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Fast-moving wildfires in the southern French region of the Var have pushed many people from their homes. Over 600 firefighters have been used to try contain the blaze. It comes as temperatures surge past 40 degrees celsius, with an orange heatwave alert issued for Monday, July 20th.
Russian strikes on the Odesa region have killed 28 people in July alone, local authorities say.
Maria Luís Albuquerque, commissioner for Financial Services, believes the European Union's banking sector needs a "change in mindset". She says the EU should be willing to take greater risks while preserving financial stability.
The Revolutionary Guard told Ayatollah Khamenei it regarded his message as "a binding command," as Iran's foreign ministry said diplomacy remained open and mediators sought a 10-day ceasefire to revive the framework deal.
Hamas on Monday named Khalil al-Hayya, one of the founding members of the Palestinian militant group, as its new leader. Hayya is seen as a respected and pragmatic Hamas veteran “who doesn’t get carried away easily”. Last year, he survived an Israeli attack in Doha targeting the Hamas leadership which left several people dead, including one of his sons.
For months, veteran Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya spearheaded the group's indirect ceasefire negotiations with arch-foe Israel in an effort to halt the war in Gaza.
The number of extreme weather events is on the rise, and some states are taking advantage of these climate crises to spread disinformation. A report by France's Institute for International and Strategic Affairs (IRIS) says that climate disinformation has become a “tool for destabilisation”.
The Palestinian armed group's Qatar-based chief negotiator replaces Yahya Sinwar, who was killed by Israeli forces in Gaza in 2024.
Youth-led group calls on education minister to quit in one of India’s largest anti-government rallies in yearsTens of thousands of protesters have defied police orders and descended on Delhi to demand the resignation of India’s education minister in one of the largest anti-government demonstrations in years.A huge crowd, largely made up of students and gen Z-ers, filled the streets in the heart of...
Proposed reforms to the bloc’s emissions trading system (ETS) have been described as a “gift to polluters”.
The 51st edition of the Canadian festival will also feature world premieres starring Taron Egerton, Amanda Seyfried and Chase InfinitiWorld premieres of films led by Helen Mirren, Seth Rogen and Chris Rock lead the lineup for this year’s Toronto film festival.The September festival, taking place after the Venice film festival, has previously seen the premieres of Oscar-winning movies such as Green...
Lawmakers weakened community air monitoring as industry pushed back against greater scrutinyKimbrelle Kyereh lives just a few hundred feet from the massive chemical storage tanks in St Rose, in south-eastern Louisiana. Oily fumes sometimes drift into her home, bringing headaches, nausea and insomnia. On one such night, she grabbed her son at 3am and fled to an all-night Ihop.In 2023, after years o...
As trade tensions with China reach boiling point, EU officials are ramping up engagement with Beijing in search of an off-ramp. Quietly behind the scenes, though, Europe is preparing for a trade war. In Brussels, a steely determination has set in to ensure the bloc’s manufacturing heartlands are not deindustrialised by the “China Shock 2.0”. With some industries already haemorrhaging jobs, the EU’...
Chinese start-up Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 has narrowed the country’s artificial intelligence gap with the US to “a matter of weeks”, fuelling jitters in Silicon Valley over its lead in frontier AI as China doubles down on its open-source strategy. The Beijing-based unicorn released the Kimi K3, a massive 2.8 trillion-parameter large language model, late last week. According to the company, the model ...
The outgoing president has called for protests as he continues to dispute the results of last month's election.
Former Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has become the UK's new prime minister, the seventh in a decade, following Keir Starmer's resignation on July 20. In his first speech, he has vowed to start a ten-year plan for Britain. His government and his first policies will quickly be announced. FRANCE 24's Benedicte Paviot tells us more.
Beijing and Manila have exchanged fresh accusations over a clash in the South China Sea, just as China’s top diplomat is due to attend the Asean foreign ministers’ meeting in the Philippines. On social media late on Monday, the China Coast Guard said that at around 9am that morning as a small Chinese coastguard vessel was patrolling near Second Thomas Shoal, two rubber dinghies were launched “ille...
Drivers in West Midlands say buses ‘unbearable’ during heatwaves, raising employee and passenger safety fearsBus drivers in the West Midlands have spoken out about the “horrendous” working conditions they have experienced during heatwaves, which led to 40C temperatures in their cabs.The UK was hit by high temperatures and dry weather in three successive heatwaves, with temperatures topping 37C las...
Drivers in West Midlands say buses ‘unbearable’ during heatwaves, raising employee and passenger safety fearsBus drivers in the West Midlands have spoken out about the “horrendous” working conditions they have experienced during heatwaves, which led to 40C temperatures in their cabs.The UK was hit by high temperatures and dry weather in three successive heatwaves, in which temperatures topped 37C ...
20日は東日本から西日本を中心に広い範囲で気温が上がり、山梨県では39度を超えるなど内陸部を中心に危険な暑さになりました。21日は埼玉県では40度と命に関わる危険な暑さが予想されるなど、20日よりもさらに気温が上がるところがある見込みです。熱中症に厳重に警戒し、より一層、対策を心がけてください。
20日は東日本から西日本を中心に広い範囲で気温が上がり、山梨県では39度を超えるなど内陸部を中心に危険な暑さになりました。21日は埼玉県では40度と命に関わる危険な暑さが予想されるなど、20日よりもさらに気温が上がるところがある見込みです。熱中症に厳重に警戒し、より一層、対策を心がけてください。
The US launches a ninth night of strikes targeting Iran. Plus, the glorious art deco LA Central Library celebrates 100 yearsGood morning. The US launched a ninth night of strikes targeting Iran early Monday, after announcing the death of another American service member – the third in recent days. Donald Trump said the new attacks were “in honor” of the dead. Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei...
韓国の海洋警察は、島根県の竹島で7月22日に音楽会を開催すると発表しました。
Hundreds of lives are lost each year in Nigeria as a result of boat accidents yet nothing seems to change.
A coalition of victims impacted by terrorism is demanding Iran pay restitution before any funds are returned or unfrozen as part of a peace deal.
Digital inclusion and civil liberties campaigners welcome the U-turn — for different reasons. But some are unhappy.
Thousands gathered across Gaza to watch the World Cup final, with many backing Spain over its support for Palestinians.
