The first six months of 2026 saw a steep rise in the number of civilians killed or wounded in the war between Russia and Ukraine, the UN said Tuesday. Both Moscow and Kyiv have increased the number of air strikes targeting vital infrastructure as the Russian invasion grinds into its fifth year.
Continue ReadingAndy Burnham is now the UK’s seventh prime minister in ten years. He has promised to present a ten-year programme offering a new political and economic model for the country, away from the neoliberal polices adopted in the 1980s. Challenges include tackling high cost of living, and the rising popularity of the far right. He […]
Continue ReadingUkraine fired more than 400 drones toward Moscow in its latest major attack on the Russian capital on July 20. The blitz came hours after Russia bombarded Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities with ballistic missiles in a relentless cycle of tit-for-tat strikes.
Continue ReadingJens Spahn, the parliamentary head of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s CDU faction, resigned on Saturday amid mounting pressure over his use of a surrogate mother in the US despite a surrogacy ban in Germany. Spahn and his husband welcomed the child earlier this week, sparking criticisms of hypocrisy and double standards.
Continue ReadingA local official said that a Ukrainian drone attack killed seven night-shift workers and wounded 24 at a Moscow logistics centre on Saturday, as part of a larger-scale attack including 370 drones, most of which were “neutralised” according to the city mayor. Kyiv says its attacks on Russia are fair retribution for Moscow’s four-year war in […]
Continue ReadingParis is one of the most visited cities in the world with some 50 million tourists exploring the French capital every year. Many visitors are coming back for a second or third time, and – having already ticked off the must-see sites – are looking for new ways to see the city. In this edition, […]
Continue ReadingIn France, a handful of wealthy entrepreneurs are buying up hundreds of hectares of land with the goal of letting nature reclaim its rightful place. Among them is Rodolphe Landemaine, an artisan baker at the helm of 30 bakeries in France and Japan. He routinely opens the doors to his Normandy estate to other business leaders […]
Continue ReadingIn this edition, a climatologist talks to FRANCE 24 about our changing weather patterns and their effects on wildfires currently raging across Europe. Dr. Alan Kennedy-Asser, Senior researcher at the University of Bristol, sheds light on the issue against a backdrop of hundreds of French firefighters just managing to contain two fires that have raged […]
Continue ReadingThirteen people, including five Britons, three Belgians and one national each from France and Spain, were killed in one of Spain’s deadliest wildfires in recent years, authorities said on Monday. The blaze in the southeastern province of Almeria destroyed rural settlements, while badly burned victims required DNA identification.
Continue ReadingFrench President Emmanuel Macron on July 13 said Europe was ready to defend itself and freedom with “blood” if necessary, before a meeting of Ukraine’s allies to reaffirm support for Kyiv and step up pressure on Russia. He spoke ahead of France’s national public holiday. FRANCE 24’s Delano D’Souza tells us more.
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