Magnitude 7.3 quake hits Mexican coast near Guatemala, triggering tsunami alert
A powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck near the coast of Mexico‘s southernmost state of Chiapas on Friday, triggering a tsunami warning and shaking buildings in neighbouring Guatemala and El Salvador. Authorities reported no immediate damage.…
Taco Bell withdraws lettuce from menu after links to explosive diarrhea
US fast-food chain Taco Bell is removing lettuce from its menu in some states after investigations found it could be linked to an outbreak of explosive diarrhoea caused by a parasite. The decision was taken «out of an abundance of caution» following…
From colonial symbol to sanctuary: Paris’s Grand Mosque turns 100
Tucked away in the heart of the Latin Quarter neighbourhood, the Grand Mosque of Paris is one of the city’s essential landmarks. Inaugurated on July 15, 1926 by former French president Gaston Doumergue and Moulay Youssef, Morocco’s sultan at the time,…
Rohan Dennis: Australian Olympic cyclist admits to driving despite ban after crash that killed wife
Australian Olympic cyclist Rohan Dennis has pleaded guilty to driving despite a five-year ban placed on him after a 2023 incident where he struck his wife with a car. Dennis, 36, appeared in the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Friday to face a charge of…
What challenges await the UK’s incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham?
The UK will be getting a new prime minister on July 20. And many challenges await Andy Burnham. He will be faced with a tepid economy, high government borrowing costs, and irregular migrants arriving in small boats that have fuelled support for Reform.…
Japan relaxes royal succession rules – but ban on female emperors remains
The Japanese parliament has approved a bill to relax imperial succession rules, amid concerns over the dwindling size of the imperial family. The bill, passed by the upper house on Friday, allows the imperial family to adopt distant male relatives over…
Project ‘Afrika’: Inside Russia’s propaganda machine – The Observers
After a leak of confidential documents revealed how Russian agents have been placing hundreds of articles in French-speaking media outlets in West and Central Africa, FRANCE 24 travelled to Dakar, Senegal, to investigate this secret operation. «When you…
Bodycam footage shows airlift of girl stranded by Texas floods
Bodycam footage showed the moment a rescuer reached a family of three, and their dogs, sheltering in their destroyed house as water flooded parts of Uvalde county, Texas. The rescuer airlifted a girl to safety, telling the rest of the family that another…
Fire reignites in Fontainebleau forest as investigation continues
First the storms, now the fires. President Emmanuel Macron has described the blazes in the Fontainebleau Forest as some of the worst since the end of World War II. The president visited the scene to show his support for the 950 firefighters still working…
Trump alleges China meddled in 2020 election and questions voting security ahead of midterms
US President Donald Trump has delivered a primetime address in which he accused China of interfering in the 2020 election and alleged «shocking vulnerabilities» in American voting systems. Trump, who spoke from the White House on Thursday, has repeatedly…