Father admits causing death of his son in Cyprus hotel fall
The two-year-old boy fell from the window of a hotel in Cyprus in July, a Paphos court hears.
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Wars, AI and climate on agenda as world leaders meet at UN
In the face of an unrelenting succession of global crises, this year's United Nations General Assembly has chosen as its theme “Restoring trust, managing transformation: A United Nations that delivers for all”. From AI to climate change and ongoing wars, France 24 takes a look at what’s on the agenda.
Americas feel effects of record El Nino
The El Nino–Southern Oscillation this year equaled its record intensity, according to specialists, and could yet reach record levels. The weather phenomenon's influence has already been felt across the world, with drought, wildfires, food shortages and sharp rises in water temperatures. The state of California has declared a state of emergency due to El Nino and the effects have been felt all over...
New book by Princess Diana's brother prompts war of words with King Charles
After excerpts of the book were published last week, Buckingham Palace responded with a strongly-worded statement that's rare by the measured standards of the royal household.
The EU spent billions on a cyberattack shield — nobody checked if it worked
The EU built an early-warning system to catch the next major cyberattack before it spreads. Eighteen months later, auditors have found it still is not switched on.
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Poorer nations will be among the last to benefit if global emissions cut to net zero
Scientists found unequal impact of the climate crisis would not be reversed even if implicit goal of the 2015 Paris agreement is achievedThe unequal impact of the climate crisis on the world’s poorest people, including those in tropical areas, has been highlighted by new research that finds they will be among the last to feel the benefits if global greenhouse gas emissions are cut to net zero.Temp...
6-year-old girl sets Rubik's Cube speed record, Chinese state media say
Lian Yunzhi, who practices 2 to 3 hours daily, has become the first female speedcuber to average under 4.5 seconds in competition, according to Chinese state media.
Greenland agreement 'doesn't really give the US many more rights', expert says
As the US, Denmark and Greenland itself sign an agreement on Greenland's security, we've been asking what difference it will actually make. Our expert says the deal won't really give the US many more rights, but that US President Donald Trump wanted to prevent at all costs the tiny risk of Greenland turning towards China. He adds that for Trump voters, if you inflate the risk, people will talk abo...
Increasing violence in Brazil's Bahia state challenges Lula in his election stronghold
A recent killing in Salvador highlights rising violence in Bahia, Brazil
Why the CDC is excluding measles deaths in Pennsylvania even as outbreak appears to be ‘accelerating’
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention refuses to count four measles deaths in the state though doctors are ‘seeing new forms’ of diseaseThe US Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its measles dashboard on Friday – but it’s still not counting four measles deaths in Pennsylvania, where the outbreak appears to be accelerating and cases are appearing in ways providers have neve...
Who from China’s side will be in the room at this week’s Xi-Trump summit?
When Xi Jinping sits down with US President Donald Trump in Washington on Thursday, the Chinese leader’s side of the table will be filled with senior aides bringing extensive policy expertise. China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed on Monday that Xi would pay a state visit to the United States from Wednesday to Friday. The trip – Xi’s first state visit to Washington since 2015 – will also m...
A Wyoming shed was a 140-year-old Chinese laundry; it will become a museum exhibit after restoration
A weathered Wyoming cabin used as a storage shed for decades turned out to be a 140-year-old Chinese laundry and bathhouse owned by Sam Sing. After an eight-year effort, the historic building has been moved to a museum, where it will be restored and used to tell the story of Lander’s early Chinese community.
Top TV networks – including Fox – revolt in solidarity with media banned by Trump
The top five US television networks staged a revolt on Monday when they effectively boycotted coverage of President Donald Trump to protest his decision to ban three news outlets from the White House. "No administration should restrict a news organization because it objects to its reporting," ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox and NBC said in a joint statement.
4 dead in Ukraine after Russian missile and drone attacks on industrial cities
Russia fired ballistic missiles at the southern Ukrainian industrial cities of Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih and Pavlohrad overnight, killing at least four people and wounding six, the governor of the Dnipropetrovsk region, Oleksandr Hanzha, said on Telegram on Tuesday. The casualties occurred in Dnipro, he said, where people are still believed to be trapped under the rubble of a hit industrial facility. The...
‘The choice was prison or exile’: journalists who fled Russia publish grim portrait of Putin
Roman Badanin and Mikhail Rubin, who were forced to move abroad in 2021, tell of president capable of ‘limitless cruelty’At 6am on 29 June 2021, the Russian journalist Roman Badanin was woken by a knock on the door of his family’s Moscow apartment. “Come quickly, someone has scratched your car in the courtyard,” a voice shouted from outside. As he opened the door, masked men pushed their way in.Ac...
France’s budget: Oxfam targets ‘super-inheritances’ in tax plan
As France hunts for billions of euros to repair its public finances, Oxfam is calling for tighter limits on a tax break for inherited family businesses, saying reform could raise more than €3bn a year.
France's budget: Oxfam proposes tax on 'super-inheritances' to raise billions
As France hunts for billions of euros to fix its public finances, Oxfam pushes the Dutreil pact centre stage, saying it could raise billions from the largest inheritances.
Armed group shuts pipeline from Libya's largest oil field, jeopardising exports
A valve closure on the El Sharara-to-Zawiya pipeline has cut production at a field accounting for roughly a third of Libya's total output, prompting the national oil company to warn it may declare force majeure.
Armed group shuts Libya's largest oil field pipeline, jeopardising exports
A valve closure on the El Sharara-to-Zawiya pipeline has cut production at a field accounting for roughly a third of Libya's total output, prompting the national oil company to warn it may declare force majeure.
Donald Trump: US outlets boycott Trump over media ban
During a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new helipad at the White House on Monday, Donald Trump made a brief statement that was inaudible. In response to Trump’s decision to bar MS NOW, CNN and Politico from the White House, US television networks, including ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox News, suspended their pooled coverage of the president.
Hope and scepticism among youth as Morocco goes to the polls
With just a day to go before legislative elections on September 23, young Moroccans are torn between hope and scepticism ahead of the crucial vote. Nearly 16 million Moroccans are set to elect their representatives to the National Assembly in the country’s first legislative elections since the Gen Z protests which swept through Morocco almost a year ago.
China tightens control on more fentanyl precursors ahead of Xi-Trump meeting
China tightened its controls on the export of fentanyl precursors to the United States, Canada and Mexico, adding two new chemicals to its list requiring export licenses on Tuesday, one day ahead of President Xi Jinping’s announced visit to the US. China’s Ministry of Commerce, together with four other government agencies, added two N-phenethyl piperidine esters to part one of China’s Catalogue fo...
UK to offer Saudi Arabia aerial refueling to counter Houthi attacks
A British tanker plane will provide "defensive" air-to-air refuelling for Saudi warplanes to help the country defend against Houthi strikes, the UK government confirmed late Monday. The show of solidarity follows a Saudi request for military support after the Houthis increased drone and missile attacks on it in recent weeks alongside a lightning offensive to capture Yemen's Red Sea coast.
A cowboy act: Photographer Ivan McClellan on capturing the world of Black rodeo culture
Photographer Ivan McClellan has a new edition of his Eight Seconds project, featuring 91 unseen photographs capturing Black cowboy and rodeo culture in the United States.
Man shot by ICE agent is in detention with bullet in his back
Man shot by ICE agent is in detention with bullet in his back
EU fails to reach deal to lift sanctions on Russian oligarchs
EU countries failed Monday to finalise a deal that involved lifting sanctions on Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman, Multiple diplomats said earlier that member states had reached a provisional agreement to take the pair off the EU's blacklist as part of a compromise to extend sanctions on almost 3,000 other individuals and entities over the Ukraine war. France 24's Dave Keating...
Trump set to address UNGA with Middle East and Ukraine on agenda – US politics live
President also due to hold meetings with 11 world leadersSign up for US Breaking News emailsHello and welcome to the US politics live blog.Donald Trump is expected to start the day with a speech to assembled delegates at the UN General Assembly, before meeting with no fewer than 11 world leaders, bilaterally or in group settings.The major US television news outlets agreed to suspend their video c...
Hong Kong bans caterer from importing workers for year over local hiring breach
Hong Kong’s Labour Department has terminated Kwai Chung-based catering firm Happy Up Corporation’s application to import workers after it failed to meet the required local hiring ratio. The company has also been barred from applying to import workers for a year. A department spokesman said on Tuesday that the administrative sanctions had taken immediate effect under the Enhanced Supplementary Labo...