In the press - "The Wagner group, the militia whose name the Kremlin never says"

The +

On the front page of the press, the announcement last night by North Korea of ​​a new ballistic missile launch.

According to the official

newspaper

, this missile fire would have been carried out from a submarine, which means, if the information is proven, that Pyongyang could now deploy its arsenal well beyond the Korean peninsula. Across the border, South Korean newspaper

evidently observes these trials with concern and notes that they come just as the United States appeared poised to resume Korea denuclearization talks. North and to relaunch discussions with the regime, to end the war between the two Koreas.

Concerns also, after the revelations on a test carried out last summer by China, suspected of having tested a hypersonic missile with nuclear capacity. The British daily

, affirmed, last Saturday, that this machine had circled the planet, before returning to the atmosphere, and hitting the earth about thirty km from its target - revelations denied by Beijing, according to

, which reports that China referred to a simple "routine test" of a reusable space vehicle, and not of a hypersonic missile with nuclear capability. A test intended, according to her, to "improve its nuclear deterrence capabilities" against the United States, where

also minimizes these revelations, saying that "if China has tested a new orbital weapon, it is not really a surprise" and that similar technologies have already been developed by the Russians and the Americans, there are more than 50 years.

The United States itself announced last month the delivery of nuclear-powered submarines to Australia, as part of their new strategic partnership "Aukus". Denounced by France and China, Canberra's purchase of these American submarines is also questioned by the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency. According to

, Rafael Grossi has expressed concern that this agreement could weaken the 1968 nuclear non-proliferation treaty and set a dangerous precedent, at a time when several countries, including South Korea, Brazil and Iran are also planning to build nuclear-powered submarines.

In a more conventional register, though, the Russian paramilitary group Wagner continues to expand. "Putin's mercenaries" make the front page of the French newspaper

, which tells how this militia, whose name the Kremlin never pronounces, has spread its influence across the planet from its operations in eastern Ukraine , in 2014, via Libya, Syria, the Central African Republic, and today via Mali, where the group would have negotiated military support against the exploitation of several mines and the payment of 9 million euros per month .

In France, a study by historians today reveals how the oil groups Total and Elf have knowingly cast doubt on the reality of climate change. Relayed by

, this survey shows that these two jewels of French industry, which merged in 1999, have not only been aware of the risks of their activities for the environment since the beginning of the 1970s, but have also knowingly soaped up the plank of scientific work on global warming, to slow down actions intended to limit it. This study even evokes an active participation in a "strategic factory of doubt", under the leadership of the American giant Exxon and the badly named International Association of the petroleum industry for the protection of the environment.

We do not leave each other on this, but unfortunately I have nothing in my wallet to put balm in your heart. Black is black, and don't count on the arrival of Christmas to console you either, because there may not even be presents under the tree this year due to the shortages - hence the crying child on the front page of

this morning. No Santa Claus, and watch out for Santa Claus.

reports that a new law is being drafted in China to punish parents for their children's bad behavior. Parents sanctioned will have to follow educational orientation programs.

Find the Press Review every morning on France 24 (Monday to Friday, at 7.20 am and 9.20 am Paris time).

Also follow the Revue des Hebdos in multicast every weekend.

The summary of the week

France 24 invites you to come back to the news that marked the week

I subscribe

Take international news everywhere with you!

Download the France 24 application

google-play-badge_FR