Congo's Ebola outbreak kills more than 1,000 people
The World Health Organization has said that the true scale of the outbreak could be two to four times larger than official figures indicate.
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愛知 大治町 住宅全焼 焼け跡から2人の遺体 夫婦と連絡取れず
22日夕方、愛知県大治町で住宅が全焼する火事があり、焼け跡から2人の遺体が見つかりました。この家に住んでいた高齢の夫婦と連絡が取れなくなっていて、警察は遺体の身元の確認を進めています。
Iran warns of ‘eye for an eye’ response if US follows through on Trump’s threats to destroy infrastructure – Middle East crisis live
US president vows to destroy an Iranian bridge or power plant for each strait of Hormuz attack; Iran’s military says it will stop Gulf oil flow and target regional infrastructure if US acts on threats, state tv reports The Jordanian army said it intercepted four Iranian missiles on Wednesday with two additional missile falling in an open area, AFP reports.The two missiles that the army did not int...
Election deniers win Republican primaries in Arizona
Andy Biggs wins nomination to challenge Katie Hobbs as Alex Kolodin won party’s primary for secretary of stateDonald Trump-backed candidates in Arizona prevailed in key primary contests on Tuesday, setting up a fall campaign that will test whether Republicans can reverse some of their recent losses in the presidential battleground state.Andy Biggs, the hard-right congressman endorsed by Donald Tru...
'Mykhailo Fedorov was fired for his successes in fighting corruption in the defense sector'
François Picard is pleased to welcome Daria Kaleniuk, Executive Director of the Anti-corruption Action Centre. Ukraine's wartime challenge is no longer only military, but institutional. Ms. Kaleniuk contends that battlefield success and democratic resilience are inseparable from deep reform of the defence establishment. While welcoming President Zelensky's replacement of the commander-in-chief wit...
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EU gives conditional green light to Paramount's Warner Bros. Discovery deal
Paramount's bid still faces hurdles across the Atlantic after a federal judge in California ordered the companies to temporarily pause their merger this week.
熊本 合志 公務執行妨害疑いの容疑者に警察官が発砲
22日、熊本県合志市のコンビニエンスストアで通報を受けて駆けつけた警察官に包丁を突きつけたとして、21歳の男の容疑者が公務執行妨害の疑いでその場で逮捕されました。その際、警察官が発砲した拳銃の弾が容疑者に当たり、病院に搬送されましたが、命に別状はないということです。
US trade chief defends tariffs as Democrats say Trump ‘in denial’ over price hikes
Jamieson Greer denies tariffs have pushed up prices during grilling from lawmakers over cost-of-living concernsDonald Trump’s chief trade official denied the president’s sweeping tariffs have increased prices for US families, as lawmakers challenged him over cost-of-living concerns across much of the country.US inflation surged to a three-year high earlier this year. During a heated exchange befor...
全仏オープン優勝の元プロテニス選手 詐欺の疑いで逮捕
テニスの全仏オープン混合ダブルスで優勝の経験がある元プロテニス選手がSNSを使った特殊詐欺事件に関連して女性から現金30万円をだまし取ったとして、詐欺の疑いで高知県警に逮捕されました。調べに対し容疑を否認しているということです。
Adolf Hitler’s birthplace in Austria is now officially a police station
Adolf Hitler was born on 20 April 1889 in a rented apartment in the building and spent the early weeks of his life there before his family relocated to Passau in southern Germany.
Scientists found a 2,865-pound predator from before dinosaurs ruled Earth
In an exciting collaboration, over 2,000 public volunteers are meticulously cleaning a colossal 1,300-kilogram fossilized skeleton of a Mastodonsaurus, an ancient amphibian that roamed the Earth 240 million years ago. Armed with specialized tools and ultraviolet light, these dedicated individuals are uncovering the mysteries of our planet's history. The spectacular skeleton is expected to be on di...
Sex trafficking in fashion: 'Outrageous that French legal system hasn't done anything by now'
François Picard is pleased to welcome Dana Thomas, Paris-based journalist, specialising in fashion and culture, and author of "Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster". For decades, allegations of sexual exploitation in the fashion industry, spanning the globe, have resurfaced, often surrounding powerful figures whose deaths have complicated any semblance of accountability. In the wake of Daniel Siad's...
Sex trafficking in fashion: 'Outrageous that French legal system hasn't done anything by now'
François Picard is pleased to welcome Dana Thomas, Paris-based journalist, specialising in fashion and culture, and author of "Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster". For decades, allegations of sexual exploitation in the fashion industry, spanning the globe, have resurfaced, often surrounding powerful figures whose deaths have complicated judicial accountability. In the wake of Daniel Siad's sudden ...
Trump tech official accuses China’s Moonshot AI of stealing from Anthropic
The Trump administration has accused Chinese start-up Moonshot AI of covertly extracting capabilities from leading US artificial intelligence models and obtaining restricted Nvidia chips abroad, escalating Washington’s scrutiny of the company following the release of its powerful Kimi K3 model. Michael Kratsios, the White House science and technology adviser, alleged on Wednesday that the Beijing-...
Tropical storm Bertha makes landfall in Louisiana with 45mph winds
In Kentucky and West Virginia, rescuers freed trapped residents as states face catastrophic floods and damageTropical storm Bertha made landfall in St Bernard parish, on the Gulf coast south-east of New Orleans, Louisiana, on Wednesday afternoon, the US national hurricane center said.The Miami-based forecaster added that maximum sustained winds were estimated to be 45mph (75km/h) with hi...
Iran’s military reportedly warns of expanded war after Trump’s threats to destroy nation’s infrastructure – Middle East crisis live
US president vows to destroy an Iranian bridge or power plant for each strait of Hormuz attack; Iran’s military says it will stop Gulf oil flow and target regional infrastructure if US acts on threats, state tv reports The Jordanian army said it intercepted four Iranian missiles on Wednesday with two additional missile falling in an open area, AFP reports.The two missiles that the army did not int...
Paramount’s £80bn takeover of Warner Brothers a step closer after EU approval
European Commission says Paramount Skydance’s decision to end Universal venture addresses merger concernsParamount Skydance’s £80bn takeover of Warner Brothers took a step closer to being realised after it won conditional approval from the European Union.The European Commission said Paramount’s offer to end a film distribution joint venture with Universal Pictures addressed its concerns over th...
Exclusive: In Syria's Kurdish-majority city Kobane, postwar integration efforts get under way
Northern Syria’s Kobane, or Ayn al-Arab, was a flashpoint city during the Kurdish fight against the Islamic State (IS) group nearly a decade ago. Today, it’s at the heart of the Syrian government’s bid to integrate the northern Kurdish majority region and their fighters. FRANCE 24’s Wassim Nasr had a rare opportunity to witness the integration process.
Burnham stirs up political row with review of release plans for violent criminals
PM says he wants to ensure ‘everything has been looked at’ amid outrage at policy from family of PC Andrew HarperAndy Burnham is immersed in a deepening political row after ordering a review of plans for the early release of thousands of killers, rapists and sex offenders from prison in September.After the family of PC Andrew Harper expressed outrage that his killers may be eligible for release, t...
Water cannon deployed at India education system protests
Indian police deployed water cannons in Raipur at student protests demanding the resignation of the education minister.
Key takeaways from Khalil al-Hayya’s first speech as Hamas leader
The newly appointed leader says Hamas would work to help the people of Gaza and achieve a united Palestinian state.
Oil prices spike, global stock markets mixed as Iran war escalates
The U.S. stock market is drifting in mixed trading Wednesday, while oil prices climb another 3 per cent as fighting continues in the war with Iran.
Trump attends dignified transfer of 4 service members killed in Iran attacks
The president has attended two previous dignified transfers since the war began; this is the first since he declared the ceasefire over.
Trump attends dignified transfer of 4 service members killed in Iran attacks since the ceasefire ended
President Donald Trump on Wednesday attended the dignified transfer of the remains of four service members killed in Iranian attacks this month after hostilities ramped up following the collapse of the ceasefire.
Death toll from blast at Indian hydroelectric project rises to 20 people
Rescuers say flooding and toxic gas in the collapsed tunnel make it unlikely any remaining trapped workers survived.
Ebola outbreak in Congo has killed over 1,000 at a record rate: officials
The head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said 1,031 deaths have been confirmed from the fast-spreading and incurable Bundibugyo virus behind the outbreak.
Why the US may stop collecting workplace race and gender data
A newly proposed change would eliminate annual workplace demographic reporting used to monitor discrimination trends.
China’s cyberscam crackdown pushed syndicates to target Americans, analysts say
Criminal syndicates increasingly turned from targeting Chinese nationals to Americans after Beijing’s 2023 crackdown on online scams in Southeast Asia, analysts said on Wednesday, triggering a global game of “whack-a-mole”. “China has a huge advantage and a head start in terms of trying to protect its own citizens from scams compared to the US,” said Sue-Lin Wong, who hosts the Scam Inc. podcast, ...
Daniel Siad, modelling scout with links to Epstein found dead in France
A French modelling scout with close ties to convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has been found dead at his home outside Paris, prosecutors and his lawyer said on Wednesday. Under investigation in France, Daniel Siad, 69, was one of several French men accused of aiding the US financier to traffic and abuse women. Siad had not yet been questioned by investigators, but had denied the allegation...
Daniel Siad, French modelling scout with links to Epstein found dead
A French modelling scout with close ties to convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has been found dead at his home outside Paris, prosecutors and his lawyer said on Wednesday. Under investigation in France, Daniel Siad, 69, was one of several French men accused of aiding the US financier to traffic and abuse women. Siad had not yet been questioned by investigators, but had denied the allegation...