Greek wildfires engulf mountain as they approach Greek capital (www.france24.com)
Fire at cooling tower of Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (www.france24.com)
US military completes withdrawal from final base in Niger (www.france24.com)
More than 70 dead in Bangladesh as protesters call for the prime minister's resignation (www.france24.com)
Hundreds of thousands of Bangladeshi protesters demanding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resign clashed with government supporters Sunday, with dozens killed in one of the deadliest days since demonstrations began....
Turkey blocks access to Instagram (www.france24.com)
The Turkish presidency’s communications director Fahrettin Altun on Wednesday hit out at Meta-owned Instagram, accusing the platform of “impeding people from publishing messages of condolence for the martyr Haniyeh”....
'I'm leaving': Maduro victory sparks fears of new exodus of Venezuelans (www.france24.com)
A despondent Jose Vasquez, 31, has decided to join a mass exodus of Venezuelans seeking a better life elsewhere, having lost all hope in his future with the contested reelection of President Nicolas Maduro....
Profits fall at McDonald's as it redoubles value push (www.france24.com)
McDonald’s vowed Monday to win back consumers with better value offerings after it reported a rare sales decline that the company partly attributed to an exodus of inflation-weary low-income consumers....
Protests erupt in Venezuela as Maduro claims election victory (www.france24.com)
Protests erupted in Venezuela’s capital Monday as the regime deflected charges it had rigged an election win for President Nicolas Maduro that the opposition has disputed and many in the international community have questioned....
'Deal now': Israel hostage families protest as Netanyahu addresses US (www.france24.com)
Responding to Netanyahu’s speech, the Israeli campaign group the Hostages and Missing Families Forum said “45 minutes of speech and applause won’t erase the one sad fact: the words ‘Deal Now!’ were absent from the prime minister’s address.”
France's high-speed railway hit by 'sabotage' hours before Olympics (www.france24.com)
World's richest 1% gained $40 tn in a decade: Oxfam (www.france24.com)
Dozens killed in Gaza as Israel strikes fourth school in four days (www.france24.com)
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Dozens killed in Gaza as Israel strikes fourth school in four days (www.france24.com)
Palestinian sources said at least 29 people were killed Tuesday in a strike on a school being used to shelter displaced people in Gaza, the fourth such incident in four days, with Hamas blaming Israel for the deaths....
Meta to pull posts targeting 'Zionists' for harm (www.france24.com)
The latest update to Meta’s policy regarding use of the word “Zionist” comes as the tech titan behind Facebook and Instagram strives to balance free speech with hateful attacks on Jews....
French authorities accused of ‘social cleansing’ of migrants and homeless before Paris Olympics (www.france24.com)
French court rules Maurice Ravel is sole author of classical music masterpiece 'Bolero' (www.france24.com)
Brazil's Pantanal wetlands see record fires even before dry season (www.france24.com)
Niger revokes French operating licence at major uranium mine (www.france24.com)
Ecuador sees nationwide power outage as electrical grid fails (www.france24.com)
US jury holds banana giant Chiquita liable for financing Colombia paramilitaries (www.france24.com)
Samsung workers in South Korea stage first-ever strike over pay (www.france24.com)
Hong Kong arrests three for 'insulting' Chinese anthem: They were turning their backs, remained seated when China's national anthem was played prior to a football match (www.france24.com)
Football fans in Hong Kong used to boo the national anthem as a show of political discontent, but the government in 2020 banned the practice as part of a wider crackdown following huge democracy protests in the city....
Businesswoman Tomasdottir becomes Iceland's next president (www.france24.com)
Businesswoman Halla Tomasdottir was on Sunday declared the winner of Iceland’s presidential election, final results showed, beating former prime minister Katrin Jakobsdottir whom critics said was too political for the post.