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French authorities said hospitals in and around Paris were overwhelmed amid a record-breaking heatwave, adding that consumption and sales of alcohol would be banned from June 26. Paris police also told organizers to cancel several public events including the pride march to avoid overwhelming response services already under pressure due to extreme heat. FRANCE 24’s … Read more
As the on-again, off-again fighting continues between Israel and Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed militia has revealed its deadly FPV drone fleet: small quadcopters equipped with light explosives. Analysis of videos of the attacks suggests the Israeli army has turned to a Second World War-era trick to counter Hezbollah’s FPVs: decoys. Source link
Organizers of the Paris Pride March on Friday postponed the annual event scheduled for Saturday after police ordered them to change the date to avoid overwhelming response services already under pressure due to extreme heat. The death toll from heatwave-related drownings in France rose to 55, according to authorities. Follow our liveblog for the latest … Read more
Japan canceled more than 200 flights and suspended dozens of train services as the country prepared for a pair of tropical storms approaching from different directions on Friday. Hurricanes Mekkhala and Higos were approaching from the southwest and east respectively and were likely to converge over or near the main archipelago. Which path is Tropical … Read more
Venezuela’s health minister says 235 deaths have been recorded and tens of thousands are still missing after two powerful earthquakes hit on June 24. Emergency workers are still trying to search through the rubble. Rescue teams are coming in from round the world and the US says it is sending military planes to provide logistical … Read more
South Korea plans to eventually equip every soldier with their own personal drone, in a massive expansion of aerial weapons. To counter the threat from North Korea, Seoul says it will train half a million soldiers in how to use drones, and manufacture more than 100 thousand of them in the next three years. With … Read more
A mass amnesty of undocumented immigrants is currently underway in Spain. Bucking the trend of its European neighbors, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s Socialist government is embracing immigration to underpin its growing economy. However, the plan does not enjoy universal support. It faces strong criticism, in particular from the far right. FRANCE 24’s Victoria David and … Read more
The Nigerian Senate on June 24 approved a bill to authorize states to create their own police forces, concerns over the country’s myriad conflicts were brought back into the spotlight recently after a mass school abduction in the typically safer southwest. But experts warn that putting Nigeria’s 36 states in control of their own police … Read more
Often called the “grandfather” of modern African music, Highlife was born a century ago in the port cities of Ghana. Blending colonial brass with traditional rhythms, it became the soundtrack of West African independence. Now, the genre has been officially recognized by UNESCO as part of the world’s intangible cultural heritage. And as Highlife enters … Read more
In a landmark ruling, a French court has ordered energy giant TotalEnergies to account for its clients’ emissions in the company’s climate plan. It is the first time France’s Corporate Duty of Vigilance law has been applied to climate change. FRANCE 24’s Sharon Gaffney speaks to Justine Ripoll from Notre Affaire à Tous, one of … Read more