France’s Green Party has said it will launch a no-confidence motion against Sébastien Lecornu’s government over its handling of a late-June heatwave that caused at least 1,000 excess deaths according to the public health agency. Source link
The explosion that wounded three people in Monaco Monday night is being treated as an “attempted murder”. So who was the target? While Monegasque authorities remain tight-lipped about the victims’ identities, media reports point to Vadym Yermolaiev, a Ukrainian-born oligarch sanctioned by Kyiv for his business dealings in Russian-annexed Crimea. Source link
Your ripped clothes deserve better than the bottom of your closet or – worse – the trash can. The French government is now paying people to get them repaired, in a bid to extend the life of clothing and avoid waste. Under the Repair Bonus scheme, consumers can get a discount worth up to €25 … Read more
Spain has attributed 1,028 excess deaths to a blistering heatwave that hit Europe last week – a figure more than double the number of heat-related deaths recorded the previous year. Source link
Kotak Mahindra Bank will handle the German bank’s retail, private and wealth portfolio in India, while Deutsche Bank will focus on ultra-high net worth clients. Meanwhile, jet fuel prices have declined. DW has more. Source link
Lifestyle magazine Monocle has just released its “Quality of Life survey”. The ranking isn’t based on hard data, but on how cities actually feel to live in. Securing the top spot is the Japanese capital Tokyo, followed by Copenhagen, Lisbon, Vienna and Sydney. Paris comes in at number eight. Monocle Editor Andrew Tuck tells us … Read more
A week after twin devastating earthquakes struck Venezuela, many families are still searching for loved ones amid the rubble even as the hope of finding survivors dwindles. FRANCE 24 traveled to La Guaira, the region hardest-hit by the earthquakes, to meet some of those still desperately looking for the missing. “What I want is to … Read more
A viral video showing handcuffed men walking in single file is being shared by Islamophobic accounts claiming it depicts Muslims enslaving Christian Africans. However, the video has been taken out of context. Source link
Canada will participate in the next edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in Bulgaria in 2027, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and CBC/Radio-Canada confirmed Wednesday. The country’s national Canada Day announcement comes a week after CBC/Radio-Canada became the EBU’s newest member, making it eligible to compete on the popular pop program. “This Canada Day, as … Read more
US President Donald Trump made over a trillion dollars with various crypto-related ventures in 2025, according to his annual financial disclosure report. The earnings, coming from royalties tied to the Trump memecoin and token sales from crypto firm World Liberty Financial, have prompted accusations of conflicts of interest from watchdog groups. Also in this edition: … Read more