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The death toll from two back-to-back earthquakes in Venezuela has risen to about 235, with at least 4,300 people injured, Health Minister Carlos Alvarado said on state television on Thursday, as rescue teams continued searching for survivors. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
The death toll from two back-to-back earthquakes in Venezuela has risen to around 235, Health Minister Carlos Alvarado said in an interview with state television on Thursday. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
The United States said Thursday it was deploying two warships, transport planes and helicopters and mobilizing $150 million in aid to assist earthquake-hit Venezuela.The aid push follows back-to-back 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes that struck near Venezuela's Caribbean coast on Wednesday, collapsing buildings, damaging the country's main airport and prompting warnings of heavy casualties. At le...
The Netherlands claimed an emphatic 3-1 victory over Tunisia to secure their Group F top spot. The Dutch struck early through an own goal from Ellyes Skhiri and Brian Brobbey's clinical finish, before JP van Hecke added a third to seal the victory. Tunisia's Hamza Mastouri pulled one back, but it proved merely a consolation as the Oranje cruised to victory. The Netherlands will take on Morocco in ...
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday Washington would not accept any Iran deal allowing Tehran to impose fees on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, warning it would cause "total chaos". His remarks came after an attack on a vessel forced the United Nations to suspend mariner evacuation efforts.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday Washington would not accept any Iran deal allowing Tehran to impose fees on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, warning it would cause "total chaos". His remarks came after an attack on a vessel forced the United Nations to suspend mariner evacuation efforts.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday Washington would not accept any Iran deal allowing Tehran to impose fees on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, warning it would cause "total chaos." His remarks came after an attack on a vessel forced the United Nations to suspend mariner evacuation efforts.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday Washington would not accept any Iran deal allowing Tehran to impose fees on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, warning it would cause "total chaos." His remarks came after an attack on a vessel forced the United Nations to suspend mariner evacuation efforts.
Ecuador reached the World Cup last 32 with a shock 2-1 win over Germany on Thursday, while Ivory Coast beat Curacao 2-0 to advance from Group E and eliminate the Caribbean side. Gonzalo Plata scored the late winner after Nilson Angulo cancelled out Leroy Sane's controversial early opener for Germany.
Ecuador reached the World Cup last 32 with a shock 2-1 win over Germany on Thursday, while Ivory Coast beat Curacao 2-0 to advance from Group E and eliminate the Caribbean side. Gonzalo Plata scored the late winner after Nilson Angulo cancelled out Leroy Sane's controversial early opener for Germany.
The US Supreme Court on Thursday sided with Bayer in a ruling expected to block thousands of lawsuits claiming its Roundup weedkiller caused cancer by failing to carry adequate warning labels. The decision hands a victory to President Donald Trump's administration but drew backlash from allies in the "Make America Healthy Again" movement.
The US Supreme Court on Thursday sided with Bayer in a ruling expected to block thousands of lawsuits claiming its Roundup weedkiller caused cancer by failing to carry adequate warning labels. The decision hands a victory to President Donald Trump's administration but drew backlash from allies in the "Make America Healthy Again" movement.
Florida's controversial "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention centre, a symbol of US President Donald Trump's deportation drive, has closed after operating for less than a year, officials said on Thursday. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said the Everglades facility had emptied after fulfilling its emergency role despite criticism over detainees' conditions and due process.
Florida's controversial "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention centre, a symbol of US President Donald Trump's deportation drive, has closed after operating for less than a year, officials said on Thursday. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said the Everglades facility had emptied after fulfilling its emergency role despite criticism over detainees' conditions and due process.
Florida's controversial "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention centre, a symbol of US President Donald Trump's deportation drive, has closed after operating for less than a year, officials said on Thursday. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said the Everglades facility had emptied after fulfilling its emergency role despite criticism over detainees' conditions and due process.
FIFA has rejected calls from Iran and Egypt to ban rainbow flags at their World Cup match in Seattle on Friday, despite both countries objecting to local Pride-themed celebrations linked to the fixture. FIFA says LGBTQ+ flags are permitted at all World Cup games under its Code of Conduct, despite different rules in Qatar's 2022 tournament. While FIFA has distanced itself from the city's events, it...
In tonight's edition, hundreds of people are arrested and crowds are teargassed as Kenyans march on the anniversary of the 2024 violence. Also, Bafana Bafana shuts down its detractors with its big win over South Korea that takes the team to the knockout round of the World Cup for the first time. And Highlife, the music that was born in Ghana's port cities, is entering its second century.
🇦🇱 “We need courageous people.”William Bourdon tells #F24Debate whistleblowers, NGOs, and #FlamingoRevolution protesters in #Albania are essential for combating political greed and corruption ➡️https://f24.my/C0oq
"In a heatwave, it can be the knock on the door that makes the difference between life and death."NYU's Eric Klinenberg tells #F24Spotlight community support and strong social infrastructure are essential to #heatwave response➡️https://f24.my/C0yi
Has Trump whispering run its course? Ask the now departing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who famously brought that letter of invitation from the king to the Oval Office, or Hungary’s ousted leader Viktor Orban. And how about the very public breakup with the only European leader invited to Donald Trump’s second inauguration last year? Beyond the spat over whether Italy's Giorgia Meloni begge...
Has Trump whispering run its course? Ask the departing Keir Starmer who famously brought that letter of invitation from the king to the Oval Office or Hungary’s ousted leader Viktor Orban. And how about the very public breakup with the only European leader invited to Donald Trump’s second inauguration last year. Beyond the spat over whether Italy’s Georgia Meloni begged the US president for a self...
Genie Godula is pleased to welcome Justine Ripoll, Campaign Manager for French NGO "Notre Affaire à Tous", and one of four NGOs who brought the climate case against Total Energy. She argues that climate litigation not as a symbolic confrontation with the fossil fuel industry, but as an evolving mechanism of governance that seeks to clarify and enforce corporate responsibility under climate law. Ri...
François Picard is pleased to welcome Eric Klinenberg, Professor of Sociology at NYU and Author of "Heat Wave: A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago". He challenges one of the dominant assumptions surrounding extreme heat: that technological adaptation alone can protect societies from climate change. Drawing on his landmark study of Chicago's deadly 1995 heatwave, he argues that mortality during...
The deadly heatwave sweeping France has once again exposed the structural problems of the country’s chronically overcrowded prisons, with groups of three or four detainees crammed into airless cells built to hold a lone prisoner. Analysts and prison staff alike have criticised a penal system that continues to see mass incarceration as the main means of cracking down on crime.
In this edition of French Connections, Genie Godula and Florence Villeminot continue their tour of Paris with a stop in the 10th arrondissement of Paris. Located in the heart of the Right Bank, it’s one of the most vibrant parts of the capital. A lot of people enter Paris through the dixième, thanks to the city’s two biggest train stations, the Gare de Nord et Gare de l’Est. They, along with the m...
On June 25, 2024, Kenyan protesters stormed #parliament amid #youth protests against economic #hardship and #corruption. Since, an annual #march is organised on this day to remember those killed during demonstrations, as frustration with #president William #Ruto grows.
