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Arrest warrant issued for wife of Massachusetts officer found dead at home

Woman remains missing more than five days after police found officer she was married to dead in their homeAn arrest warrant has been issued for a mental health advocate who remained missing on Sunday, more than five days after police found the Massachusetts officer she had been married to dead in their home.Karen Solomon, 58, was last spotted in a doorbell camera video, walking down a street in a ...

Heavy Israeli air strike hits warehouse in central Gaza

Heavy Israeli air strike hits warehouse in central Gaza

Almanac: August 23

"Sunday Morning" looks back at historical events on this date.

Singapore’s Lawrence Wong unveils major pro-family measures amid record low fertility

Singapore will increase its spending on pro-family measures focusing on easing childcare costs, with Prime Minister Lawrence Wong calling them “one of the best investments” on Sunday, as the city state aims to reverse its declining fertility rate. The policy shifts announced by Wong at the annual National Day Rally, Singapore’s biggest political speech of the year, are some of the most significant...

How will European politicians react to a summer of extreme heat?

Europe this summer has had to face record breaking temperatures, which caused droughts, deaths, and caused devastating wildfires. While the latest heat dome has dissipated, the damage remains – the continent continues to be the fastest warming globally. Will this summer serve as a global climate reckoning? Answer with Stefan Eye-cot, professor of sociology at the University of Hamburg.

Tributes paid to officers killed in A66 crash as police name five in other car

Redcar MP says Teesside community is ‘reeling’ after head-on collision involving vehicle being driven wrong wayTributes are being paid to two police officers who died on Teesside when a car travelling the wrong way along the A66 crashed head-on into their vehicle, also killing five young men.PC Matthew Blades, 37, and PC Tom Clough, 38, were killed when the marked armed response vehicle they were ...

The week in pictures: a French woman in space, wildfires in Europe and the war in Ukraine

Russian drones carry out deadly strikes in Ukraine, astronaut Sophie Adenot becomes the first French woman to spacewalk, fires rage in Belgium and across Europe, and torrential rain hits the Philippines: FRANCE 24 takes a look at the week's most striking images.  

Dozens of attacks in southern Thailand wound three people

Many local government offices and several vehicles were damaged or destroyed in the 51 attacks late on Saturday.

AI fraud costing victims millions of dollars

Deepfake scams are becoming harder to spot as criminals use AI to impersonate officials and public figures.

'Could destroy Ukraine': Zelenskyy's big warning as calls grow for fresh elections

President Zelensky says having elections in Ukraine would 'destroy the country'

In remarks on Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke out against holding war time elections. He believes it would be too dangerous for the country, that would ‘split’ Ukraine. The remarks came after his former defense minister publicly called for a vote. Details and analysis by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Kyiv, Emmanuelle Chaze.

Russia withdraws ambassador to UK as Kremlin raises pressure over Ukraine support

Embassy in London says Andrey Kelin left last month after seven years in diplomatic postRussia has withdrawn its ambassador to the UK, it has emerged, as the Kremlin continues to try to put pressure on Britain over its support for Ukraine.Andrey Kelin left last month after seven years in the diplomatic post, according to the Russian embassy in London. Continue reading...

8/23: Sunday Morning

Hosted by Steve Hartman. Featured: The explosion of tick bites and Alpha-gal syndrome; singer Kenny Chesney; botanist and bestselling author Robin Wall Kimmerer; origami artist Robert Lang; one artist's very quirky home; an iconic photo of Harlem jazz legends; and a retirement home for musicians in Milan.

Zelensky should be asked what he knew about government corruption, sacked minister tells BBC

The former defence minister has also called for wartime elections to be held in Ukraine.

Zelenskyy details rift with dismissed defense minister

Ukrainian president says some of minister's actions were wrong.

DR Congo and M23 rebels agree roadmap for peace talks

Representatives met in Switzerland to work out next steps to resolve the conflict.

Wicker Man director's sons complete their late father's film trilogy

The final film in the folk horror trilogy brings closure to the saga as well as its creator's family after more than 50 years.

Robot boxing, football and sprinting at World Humanoid Games

The second-edition of the five-day competition kicked off in Beijing, China, on Saturday.

Texas police sergeant accused of using Flock cameras to stalk female coworker; he surrendered...

In a troubling incident, former Texas police sergeant Michael Palitz has surrendered his law-enforcement license to evade criminal charges for misusing surveillance technology to track a female colleague. An internal probe uncovered suspicious use of the automated license-plate reader system. Following his surrender, prosecutors agreed to dismiss charges, igniting debate over the access and use of...

Mexican official accused by U.S. of drug trafficking abruptly resigns again

Sinaloa Gov. Ruben Rocha Moya is accused of allegedly colluding with the infamous Sinaloa Cartel to distribute drugs inside the U.S.

'New season, new trim' - Haaland reveals buzzcut

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland reveals his new buzz cut on social media.

Powerful storm hits Baltic countries, killing 2 and leaving hundreds of thousands without power

A powerful cyclone has hit Latvia and Lithuania, leaving two people dead and more than half a million without electricity

Wartime elections would 'destroy' Ukraine, says Zelensky

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said in remarks made public Sunday that wartime elections would be a "tsunami" that would "destroy the country". Kyiv has been engulfed in a political crisis over the summer, triggered when Zelensky fired popular defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who days later called to organise a vote.

ECB head Christine Lagarde 'ready to serve' WEF, report says

The World Economic Forum is currently co-chaired by BlackRock CEO Larry Fink and André Hoffmann, the vice chairman of Roche.

China delays Chang’e-7 mission to drill for ice near lunar south pole

China’s historic Chang’e-7 mission to drill for ice near the moon’s south pole has been delayed, the country’s human space flight programme authority said on Sunday. The Chang’e-7 – carrying an orbiter, a lander, a rover and a hopper – was set to lift off aboard a Long March 5 rocket from the Wenchang spaceport in southern China as early as Monday. The China Manned Space Agency said on Sunday even...