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Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:47:09 GMT
Philippines says ship hit by Chinese water cannon at disputed reef
The incident at Scarborough Shoal, which took place during an attempt to resupply Filipino fishermen, came as top diplomats wrapped up a Southeast Asian regional forum in Manila. Beijing claims most of the South China Sea, including the flashpoint ...

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:45:20 GMT
Baby monkey Punch to celebrate first birthday
Abandoned by his mother and spurned by some peers, the young macaque shot to stardom after he was seen clinging to a plush orangutan toy from IKEA for comfort at Ichikawa City Zoo outside Tokyo. In February, the zoo started releasing social media v...

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:33:20 GMT
Fires in Europe: latest developments
The total area of land burnt so far this year in EU countries is the second largest on record, according to satellite data from the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS). The blazes are breaking out faster because of climate change caused...

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:32:30 GMT
New Caledonia: A deeply divided territory
Two years after the riots that shook New Caledonia in 2024, FRANCE 24 returns to a French overseas territory still grappling with the consequences of one of the darkest chapters in its recent history. Travelling from the Kanak independenc...

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:29:43 GMT
US hits partners with new tariffs over forcer labour claims
Starting this Friday, the United States will impose new tariffs on imports from 60 trading partners, covering 99 percent of all goods entering the country. The new measures replace the temporary 10 percent global tariff introduced 150 days ago after...

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:27:19 GMT
Spain: Thousands evacuate as heatwave fuels blazes near Madrid
Thousands of people were forced to flee deadly wildfires that continued to sweep through parts of France, Spain and Italy on Friday. Hundreds of firefighters backed by water-bombing planes battled the blazes fanned by scorching temperatures and str...

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:09:17 GMT
Thousands flee wildfires in southern Europe
In France, fires raging near the country's prized wine country of Bordeaux forced hundreds of people to flee the Cap Ferret peninsula in the middle of the summer vacation season as the blaze devoured an area nearly twice the size of Manhattan. In S...

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:47:38 GMT
🔴 Live: Thousands forced to flee as deadly wildfires rage in parts of France, Italy and Spain

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:17:09 GMT
South Korean tycoon ordered to pay $644m in divorce
Chey Tae-won, 65, is the chairman of the SK Group, which owns world-leading memory chipmaker SK hynix -- a pillar of South Korea's tech-led economy. Seoul High Court in 2024 had told him to pay 1.38 trillion won ($940 million) to his ex-wife Roh So...

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:01:14 GMT
Wrestling to become a man in Togo's ancestral rite of passage
Every mid-July, thousands of ethnic Kabye men aged 18 to 20 take part in the ancestral rite of passage in the west African nation's Kara region, hundreds of kilometres (miles) from the capital, Lome. And authorities hope it will soon be recognised...

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:55:15 GMT
Hundreds flee French peninsula by boat to escape wildfire
Boats have ferried more than 400 people so far from the Cap Ferret peninsula that stretches along France's Atlantic coast west of the city of Bordeaux, city authorities said. The fire raging near one of France's prized wine regions has so far devou...

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:51:10 GMT
Volkswagen profit plunges as carmaker weighs mass job cuts
Net profit for the three months to the end of June came in at 1.54 billion euros ($1.75 billion), the 10-brand group said, a fall of 32.9 percent on the same period last year. Last year's figure was itself a decline of almost 37 percent on 2024. Th...

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:43:10 GMT
Brian Lara Stadium hosts maiden Test as West Indies face Pakistan
Brian Lara Stadium, located in the south of the island, has previously hosted one-day and T20 internationals along with regional first-class fixtures. It becomes the nation's second Test match venue and 13th in the West Indies, drawing it alongsid...

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:29:11 GMT
Socceroos star Volpato allegedly tests positive for cocaine
A New South Wales police statement said a 22-year-old man -- widely identified as Italy-based Volpato by local media -- was allegedly caught speeding twice overnight. He passed a roadside breath test on the first occasion and was issued an infringe...

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:29:11 GMT
Volkswagen profit plunges as carmaker weighs mass job cuts
Net profit for the three months to the end of June came in at 1.54 billion euros ($1.75 billion), the 10-brand group said, a fall of 32.9 percent on the same period last year. Last year's figure was itself a decline of almost 37 percent on 2024. Th...

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