Release performed the autopsy of the sudden death of 30 years of dream of independence “. The pro-Armenian authorities of the enclave announced the dissolution of the separatist entity, ten days after the lightning offensive by the Azerbaijani army, and while tens of thousands of inhabitants have already fled.
The end of Nagorno-Karabakh was made possible “ by a strengthening of the Turkish-Azerbaijani tandem, but above all by the weakening of Russia’s influence in the region » due to the war in Ukraine, according to Released.
The daily gives the floor to Thorniké Gorgadzé. For this researcher specializing in the Caucasus, “ the rest of the events will be complicated for the Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinian “, Which one is ” accused of abandoning Nagorno-Karabakh “. A Prime Minister who accuses Azerbaijan of carrying out ethnic cleansing in the territory now reconquered by Baku.
Daniel Vallot, RFI special correspondent, continues the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia
Again in the headlines, bad news for the planet : the economic crisis in China
A crisis signified by the suspension, Thursday, September 28, of trading in shares of the megaconglomerate Evergrande. A decision taken in the wake of the arrest of the boss of the real estate group for breaking the law. A sign of “ feverishness » of Chinese power, according to Libé.
Because the Evergrande house of cards is crumbling under 307 billion euros of debt: “ China invested in construction to support its growth, but the bursting of the real estate bubble and the pandemic put a stop to this activity », deciphers Releasefor who ” the Chinese population is curbing its consumption desires and prefers to save » facing a future perceived as distressing.
And that’s not all. “ Contagion threatens other flagships of the country “, according to Libéwho snaps: “ Long the engine of global growth, China has become a time bomb. “A bad omen for the rest of the world which is already struggling” against an XXL energy and climate crisis “.
Another title in the French press : the migration crisis which is cracking the European Union
The United Nations estimates that more than 2,500 migrants will have died or disappeared in the Mediterranean in 2023, and the Italian island of Lampedusa has seen thousands of asylum seekers influx in just a few days…
Le Figaro judges that “ nothing is going well » in the Old Continent, especially between Berlin and Rome since Germany decided to suspend the reception of asylum seekers from Italy. The government of Giorgia Meloni accuses its German counterpart of participating in the financing of NGO ships in the Mediterranean.
Germany, for its part, points the finger at Poland, judged “ responsible for a sharp increase in asylum applications » while Warsaw is shaken by a scandal over the fraudulent issuance of European visas. Le Figaro jokes: “ European solidarity goes without saying when it involves sharing out funds, but when it comes to sharing out a burden, discord quickly takes over. »
Finally, some exciting French news to end this press review…
Today in France focuses on the great invasion of bedbugs. For everyday life, the little creatures who climb “ are now everywhere »: in mattresses, we knew it, but now also on seats in cinemas, trains, metros, and even in hospitals…
An infestation and a public health problem impossible to contain according to The Parisian. 10 months before the Olympic Games, the capital is therefore asking the government for an anti-flea plan. It must be said that one in ten French households has been affected, according to the French Health Safety Agency, and this is not about to stop: females lay five eggs per day, and bedbugs are increasingly resistant to insecticides.