Eiffel Tower shut by staff strike over female workers being moved for religious visit
The Eiffel Tower was closed on Monday after staff went on strike over female workers being removed for the visit of a Hindu religious group, workers and management said. A delegation of around 100 people linked to the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam…
Live: Russia resumes strikes on Kyiv after three-day halt
Home Europe Live Issued on: 08/09/2026 – 04:00Modified: 08/09/2026 – 04:09 St. Sophia’s Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sept. 6, 2026 © Efrem Lukatsky, AP Russia resumed strikes on Kyiv late Monday after a three-day pause ordered by…
Ukraine’s chief prosecutor resigns over call centre corruption scandal
Ukraine’s chief prosecutor Ruslan Kravchenko has resigned over corruption allegations related to illegal call centres in the country. It follows a search of his offices over the weekend by Ukrainian anti-corruption investigators, who said they had…
Israel intensifies South Lebanon strikes, killing 13 after weeks-long lull
Israel conducted a wave of airstrikes in south Lebanon, killing 13 people including women and children, the Lebanese health ministry said on Monday, in an intensification of violence after a weeks-long lull. Israel’s military vowed to continue…
Trump threatens to stop sale of Canadian Bombardier jets in US
President Donald Trump has warned Canadian aircraft company Bombardier that it can no longer sell in the US unless it moves its manufacturing there. «NO MORE SELLING BOMBARDIER IN THE UNITED STATES!» Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Monday. «If they…
Nearly 1.7 million deaths linked to second-hand smoke in 2023, study finds
More than 2.7 billion people including children have been exposed to second-hand smoke globally, contributing to nearly 1.7 million deaths in 2023, according to study published Tuesday in The Lancet. Tobacco remains a leading cause of disease globally,…
Tukaram Mundhe: Maharashtra food safety officer who is a social media star
An officer in the Indian Administrative Service, Mundhe has more than two decades of experience and has been transferred so often that reports say the number exceeds his years in service, though he declines to confirm it. «I have stopped counting my…
EU says no place for 'glorification of war criminals' as Mladic buried
The European Union on Monday denounced any «glorification» of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic in Serbia, as thousands gathered in Belgrade for his funeral. FRANCE 24’s James Vasina reports. Fuente: Leer la noticia original
Flight recorders recovered from ‘devastating’ Amazon cargo plane crash
It then travelled through a perimeter fence and collided with a Toyota Corolla, coming to rest about 1,300ft (394m) beyond the runway. Homendy described the crash scene as «devastating», with debris from the aircraft, vehicles and airport fencing…
Eiffel Tower closed in row over women removed for Hindu group
The Eiffel Tower was closed on Monday because of a strike by staff over the removal of female colleagues during a visit by a Hindu religious group, workers and management said. FRANCE 24’s Monte Francis has more. Fuente: Leer la noticia original