Ukraine strikes halt shipping on key wheat route as Russian fuel crisis deepens
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Ebola spreads to more provinces
In tonight’s show, the Ebola outbreak spreads to two more provinces. A Sudanese court sentences paramilitary leader Mohamed Hamdan Daglo and 15 others to death in absentia. Residents of the Niger Delta town of Billé take to the streets to demand…
Ukraine and allies set up coalition to tackle Russia ballistic missile threat
Ukraine and key Western allies on Monday announced an air-defence coalition that would include jointly developing a new anti-ballistic missile system as an alternative and cheaper solution to the U.S. Patriot system. FRANCE 24’s Gulliver Cragg reports from Ukraine.
Nearly 1,000 hectares burnt in fire near Paris
A fire raging in the historic and much-visited Fontainebleau forest south of Paris on Monday has prompted evacuations and disrupted train and highway traffic. Authorities say the fire, which has destroyed nearly five percent of the 25,000-hectare forest, could have…
Trump reimposes Iran naval blockade, threatens Hormuz fees
President Donald Trump reimposed a US naval blockade on Iranian ports on Monday and vowed hefty fees for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran mockingly pledged to charge a lower rate for passage through the strategic waterway. FRANCE…
Two arrested as Fontainebleau forest near Paris ravaged by fire, prompting evacuations
France on Monday battled to contain a fire that scorched about 1,200 hectares in a forest south of Paris on Monday, as police arrested two people suspected of starting it. The fire erupted Sunday in the sprawling Fontainebleau forest, about…
Replay: Macron speaks as Ukraine’s ‘Coalition of the Willing’ meeting ends in Paris
Ukraine has ordered 16 Rafale fighter jets, an initial batch of new-generation SAMP/T surface-to-air defence batteries, and licences for the production of several capabilities, including the Scalp cruise missile, French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday after a meeting of more than 20…
Willing to pay: how much? Ukraine allies in Paris without the United States
Forget last week’s NATO summit where Donald Trump put the alliance through an emotional rollercoaster. It’s Bastille Day in Paris, with the so-called coalition of the willing – aka Nato minus the United States – serving up some more serene summitry…
France: Fire scorches Fontainebleau forest southeast of Paris
🇫🇷 🔥 A fast-moving wildfire continues to scorch France’s Fontainebleau forest, located 60km southeast of Paris, on Monday. Authorities estimate some 1,000 hectares of land have been burned so far. FRANCE 24’s Senior Reporter Catherine Norris Trent saw the devastation…