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France recorded 2,025 excess deaths during the June 22-28 heatwave, the country’s health minister said Friday, marking a nearly 30 percent national rise in recorded deaths. In the Paris region, the number of deaths during the same period increased by 62 percent, according to the public health authority. Source link

French support for the American Revolution began well before the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. King Louis XVI saw the rebellion in North America as an opportunity to weaken his British rival and avenge past defeats. FRANCE 24 looks back at how European colonial rivalry and Enlightenment ideals forged a decisive alliance between … Read more

These Round of 32 matches are definitely full of twists. Portugal came back from 1-0 down to beat Croatia in Toronto. Goncalo Ramos scored a stoppage-time winner after Cristiano Ronaldo had earlier equalized from the penalty spot. Source link

France, Spain, the United Kingdom, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Germany experienced record-breaking temperatures in late June. The national weather service, DWD, reported that Germany had never experienced such intense heat for so long so early in the year. Now, large parts of the central and eastern United States are also under a heat warning … Read more

The wedding of pop superstar Taylor Swift and American football player Travis Kelce is expected to be held at New York’s Madison Square Garden (MSG) over the upcoming US Independence Day holiday weekend, according to media reports and city permit documents. The couple, who are both 36, have not publicly confirmed plans. However, some reports … Read more

Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodriguez on Thursday strongly defended her government’s response to the twin earthquakes that devastated parts of the oil-rich country. “We didn’t wait a day, two days or three days. We became active immediately,” Rodríguez told foreign journalists a week after the earthquake. “Naturally, the first people to reach the sites where … Read more

Franco-German arms maker KNDS has announced it is postponing a planned stock market flotation, which had been set to enable the German government to take a 40% stake in the company. In a statement, KNDS attributed the postponement to the current “instability of the European defense sector” and said it was waiting for “more favorable … Read more

Iran has warned the United States and Israel against any attack as the country prepares for the funeral of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in airstrikes on the first day of the war. Authorities expect between 15 and 20 million people to attend in Tehran alone for this three-day tribute, which begins … Read more

Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey are the three Mexican host cities for this mega World Cup, jointly organized with the United States and Canada. Pictures from these cities quickly spread on social media, showing fans from many countries celebrating with local fans. In the narrow streets of Monterrey’s nightlife district, older women in sandals dance … Read more