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https://ift.tt/Sb53gqc Sporadic violence and looting hit several cities across France in a fourth night of protests after the fatal police shooting of a teenager, but it was much less intense than previously, authorities said early Saturday. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/EPIczW8

https://ift.tt/FSL5fJ7 French President Emmanuel Macron was Friday to chair a new crisis meeting of ministers after a third straight night of nationwide protests over the deadly police shooting of a teenager saw cars torched, shops ransacked and hundreds arrested. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Zftk7wq

https://ift.tt/FSL5fJ7 The EU's top diplomat warned Thursday that a "weaker" Russian President Vladimir Putin would pose a "greater danger" after the Wagner Group's aborted rebellion sparked the largest political crisis in decades in the nuclear-armed country. At a summit in Brussels, EU leaders promised new long-term commitments to bolster Ukraine's security. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments on the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT+2). from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/we1sqIK

https://ift.tt/FSL5fJ7 Forty thousand police officers were deployed across France on Thursday night – nearly four times the number mobilised on Wednesday – as unrest erupted across major cities including Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse and Lille. Amid violent clashes between police and protesters, some 421 people were arrested, Le Figaro newspaper said. The protests were sparked by the deadly police shooting of a 17-year-old on Tuesday that shocked the nation. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/y3rqx7f

https://ift.tt/FSL5fJ7 France approved a new law Thursday requiring social media platforms like TikTok to verify users' ages and obtain parental consent for those under 15 years in an effort to protect children online. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/1fwkBjE

https://ift.tt/PEJCk6Z Nanterre Prosecutor Pascal Prache told a press conference on Thursday that the police officer who shot Nahel M. did not meet the "legal conditions for the usage of firearms" and is being investigated for intentional homicide, recommending he be detained. France's interior minister said 40,000 police officers will deployed overnight to quell the violence. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/UOgXGj8

https://ift.tt/PEJCk6Z Russia's most senior generals have dropped out of public view following a failed mercenary mutiny aimed at toppling the top brass, amid a drive by President Vladimir Putin to reassert his authority and unconfirmed reports of at least one arrest. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Aty8x0j

https://ift.tt/PEJCk6Z European Union leaders will on Thursday discuss the repercussions of the Wagner Group's aborted rebellion in Russia as they pledge further support for Ukraine in its war against Moscow's invasion at a summit in Brussels. The leaders will also talk with NATO head Jens Stoltenberg and discuss what role the EU could play in Western commitments to bolster Ukraine's security. Follow our live blog for all the latest developments on the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/wqQEzJV

https://ift.tt/4oVEQMa Four Armenian soldiers were killed on Wednesday by Azerbaijani fire in Nagorno-Karabakh, said separatist authorities in the breakaway region, which has been at the centre of a decades-long territorial dispute between the Caucasus enemies. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/tbWAmN3

https://ift.tt/4oVEQMa The body of missing British actor Julian Sands has been identified, California police said Tuesday, after human remains were found by hikers in mountains near Los Angeles at the weekend. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/KwhWEjd

https://ift.tt/4oVEQMa Fighting raged in the Sudanese capital on Tuesday, the eve of the Eid al-Adha Muslim holiday, after paramilitaries seized Khartoum's main police base. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/5LDX3jK

https://ift.tt/4oVEQMa The death toll has risen to eight from Russia's attack on a crowded restaurant in the eastern city of Kramatorsk, Ukraine's emergency services said on Wednesday, adding that 56 people were injured. Rescue workers are still seraching through the rubble of the destroyed building, emergency officials added. Read our liveblog for the latest developments in the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/hyAR3Lm

https://ift.tt/4oVEQMa A French police officer is being investigated for homicide after shooting dead a 17-year-old on Tuesday morning in the Paris suburb of Nanterre after the youth failed to comply with an order to stop his car, the local prosecutor's office said. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/8FRb9s4

https://ift.tt/4oVEQMa A body was found Tuesday in the rubble of a collapsed building in Paris six days after it was destroyed by an explosion and a fire, a source close to the case told AFP.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/YIpxMFh

https://ift.tt/4oVEQMa In the aftermath of the armed rebellion attempt by Yevgeny Prigozhin's Wagner mercenary group against the Russian army command on Saturday June 24, people began sharing images online purporting to show the two sides fighting. But at least two of these videos were taken from the video game Arma 3 – and it's not the first time this military video game has been used to spread misinformation. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Np4uIr3

https://ift.tt/4oVEQMa What's the longest river in the world, the Nile or the Amazon? The question has fueled a heated debate for years. Now, an expedition into the South American jungle aims to settle it for good. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/9aVod0g

https://ift.tt/kVOpKMn Russia's defence ministry said early on Tuesday that it was conducting tactical fighter jet exercises over the Baltic Sea to test readiness for combat and special tasks operations. Read our liveblog for the latest developments in Russia and the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT+2). from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/cQvyOIr

https://ift.tt/kVOpKMn Earth lost an area of carbon-absorbing rainforest larger than Switzerland or the Netherlands in 2022, most of it destroyed to make way for cattle and commodity crops, an analysis of satellite data released Tuesday revealed. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/hRX9wgf

https://ift.tt/kVOpKMn The UK government's advisory body on tackling climate change on Tuesday voiced concern at the slow pace of the transition to clean energy, warning time was running out to meet its goals. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/uO2okHx

https://ift.tt/kVOpKMn French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday he would double state funding for upgrading transport in the country's troubled second city Marseille, where 23 have been killed in drug gang turf wars so far this year. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/HlGfyOZ

https://ift.tt/kVOpKMn A record 110 tonnes of cocaine were seized in the Belgian port of Antwerp in 2022. The city is now the main gateway into Europe for the drug, which largely comes from South America concealed in fruit shipments. Faced with this trafficking epidemic, Belgian authorities have recruited almost 100 extra customs officers and invested in new scanning equipment. The illegal trade has resulted in ballooning cocaine consumption in Antwerp and security problems beyond the region. Belgium's justice system is overwhelmed – even the justice minister himself has received kidnapping threats from suspected traffickers. Our correspondent reports. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/wsTbMDa

https://ift.tt/kVOpKMn Victor Wembanyama has some bad news for France. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/QCK51jY

https://ift.tt/kVOpKMn French footballer Benjamin Mendy will return to a UK courtroom Monday for the start of his retrial for two alleged sexual offences, five months after a jury cleared him of multiple other counts. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/OiCUctf

https://ift.tt/pQ89av3 Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu has visited a command post for Russian forces in Ukraine, state media reported on Monday, marking his first TV appearance since the Wagner paramilitary group's failed uprising. Wagner mercenaries headed back to their base on Sunday after Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to allow their leader to avoid treason charges and accept exile in neighbouring Belarus. Read our liveblog for the latest developments in the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT+2). from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/c6VdH8z

https://ift.tt/pQ89av3 US spy agencies picked up signs days ago that mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was preparing to rise up against Russia's defense establishment, US media reported on Saturday. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/X6fihgB

https://ift.tt/pQ89av3 The greatest challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin in his more than two decades in power fizzled out after the rebellious mercenary commander who ordered his troops to march on Moscow abruptly reached a deal with the Kremlin to go into exile and sounded the retreat. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/mkFc7NC

https://ift.tt/pQ89av3 Vast crowds of robed pilgrims made solemn circles around the Kaaba, the black cube at Mecca's Grand Mosque, on Sunday as the biggest hajj pilgrimage in years began in the heat of the Saudi summer. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/kClqtjZ

https://ift.tt/IRpQJdt Greek voters head to the polls again Sunday in an election where conservative front-runner Kyriakos Mitsotakis is seeking a second term and an absolute parliamentary majority to form a "stable government". from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Nl6efTr

https://ift.tt/IRpQJdt The historic US Supreme Court about face on abortion a year ago has created a nightmare for women seeking the procedure, a legal morass for the courts and a challenge for the Republican Party. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/FoDAHPW

https://ift.tt/IRpQJdt Every year, around 90,000 people are reported missing in Japan. Most of them are found or return home, but thousands of others simply vanish. It seems they don't want to be found. There is even a Japanese word for the phenomenon: "johatsu", or evaporation. Many make meticulous plans for their disappearance and cut all ties with their families to build new lives elsewhere. But why do they do it? And where do they end up? Our reporters spoke to investigators, experts and left-behind families to try to shed light on Japan's "evaporated" people. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/PYud3t8

https://ift.tt/IRpQJdt Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin called for an armed uprising to topple Russia's military establishment on Friday, prompting President Vladimir Putin to denounce the mercenaries' actions as "treason" and Russian authorities to call for Prigozhin’s arrest. British intelligence said early Saturday that some of the group's forces were heading towards Moscow. Follow FRANCE 24's reports from the field and analysis.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/T4uVk1y

https://ift.tt/IRpQJdt The head of US intelligence said Friday that there was no evidence that the Covid-19 virus was created in the Chinese government's Wuhan research lab. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/MK2Nd3y

https://ift.tt/IRpQJdt Once a low-profile businessman who benefited from having President Vladimir Putin as a powerful patron, Yevgeny Prigozhin moved into the global spotlight with Russia’s war in Ukraine from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/SWDwxvc

https://ift.tt/IRpQJdt Sierra Leoneans will vote Saturday in fiercely contested presidential and parliamentary elections, amid international calls for peace and a cost-of-living crisis that helped spark deadly riots last year. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/64vyQZS

https://ift.tt/md8sK6F Ukraine is in the first phase of its long-awaited counteroffensive, which aims to reclaim territory occupied by Russian forces since the war began in February 2022. FRANCE 24’s Gwendoline Debono and Amar Al Hameedawi report from Blahodatne, a recaptured village in the Donetsk region.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/hfexzGn

https://ift.tt/md8sK6F Ukrainian forces downed 13 Russian cruise missiles in the early hours of Friday that were headed towards a military airfield in the western Khmelnitskyi region, Ukraine's air force said. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments in the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT+2). from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/SKZCrEo

https://ift.tt/md8sK6F A U.S. Navy acoustic system detected an ‘anomaly’ Sunday that was likely the Titan’s fatal implosion, according to a senior military official.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/NACj0z5

https://ift.tt/mnfJLyg The 19-year-old French basketball prodigy is expected to be selected first overall in the NBA draft by the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/OntBWhL

https://ift.tt/mnfJLyg French President Emmanuel Macron told global leaders Thursday that no country should have to choose between tackling poverty and dealing with climate change at a summit tasked with reimagining the world's financial system. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/ICViebJ

https://ift.tt/mnfJLyg Ukrainian forces have carried out a missile strike on the Chonhar bridge connecting Russian-held parts of the Kherson region and Crimea, Russian-appointed governors in both regions said on Friday. Vladimir Saldo, the Kherson governor, said that the road was damaged but no casualties have been reported. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments in the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT+2). from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/6V8foW1

https://ift.tt/mnfJLyg The race against time to find a submersible that disappeared on its way to the Titanic wreckage site entered a new phase of desperation on Thursday morning as the final hours of oxygen possibly left on board the tiny vessel ticked off the clock. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/KBhXvQq

https://ift.tt/mnfJLyg At least 31 people were killed when an explosion caused by a gas leak ripped through a restaurant in the northwestern Chinese city of Yinchuan, state media said Thursday. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/RrTFXaP

https://ift.tt/mnfJLyg Billie Eilish, Lenny Kravitz and Jon Batiste are headlining a concert aimed at building awareness around climate at the foot of the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Thursday.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/KLifpSd

https://ift.tt/xmTKyBg Saudi Arabian soccer champion Al-Ittihad has another high-profile French player to accompany Karim Benzema at the team next season.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/4je9PTx

https://ift.tt/xmTKyBg In tonight's edition: In Uganda, parents of children still missing since a school dorm was set on fire and another attacked with machetes offer up their DNA in search for their missing loved ones. Meanwhile in Burundi, hundreds of thousands of people who fled their country in 2015 amidst political turmoil have started returning from Rwanda and Tanzania. Finally, we learn the rags-to-riches story of one Ghanaian designer. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/WiaDpSb

https://ift.tt/xmTKyBg Diplomats from dozens of countries are meeting Wednesday in London to drum up funds to rebuild Ukraine, a mammoth task whose cost is estimated by the World Bank at more than $400 billion – a figure rising daily alongside the human toll of the 16-month war. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments on the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT+2). from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/jPRxJCr

https://ift.tt/ifpbFZo Pakistan observed a national day of mourning on Monday for the victims of last week's shipwreck off the coast of Greece, in which hundreds of Pakistani nationals are feared to have died. FRANCE 24’s Shahzaib Wahlah and Sonia Ghezali spoke to grief-stricken families whose loved ones were on board the ship. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/z7ZxMbd

https://ift.tt/ifpbFZo Russia launched a widespread overnight air attack on Ukraine, targeting the capital and cities from east to west a day after Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed Kyiv's forces had made progress in their counteroffensive while Russian forces had sustained "only losses". Follow our live blog for the latest developments in the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT+2). from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/QqbUw3t

https://ift.tt/ihTw70F President Xi Jinping hosted Antony Blinken for talks in Beijing on Monday, capping two days of high-level discussions between the US secretary of state and Chinese officials. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/31Mgqa7

https://ift.tt/ihTw70F Dani Carvajal chipped home a Panenka penalty to win Spain the Nations League on Sunday, with a 5-4 shoot-out victory over Croatia, after a tense match finished 0-0 following extra-time. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/qakfDxG

https://ift.tt/ihTw70F Strikes from Ukraine hit two Russian border regions early on Monday, wounding seven people, including a child, local governors said, as Ukrainian forces pressed on with their offensive in the southern region of Zaporizhzhia, recapturing the village of Piatykhatky. Follow our live blog for the latest developments in the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT+2). from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/21COE9J

https://ift.tt/ihTw70F The Paris Air Show opens Monday after a four-year break with the aerospace industry bouncing back from the Covid-19 pandemic but under pressure to slash its carbon footprint. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/pHyeWhb

https://ift.tt/jzUBnyJ Home to the Darvaza Crater, a massive molten pit that has spewed flames and noxious gases for decades, Turkmenistan has the world’s worst record when it comes to climate-heating methane leaks. As it pledges to plug the smouldering crater, the reclusive central Asian nation is under pressure to fix its leaking oil and gas industry, too.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/j6QdYho

https://ift.tt/jzUBnyJ Missak Manouchian, an Armenian genocide survivor who went on to become a French Resistance hero, will enter France’s Pantheon mausoleum of revered historical figures next year, President Emmanuel Macron announced in a statement Sunday. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/hXuTKFt

https://ift.tt/jzUBnyJ Ukraine on Sunday said its forces had destroyed a “significant” ammunition depot near the Russian-occupied port city of Henichesk in the southern region of Kherson. Russia did not immediately comment on the alleged attack, but Ukrainian media posted videos showing a vast plume of smoke rising from the city. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+2). from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/9QLaWz8

https://ift.tt/jzUBnyJ U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Beijing early Sunday on a high-stakes diplomatic mission to try to cool exploding U.S.-China tensions that have set many around the world on edge. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/zQft1r9

https://ift.tt/jzUBnyJ Malians go to the polls on Sunday to pass judgment on the governing junta’s constitution, which has fuelled speculation that the country’s strongman ruler will seek election. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/TlRxH7F

https://ift.tt/jzUBnyJ Flyhalf Romain Ntamack scored a brilliant solo try three minutes from time as Toulouse snatched a dramatic 29-26 French Top 14 final victory over European champions La Rochelle in Paris on Saturday. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/t0324LP

https://ift.tt/frA5QGi A rare 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit large parts of western France on Friday evening, with the seismology bureau BCSF calling it "very strong" amid reports of damage to buildings. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/YDzBG6b

https://ift.tt/frA5QGi France deployed more than 2,000 members of the security forces to the Maurienne Alpine valley in the country’s east on Saturday as hundreds of activists prepared to defy a ban to protest against plans for a high-speed train linking the French city of Lyon with Turin, Italy. The activists aim to protest against the environmental impacts of the train link. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/LC3lE5x

https://ift.tt/frA5QGi Brazil’s Federal Police have found a detailed planning document for a military intervention to block the handover of power in last year’s election on the phone of an aide to former President Jair Bolsonaro, news magazine Veja reported. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/c3QDAiz

https://ift.tt/frA5QGi A delegation of African leaders, including South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa and Senegal’s Macky Sall, are due to meet Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in Saint Petersburg on Saturday, as part of their mission to try to broker peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv. The meeting comes just a day after they met with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, and as Putin confirmed for the first time that he has deployed tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus, saying it is a reminder to the West that it cannot inflict a strategic defeat on Russia. All times are Paris time (GMT+2). from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/RUM2IOc

https://ift.tt/E1PRaIf Nine survivors from a migrant boat that sank were arrested Thursday on suspicion of smuggling as hope faded for hundreds of missing passengers and attention turned to Greece’s failure to act before the overcrowded ship capsized. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Isec6H2

https://ift.tt/E1PRaIf Pressure to speed cuts in carbon pollution took a back seat at UN climate talks that ended late Thursday night, as emerging economies, including China, demanded that rich ones vastly scale up climate financing. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/b4F2IKS

https://ift.tt/E1PRaIf Roofs were blown off houses and trees and electric poles uprooted in several parts of India’s western state of Gujarat as a severe cyclone made landfall overnight and heavy rain continued to lash the coast early on Friday. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/cvmY236

https://ift.tt/rfadbWQ Rescue workers transferred the bodies of dead migrants to refrigerated trucks as a major search continued Thursday for possible survivors of a sea disaster in southern Greece. Hundreds of people are still feared missing. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/7Epwn1z

https://ift.tt/rfadbWQ Environment activists on Wednesday smeared red paint and glued their hands to the protective glass on a Monet painting at Stockholm's National Museum, police and the museum said. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/7cPDGy2

https://ift.tt/ymKPLrR A leading French skipper who unexpectedly quit the round-the-world Ocean Race earlier this month faces a legal probe over allegations of sexual assault against a crew member, a source in the French Sailing Federation said on Tuesday. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/2rl4yzG

https://ift.tt/O0aclo1 A "final Beatles record", created with the help of artificial intelligence, will be released later this year, Paul McCartney told the BBC in an interview broadcast on Tuesday. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/1nfV5CI

https://ift.tt/O0aclo1 An inquiry probing the UK government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic kicks off Tuesday with the investigation mired in controversy even before the first witness is called. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/coJkbDW

https://ift.tt/O0aclo1 Russian air strikes hit several buildings in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih early Tuesday, leaving at least three dead and dozens wounded, local authorities said, as drone and missile attacks were reported in Kyiv and other cities. Follow our live blog for the latest updates on the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT+2). from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/YjNwtXv

https://ift.tt/O0aclo1 Donald Trump is due in court Tuesday to face dozens of felony counts of mishandling US government secrets, in the most serious yet of a firestorm of criminal probes threatening to derail his bid to win back the White House. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/WLg8rCf

https://ift.tt/O0aclo1 The United States plans to rejoin UNESCO from July this year, ending a lengthy dispute that saw Washington end its membership in 2018, the UN cultural agency announced on Monday. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Hyk98RS

https://ift.tt/NM6SdVi Data tracking biases against women has shown no progress over the past decade, with prejudices remaining "deeply embedded" in society despite rights campaigns such as MeToo, a UN report said Monday. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/XxvzWp8

https://ift.tt/NM6SdVi NATO will launch its largest-ever aerial drill in Europe on Monday, coordinated by Germany, in a show of unity from the military alliance against potential threats – notably from Russia. Ukraine said on Sunday it had made territorial advances on three villages in its southeast, marking the first liberated settlements since its military launched a counteroffensive this past week. Follow our live blog for the latest updates on the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT+2). from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/hF0zHEi

https://ift.tt/NM6SdVi Russian defence ministry on Sunday said Ukraine has made an unsuccessful attempt to attack a vessel of Russia's Black sea fleet which was protecting natural gas pipelines. Meanwhile Kyiv said Russian forces blew up the Khakhovka dam in an effort to prevent Ukrainian troops from launching an offensive in the southern Kherson region. Follow our live blog for the latest updates on the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT+2). from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/FPwxZ5b

https://ift.tt/NM6SdVi Hundreds of residents of the French town of Annecy gathered Sunday to honour the people who rushed to stop a man accused of stabbing six people, including four toddlers, at a playground last week. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/X4EoJM2

https://ift.tt/hQarVZi Montenegro was holding an early parliamentary election Sunday, a vote that could put an end to deep political divisions and years of instability that have hampered the small NATO-member country on its route to joining the European Union. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/jARNUqE

https://ift.tt/hQarVZi Tunisia is hosting the leaders of Italy, the Netherlands and the European Union on Sunday for talks aimed at smoothing the way for an international bailout and restoring stability to a country that has become a major source of migration to Europe. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/WrSb367

https://ift.tt/hQarVZi Taiwan's air force scrambled into action on Sunday after spotting 10 Chinese warplanes crossing the sensitive median line of the Taiwan Strait, as the island's defence ministry said four Chinese warships also carried out combat patrols. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Aqu8x9l

https://ift.tt/hQarVZi A spike in anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and threats has taken a heavy toll on pride celebrations in the United States this year, organizers say -- especially in states where politicians want to curtail rights. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/K0oFCN8

https://ift.tt/hQarVZi Novak Djokovic admits "history is hovering" over him as he takes on Casper Ruud in the French Open final on Sunday with a men's record 23rd Grand Slam title tantalisingly close. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/E30vKzi

https://ift.tt/hQarVZi The latest twist in Donald Trump's attritional war with US law enforcement, as with so much else in the former president's story, throws the United States into unprecedented territory. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/P3GDV79

https://ift.tt/hQarVZi French judges on Saturday handed preliminary charges of attempted murder to a man suspected of stabbing four young children and two adults in a park in the French Alps town of Annecy, an attack that reverberated across France and beyond. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/BSaqInk

https://ift.tt/Vv1pUqN Manchester City and Inter Milan clash in Saturday's Champions League final in Istanbul with the English side, under Pep Guardiola, strongly fancied to win European club football's biggest prize for the first time. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/7rzQ5SF

https://ift.tt/Vv1pUqN Top seed Iga Swiatek bids to win her third French Open crown in four years on Saturday and join an exclusive club of three-time winners including Serena Williams and Monica Seles. But her surprise opponent Karolina Muchova has other plans. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/qhRQH18

https://ift.tt/Vv1pUqN Four Indigenous children who had been missing for more than a month in the Colombian Amazon rainforest were found alive and flown to the capital Bogota early Saturday. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/iH5zocF

https://ift.tt/Vv1pUqN Spain's hard left decided Friday to join forces on a single political platform for the July 23 elections, in a boost for Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's reelection hopes.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/oV7yec1

https://ift.tt/kmGYAe6 The twin island state of Trinidad and Tobago lies between the South American coast of Venezuela and the West Indies. Home to roughly 1.5 million inhabitants of African and Indian descent, the tiny Caribbean nation has one of the world’s highest volunteer rates for the Islamic State (IS) group. Between 2013 and 2016, more than 130 Trinidadians left to join the IS group, making the island country one of the world’s biggest recruiting grounds, per capita, for would-be jihadists. Since the fall of the self-declared Caliphate in 2017, 90 Trinidad and Tobago nationals, including 56 children, have been detained in camps in Syria and are unable to return home. FRANCE 24's Cyrille Charpentier and Damien Lansade report.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/FpsE87b

https://ift.tt/kmGYAe6 President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian forces had obtained "results" amid heavy fighting in the eastern Donbas as he returned from a visit to the southern Kherson region hit by catastrophic flooding in the wake of the Nova Kakhovka dam breach, which Kyiv and its allies have blamed on Moscow. Follow our live blog for all the latest developments on the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT+2). from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/XD4ugIr

https://ift.tt/kmGYAe6 Today is World Oceans Day. Global warming is causing sea levels to rise, and Miami is one of the US cities most vulnerable to this phenomenon. The sea level in south Florida has risen by 20cm since 1981 and is expected to continue rising. Even with optimal emission reduction efforts aimed at slowing global warming, Miami will continue to sink underwater. Are residents aware of the threat? What can be done to prepare for the inevitable? Fanny Allard and Kethevane Gorjestani report. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Mc65RQu

https://ift.tt/bu0q5Tg A total of seven people including six children have been injured in a mass stabbing in the town of Annecy in the French Alps, security sources told AFP on Thursday.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/XusPEVH

https://ift.tt/bu0q5Tg Record-high greenhouse gas emissions and diminishing air pollution have caused an unparalleled acceleration in global warming, 50 top scientists warned Thursday in a sweeping climate science update.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/qCUylY6

https://ift.tt/bu0q5Tg Smoke from Canadian wildfires shrouded New York in a record-breaking apocalyptic smog Wednesday as cities along the US East Coast issued air pollution warnings and thousands evacuated their homes in Canada.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/cnt3obC

https://ift.tt/bu0q5Tg Flooding from the Kakhovka dam breach extends over 600 square kilometres on the Ukrainian-held right bank of the Dnipro River and the Russian-held left bank, the region's governor said on Thursday. The news comes as a top bank official said on Wednesday that the World Bank would support Ukraine by conducting a rapid assessment of damage and needs after Tuesday's destruction of the huge hydroelectric dam on the front lines between Russian and Ukrainian forces. Follow our live blog for all the latest developments on the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT+2). from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/tYlEZep

https://ift.tt/bu0q5Tg Twenty-one people, most of them members of the security forces, have been killed in Burkina Faso in attacks by suspected jihadists, security sources said on Wednesday.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/QcwkVtA

https://ift.tt/bu0q5Tg The speaker of France's parliament said Wednesday she would block an attempt to repeal a recent law raising the retirement age which was enacted after months of protests. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/vJ1SM9E

https://ift.tt/uT2ZFOo France's Françoise Gilot, who died Tuesday aged 101, survived what she called the 'hell' of being Spanish artist Pablo Picasso's mistress and muse to become a renowned artist in her own right.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/ZsUFL8q

https://ift.tt/uT2ZFOo A UN court has ruled that ageing Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga is unfit to stand trial, calling instead for an 'alternative' legal procedure that would not end in a conviction. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/w4MK07R

https://ift.tt/uT2ZFOo Ukraine is continuing to evacuate thousands of people Wednesday after an attack on the Nova Kakhovka dam, a major Russian-held dam in southern Ukraine, unleashed a torrent of water, flooding two dozen villages and sparking fears of a humanitarian disaster. Follow our live blog for the latest updates on the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT+2). from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/vVEO48j

https://ift.tt/uT2ZFOo The destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam on the Dnipro River that separates Russian and Ukrainian forces in southern Ukraine has sent a torrent of water gushing through the breached facility, creating a new humanitarian disaster at the heart of the war zone and stoking fears of a nuclear escalation.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/WQbXjSs

https://ift.tt/uT2ZFOo French unions are seeking to reignite resistance to President Emmanuel Macron’s raising of the retirement age with what may be a final surge of nationwide protests and scattered strikes Tuesday. Follow our live blog for the latest updates. All times are Paris time (GMT+2). from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/EF18V5y

https://ift.tt/uT2ZFOo As parliament gears up for a vote Wednesday on plans to boost military spending, the French Armed Forces look set to continue hiring science fiction authors to imagine future threats to national security. So far, sci-fi novelists from the Red Team Defense project have written more than a dozen stories and published two books dealing with warfare based on mass disinformation, bioterrorism and a pirate nation – and even President Emmanuel Macron is reading them.   from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/2nPdLHK

https://ift.tt/uT2ZFOo Iran presented what officials described as its first domestically-made hypersonic ballistic missile on Tuesday, the official IRNA news agency reported, an announcement likely to heighten Western concerns about Tehran's missile capabilities. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/zPUhGxR

https://ift.tt/Y5AM61H Elina Svitolina’s fairy-tale run at Roland Garros, her first Grand Slam tournament since becoming a mother, has inspired and enthralled a French Open crowd stripped of home players. With war still raging in her home country, she hopes her feats on the Paris clay can bring a little joy to Ukrainians, too. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/tlxBJEq

https://ift.tt/Y5AM61H Armed men killed 30 people in weekend raids on six villages in Nigeria's north, a region regularly hit by criminal violence and clashes between communities, local  police have said.  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/VrtC8PW

https://ift.tt/Y5AM61H From the war raging in Ukraine to the unrest in Kosovo, geopolitical crises have cast a pall over the Grand Slam tournament in Paris, challenging conventions and shattering the notion that sport and politics can be kept apart. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/dayCNDr

https://ift.tt/Y5AM61H Two Indian sisters who are professional wrestlers were arrested on May 28 during a protest against the wrestling federation chief, who is accused of sexual harassment. The wrestling chief, however, is also a prominent member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, India’s ruling party. In the wake of the arrest, BJP supporters criticized the women for staging their arrest, circulating, as proof, a photo of the two women smiling in a police van. However, it turns out that this photo was digitally altered using a mobile application. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/RPBpjGw

https://ift.tt/Y5AM61H Pressure is mounting in Germany on the Last Generation climate collective, whose members specialise in gluing themselves to tarmac. Following a series of police raids last month, activists say they are being unjustly criminalised but that the police action has led to a recruitment spike. As the international community marks World Environment Day, FRANCE 24 reports on a group sparking controversy in Germany.    from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/xp6GQ4u

https://ift.tt/V5XCfmG Some 54 Ugandan peacekeepers died when militants besieged an African Union base in Somalia last week, Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni said, in one of the worst recent attacks by Al-Shabaab jihadists in the war-torn country. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/HkZvl0h

https://ift.tt/V5XCfmG Hong Kong police searched and detained scores of people on Sunday, four arrested for "seditious" intent, as authorities tightened security for the 34th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/9e8zf4u

https://ift.tt/V5XCfmG Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has agreed a deal to end his glittering era at the club, the Spanish side said Sunday. The forward, 35, has been heavily linked this week with a lucrative move to Saudi Arabia. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/ucwNO3S

https://ift.tt/V5XCfmG Desperate relatives searched Sunday for loved ones missing after India's worst train disaster in decades, and the death toll was expected to climb above 288 as authorities searched for clues to the cause. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Y24hvuZ

https://ift.tt/V5XCfmG Rescue efforts are ongoing following a Russian air strike on a residential district in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Saturday night that injured 20 people and left three children in a serious condition, officials said. Attempted strikes on Kyiv were repelled by Ukraines air defence system in the early hours of Sunday morning, the capital's military officials said. Read our live blog to see how the day's events unfold. All times are Paris time (GMT+2). from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/RHqVhAW

https://ift.tt/0WVFCS8 Global negotiators have agreed to craft an initial draft treaty to end plastic pollution, a preliminary but crucial step toward tackling one of the most lasting sources of human waste. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/R7WJE6g

https://ift.tt/0WVFCS8 Tayyip Erdogan was set to be sworn in as Turkey's president on Saturday after winning re-election last weekend and will later name his cabinet, which is expected to signal a change to his unorthodox economic programme. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/lizZt5a

https://ift.tt/0WVFCS8 Ukraine is ready to launch its counteroffensive to recapture Russian-occupied territory, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview published on Saturday. "We strongly believe that we will succeed,” the president told the Wall Street Journal. Follow FRANCE 24's live blog for all the latest developments on the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).  from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/Q6JtqRW

https://ift.tt/0WVFCS8 Three Europeans released from detention by Iran arrived in Belgium early Saturday, the latest in a series of prisoner swaps. from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines https://ift.tt/kS5zHIq