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French President Emmanuel Macron will address the nation at 8pm this evening following Saturday's demonstrations which saw more than 1,800 people arrested alongside peaceful marches. US President Donald Trump weighed in on the events, saying "France is burning" via his social media platform Truth Social. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
US President Donald Trump said "France is burning" on Sunday via his social media platform Truth Social after demonstrations swept across the country over the weekend. France’s Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said that police had arrested more than 1,800 people as outbursts of arson and looting broke out on the margins of peaceful marches. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Roughly 1,500 shops and retailers were damaged during the demonstrations that swept France on the weekend, many of them looted, the head of the Retail and Trade Federation said Sunday. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said that police had arrested more than 1,800 people as outbursts of arson and looting broke out on the margins of peaceful marches. Follow out liveblog for the latest updates.
Police arrested more than 1,800 during the nationwide demonstrations that swept France Saturday, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said Sunday. Violent clashes with police and outbursts of arson and looting broke out on the margins of peaceful marches that brought hundreds of thousands of people into the street. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
A demonstrator died from cardiorespiratory arrest during Saturday's protests in Paris, police said Sunday, stressing that the death was not connected to police action or to the clashes that broke out on the margins of the mass demonstrations across the capital. The city's police prefecture said they had detained a "record figure" of 855 people in the capital during the demonstrations. Follow our l...
Police in Paris said Sunday they had detained a "record figure" of 855 people in the capital during the demonstrations that swept France the day before. The police prefecture added that 13 police officers and gendarmes had been injured during the clashes that broke out on the margins of the mass demonstrations. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments.
US Vice President JD Vance blamed immigration for violence during protests in France on Saturday, sharing footage of a city hall on fire and warning Americans that congressional Democrats sought a similar future for the United States. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Tokyo’s implementation of a rule that requires all property buyers to declare their nationality is raising concerns among investors, according to analysts. Japan’s shift from an ultra-loose monetary policy to gradual normalisation of its interest rates was also likely to force investors to reconsider whether real estate assets were still attractive, they added. “Japan has had a really strong run f...
Violent clashes, fires, and looting have marred demonstrations across France as hundreds of thousands protest rising living costs and poor school conditions
Incident at CFB Wainwright base in Alberta caused a ‘major fire’ that is spreading to the nearby town because of strong windsPeople have been killed and injured after an incident at one of Canada’s busiest military training bases in Alberta caused a large fire, Canada’s defence minister said Saturday.“I’m saddened to share that there have been both fatalities and injuries as a result of an inciden...
A new wave of nationwide protests is hitting France as grievances expand beyond student concerns to encompass inequality and affordability.
Canada’s defense minister says that people have been killed and injured in an incident at a military base in Alberta that caused a major fire
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Saturday that President Donald Trump’s decision to waive sanctions and tariffs on Russia would last 60 days, as the move drew bipartisan criticism and raised fears in Ukraine that Washington could ease further restrictions on Moscow.
President Trump waived virtually all new Russia sanctions he had signed as strikes against Ukraine continue, drawing backlash. Ramy Inocencio has more.
Pope Leo was discharged from a Rome hospital ahead of schedule on Saturday following the lung surgery that led to a cancer diagnosis. Chris Livesay has the story.
Canada's defense minister said Saturday that people were killed and injured in an incident at a military base in Alberta that caused a major fire.
Some of 16 survivors treated for suspected shark bites, US coastguard says.
Kabila’s move raises new questions about the war in eastern Congo and prospects for peace.
Flames that killed four Canadian soldiers and left 19 people in critical condition began with a smouldering grass fire that quickly grew in an Alberta base’s training area where personnel were carrying out exercises, officials said on Sunday. Officials said 39 people were in hospitals as a result of the fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, which Prime Minister Mark Carney described as one of ...
A fire at an Alberta military base that killed at least four people and seriously injured dozens started with a smouldering grass fire that was whipped into a wall of flames by high winds, Canada’s Globe and Mail newspaper reported on Sunday. The fire then engulfed Canadian Armed Forces members at a firing range, the newspaper said, citing internal military communications. The Canadian government...
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Sunday that four service members were killed and dozens more seriously injured in a devastating fire at a military base in Alberta, describing it as one of the worst peacetime tragedies for Canada’s military on domestic soil. Carney said the families of those killed had been notified and that the situation was still evolving. The base, one of Canada’s la...
At least seven people died in a major fire this weekend at a Canadian military base in Alberta, CBC News reported on Sunday. Canadian authorities said there were deaths and injuries at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright but they have not released any casualty figures. CBC, the government-funded national broadcaster, cited unnamed sources for the death toll. The base, one of Canada’s largest, is a...
Canada’s defence minister said on Saturday that people were killed and injured in an incident at a military base in Alberta that caused a major fire. “I’m saddened to share that there have been both fatalities and injuries as a result of an incident on the base,” Defence Minister David McGuinty said. McGuinty did not provide casualty figures or details about what caused the incident. He said the R...
Palau authorities are investigating an alleged underwater attack by a South Korean divemaster on Taiwanese musician Devon Song and his Bangladeshi divemaster. Song, a member of the music group Nan Quan Mama, posted on social media that he and his divemaster, Sobuj Patwary, were attacked by a South Korean divemaster known as “Romeo”. Song said they were diving at Siaes Corner, a popular site west o...
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Saturday that a “serious incident” caused a major fire at a military base in Alberta. “A serious incident creating a major fire has occurred at CFB Wainwright, in Alberta,” Carney said in a social media post. “Our thoughts are with all the brave women and men affected,” he said. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith described the fire as “significant and tragic...
Palau authorities are investigating an alleged underwater attack by a South Korean divemaster on Taiwanese musician Devon Song and his Bangladeshi divemaster. Song, a member of the music group Nan Quan Mama, posted on social media that he and his divemaster, Sobuj Patwary, were attacked by a South Korean divemaster known as “Romeo”. Song said they were diving at Siaes Corner, a popular site west o...
Hong Kong social worker Mark Cheung Kai-yuen is working to make dental care more accessible for cancer survivors, people with disabilities and children with special needs who often struggle to find suitable clinics. Through Smile Again, the social enterprise he co-founded with dentist Dr Ho Kwun-yin, Cheung has adapted both the facility and the way care is delivered, with wheelchair-friendly facil...
Stored in a climate-controlled environment within what is commonly known as the “Fort Knox of Singapore” rests the skull of a triceratops which once roamed the earth 66 million years ago. The jagged edges of its frill and horns are largely intact, and according to its owner, Chaw Wei Yang, 26, it is one of the most complete triceratops skull fossils ever found. Chaw, who runs Fine Art Storage Serv...
