The war between Israel and Hamas remains at the center of the news this Wednesday as Emmanuel Macron ends his second day of travel in the region. In the rest of the world, Microsoft posted better-than-expected results as the United States Congress navigated the crisis.

Israel-Hamas war

Emmanuel Macron called for “a decisive resumption of the political process with the Palestinians” and met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. He met this Wednesday with the King of Jordan, Abdullah II, and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi.

And in the rest of the news…

10:45 p.m. – Meta more than doubled its net profit in the third quarter

Meta (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp) reported third-quarter net income of $11.58 billion, more than double last year ($4.4 billion), reflecting advertiser demand for its platforms and services as well as a reduction in costs. The social media giant’s summer revenue rose 23% year over year to $34 billion, a figure that also exceeded analysts’ expectations.

10:15 p.m. – Wall Street ends in the red

Insulted by Alphabet’s disappointing results, the New York Stock Exchange ended in the red. The Dow Jones fell 0.32%, the Nasdaq index lost 2.43% and the broader S&P 500 index lost 1.43%.

10:01 p.m. – New fine for Donald Trump

And two. The former US president was fined a further $10,000 for making offensive comments outside the courtroom of his civil trial.

Judge Arthur Engoron found that the former president had again attacked his chief employee. Donald Trump unsuccessfully invoked a misunderstanding and asserted that he was actually targeting his archenemy Michael Cohen, who had been testifying against him since the previous day in this case of fraud involving the value of the Trump Organization’s real estate assets. On Friday, Arthur Engoron had already imposed a first fine of $5,000 for a publication that he considered to be an insult to his employee.

9:12 p.m. – Biden warns Beijing

US President Joe Biden has stressed America’s commitment to defending the Philippines after Manila accused Chinese ships of “deliberately” colliding with Filipino boats in the South China Sea. “Any attack on aircraft, ships or the Armed Forces of the Philippines will activate our mutual defense partnership,” the Democrat told reporters. “The United States’ commitment to the Philippines is ironclad. »

8:05 p.m. – A “Speaker” has finally been elected to the American Congress

Conservative Mike Johnson, an ardent supporter of former President Donald Trump, was elected speaker of the House of Representatives, ending a three-week deadlock punctuated by incredible twists and turns. This lawyer and activist for values”