Hello everyone, we are Tuesday 18 November. In today’s headlines, the Japanese stock market fell more than 3% last night. Meanwhile, AFP reports that Saudi Arabia is expected to sign a civil nuclear framework agreement with the United States today. Finally, the Canadian government managed to obtain a vote of confidence last night.
📍 Washington and Riyadh to sign framework agreement on civil nuclear power
“Business as usual!” » According to sources close to the matter, during the crown prince’s visit to Washington, Muhammad bin SalmanThis Tuesday, the United States and Saudi Arabia will sign a framework agreement on civil nuclear power, reports AFP. Donald Trump maintains excellent relations with rich countries in the Middle East. The American President last night also announced that America would sell it F-35 fighter jet to Saudi Arabia during this meeting.
📍 Japanese stock market down 3%
Index Nikkei from the Tokyo Stock Exchange down more than 3% Tuesday, weighed down by worries about A.I upstream from Nvidia Resultsand in a general risk-averse atmosphere, particularly against the backdrop of China-Japan tensions. In detail, the Nikkei fell 3.3% before recovering: around 05:40 French time, it fell 2.9% to 48,862.95 points. The broader Topix index lost 2.3% to 3,270.68 points.
At the same time, the prospect of a major recovery plan has emerged soaring loan interest rates country in the long term.
📍 TotalEnergies sues “complicity in war crimes» in Mozambique
French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies was targeted a complaints from NGOs for the facts”complicity in war crimes» in Mozambique at the site of a relaunched and suspended gas project, an AFP journalist learned on Tuesday from the reporting association.
In a complaint filed Monday with the national anti-terrorism prosecutor’s office (Pnat) in Paris, the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) accused the multinational of “for directly funding and materially supporting the Joint Task Force (JTF), comprised of Mozambican armed forces, when the group allegedly detained, tortured and killed dozens of civilians“, between July and September 2021according to a press release from the German NGO.
📍 Canada’s government is barely hanging on
Government Mark Carney congratulations a vote of confidence Monday evening with the adoption, narrowly, by the Canadian Parliament of the Prime Minister’s draft budget served to revive the Canadian economythreatened by American import duties.
Support from several opposition MPs who wanted to avoid holding an early general election allowed the implementation of the budget and kept Mark Carney in power.
📍 Drinking water pollution: non-compliance is increasing, according to UFC-Que Choisir
The number of drinking water distribution networks complying with regulations is declining, according to a study unveiled on Tuesday by a consumer association UFC-Que Choisirwho are concerned about the additional costs of water depollution to taxpayers.
“Only 85% of the network complies with this policy meets all regulatory criteria, which is down 10 points compared to the previous survey in 2021», concerns the UFC, which is based on results 30 million analyses carried out between January 2023 and June 2025 on behalf of the regional health agency (ARS).
📅 Today’s environmentally friendly agenda
09:00 | Germany – Conference on technological sovereignty in Europe with Chancellor Merz and President Macron
09:00 | Paris – 107th Congress of the Association of Mayors of France (AMF) Porte de Versailles, in Paris (until 20th)
09:30 | Paris – Press conference of the Court of Auditors to present its report on the Dutreil pact
10:00 | Germany – ECB: banking watchdog president Claudia Buch presented the results of the annual review of the risks weighing on systemic banks
14:15 | United States – Industrial production in October (Fed)
14:30 | Paris – The voting explanation of the groups then gave a solemn public vote to the bill related to the fight against social and tax fraud, examined the previous week
15.00 | Paris – Session 15.00, 21.30: continued discussion of the 2026 Finance Bill (second part)
4:00 pm. | Paris – Debate over public debt
17.00 | Paris – Press conference of left-wing groups and environmentalists on the examination of the social security financing bill
18:00 | Paris – Heard Shein before an information mission to the National Assembly
This Tuesday | France – Nanterre court ruling on the marketing of Nestlé’s Perrier waters, for which UFC-Que Choisir requested a suspension
This Tuesday | Belgium – EU Enlargement Forum
This Tuesday | Toulouse – Hearing in commercial court for the legal reinstatement of Toulouse crowdfunding company Wiseed
This Tuesday | France – National day to combat energy poverty
Until 19 | France – National Congress of Rural Coordination
Until 19 | France – Ambition Africa event, hosted by Business France at the Ministry of Economy and Finance
Until 20 | South Africa – G20 social summit, bringing together civil society organizations and NGOs
Until 21 | France – Milipol, the global showcase for America’s homeland security
(Monitoring carried out with AFP and Reuters)
