During the traditional speech at the Hôtel de Brienne, this Sunday, July 13, Emmanuel Macron will pay tribute to the armies and their contribution to the unity of the nation. This address to the military always takes place the day before July 14, the day of the national holiday. In 2024, after the legislative elections caused by the dissolution, the President of the Republic had erected the armies in “Foundation of the nation”. A year ago, the Head of State called to avoid the conflagration in the Middle East and in particular in Gaza.
Emmanuel Macron had concluded with these words: “Tomorrow, parading, think of our veterans, our heroes, those of Normandy that we commemorated in June, those of Provence and Paris that we will celebrate in August, those of our history, thanks to whom we are here today. You are their heirs. Their flame you carry is at the source of the role of our country in Europe and in the world. You make it shine in the eyes of the nation, in the eyes of those who, tomorrow, will carry it in turn ”.
2 – Final of the Male World Cup of clubs between PSG and Chelsea
A little over a month after its coronation in Europe, PSG will face Chelsea this Sunday, July 13 at 9 p.m. at the Metlife Stadium in New York. The Parisian club crushed Real Madrid 4-0 this Wednesday in the semi-final of the World Cup.
This meeting also marked the reunion between Mbappé and his former club. In difficulty, the Frenchman could not prevent the Madrid rout, after an already disappointing season. From the start, the match was excited: attempted Tchouameni (2nd), immediate response from Kvaratskhelia (3rd), then decisive interventions of courtes against Ruiz and Dembélé. But an error from Asensio, pressed by Dembélé, offered Ruiz the opening of the scoring for an empty goal (1-0, 6th). Technically and tactically superiors, the Parisians took place, offering a deserved place in the global final.
3 – First anniversary of the assassination attempt to Donald Trump
This Sunday, July 13, marks the first anniversary of the historic assassination attempt against Donald Trump in the middle of the presidential campaign. During a meeting in Butler (Pennsylvania), the former president and candidate for the presidential election is targeted. Eight shots are fired; One of them hurts the republican on the right ear. A person in the audience is killed and two others injured.
The shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, posted on a roof within 150 meters, is shot down by a sniper. The FBI investigates attempted assassination and inner terrorism. The attack causes a strong shock wave in the United States. The security of the event is implicated: the House of Representatives is organizing auditions and Kimberly Cheatle, director of Secret Service, resigns.
This attack marked a major turning point in the American presidential campaign.
4-Opening of swimming in the Marne in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés
After the Seine, the Marne. Swimming will be open to the public from July 13 to 27 in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, in Val-de-Marne, at the Beach Garden. Access to the ephemeral basin delimited by floating cobblestones is free, without reservation, for 3 minutes, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekends and July 14, and from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays (opening at 2:30 p.m. on July 13 for Big Jump).
The capacity is limited to 30 swimmers simultaneously. This initiative is part of a wider project in Val-de-Marne to reconquer the edges of Marne, in order to offer sustainable swimming spaces.
5 – The good news of the day
The Moulin Rouge finds its wings! Fourteen months after their accidental fall in April 2024, the famous red and gold wings of the Parisian cabaret have been shooting again since Thursday, July 10. Emblematic symbols of Paris, they are animated by a custom electric motor. To celebrate this return, the artists of the Moulin Rouge will perform in public in front of the establishment, dressed in red feathers, marking the rebirth of this monument of the 18th arrondissement.
The accident, caused by a failure of the central axis, had aroused great emotion. Since then, the cabaret had remained open and has received many messages of support from the whole world. Known for its frenzied French cancan and immortalized by Toulouse-Lautrec and the film by Baz Luhrmann, the Moulin Rouge is ready to dream again. The wings will now run every day from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m.
