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Bertrice Pompe was born in Diego Garcia, situated in the Indian Ocean halfway between Tanzania and Indonesia, in 1971, making her one of the last Chagossians to enter the world on an island that her family would soon be forced to leave. “Some families, like brothers, sisters, were separated,” she said. “Some went to the Seychelles, some to Mauritius … close family, brothers, sister, mother, father...
Explosives used to move a large rock and let more water flow to cool nuclear power plantMore must be done to strengthen the European Union’s borders at critical points, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen told Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez in a letter.In the carefully-calibrated letter, first reported by Reuters and a number of Spanish media, von der Leyen was quoted as ...
Record-low Danube water levels have forced Hungary's Paks nuclear plant into partial shutdown, cutting output as demand surges. Former governing party Fidesz is seizing on the outage to question the still-new government's competence.
A new ranking has named the world’s most attractive cities for 2026, with American and Asian destinations taking the lead for being globally recognisable and offering distinct visitor experiences.
Former leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with an representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross on August 3rd. The 81-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner was taken into detention in early 2021, when a military coup ousted her elected civilian government. Since then, her location and condition have been largely unknown to international officials and the public.
Tributes paid across industry to provocative journalist who died after short illnessWriter and broadcaster Rod Liddle, a prominent columnist for the Sunday Times and the Sun, has died after a short illness.Liddle, whose provocative style attracted both praise and criticism, also wrote for the Spectator magazine and earlier in his career edited BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. He was 66. Continue rea...
A Swiss geologist and a local miner were killed in the Central African Republic, north of Bangui, according to the local public prosecutor's office
A court case has opened challenging South Africa’s new law that allows the government to seize private land
Opposition politician Boris Nadezhdin, a critic of the war in Ukraine, has left Russia after crackdown that barred him from running in this year's parliamentary election
Kremlin critic and anti-war politician Boris Nadezhdin – who openly criticised President Vladimir Putin and Moscow's Ukraine offensive – said Monday he had fled Russia for Paris. Nadezhdin was recently detained outside Moscow and blocked from running for parliament. Russia's clampdown on dissent has left most critics in jail, in exile or dead.
Defence giants Lockheed and Northrop see billion-dollar deals as Pentagon accelerates missile arsenal production
U.S. President Donald Trump said new talks to wind down the war in Iran will start on August 3, after announcing he is holding off on new massive strikes he had threatened to unleash on the country. This is not a one-time occurrence: Trump has regularly announced ongoing talks after threatening agressive strikes on Iran. But this time, Iran seems to not have given into the strategy. FRANCE 24's Ke...
Hungary and Romania face energy crisis as record-low river levels force atomic power plants to reduce outputEurope live – latest updatesRomanian naval forces carried out a controlled explosion to help redirect vital cooling water from the drought-hit Danube to the country’s last working nuclear reactor, as neighbouring Hungary said it may be able to eke out two more days of power from its only a...
Republican senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis say that formal order withdrawing ‘anti-weaponization fund’ has addressed their concernsBlanche formally rescinds Trump’s $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponization fund’Sign up for the US Breaking News emailOn Tuesday, we’ll bring you the latest from Michigan where voters will head to the polls for competitive primaries in Senate and House races.The most closely wa...
Low water levels in the Rhine, Danube and Po have curtailed the transport of goods and reduced electricity output.
It comes amid soaring temperatures across Europe, as the continent grapples with yet another heatwave.
It is believed that 30 to 40% of the 50 remains so far discovered at the site were children.
Trump claims Chevron's success stems from his policies, calling for urgent reductions in US fuel prices for consumers.
Beijing has signalled the start of the summer break for China’s political elite with the announcement of retreats at the seaside resort of Beidaihe. State news agency Xinhua reported on Monday that Cai Qi, the man often referred to as President Xi Jinping’s “chief of staff”, “extended sincere greetings” to various academics and scientists invited to the resort about 300km (186 miles) east of Beiji...
Mauricio Pochettino inks a four-year head coach extension after Team USA finished in the last-16 at World Cup 2026.
Exchange of fire intensifies as the war, now in its fifth year, shows no signs of slowing down.
Exchange of fire intensifies as the war, now in its fifth year, shows no signs of slowing down.
Exchange of fire intensifies as the war, now in its fifth year, shows no signs of slowing down.
FIFA boss Gianni Infantino turned to Donald Trump to save his job amid revolt against World Cup privatisation plan.
FIFA boss Gianni Infantino turned to Donald Trump to save his job amid revolt to World Cup privatisation plan.
While Iran denies that talks with the US are taking place, it is currently in negotiations with Oman over Strait of Hormuz access.
The Fotocasa Property Index puts the average price of existing homes in Spain at €3,154 per square metre in July, 16.2% higher than a year ago. All 17 regions report annual rises, led by Murcia, Cantabria and the Valencia region.
Police credited Jordan Salinas with limiting number of victims in attack on restaurant in Twin Falls, IdahoA healthcare worker returning fire on a 24-year-old gunman who killed three people and wounded several others an In-N-Out Burger in Twin Falls, Idaho, has said his impulse to confront the attacker was “automatic” and “mechanical”.That description from 35-year-old Jordan Salinas came in an int...
The Hilltop Youth is a radical religious Zionist group devoted to seizing Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank.
