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On 13 August the Mediterranean averaged 28.54°C, its highest level since comparable records began in 1940, Aemet reports, capping a summer with the warmest July on record at sea and in mainland Spain.
We leave you this Sunday morning on the coast of Newfoundland. Videographer: Mike Hernandez.
From the desperate search for workers trapped in the hydropower tunnels buried by the catastrophic flooding in Nepal to crowds of women mourning the victims of a US bombardment of a wedding in southern Iran, FRANCE 24 looks back at the week's most striking pictures.
Speaking at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos this year, von der Leyen said the EU was working on a "massive European investment surge" in Greenland in a bid to ramp up Arctic security.
When U.S. airspace was closed on 9/11, grounding 38 international flights on Newfoundland, a small town's residents gave shelter and comfort to 7,000 stranded passengers and crew members – generosity that inspired the musical "Come From Away."
As Americans spend less time socialising, communities are rediscovering an old way of bringing people together.
The small town of Gander in the Canadian province of Newfoundland saw its population virtually double when U.S. airspace was closed on 9/11, grounding 38 international flights on an island in the Atlantic Ocean. For five days, Newfoundlanders gave shelter and comfort to 7,000 stranded passengers and crew members. Correspondent Conor Knighton talks with Newfoundlanders who volunteered during the em...
More than 5,500 people are still missing in China and Nepal after catastrophic floods across the two countries.
Hong Kong authorities will review a new reservation system for a Sai Kung trail famed for its dramatic volcanic rock columns after the National Day “golden week” in October, following large numbers of no-shows during the first two trial runs. Only 1,560 registered and walk-in patrons arrived at Po Pin Chau on Saturday and Sunday, despite 3,230 people having made bookings under the real-name reserv...
The Puerto Rican artist has picked up seven Emmy Awards for his Super Bowl LX show at the pre-ceremony gala ahead of the main event on 14 September in Los Angeles.
The Puerto Rican performer has picked up seven Emmy Awards for his Super Bowl LX show at the pre-ceremony gala, ahead of the main event on 14 September in Los Angeles.
The Puerto Rican artist has won seven Emmy Awards for his Super Bowl LX show, at the pre-ceremony gala, with the main event set for 14 September in Los Angeles.
More US military involvement and larger regional defence budgets mean less social spending and worse democracy outcomes.
Jaguar Land Rover may cut up to 4,000 jobs as the Tata-owned carmaker targets £1.7bn in savings over two years and seeks to lower its break-even point to 300,000 vehicles. The move comes a year after a major cyberattack disrupted production and could put further pressure on Andy Burnham’s pledge to reindustrialise Britain.
Under its 35-year-old lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund, the AfD has polled above 40% for months and has a realistic shot at winning an absolute majority if several smaller parties fail to clear Germany's 5% hurdle to enter parliament.
As many as 50 people are thought to have been inside the five-storey hostel when it came down.
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Kyiv on Sunday in their first official visit to Ukraine as part of a renewed push for peace, more than 4½ years after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. We discuss this topic with our guest, John E. Herbst, director of the Eurasia Center at the Atlantic Council.
A building has collapsed in New Delhi, killing at least one person and trapping dozens of others
The Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Minab, Iran, is now a memorial for children and others killed in the Feb. 28 attacks that sparked the war with the United States and Israel
The party's gains in Britain's most diverse major city are real, but they are not a verdict against multiculturalism.
China is rapidly expanding a flight-test facility deep in its western desert, satellite imagery has revealed, a push that analysts say could help fast track the development of its next-generation military aircraft as air-power rivalry with the United States intensifies. Latest satellite photos of the facility near Lop Nur, in China’s western Xinjiang region, show four large new hangars, new taxiwa...
The Wagyu Brothers, a Tokyo hamburger shop, aims to produce the best burger on Earth, using high-grade, hand-chopped Wagyu beef. Correspondent Adam Yamaguchi samples their Wagyu burger, and talks with hamburger expert George Motz about how, in a world of social media, the proliferation of information about burgers is making the competition for best burger more heated than ever.
Sarah Khalifa, a well-known Egyptian TV presenter, has been sentenced to death for her involvement in a drug ring, state media reported over the weekend. Eleven others were also convicted in the case and handed a death sentence. Khalifa is best known for her program “Mission Impossible”.
Could artificial intelligence soon be running our households? Beyond our smartphones, AI is now powering everything from fridges to lawnmowers. The International Household Appliances Fair in Berlin gives us a glimpse into what's next.
Government forces make gains as fighting escalates, raising fears of a return to full-scale war.
Voting began in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday in a closely watched election that could see the Alternative for Germany (AfD) become the first far-right party to lead a state government since World War II. We discuss this with our guest, Hans Stark, professor of German studies at Sorbonne University.
Volcanic ash spread across parts of Jakarta and Lampung province on Sumatra’s southern tip, Indonesia’s Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation said.
Crest House, a four-bedroom glass estate in Fire Island’s Cherry Grove, has drawn more than 350 viewers since being listed for $5.25 million in July 2026. Despite the attention, the property has not found a buyer. Its price was first cut to $4.85 million and has now fallen to $3.995 million. The current asking price is still far above Cherry Grove’s record sale of $2.7 million.
