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Drone attacks on vessels in the Black Sea tasked with transporting Kazakhstan's oil persisted for multiple days, with Astana condemning the strikes. The CPC route carries around 80% of Kazakhstan's oil exports and more than 1% of global supply.
Iranian MPs called for capturing US soldiers and launching ground attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain, as discussions grew over a possible ground operation by either side and US strikes entered their 10th consecutive day.
Beirut announced the beginning of its mobilisation to the southern Lebanese regions as President Aoun prepares for a high-stakes meeting with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday to conclude his four-day visit to Washington.
Record heat, historic drought and sweeping wildfires have marked France's 2026 summer. Yet climate scientists mostly see global warming's expected effects playing out. Only the rapid succession of heatwaves has caught them off guard.
The IRGC claimed its cruise missiles destroyed Amazon's central data infrastructure in Bahrain and hit US air defence systems. Bahraini, US and Amazon officials have not responded.
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Citing budgetary reasons, the municipality of Orange led by Rassemblement National mayor Jean-Dominique Artaud canceled the show scheduled for September 4, depriving hundreds of volunteer choir singers of their stage.
The attacker, who police said appeared to be suffering from psychological problems, was detained at the scene. The two Greek American victims sustained injuries to the leg and arm.
Lawmakers are expected to pass a bill on Tuesday, making France the first European country to set a digital age limit, with enforcement beginning in September.
As US airstrikes persist in Iran, Iranian authorities are, for now, avoiding a full-scale confrontation. Their strategy is to leverage the threat of global energy disruption to force Washington to reconsider its approach.
As lawmakers will consider a petition on Tuesday against the presumption of self-defense for law enforcement, the interior minister writes that the proposed bill creates neither privilege nor impunity.
A home improvement shopping centre in Sumy, Ukraine, catches fire after a reported Russian FPV drone strike as firefighters battle the blaze.
Spain's World Cup-winning team toured Madrid on an open-top bus as huge crowds lined the streets to celebrate their victory over Argentina
President Donald Trump on Monday imposed 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods, declaring that Canada has unfairly discriminated against American autos, alcohol and dairy products.
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The Kremlin continues to stifle the few parliamentary candidates opposed to the war in Ukraine, even as the public and some industrialists begin to imagine peace.
As fighting escalates between both sides, Iran's interior minister travelled to Pakistan, a key mediator in the conflict, for talks.
In the wake of the third heatwave to hit France since May, frustration and anxiety have gripped part of the younger generations, faced with what some call 'the coolest summer of the rest of their lives.'
After flying back from the United States to Madrid, the players were received by King Felipe VI and the royal family earlier Monday, then by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, before kicking off the parade.
China's central bank guarantees low-cost funding for green investments. Its European counterpart, although a frontrunner on climate change, currently refuses to use this tool.
The former mayor of Greater Manchester, who succeeds Keir Starmer, has become the seventh British prime minister in 10 years. Ed Miliband, who had aspired to the chancellorship, was named foreign secretary.
Doctors Without Borders provides individual counseling and group therapy sessions to professionals who have endured four months of conflict and an ongoing, unstable security situation.
Alongside the major issues discussed between the world's two leading powers, the fate of American citizens imprisoned in China on espionage charges has also become a bargaining chip.
Last week, 12 states led by California sued to block the deal in a direct challenge to the Trump administration's Justice Department, which approved the merger last month. On Monday, California Attorney General Rob Bonta hailed the temporary restraining order as 'a critical first win' to 'ensure this megamerger never s
Joshua Kerry, 28, was arrested in his hometown of Rotherham in Yorkshire, northern England, about 300 miles (500 kilometers) from Ann Widdecombe's home. The former Conservative minister, a spokesperson for the far-right Reform UK party, was found dead in her home in Devon on July 9. Kerry was charged after a police inv
Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada, co-founder and leader of the Sinaloa cartel, which the US has dubbed a 'terrorist' group, was arrested in the US in 2024 and, in August 2025, pleaded guilty to several charges under a deal to avoid the death penalty.
Paris City Hall turned to architects and municipal cleaning workers to identify 1,412 'black spots,' small public spaces that are systematically soiled or clogged with bulky waste, which it aims to reduce to 1,000.
The pair were 'detained for several hours without reason, interrogated and one of them was physically assaulted,' said French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot, adding that they were now safe and due to return to France within hours.
Christophe B. and many other men he recruited are accused of raping women, with these sexual assaults broadcast online and in public. Responsibility is now being called into question. This is the final part of our investigation into the French 'libertines' rapes case.
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