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Published on: 04/27/2026 - 08:04 Modified on: 04/27/2026 - 10:42

On the front page of the press on Monday: the still very unstable situation in Mali after the attacks this weekend by the GSIM jihadists, allied with the northern separatists; the start of the state visit of King Charles III to the United States for the 250th anniversary of American independence; a highly anticipated meeting at the National Assembly in France; a Kenyan feat; and the world king of marmalade.

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On the front page of the press, Monday April 27: the situation still very unstable in Mali, after the attacks this weekend by the GSIM jihadists, allied with the northern separatists. “Solidarity with Maliba”, Greater Mali: for Le Pays, these “coordinated attacks must not be relegated to the rank of one more episode in the tragic routine of a conflict which has been bogged down for more than a decade”. According to the Burkinabé daily, what happened this weekend "demonstrates a capacity for planning, synchronization and projection which confirms the existence of operational convergence between actors" whose objectives are "yet different."

“The bankruptcy of the junta laid bare”: Le Djély sees in the death of Defense Minister Sadio Camara “quite a symbol”, proof of the “distressing bankruptcy” of the regime led by Assimi Goïta. “We have been saying it for ages: the junta has failed to restore security because the war that Mali is facing is not just a question of mad jihadists solely driven by the desire to establish sharia. But of authentic Malians perceiving themselves as victims of marginalization, poverty, injustice and all forms of rejection and that due to this specificity, weapons alone cannot be the answer,” asserts the site. Guinean news.

King Charles III in the United States to “save (a) relationship on the verge of breakdown”

Also on the front page of the press, the start of the state visit of King Charles III to the United States for the 250 years of American independence. Despite the new assassination attempt on Donald Trump, Saturday evening, during the White House correspondents' dinner, this royal visit is "maintained". A trip which will however take place under reinforced protection around King Charles, according to The I. "The King is a wonderful man, and we are delighted. He is a fantastic person, an exceptional and courageous representative", reacted President Trump, quoted by The Times.

A statement that could not be more cordial at a time when the “special relationship” between London and Washington is experiencing great turbulence. According to The Wall Street Journal, King Charles would have made it his mission to "save (a) relationship on the verge of breakdown" and ensure that it can "withstand two more years of the Trump presidency". Among the angry subjects, the American daily notably mentions "information according to which the Pentagon is preparing plans to sanction NATO allies, by reviewing the support given to their 'imperial possessions', including British control of the Falkland Islands off the coast of Argentina".

The American press is once again pointing the finger at alleged security flaws around Donald Trump. The Wall Street Journal, again, cites guests at the Washington Hilton, where the Correspondents' Dinner took place, claiming to have been able to access the site through checkpoints located in the surrounding streets by simply presenting their invitation to the dinner or a copy of an invitation to one of the receptions organized before the dinner, without these documents being scanned or being asked for identification. “Despite the presence of senior administration officials, the correspondents’ dinner did not benefit from the maximum level of security that would have unlocked all federal resources,” says The Washington Post.

Public audiovisual: “80 potentially eruptive recommendations”

In France, a highly anticipated meeting is taking place at the National Assembly, that of the commission of inquiry into public broadcasting. After six months of hearings and heated debates, the members of this commission must decide whether or not they will publish the summary of the Ciottist rapporteur Charles Alloncle, several elements of which have already leaked to the press. Le Parisien/Aujourd’hui en France mentions “80 potentially eruptive recommendations, such as the merger of France 2 and France 5” or even France 24 and France Info. A “highly flammable” subject one year before the presidential election.

According to Le Figaro, the exchange between deputies promises to be "tense" and the document would be threatened with "censorship" because of its "offensive tone". But for the newspaper, "whatever one thinks of the methods (of its) rapporteur, questioning the functioning of a public company financed each year at 4 billion euros by taxpayers is not scandalous", and "burying" this report "would, on the other hand, be unacceptable". Libération, which denounces a "public abuse commission" indicates that the unions, employees and management of France Télé and Radio France "felt denigrated and now fear the political repercussions" of this commission of inquiry

A commission that the Lagardère group, owned by industrialist Vincent Bolloré, tried to influence, according to Le Monde. The newspaper reports "lists of questions sent" to deputies before their exchanges with those interviewed, questions whose formulation is, according to it, "in the same hostility towards public broadcasting as most of the hearings which were held". Example of a "suggested" question to be addressed to the boss of France Télévisions: "Madam President, how do you justify having violated the ethics and rules which are imposed on a public official of your rank and your responsibilities?", for her declaration qualifying CNews, owned by Vincent Bolloré, as an "opinion media" and a "far-right channel".

“Wall Breakers” and Marmalade Champion

Sport, to finish, with the feat of the Kenyan Sabastian Sawe, the first athlete to run a marathon in less than two hours on Sunday in London. Crossing the finish line in front of Buckingham Palace after 1 hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds of racing and shattering the old world record established by another Kenyan, the late Kelvin Kiptum in 2 hours, 1 minute and 25 seconds in 2023, that deserved the front page of the venerable Financial Times.

Sabastian Sawe and the Ethiopian Yomif Kejelcha, who came second at 1h 59 minutes and 41 seconds, are both called "wall breakers" by L'Équipe, which attributes their feat to the "technological revolution over the past ten years with shoes", as well as to "the constant improvement of training, recovery and nutrition methods".

Speaking of nutrition - diabolical transition to the Times' beautiful tribute to David Hinkins, winner of the 2026 edition of the World Marmalade Competition, for his culinary skills as much as for his tenacity, since this ruminant nutritionist has been making jams since the age of ten and has participated in this competition for 11 years.

His Seville orange and passion fruit marmalade finally won first prize against more than 3,000 other creations from all over the world. Remember that the origin of marmalade is in Portugal, where a method of preserving quinces, called "marmelos" in Portuguese, was developed - not to be confused, of course, with jam.

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