Mali's ruling junta, Lt. Col. Assimi Goïta, center, alongside Mali's National Transitional Council President, Malick Diaw, in white, as they arrive for a military holiday parade of independence in Bamako, Mali, Thursday September 22, 2022. AP
Dissolved following the military coup in August 2020, the Malian National Assembly must be renewed during the legislative elections organized on October 29.
In May 2021, the military rulers had consolidated their power through a second coup, which installed Lieutenant-Colonel Assimi Goïta as interim president.
Since then, the media, civil society organizations, lawyers and analysts have reported growing repression by the transitional government.
With the country plunged into a political crisis, “the human rights situation in the country remains fragile, in a context of continuous abuses perpetrated by Islamist armed groups, ethnic militias and government security forces”, denounces the NGO Human Rights Watch.
The year 2022 was notably marked by the departure of the last French soldiers from Barkhane still present in Mali, ending nine years of military operation aimed at eradicating terrorism in the region, as well as the arrival of mercenaries from the Wagner group. , a military security company with overt ties to the government of Russia.
The Osiris-Rex space mission returns
A simulation made available by NASA showing the Osiris-Rex probe approaching the asteroid Bennu.
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Launched on September 8, 2016, the Osiris-Rex mission is scheduled to return to Earth on September 24, with a planned landing in the Utah desert.
It is the first NASA mission to have collected an asteroid sample.
She had reached the Bennu asteroid, chosen because of its composition, size and proximity to Earth, on December 3, 2018, before successfully collecting "more than 60 grams" of dust and fragments from the asteroid on December 20. October 2020.
The mission is to help scientists at the Utah Test and Training Range (UTTR), an area used for US military weapons evaluations and testing, better understand the formation of the solar system and the development of Earth. as a habitable planet.
The 50th anniversary of the death of Pablo Picasso
French Minister of Culture, Rima Abdul-Malak, alongside her Spanish counterpart Miquel Iceta in front of the painting "Guernica" by Pablo Picasso, during a press conference to present the events of the "Picasso Year", marking the 50th anniversary of the painter's death, at the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid, September 12, 2022. © Andrea Comas, AP
The year 2023 will mark 50 years since the death of one of the most famous artists in the world: the Spanish painter Pablo Picasso.
Died on April 8, 1973 in Mougins, a medieval village on the Côte d'Azur, Pablo Picasso is considered the master of 20th century art.
Museums from all over Europe and the United States will participate in the "Picasso Celebration 1973-2023", initiated by the Musée national Picasso-Paris, Bernard Ruiz-Picasso, the artist's grandson, and José Guirao, former Spanish Minister of Culture, who died in July 2022.
In France, two of these exhibitions are hosted: "Fernande Olivier and Pablo Picasso, in the intimacy of the Bateau-Lavoir" until February 19 at the Montmartre Museum in Paris and "Picasso / Poussin / Bacchanales" until March 5 at the Museum of Fine Arts in Lyon.
An international symposium on "Picasso in the 21st century: historical and cultural issues" will also be held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris from December 6 to 8.
Finally, the Picasso Study Center will open its doors at the Musée national Picasso-Paris.
The general public and experts will be able to visit this research center to consult the museum's library and archives.
The Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand
Brazilian striker Marta Silva, in yellow, during a friendly match between France and Brazil at the Michel-d'Ornano stadium in Caen, February 19, 2022. © Franck Fife, AFP
Football fans will have their eyes on Australia and New Zealand, from July 20 to August 20, who jointly host the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. The competition will be played with 32 teams, making it the biggest FIFA Women's World Cup ever.
The first game will pit New Zealand against Norway at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand, while the final will take place at Stadium Australia in Sydney.
Among the favorite teams are the United States, two-time world champions, but also the Netherlands, Germany, England, Sweden and France.
Ireland, meanwhile, will take part in the tournament for the first time.
The player to watch will be Brazil striker and captain Marta Silva, the country's all-time top scorer with 115 goals.
Widely regarded as the greatest football player of all time, she holds the record for most goals (17) at both the men's and women's World Cups.
The Rugby World Cup
Frenchman Antoine Dupont scores his team's third try, during the Six Nations match between France and England at the Stade de France, March 19, 2022. © Francois Mori, AP
Rugby World Cup 2023 will take place in France from September 8 to October 28 with matches played at 9 venues across 10 host cities.
It will honor 20 teams.
The opening match to be held on September 8 at the Stade de France will pit the host country of the competition against the fierce All Blacks of New Zealand.
Chile appeared for the first time in the World Cup and Portugal, present thanks to the qualifying tournament, returned to the World Cup after a final participation in 2007.
The player to watch will be Frenchman Antoine Dupont, voted best player in the world in 2021.
This article was adapted from English by Barbara Gabel. The original article can be read here.
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