Replay: Macron speaks as Ukraine’s ‘Coalition of the Willing’ meeting ends in Paris
Ukraine has ordered 16 Rafale fighter jets, an initial batch of new-generation SAMP/T surface-to-air defence batteries, and licences for the production of several capabilities, including the Scalp cruise missile, French President Emmanuel Macron said…
Briton tells of surviving Spain wildfire in car as wife and friends died trying to run to safety
A British man whose wife and 12 friends and neighbours are feared to have been killed in the Spanish wildfires has told how he became separated from them as the flames raced towards his home. Malcolm Timbrell, 70, and his wife Annette Kilgore, 69, lived…
France: Fire scorches Fontainebleau forest southeast of Paris
🇫🇷 🔥 A fast-moving wildfire continues to scorch France’s Fontainebleau forest, located 60km southeast of Paris, on Monday. Authorities estimate some 1,000 hectares of land have been burned so far. FRANCE 24’s Senior Reporter Catherine Norris…
UK-Switzerland deal to scrap roaming charges and allow Britons to use e-gates
The UK has signed a new trade deal with Switzerland that will allow British travellers faster passage through airports by using e-gates for the first time. Described by Trade Secretary Peter Kyle as «the most significant services trade deal the UK has…
One person killed in Maine shooting involving ICE, state lawmaker says
A person was killed on Monday in a shooting involving US immigration agents in Maine, a top state lawmaker said, days after a man was fatally shot by a US agent during a traffic stop in Texas. «This morning a shooting occurred in Biddeford. A person…
Jamey Carney: Irish police to engage with Jordanian counterparts in murder investigation
Irish police are set to engage with their Jordanian counterparts as part of a murder investigation, according to Ireland’s justice minister. Last Tuesday, gardaí (Irish police) said they responded to an incident at an address in Killarney, County…
What is the Coalition of the Willing that is meeting in Paris?
The coalition of the willing, an initiative of 35 countries committed to supporting Ukraine militarily, is meeting in Paris on July 13. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will be in attendance. It’s a sign of the “strategic awakening” Europe…
Sam Neill: Tributes to Jurassic Park actor following his death aged 78
Born Nigel John Dermot Neill in Omagh, Northern Ireland, in 1947, he moved to Christchurch, New Zealand, with his family as a child. He adopted the name Sam at the age of 12 because there were several Nigels at his school. He began acting while studying…
‘Coalition of the willing’ meets in Paris to bolster war support to Ukraine
Ukrainian drone strikes killed four people and wounded seven in Russia on July 13, most in the Moscow region, as Kyiv upped its strikes in response to Kremlin’s barrages. This comes as the ‘coalition of the willing’, a coalition of…
The SpaceX IPO made history. One month on has it lost momentum?
SpaceX investors have swung from celebration to apparent concern in its first month as a publicly traded company. When shares in the firm, co-founded and led by Elon Musk, first became available for individuals to buy on the public stock market on 12…