From stage 6 onwards, Pogacar ‘never let go’ during Tour de France
Tadej Pogacar won a record-equaling fifth Tour de France title on Sunday.…
Jaismine Lamboria: The Indian Army’s first woman boxer is now chasing Commonwealth gold
Born in the northern state of Haryana, she grew up in Bhiwani, a city synonymous with Indian boxing and widely nicknamed the country’s ‘Mini Cuba’. Her great-grandfather Hawa Singh was one of Indian boxing’s early giants. A…
Bordeaux under threat as France and Spain battle ‘unprecedented’ wildfires
Wildfires advanced towards the outskirts of the historic French city of Bordeaux, at the heart of the country’s winelands, on Sunday as France and Spain battled blazes that have already forced the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people.…
French firefighters work tirelessly to stop blaze from spreading
Plumes of smoke rose above a vast sea of pine trees outside Bordeaux as firefighters in gleaming helmets rushed to douse emerging flames before they could spread. «It’s intense, titanic,» said Florian Lointier of the Paris Fire Brigade, an army…
Berlin Pride attack suspect shot and killed during police operation
Speaking to reporters on Sunday, German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said evidence pointed to it being an «Islamist terror attack». «We are dealing with a suspected perpetrator, who had previously drawn attention to himself through a high volume…
Main suspect in Berlin Pride attack shot dead by German police forces
Abdul Ballout, a German citizen with Lebanese roots, was killed following a search that lasted nearly 24 hours after the attack in downtown Berlin. Officers located the suspect at around 6:00 pm, Berlin police said in a statement on X. He «ran towards…
Pogacar wins fifth Tour de France as teen Seixas seals stunning fourth place
Tadej Pogacar won a record-equaling fifth Tour de France title after the race ended on Sunday. Barring mishap or a crash, the 27-year-old Slovenian star joined Belgian Eddy Merckx, Spaniard Miguel Indurain and Frenchmen Jacques Anquetil and Bernard…
Wildfires in France: French farmers provide water tankers to help fight fire
«Civilian farmers are trying to help firefighters by bringing in tankers of water to keep their hoses running,» FRANCE 24 reporter Luke Shrago said, reporting from Lège-Cap-Ferret, where one of the largest forest fires France has seen since WWII is still…
Trump tariffs: Are they working?
Tariffs have never been far from the headlines during President Trump’s second term in office and another raft of these import taxes has just come into force. So are US households really paying 1.5% more because of them? The BBC’s Samira…
Flavio Bolsonaro launches Brazil presidential campaign, touts support from Milei
Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, eldest son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, on Saturday formally launched his bid to challenge President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in October’s election, showcasing support from Argentine President Javier…