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Higher humidity, cooler temperatures and a forecast for rain raised hopes of relief Thursday for a parched portion of southwestern France engulfed by wildfires that have charred an area four times the size of Paris in recent weeks. Local officials reported a “rather calm" night, with a fire that has not grown beyond the 42,000 hectares already affected. FRANCE 24's Carys Garland reports from Lanto...
The United States military launched "powerful" strikes on Iran on Thursday, in retaliation for Tehran's attacks targeting US bases in Jordan as the Middle East war reignited and again drew in the Islamic republic's proxies. The first strikes after a nearly week-long lull in fighting dashed hopes of a return to negotiations.
Russian strikes killed at least eight people and wounded more than a dozen others across Ukraine, authorities said on Thursday, triggering renewed calls from Kyiv for its allies to send air defence supplies. The overnight attack, which involved 74 missiles and 284 drones according to the air force, also resulted in casualties in the capital Kyiv, and in Poltava.
In this edition of French Connections, Genie Godula and Florence Villeminot continue their tour of Paris with a stop in the 3rd arrondissement. This is the quieter, more local side of the Marais and one of the oldest neighbourhoods in the French capital. It's a place where medieval history rubs shoulders with contemporary creativity. From the Knights Templar to fashion designers, from royal prison...
FIFA President Gianni Infantino wants to open the commercial capital of the World Cup to private investors. International investors, including figures close to US President Donald Trump's family, are reportedly among the potential candidates. The initiative has sparked strong reactions from various confederations and football federations.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino wants to open the commercial capital of the World Cup to private investors. International investors, including figures close to US President Donald Trump's family, are reportedly among the potential candidates. The initiative has sparked strong reactions from various confederations and football federations.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Thursday promised to “punish the aggressor today”, state media reported, following a heavy wave of overnight US air strikes on the Islamic Republic that killed at least three people, one of whom was a two-year-old child. The US military said it had struck dozens of Revolutionary Guard targets across the country, including military command centres and drone facilities...
A US attack killed three people, including a two-year-old child, on Iran's Qeshm island, the Fars news agency reported on Thursday after the US military said it wrapped up a heavy wave of strikes. The US military said the strikes were retaliation for Iranian attacks targeting US military bases in Jordan. Follow our liveblog for all the latest updates.
South Korean pop group BTS said Wednesday they will not enter the Grammys' contest next year in protest of the introduction of a new Asian pop category: Best Asian Pop Music Performance. The new category, introduced alongside four others, is slammed by critics for boxing regional artists into a separate category.
South Korean pop group BTS Wednesday said they will not enter the Grammys' contest next year in protest of the introduction of a new Asian pop category – Best Asian Pop Music Performance. The new category, introduced alongside 4 others, is slammed by critics for boxing regional artists into a separate category.
Global K-pop sensation BTS said Wednesday they will not submit their music for next year's Grammy Awards, after the Recording Academy introduced a new Asian pop category criticised for restricting the success of regional artists.
Vast cosmic collisions over tens of billions of years have shaped our galaxy into the Milky Way that we see in the night sky today. Galactic archaeologist Amina Helma has dedicated her life to unearthing the "cosmic fossils" that help us decipher our galaxy's violent birth – and give us glimpses into its distant future.
Amina Helmi's passion for the Milky Way is clear as soon as one steps into her small office at the University of Groningen, in the north of the Netherlands.
Wildfires raged across Turkey and the Greek island of Crete on Thursday, while firefighters in Spain battled a new blaze near the Portuguese border. In contrast, France's wildfire crisis showed signs of easing, with authorities allowing 84,000 evacuees in the southwest to return to their homes. Follow our liveblog for all the latest updates.
French authorities on Thursday gave the go-ahead for 84,000 evacuees forced out by a massive wildfire in the country’s southwest to return to their homes. More than 220,000 people were forced to flee their homes or holiday accommodation since the blaze broke out. Follow our liveblog for all the latest updates.
There are “almost no flames left” in the wildfire smouldering near Madrid, Spanish authorities said Thursday, adding that the area affected by the fire had not grown for several days. Southern Europe remains on high alert after three firefighters died in Greece and French authorities continue to face a punishing mix of heat, drought and strong winds. Follow our liveblog for all the latest updates.
An uncontained wildfire four times the size of Paris threatened to surge again in southwest France on Wednesday, as three firefighters died in Greece and crews across southern Europe confronted a punishing mix of heat, drought and strong winds. In the forest of Fontainebleau, south of Paris, firefighters were able to contain Wednesday's flare-up. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
An uncontained wildfire four times the size of Paris threatened to surge again in southwest France on Wednesday, as three firefighters died in Greece and crews across southern Europe confronted a punishing mix of heat, drought and strong winds. In the forest of Fontainebleau, south of Paris, firefighters were able to gain the upper ground and contain Wednesday's flare-up. Follow our liveblog for t...
The two-hour operation came in response to Iran’s missile launches targeting American forces in the Middle East, with Washington saying it hit military command centres, drone and missile facilities as well as coastal defence sites.
The renewed US bombardment ended nearly a week of relative calm and dimmed hopes for diplomacy, as the conflict widened with coordinated strikes in Iraq and missile attacks on Jordan.
The FIFA president insisted member associations would not be forced to back the proposed commercial spin-off, as criticism from UEFA, CONCACAF, the Asian Football Confederation and European officials intensified.
Thousands of evacuees were allowed home in Spain after firefighters gained ground against some of the country's worst blazes in decades, but soaring temperatures and new outbreaks in France underscored the broader wildfire emergency unfolding across southern Europe.
French DJ and musician Kavinsky, known for his electronic classic "Nightcall", has been found dead at his home in Paris, prosecutors said on Wednesday. The self-taught pianist, whose real name is Vincent Belorgey, would have turned 51 on Friday.
The assault on a checkpoint in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa comes days after another deadly clash in the volatile border province, where authorities have blamed a growing wave of attacks on militants operating from neighbouring Afghanistan.
The assault in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa comes days after another deadly clash in the volatile border province, where authorities have blamed a growing wave of attacks on militants operating from neighbouring Afghanistan.
Overnight Russian strikes on Ukraine killed at least eight people and wounded more than a dozen more, authorities said Thursday. In a late-night post warning of the Russian attack, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky once again called on Kyiv's allies to supply his country with more air defence systems.
Overnight Russian strikes on Ukraine killed at least eight people and wounded more than a dozen more, authorities said Thursday. In a late-night post warning of the Russian attack, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky once again called on Kyiv's allies to supply his country with more air defence systems.
Russian strikes on Ukraine killed at least eight people and wounded more than a dozen more, according to authorities on Thursday. In a post on X later Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Kyiv's allies to supply his country with more air defence systems.
The strikes came as Kyiv presses its allies for more air defence systems, particularly Patriot interceptors, amid a shortage worsened by the war in Iran.
