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Pro-Kremlin social media users are blaming Ukraine for a strike that led to a fire at the Dormition Cathedral in Kyiv, a UNESCO World Heritage site. However, the images they say constitute “proof” were actually AI-generated. Source link
Extreme heat has been smashing temperature records across Europe: in Spain, the United Kingdom and in France. A persistent high pressure system known as a heat dome has settled above the continent for the second time in a month, trapping hot air in like a lid on a pot. Scientists say extreme heat is being … Read more
PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, June 25: UK papers discuss the Nottingham maternity care scandal. Next: is there going to be another heatwave in Europe this summer? Also: the Euclid telescope took extraordinary photos of the Milky Way. Finally, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s upcoming wedding is getting both Swifties and gamblers excited. Source link
As Europe reels over a severe heatwave and the changing nature of climate change, Genie Godula is pleased to welcome Armel Castellan, Extreme Heat Services Technical Advisor at the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Castellan suggests that extreme heat should no longer be understood as a temporary weather anomaly but as a structural public health, infrastructure, … Read more
The US Senate backed legislation on Tuesday directing President Donald Trump to halt US military action against Iran, the latest rebuke of the Republican president from an increasingly restive Congress. While likely to remain largely symbolic, the vote was a setback for Trump, who until recently had enjoyed near-unanimous support from Republican members of Congress. … Read more
France is in the midst of a record-breaking heatwave, with yesterday being the hottest day on record in the country. The extreme heat is also creating drought and heightening the risk of forest fires, with multiple departments, namely in the southwest, on high alert. Forest fires have already broken out, with one now under control … Read more
PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, June 24: Papers discuss the newest UN report that says Israel targeted and killed Palestinian children after the truce. Next: more than 40 people have drowned amid the heatwave in France. Also: France’s national team coach Didier Deschamps will skip an important game following the death of his mother. Finally, we … Read more
Tokyo said on Wednesday that China has detained two Japanese citizens on suspicion of smuggling banned goods. Japanese media reported that one case may involve rare-earth-related exports, a strategically important sector that is tightly controlled by Beijing. What do we know about the allegations? Japan said Chinese authorities had informed it that a citizen was … Read more
French Resistance fighter and pioneering historian Marc Bloch entered France’s Pantheon on Tuesday, becoming the first historian to receive one of the nation’s highest honors. The ceremony comes amid renewed political debate over his anti-nationalist legacy less than a year before France’s presidential election. Source link
France coach Didier Deschamps will miss his side’s final World Cup group match against Norway after returning home following the death of his mother, the French Football Federation said on Tuesday. Assistant Guy Stephan will take charge as France, already through to the last 32, seek top spot in Group I. Source link