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PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, July 15: French papers weep, while the Spanish press celebrates the World Cup semi-final. Also in France, papers discuss the assisted dying bill that will be voted on today. Finally: are cigarettes back in vogue?
The European Union and Britain targeted Russia Monday with coordinated sanctions over cyber attacks in Europe, accusing Moscow's FSB intelligence agency over involvement in digital strikes. Russia in response slammed the accusations as "baseless".
Ukraine's parliament accepted the resignation on Tuesday of Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, who stepped down after just a year in office at the request of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, in a reshuffle for which he has offered little explanation. The motion to accept the 40-year-old economist's resignation passed in parliament, although some lawmakers expressed unease about such an abrupt chan...
After closing the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran on Wednesday threatened to shut additional energy export routes including the Bab el-Mandeb gateway to the Red Sea, a major global shipping route through which Saudi Arabia exports its oil. The warning comes after the US launched a fresh round of strikes on Iran.
After closing the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran on Wednesday threatened to shut additional energy export routes including the Bab el-Mandeb gateway to the Red Sea, a major global shipping route through which Saudi Arabia exports its oil. The warning comes after the US launched a fresh round of strikes on Iran.
Lebanon and Israel resumed talks on Tuesday in the Italian capital, with Beirut hoping for progress towards securing an Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon under a US-brokered agreement, although expectations for swift progress were low.
Days of retaliatory strikes across the Middle East by Iran show that American claims to have largely knocked out Tehran’s military capabilities in the initial phase of the war are false, says France 24’s Kethevane Gorjestani, with Iran still clearly possessing the means “to create chaos in the region”.
Two fires that have burned just over 2,000 hectares since Sunday in the Fontainebleau Forest south of Paris, have been "contained", even though they are not extinguished, the local prefect said Tuesday evening. Two people have been arrested on suspicion of having started the fire with one of them, a volunteer firefighter, confessing that he had set fire to twigs with matches and gasoline. France 2...
In this edition, arts24 decamps to the south of France for a special show from the world-renowned Avignon theatre festival as it celebrates its 80th edition. Korean is this year’s guest language at the event, offering audiences an insight into drama, dance and literary work from Korean artists. We also check out Julien Gosselin’s high-tech, literary exploration of evil in ‘Maldoror’, on stage at t...
Ukraine and the European Union have signed a "drone deal" to combine Kyiv's expertise with Europe's industrial capacity in order to boost production, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Wednesday. Her visit comes as Russian strikes killed six people and wounded at least 20 across Ukraine, according to regional authorities.
Russia carried out a strike on the port city of Odesa in Ukraine that killed three, a local official reported on Wednesday, as European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrived in Kyiv to announce new defence initiatives. Overnight, Ukraine also said it struck 20 Russian vessels in the Black Sea, including gas tankers.
France’s National Assembly is set to give final approval Wednesday to a bill allowing adults with incurable illnesses to receive lethal medication, the culmination of years of debate over end-of-life care.
France was on Wednesday set to move closer to joining the ranks of countries that guarantee the right to assisted dying, after the long journey to adoption of a controversial bill championed by President Emmanuel Macron.
Spain’s defensive prowess and swagger were just too much for an attacking trio led by France great Kylian Mbappé, and just enough to get the 2010 champions into another World Cup final. Spain will play on Sunday against the winner between reigning champion Argentina and England on Wednesday. France will play in the third-place match on Saturday. FRANCE 24's Selina Sykes reports from the Dallas st...
The French team were defeated by Spain (2–0) in the World Cup semi-final. France’s dream of reaching a third consecutive final – a feat achieved by only two other nations before them – has come to an end.
Economic reports on Wednesday found that Chinese growth has sunk to the slowest pace in over three years. Despite benefitting from the global AI boom, the country has not managed to offset the slump due to a struggling property sector, drop in domestic spending and trade disruptions caused by the war in Iran.
China's economy grew at its weakest pace in more than three years during the second quarter, data showed Wednesday, missing expectations even as strong exports driven by the global AI boom helped offset trade disruptions caused by the Middle East war.
The US military on Wednesday launched a fresh "wave of strikes" on Iran, CENTCOM announced. News of the strikes came after an Iranian government spokesperson said more than 30 civilians were killed in US air strikes targeting the country’s southern region in “recent days”. Tehran was quick to retaliate with Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain all reporting attacks.Follow our liveblog for the latest updates...
An Iranian government spokesperson on Wednesday said more than 30 civilians were killed in US air strikes targeting the country’s southern region in “recent days”. Tehran was quick to retaliate with Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain all reporting attacks. The strike exchanges come as the US naval blockade on Iranian ports resumed. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
An Iranian government spokesperson on Wednesday said more than 30 civilians were killed in US air strikes targeting the country’s southern region in “recent days”. Tehran was quick to retaliate with Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain all reporting attacks. The strike exchanges come as the US naval blockade on Iranian ports resumed. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
The United States launched strikes against Iran on Wednesday, with bombings reported in Bandar Abbas, on the island of Qeshm and in the city of Ahvaz. Tehran was quick to retaliate, with Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain all reporting attacks. These strike exchanges come alongside the resumption of the US naval blockade on Iranian ports. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
During the France-Spain semi-final, many supporters at the FIFA fan zone in Dallas were wearing jerseys from nations that got eliminated earlier in the competition. We went to ask them which team they were supporting now.
Book publishers sued Google on Tuesday, accusing the tech giant of illegally using copyrighted works to train its artificial intelligence models and generate content that competes with human authors. The lawsuit marks the latest legal battle over how AI developers use books and other creative works to build their systems.
“We’ve given the French a proper trashing.” In Dallas, Spanish fans were delighted, whilst French fans were disappointed, following Spain’s 2-0 victory over France in the World Cup semi-final.
Spain have just won their World Cup semi-final against France. In the FIFA fan zone in Dallas, Spanish supporters celebrated this 2-0 victory.
Didier Deschamps' France were hot favourites to lift the famous golden trophy after a string of breathtaking attacking displays at the World Cup. But they met their match in the semi-finals when faced with slick European champions Spain, who outplayed and outsmarted Les Bleus to deny them a third consecutive final.
The World Health Organization launched the first clinical trial on Tuesday to test whether an antiviral drug can prevent infection in people exposed to the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as the outbreak continues to outpace response efforts and spread beyond known chains of transmission.
France coach Didier Deschamps said his players were left "devastated" by their World Cup semi-final defeat to Spain on Tuesday before aiming a barb at match referee Ivan Barton from El Salvador.
