Venezuela: Two months after the quake, 12,500 people still live in temporary camps
France 24

Venezuela: Two months after the quake, 12,500 people still live in temporary camps

Two months after two earthquakes struck Venezuela, more than 12,500 people are still living in temporary camps in La Guaira. Many survivors are still struggling to come to terms with the loss of loved ones and their homes. They have been forced to adapt to precarious living conditions, exposed to the elements, with little access to medical care and humanitarian aid. France 24 reporters Herminia Fe...

Why is Saudi Arabia spending billions to become a global Esports power?
France 24

Why is Saudi Arabia spending billions to become a global Esports power?

Saudi Arabia is betting big on the global gaming industry. It's already gobbled up Electronic Arts in a $55 billion deal and the flagship Esports World Cup is now being held outside the country -- in Paris -- for the first time. This is part of efforts to diversify away from its oil and gas driven economy.

Why Saudi Arabia is spending billions to become a global Esports power?
France 24

Why Saudi Arabia is spending billions to become a global Esports power?

Saudi Arabia is betting big on the global gaming industry. It's already gobbled up Electronic Arts in a $55 billion deal and the flagship Esports World Cup is now being held outside the country -- in Paris -- for the first time. This is part of efforts to diversify away from its oil and gas driven economy.

Israeli strikes kill three, including child, in Gaza Strip

Israeli strikes kill three, including child, in Gaza Strip

France 24

Israeli strikes in the central Gaza Strip killed three people, including a child, on Sunday, according to rescuers. The strikes came two days after a Palestinian teenager was killed by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank following a rock-throwing incident. 

Middle East live: Israeli strikes kill three, including child, in Gaza Strip

Middle East live: Israeli strikes kill three, including child, in Gaza Strip

France 24

Israeli strikes in the central Gaza Strip killed three people, including a child, on Sunday, according to rescuers. The strikes came two days after a Palestinian teenager was killed by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank following a rock-throwing incident. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

Middle East live: Iran's president says country facing 'many problems' as US sanctions loom

Middle East live: Iran's president says country facing 'many problems' as US sanctions loom

France 24

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday said that his country was facing "many problems" and that authorities were striving "to overcome inflation, livelihood problems, unemployment, and to secure the future of the people". His comments came after the US vowed last week to bring about the "collapse" of the regime through a newly announced sanctions campaign. Follow our liveblog fot the lates...

Iran-linked hackers blamed for cyber-attack that shut down UK power plant

Iran-linked hackers blamed for cyber-attack that shut down UK power plant

The Guardian

Incident marks apparent escalation by Tehran in its in retaliation against UK over allowing US to use British basesHackers linked to Iran have been blamed for a cyber-attack that caused a British power plant to be temporarily shut down.The incident involved a small-scale energy generator, according to the UK government and at no point was there there risk to the wider energy system. Continue readi...

Ukraine: Zelensky asks for more Patriot interceptors as civilian deaths hit highest level since 2022

Ukraine: Zelensky asks for more Patriot interceptors as civilian deaths hit highest level since 2022

France 24

Kryvyi Rih is still digging through the wreckage. The Russian strike on a shopping centre there, in President Zelensky's own hometown, has now claimed at least sixteen lives, with several people still unaccounted for. It has added urgency to the request Zelensky has been making for months: he needs Patriot interceptors as the threat of winter looms. Camille Knight has more.

Pakistan power crisis: Karachi residents riot amid outages lasting hours, block major roads

Pakistan power crisis: Karachi residents riot amid outages lasting hours, block major roads

Times of India

Residents of Karachi voiced their frustrations over persistent power outages by staging protests that blocked major thoroughfares. These demonstrations, which unfolded in various neighborhoods, led to significant traffic disruptions. Many participants reported enduring daily power cuts that lasted twelve hours or longer, with no prior notice. The ongoing electricity crisis worsened issues with wat...

South Korea tests Arctic route with a first container shipped to Europe

South Korea tests Arctic route with a first container shipped to Europe

France 24

Reaching Europe from Asia via the Arctic is nothing new... Russia and China have used this route for years. But yesterday, South Korea sent its first container ship along this path to avoid the traffic blockade in the Middle East. Experts warn the shift could further accelerate the melting of polar ice.

US-Canada trade dispute escalates after Carney announces retaliatory tariffs

US-Canada trade dispute escalates after Carney announces retaliatory tariffs

France 24

Canada and the US were closing in on a trade deal earlier this week until the negotiations fell apart. Both sides blame each other for last-minute changes to the terms. Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced retaliatory tariffs on the United States after Washington imposed a 50 percent levy on 20-billion-dollars worth of Canadian goods. On Saturday, he addressed the nation for the first...

Iran escalates threats as US pushes economic isolation

Iran escalates threats as US pushes economic isolation

France 24

Tensions between Iran and the United States continue to escalate. Tehran is threatening to regard as enemies any countries that join the US sanctions, in response to Washington’s calls to isolate its economy. A press conference is scheduled for Monday to outline the US strategy. Story by Camille Corcoran.

People’s Daily defends China’s economic resilience, says annual targets will be met

People’s Daily defends China’s economic resilience, says annual targets will be met

SCMP

The flagship newspaper of China’s ruling Communist Party has run back-to-back commentaries defending the resilience of the world’s second-largest economy, saying domestic risks were being contained while China continued to provide greater stability to the global economy. The People’s Daily commentaries, published on Saturday and Sunday, came as weak domestic demand and persistent imbalances weighe...

‘The line’s running half-empty’: Llanwern steelworks feels the heat from cheap steel imports

‘The line’s running half-empty’: Llanwern steelworks feels the heat from cheap steel imports

The Guardian

New quotas to protect UK firms and jobs appear to be having opposite effect in products such as galvanised steelAt Tata Steel’s factory in Llanwern, south Wales, production lines that should be running full-time are now falling quiet for parts of the day, with workers being put on to maintenance and cleaning work while machines sit idle.There aren’t enough orders to keep them running all the time,...

How Texas turned an abandoned golf course into five lakes to control flood

How Texas turned an abandoned golf course into five lakes to control flood

Times of India

Exploration Green in Clear Lake City, Texas, transformed a former golf course into a 200-acre green space with stormwater detention lakes, wetlands and recreation areas. The project was created to help reduce flooding in the community, with its five planned detention lakes capable of storing 500 million gallons of water.

‘These were brave officers’: tributes paid to police among seven killed in A66 crash

‘These were brave officers’: tributes paid to police among seven killed in A66 crash

The Guardian

Redcar MP says Teesside community is ‘reeling’ as PM offers condolences and asks public to avoid speculationTributes are being paid to two police officers who died on Teesside when a car travelling the wrong way along the A66 crashed head-on into their vehicle, also killing five young men.PC Matthew Blades, 37, and PC Tom Clough, 38, were killed when the marked armed response vehicle they were in ...