At least one person was killed and five others wounded in multiple shootings in Israel on Sunday, and security forces killed an attacker identified as a Palestinian citizen of Israel. Israel’s emergency service Magen David Adom said a man aged around 35 had died of gunshot wounds. FRANCE 24’s Noga Tarnopolsky reports. Source link
Fake news spread by Russia in Armenia as the country held legislative elections came as “neither a surprise nor effective”, said Richard Giragosian, founding director of the Regional Studies Center. Source link
French artist JR transformed the Pont-Neuf bridge in Paris into a cave with an ambitious installation as Russia’s Mirra Andreeva took the women’s singles title at the French Open and team preparations for next week’s FIFA World Cup began. FRANCE 24 looks back at some of the week’s most striking images. Source link
Ukrainian officials said on Sunday that a Russian drone has attacked a storage facility for used nuclear fuel near the disused Chernobyl plant. The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, said it had received information about the attack and that radiation levels at the site remained stable. The facility is located about 15 kilometers (9 … Read more
Pope Leo FRANCE 24’s Sarah Morris reports. Source link
More than 1.2 million people poured into the streets of central Madrid on Sunday in the hope of catching a glimpse of Pope Leo XIV, according to figures provided by the Vatican and local organizers. The head of the Catholic Church travels in the “Popemobile” on the boulevard of the Spanish capital Paseo de la … Read more
More than 1.2 million people filled the streets of Madrid on Sunday for a mass by Pope Leo XIV at whom he called for a renewal of the Catholic faith, saying Spaniards should not look at religion as “a museum of the past to be visited, but a school of faith from which to draw … Read more
Armenians are voting on Sunday in parliamentary elections as the incumbent government, facing mounting pressure from Russia, seeks to loosen ties with Moscow and deepen cooperation with the West. Speaking to residents, FRANCE 24’s Olivia Bizot said the vote is widely being seen as a “referendum on independence”. One voter described the election as “existential” … Read more
Police clashed with anti-government protesters Saturday in eastern Bolivia, with gunfire reportedly wounding four officers, as authorities attempted to clear a road blocked by rural workers demanding President Rodrigo Paz’s resignation. A month of heated demonstrations calling for the center-right Paz to step down have paralyzed the Andean nation, with about 100 protest blockades around … Read more
Merz’s conservative CDU/CSU coalition continues to lose elections to the far-right AfD [FILE: July 2025]Image: DTS Agency/Picture Alliance The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has widened its lead over Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s ruling Christian Democrats (CDU), according to a new poll released Saturday by the INSA institute. According to the survey, the AfD received 29% … Read more