On the eve of a key NATO summit, Donald Trump reignited his feud with Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni by sharing a doctored image on Truth Social, captioned “restraining order needed.” The altered image is based on genuine G7 footage but changes Meloni's facial expression to make her appea
In tonight's edition, France pulls all of its diplomats out of Burkina Faso in a tit-for-tat move after Ougadougou cut ties with Paris last month. Also, in Tanzania, young people are planning on taking to the streets for an anti-government protest on Tuesday. And Lagos's Yahoo Boys are behind a luc
The death toll from the back-to-back earthquakes that hit Venezuela on June 24 has risen to 3,535, official figures released on Monday showed. More than 17,000 people have been left homeless by the twin disasters.
A handful of OPEC+ countries have agreed to increase their output targets from August but the cartel is fighting for its survival after the UAE's departure. A French company is using the Seine to cool down Paris' buildings. And, Sky says it's buying ITV's broadcast channels and streaming service for
As Iran buries its Supreme Guide who was killed last February, and Hamas started to disarm in Gaza, Emmanuel Macron is going to Damascus, for the first visit of a French President since Nicolas Sarkozy met the deposed President Bachar Al-Assad in 2009. The timing of this visit raises questions, as w
Substitute Mikel Merino scored in added time as Spain edged Portugal 1-0 to reach the World Cup quarter-finals on Monday, extending La Roja's run without conceding a goal and putting an end to Cristiano Ronaldo's career on football's biggest stage. Read our blog to see how the match unfol
Cédric Jubillar, a painter and plasterer who was sentenced last October for killing his wife Delphine, has finally confessed to the murder from his prison cell, his lawyer said Monday. The 38-year-old said he was ready to tell investigators the location of his wife's body, which was never found.
The deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 500 people, the UN health agency's figures showed Monday. Healthcare workers in Ituri province, the heart of the outbreak, on Sunday issued a 24-hour notice threatening to strike if the government did not improve thei
"Allies must ensure that Ukraine receives the support it needs in its war with Russia" according to NATO chief Mark Rutte, ahead of a summit set to take place in Ankara, Turkey. He has also said allies will be announcing contracts worth tens of billions to "deter and defend". FRANCE 24's Kethevane G
President Donald Trump confirmed he asked FIFA boss Gianni Infantino to review the "horrible" decision to hand a red card to star US striker Folarin Balogun but said he did not request it be overturned. Belgium, who the US will be playing in the quarterfinal, have called the decision 'incomprehensib
Algeria's ruling National Liberation Front won the most seats in the country's parliamentary elections, the election board said Monday, securing 90 out of 407 in the July 2 vote. But the poll was marred by record-low turnout after the government barred more than a third of prospective candidates fro
China's recent submarine missile test in the Pacific drew sharp reactions from the United States and regional nations. The United States accused Beijing of rapidly expanding its nuclear arsenal and urged arms control talks. Several Indo-Pacific countries, including the Philippines and Taiwan, descri
India's T20I squad overhaul has raised fresh questions after Player of the Tournament Sanju Samson was dropped from the Zimbabwe series despite his World Cup heroics, with selectors prioritising teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. Meanwhile, discussions are underway over whether Gautam Gambhir a
In a remarkable scientific breakthrough, University of Minnesota researchers unveiled SpudCell, a synthetic construct engineered from chemicals to replicate key life processes such as consumption, growth, genetic replication, and division. While it is not classified as living, this innovative achiev
San Joaquin kit foxes, an endangered species in central California, are thriving inside the Topaz Solar Farms and California Valley Solar Ranch. Research shows fox-friendly fencing blocks predators like coyotes and bobcats, while solar panels shield foxes from golden eagles. Survival rates held stea