Israeli attacks across Gaza kill two people, hit hospital supply warehouse
Gaza’s Health Ministry reports rising casualties amid escalated Israeli attacks, with victims trapped under rubble.
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James Cleverly resigns from shadow cabinet to run for mayor of London
Shadow minister for housing, communities and local government to resign with immediate effectJames Cleverly has resigned from the shadow cabinet to run for mayor of London.The Tory heavyweight, who was once home and foreign secretary and is shadow minister for housing, communities and local government, told the Sunday Times he will resign with immediate effect. Continue reading...
Iran war reaches 6-month mark: Conflict cost $1,100 per US taxpayer
After six months of war, Iran’s leadership has coalesced around a hard core of military generals and clerics long entrenched in the ruling theocracy. They are ready for a potentially long confrontation with the US and determined to prevent any unrest at home. It’s a far cry from US President Donald Trump’s initial hopes of toppling the Islamic Republic and his subsequent claims that “regime change...
Iceland's EU referendum sees high preliminary voter turnout in expected close race
In Reykjavík, voter turnout was higher by noon than at the same time during the 2024 parliamentary election, local media reported.
‘Extremely risky operations’: Rescuers work amid threat of river banks bursting
Nearly 3,000 people remained missing on Saturday, while 682 deaths had been confirmed after flash floods and landslides hit the Nepal-Tibet border. Rescue operations remain risky as a lake formed upstream by the floods threatens to burst its banks. FRANCE 24's Shahzaib Wahlah reports.
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Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers says he saw Bin Laden’s body with his ‘own eyes’. He did not
Ex-House intel committee chair, now running against Abdul El-Sayed, instead saw photo of Osama bin Laden’s bodyIn a recent fundraising email, the Republican candidate for Michigan’s open US Senate seat, former congressman Mike Rogers, appeared to mislead supporters about his past by suggesting that he had played an active role in the killing of Osama bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaida who was shot ...
Music, lights and drones: Uzbekistan celebrates 35 years of independence
Uzbekistan marked the 35th anniversary of its independence with a large-scale celebration in New Tashkent, featuring live music, dance, performances by international artists and a large-scale drone show.
Number of missing in Nepal and Tibet rises to nearly 3,000 as operations continue
Nepal requests foreign help in identification and storing of bodies, DNA testing and rescuing people from tunnelsVisual guide: how the deadly flooding unfoldedNepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updatesThe number of people killed in the floods in Nepal has risen to at least 675, the country’s disaster authority has said.Seven have also been confirmed dead in Tibet by Chinese state media, taking the ...
Man United vs Ipswich Town: Premier League – preview, team news, prediction
United put in a sorry display as they lost 2-0 to Hull last weekend, while newly promoted Ipswich beat Sunderland 2-1.
Haiti gang frees 13 women and children days after raid that killed at least 47 people
A gang in Haiti has freed thirteen hostages, including women and children, following a brutal assault. UNICEF played a crucial role in securing their release from a farming community. This incident in Kenscoff underscores the rampant violence impacting children across Haiti. The region has faced numerous fatalities and displacement due to gang activities, although mass abductions are less frequent...
Kazakhstan’s government steps down as newly elected Kurultai holds first session
Kazakhstan’s newly elected unicameral parliament has held its first session under a new Constitution that reshaped the country’s political system. The government has stepped down as required, with a new cabinet set to be formed.
Nepal-Tibet floods: Nepal calls for technical support for rescue efforts as number of missing rises to nearly 3,000 – latest updates
Nepali government says India and China are sending expert tunnel rescue teams, as minister estimates cost of rebuilding could be billions of dollars‘The flood took everything I have’: survivors grieve for relatives and homes swept away in NepalChinese rescuers find ‘nothing but ruins’ at border crossing as Nepal seeks help to ID and store the deadOutside the army camp in the Nuwakot district of Ne...
Liverpool net late in Forest draw to avoid Anfield debut defeat for Iraola
Victor Munoz scores late goal to secure 2-2 draw for Liverpool after Nottingham Forest scare in Premier League.
FBI no longer banning all applicants who have had sexual encounters with sex workers
Bureau to still dismiss those with encounters within past 10 years, three or more times or while in public safety capacityThe FBI is dropping a categorical hiring ban on applicants who have had sexual encounters with sex workers and will instead consider in a more holistic manner at least some candidates who have engaged in the practice in the past, according to people familiar with the matter.The...
FBI no longer treating applicants’ experience with sex workers as automatic bar against hiring
Bureau will still dismiss those engaged with sex workers within past 10 years, three or more times overall, or while in public safety capacityThe FBI is dropping a categorical hiring ban on applicants who have had sexual encounters with sex workers and will instead consider in a more holistic manner at least some candidates who have engaged in the practice in the past, according to people familiar...
Hundreds of foreign nationals among the missing following deadly Nepal floods
On Friday, Nepal's tourism board put the number of tourists still "out of communication" at 622 - 473 of which were foreign tourists.
‘Their whole village has disappeared’: frantic hunt for survivors in Kathmandu hospital
Family members pin photos of Nepal’s missing to hospital wall as people try not to give up hope on loved onesNepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updatesPosters of the missing line the wall of the hospital, the glue still fresh beneath. A schoolgirl smiling in her uniform; a beaming, chubby-cheeked baby; a couple smiling on their wedding day; a young man, hands on hips, atop a mountain peak; a young g...
People stranded for days on dilapidated Nigerian highway
Al Jazeera asked people on the Benin-Agbor-Asaba road how they view this infrastructure crisis.
Chinese coastguard has 0.3% chance of using weapons in disputed waters, war game suggests
A Chinese coastguard ship is shielding a cluster of fishing boats when several small, fast vessels begin circling – sometimes darting closer, sometimes backing off. Are they just curious fishermen? Or are they probing for a weak spot, trying to lure the patrol ship into a trap? In the real world, a split-second decision could escalate a tense maritime stand-off into something far more dangerous. T...
Situation in Niger 'not stabilised yet' as security forces deploy around airport
A group of soldiers in Niger rebelled against officers at a key military base and fired at sensitive locations in the capital, Niamey, in an apparent mutiny marked by gunfire and explosions, authorities said Saturday, in what was seen as a major threat to the country's struggling junta. FRANCE 24's Wassim Nasr brings you this analysis.
Royal Navy spent three days tracking Russian vessels in UK waters
Three vessels and a helicopter deployed to monitor four ships travelling through the North Sea to the ChannelThe Royal Navy spent three days tracking Russian vessels as they passed through UK waters, it has emerged.The “intense” 72-hour operation took place last week, with radars used to monitor four ships that made their way from the North Sea through to the Channel. Continue reading...
Deadly strike on Kyiv warehouse prompts evacuations
Ukraine correspondent Dan Johnson reports from Kyiv after the deadly strike, which authorities said killed more than 30 people.
COP17 in Mongolia wraps up with 1.3 billion dollars of Green Investment Pledge
Countries signatories of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification agree with banks and private investors on financing scores of projects in 23 countries across 5 continents.
Korea divided: A sister’s long wait and a defector’s bid to save his mother
An elderly South Korean waits to see a brother in the North one last time, while a North Korean defector risks it all.
Russian drone strike on Kyiv warehouse storing weapons kills at least 37
Attack on depot owned by Ukraine military causes detonations and huge fire, damaging residential buildingsAt least 37 people have been killed after a Russian drone struck a warehouse near Kyiv’s western suburbs that was storing “explosive objects”.The attack damaged at least 50 residential buildings, including a care home for elderly and disabled people, and sparked a huge fire and explosions in t...
Ex-White House teleprompter operator fined $172,000 for Trump speech bets
Commodity Futures Trading Commission said Gabriel Perez wagered on Kalshi about words president used in speechesA White House teleprompter operator who left his post amid accusations that he used inside knowledge to make bets on Donald Trump’s speeches on an online prediction market has been fined $172,000, according to federal regulators.Gabriel Perez exploited “material, nonpublic information” t...
Mladic died a happy man. He won
He fought for fascism to triumph. And it did.