The main group of students who launched the protests in Bangladesh announced on Sunday their intention to continue the movement to denounce recruitment quotas in the civil service, despite the relaxation of the system announced by the Supreme Court.
The France Unbowed MP Eric Coquerel was re-elected on Saturday to the French National Assembly's Finance Committee, but the New Popular Front was defeated for almost all the other committee chairmanships. After having already let the presidency of Parliament slip from its grasp, its claim to form a left-wing government becomes increasingly uncertain. Story by France 2 and FRANCE 24's Eliza Herbert.
A police officer and five protesters were injured on Saturday when violence erupted during a demonstration in the French grains port of La Rochelle over the use of reservoirs to supply large-scale agriculture, local officials said. For more information William Hilderbrandt interviews Bénédicte Kjaer Khalat, member and jurist at "Notre Affaire à tous" ("Our common interest"), in Paris.
President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that France was ready to host the Paris Olympics as he visited the Athletes' Village four days before the Games begin. The opening ceremony on the River Seine will signal the official start of the Paris Games on Friday, July 26.
Saturday's strike on the port city of Hodeida, which the rebels say killed six people and triggered a massive fire, will provide the Huthis with "political capital", said Maged Al-Madhaji, co-founder of the Sanaa Centre for Strategic Studies think tank. "They legitimise Huthi claims that they are waging a war with Israel," which could widen the rebel's appeal amid growing anger in Yemen over the Gaza war, he told AFP. Since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in October, the Huthis have positioned... Читать дальше...
England were 348-6 in their second innings at lunch on the fourth day of the second Test, a lead of 307 runs, with Brook dismissed for 109 and Root 81 not out. The Yorkshire duo shared a partnership of 189 in 41 overs after coming together Saturday when England were just 99 runs ahead at 140-3 after the loss in quick succession of Ollie Pope (51) and Ben Duckett (76). But England lost three wickets for 19 runs shortly before the end of Sunday's first session, with skipper Ben Stokes (eight) and Jamie Smith (six) both falling. Читать дальше...
China and the Philippines have struck a deal aimed at stopping the two countries from clashing over the fiercely disputed Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea, the Philippine government said Sunday. In the past year, the territorial standoff at the reef has flared and came to a head in mid-June when Chinese forces seized and damaged two Philippine navy boats with machetes and improvised spears. Several Filipino navy personnel were injured in the incident.
The US ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, announced over $200 million in additional humanitarian assistance to Sudan. In April, world leaders had promised more than $2 billion in aid but only about a quarter of that money has been received. Fighting between Sudan's official army and a rival paramilitary group broke out in April of last year, sparking what many call the world's worst humanitarian crisis. Story by Eliza Herbert and Olivier Faissolle.
Tensions are simmering ahead of summer talks on which UNESCO World Heritage sites are deemed to be endangered, with countries battling against featuring on the UN cultural body's list. For more information, FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney interviews Maria Gravari-Barbas, professor of Geography at the Sorbonne in Paris, France.
Here in Paris, what promises to be a spectacular Olympics opening ceremony is only five days away. For the very first time, the event is not being held inside a stadium, but on the River Seine. Discover the sneak peeks from the last rehearsals before the big day with France 2 and FRANCE 24's Peter O'Brien.
After two frenetic back-to-back meets in Paris and Monaco, a host of athletes fine-tuned their preparations for the Summer Games in some style in perfect conditions at a packed London Stadium. AFP Sport looks at five events that stood out. Men's 100m Noah Lyles turned on the afterburners to set a personal record of 9.81 seconds into a slight headwind (0.3 m/s) to claim victory in the 100m in a statement win, with the opening ceremony of the Paris Games now just five days away. The American who... Читать дальше...
Bangladesh’s top court on Sunday scaled back a controversial quota system for government job applicants, a partial victory for student protesters after days of nationwide unrest and deadly clashes between police and demonstrators that have killed scores of people. More information with FRANCE 24 regional correspondent in New Delhi, Navodita Kumari.
The Hamas government's Ministry of Health for the Gaza Strip announced on Sunday a new death toll of 38,983 in the Palestinian territory since the start of the war with Israel, now in its tenth month.
Tadej Pogacar will be firmly in the spotlight as he goes down the ramp last on Sunday's final day individual time trial in his adopted home of Monaco, with a third Tour de France title all but secured. More information with FRANCE 24 sports journalist James Vasina.
Two tropical cyclones will bring gales and heavy rain to China's eastern seaboard this week, with the first expected to make landfall on Sunday, after deadly flash floods struck the country's interior over the weekend.
Protesters clashed with police in France's western port of La Rochelle Saturday, as conservationists and small farmers mobilised against massive irrigation reservoirs under construction. Story by Nicholas Rushworth.
Bangladesh's top court on Sunday pared back, but fell short of public demands to abolish, contentious civil service hiring rules that sparked nationwide clashes between police and university students that have killed 151 people.
Saturday's strike on the vital port, a key entry point for fuel and humanitarian aid, is the first claimed by Israel in the Arabian peninsula's poorest country, about 2,000 kilometres (1,300 miles) away. It killed three people and wounded 87, many of them with severe burns, the rebel-run health ministry said in a statement carried by Huthi media. On Sunday, Huthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the rebels' "response to the Israeli aggression against our country is inevitably coming and will be huge". Читать дальше...
The Supreme Court in Bangladesh on Sunday ruled that only a small share of government jobs can be allocated to relatives of veterans who fought in the country’s war of independence. The rest must be allocated upon merit. The controversial quota system, which previously reserved 30 percent of those jobs to people related to war veterans, has in the past few weeks led to mass protests and more than a hundred deaths, according to local media.
The Israeli military on Sunday said it struck Hezbollah weapons storage facilities overnight, after Lebanese state media reported an Israeli strike on an ammunitions depot deep in the south. Earlier on Saturday, Hezbollah and its Palestinian ally Hamas had fired rocket salvos and explosive-laden drones at Israeli positions.
Israeli warplanes killed three people in the Huthi-controlled Yemeni port of Hodeida, the Iran-backed rebels said Sunday after the group's deadly drone attack in Tel Aviv. More information with ABC correspondent in Jerusalem Jordana Miller.
Israel’s military said it had intercepted a surface-to-surface missile headed for the Red Sea resort town of Eilat early on Sunday. Yemen’s Houti rebels later confirmed they had targeted the city with multiple ballistic missiles to avenge deadly Israeli air strikes a day earlier on the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah.
Savea, who played club rugby in Japan in 2024, said he was sad to end more than a decade's association at Wellington Hurricanes. The All Blacks back-row forward believed the time was right to honour his Samoan family and "give back to my heritage". Savea's deal with Moana Pasifika is for three seasons and leaves him eligible to represent New Zealand through to the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia. Auckland-based Moana are made up of players with a Pacific islands family background, including Savea's older brother Julian... Читать дальше...
Despite Washington's top diplomat asserting a deal is near the "goal line" to end more than nine months of devastating war between Israel and Gaza rulers Hamas, the Israeli military said it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen, as it pressed on with its offensive in the besieged Palestinian territory. Dozens have been killed since Saturday across the Gaza Strip, the civil defence agency said, including in strikes on homes in the central Nuseirat and Bureij areas and displaced people near southern Khan Yunis. Читать дальше...
Millions of computers and devices the world over were affected by the outage that was caused by a CrowdStrike update. The outage resulted in thousands of flights being cancelled, leaving passengers stranded or grappling with hours of delays.
