Wildfires ravage Spain, France and Italy, killing three firefighters
Wildfires raged on Wednesday in Sicily, southwestern France and central Spain, claiming the lives of three firefighters and prompting thousands of evacuations. Temperatures topped 40C and gusts of hot wind fanned the flames on the southern Italian…
Canada’s ‘powerful’ dairy sector is in Trump’s trade crosshairs
Canada’s dairy industry policy is among the most politically sacrosanct in the country. It has also long been a thorn in the side of Donald Trump. Now, Canada’s dairy supply management system is back in the spotlight after the US president…
France recorded 5,700 more deaths than usual during its historic June heat wave
France recorded at least 5,700 more deaths than usual during a historic heatwave last month, the public health agency said Wednesday, sharply increasing its estimates of the feared toll from record-shattering temperatures. FRANCE 24’s James Vasina…
Africa’s camels are dying from extreme heat as temperatures soar
Camels are famously known as the ships of the desert, but even these hardy animals are not being spared from the extremes of rising temperatures in Africa. The Afar region of north-eastern Ethiopia is one of the hottest and driest places on Earth, where…
Ukrainians welcome new army chief but seek return of fired defence minister
Ukrainian soldiers and civilians told AFP on Wednesday they welcomed the appointment of Mykhailo Drapaty as the new army commander in the fifth year of Russia‘s invasion, and said they were still hoping for the return of popular defence minister…
CJP protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi: The meme language of India’s Gen Z ‘cockroach’ protest
On Monday, 20-year-old Chhavi (name changed) paused outside a Delhi metro station on her way to what would become one of the largest anti-government demonstrations against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in the Indian capital in recent…
Trump threatens Iranian infrastructure over Strait of Hormuz attacks
US President Donald Trump warned on Wednesday that the US would destroy one bridge or power plant each time Iran fired at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump’s latest threat to target civilian infrastructure came as the unpopular war spiralled…
Lima: Fire kills 10 members of same family in Peru, police say
A fire has killed 10 members of the same family, including five children, at a home in Peru’s capital Lima, police say. The blaze ripped through the property in the southern La Victoria district early on Wednesday, Gen Oscar Arriola from the…
‘Mykhailo Fedorov was fired for his successes in fighting corruption in the defense sector’
François Picard is pleased to welcome Daria Kaleniuk, Executive Director of the Anti-corruption Action Centre. Ukraine’s wartime challenge is no longer only military, but institutional. Ms. Kaleniuk contends that battlefield success and democratic…
Modelling scout linked to Epstein found dead in Paris
A modelling scout linked to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has been found dead at his home. Daniel Siad, 69, was discovered on Monday in Colombes, a north-west suburb of Paris, the Nanterre prosecutor’s office confirmed. An…