Authorities in the Paris region recorded “1,565 more deaths than expected” over a one-week period in June as the country grappled with a protracted heatwave that broke all-time temperature records, France’s public health agency said in a report released on Friday, adding that people over 65 accounted for more than 80 percent of fatalities. Source … Read more
🏆⚽”I don’t think there’s been a tournament quite like this.” David Webber tells #F24Debate this “celebrity-driven” #FIFAWorldCup has “repackaged football as a luxury product”, driving up ticket demand and prices ➡️https://go.france24.com/85Xw Source link
The Grand Mosque of Paris, built in 1926 in the Latin Quarter as a tribute to Muslim soldiers who died for France during World War I, marks its 100th anniversary this year. French historian Benjamin Stora traces his little-known role as a geopolitical bridge – not only between France and Algeria, but also between Muslims … Read more
Twenty students and an adult have been killed and several others injured in an overnight school bus accident in Uganda, police said Friday. The Ugandan government said it would halt all school trips until further notice in response to the accident. Parents and other relatives arrived at a primary school compound in Kampala on Friday … Read more
François Picard is pleased to welcome Venice’s new mayor, Simone Venturini, just one month into office, He offers a unique governing philosophy rooted in balancing contradictions rather than embracing absolutes. His central argument is that Venice cannot be understood merely as an open-air museum threatened by mass tourism, nor simply as a global cultural icon. … Read more
🇺🇸 🗣️ 🗳️ In an address to the nation on Thursday, #US President Donald #Trump renewed his accusation that the 2020 presidential #elections saw #interference from foreign actors – claims which have previously been debunked. In particular, Trump singled out #China, accusing them of having access to data on US voters and vowed to declassify … Read more
On this edition of Access Asia, we speak to a former FBI official helping Youlin Chen’s family. The 54-year-old American scientist has been detained on espionage charges in China since November 2024, when he was visiting relatives in Beijing. His family has chosen to speak out after quiet diplomacy failed to secure his release. Source … Read more
Donald Trump has revived his long-running claims that the US election in 2020 was “fabricated”. In a primetime address he accused China of what he called the “largest election data breach in history” and has released documents that he says reveal foreign interference. But intelligence officials say there is no evidence that foreign actors changed … Read more
Germany will take part in a French nuclear exercise later this year, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Friday after key defense talks with French President Emmanuel Macron at an air base near Cologne. Merz said the two countries would also continue to develop the cloud solution from the FCAS joint fighter jet project that collapsed early … Read more
German and French leaders hold a joint cabinet meeting with ministers from each countryImage: Oliver Berg/dpa/Picture Alliance France and Germany have launched ministerial talks aimed at deepening cooperation on defence, artificial intelligence, critical raw materials and Europe’s future budget. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron and 10 ministers from each country began consultations … Read more