A handful of OPEC+ countries have agreed to increase their output targets from August but the cartel is fighting for its survival after the UAE’s departure. A French company is using the Seine to cool down Paris’ buildings. And, Sky says it’s buying ITV’s broadcast channels and streaming service for £1.6bn. Source link
European champions Spain face Iberian rivals Portugal in a last-16 showdown pitting teen prodigy Lamine Yamal against 41-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo. Win or lose, the Portuguese veteran has vowed he will be “one thousand per cent” at peace with his career. Follow our liveblog for minute-by-minute match commentary. Source link
As Iran buries its Supreme Guide who was killed last February, and Hamas started to disarm in Gaza, Emmanuel Macron is going to Damascus, for the first visit of a French President since Nicolas Sarkozy met the deposed President Bachar Al-Assad in 2009. The timing of this visit raises questions, as well as the objectives … Read more
Mexico-England ended in a 3-2 victory for the Three Lions at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City. In Chelsea, on the outskirts of Boston, the Mexican community turned out in force to watch the game. Source link
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Damascus on Monday evening for the first visit by a Western European head of state since new Syrian authorities took power in December 2024. Syrian Foreign Minister Assad al-Shaibani welcomed the French leader and his Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot at the airport. “I come to express France’s commitment to … Read more
An Austrian court on Monday convicted two officials under former Syrian dictator Bashar Assad of torturing opponents of his rule. For more than a decade the crimes were being prosecuted on the basis of universal jurisdiction, by which courts could investigate and prosecute certain serious crimes – such as genocide, war crimes and crimes against … Read more
Senegal’s constitutional reform continues to divide the country’s political landscape: Outside the parliament building in Dakar, angry protesters marched against the country’s proposed new constitution last week. However the situation deteriorated when security forces used tear gas to disperse the crowd. Meanwhile, inside the building MPs held a heated debate, with opposition politicians boycotting the … Read more
Cédric Jubillar, a painter and plasterer who was sentenced last October for killing his wife Delphine, has finally confessed to the murder from his prison cell, his lawyer said Monday. The 38-year-old said he was ready to tell investigators the location of his wife’s body, which was never found. Source link
The deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 500 people, the UN health agency’s figures showed Monday. Healthcare workers in Ituri province, the heart of the outbreak, on Sunday issued a 24-hour notice threatening to strike if the government did not improve their working conditions and pay them promised … Read more
More than 12,000 people gathered in the center of Pamplona in northern Spain on Monday to celebrate the start of the San Fermín Festival, famous for the running of the bulls. The festivities began with the traditional “chupinazo”, a small rocket fired from the balcony of the town hall over the packed plaza. Revelers douse … Read more