The Vatican excommunicated six bishops from the ultraconservative Society of St Pius X on Thursday, while warning that any lay believers who “formally adhere” to the fraternity would suffer the same fate. Reporting from Rome, FRANCE 24’s Seema Gupta explains that the breakaway group deny key tenets of the Catholic Church, specifically its modernisation, interreligious […]
Continue ReadingA devastating wave of overnight attacks has left parts of the Ukrainian capital in ruins. Kyiv officials report multiple casualties following an attack which stuck residential areas. Russia said it would be ramping up the “pressure” on Ukraine after launching its largest ever attack on Kyiv overnight. The overnight strikes caught families while they slept, […]
Continue ReadingWhile France, Italy, the UK and the rest of western Europe reeled under a heatwave last week, central and eastern Europe sweltered too. The Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and the Balkans hit record temperatures. Ukraine imposed power outages as its grid buckled under demand. Romania got slammed by a violent storm after its own heatwave. […]
Continue ReadingRussian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged that the country was suffering from “a certain shortage” of fuel after repeated Ukrainian strikes in their four-year war. Moscow is now looking to increase anti-air defence capacity and ensure fuel supplies – which could even imply importing fuel. FRANCE 24’s Rochelle Ferguson-Bouyahi tells us more about the shortages, and […]
Continue ReadingAfter a rare admission by President Putin that the army was suffering from a fuel shortage, Gallup pollsters have released new findings that Russia’s “economic pessimism” has hit a 20-year high. For months, Ukrainian drones have been attacking Russian oil infrastructure and the consequences are now being felt even in the capital – usually the […]
Continue ReadingRussia launched one of its largest ever missile and drone attacks on Kyiv late on Wednesday with blasts continuing through Thursday morning killing at least 25 people. Buildings damaged in the strikes includes apartment blocks and a Red Cross warehouse filled with humanitarian supplies.
Continue ReadingA fire broke out in central Kyiv after an explosion during an air raid alert on Wednesday, an AFP reporter said. The journalist saw smoke and flames rising as firefighters and ambulances rushed to the scene. Kyiv has faced frequent Russian air strikes more than four years into Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
Continue ReadingThe oceans have never been warmer. They hit a record 21 degrees celcius average surface temperature in June, logged by Copernicus, the EU’s Earth-observation programme. It’s clearly taking a toll on biodiversity around the world, after years of warnings from experts. The onset of a potentially powerful El Nino weather pattern could boost global heat […]
Continue ReadingFrance will hold the first round of its next presidential election on April 18, 2027, with a run-off set for May 2, an executive source said on Tuesday. The vote is widely seen as a pivotal test for Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally as President Emmanuel Macron prepares to leave office after his final […]
Continue ReadingA couple of weeks back, we asked if the tide was turning in Ukraine. The short answer: a little, but it’s hard to cut through the fog of war. Now, we’re beginning to wonder if Crimea could be back in play. Kyiv’s new line of longer-range missiles and drones are wreaking havoc on fuel and […]
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