The two-hour operation came in response to Iran’s missile launches targeting American forces in the Middle East, with Washington saying it hit military command centres, drone and missile facilities as well as coastal defence sites.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino insisted member associations would not be forced to back the proposed commercial spin-off, as criticism from UEFA, CONCACAF, the Asian Football Confederation and European officials intensified.
Thousands of evacuees were allowed to return home in Spain after firefighters gained ground against some of the country’s worst blazes in decades, but soaring temperatures and new outbreaks in France underscored the broader wildfire emergency unfolding across southern Europe.
French DJ and musician Kavinsky, known for his electronic classic “Nightcall”, has been found dead at his home in Paris, prosecutors said on Wednesday. The self-taught pianist, whose real name is Vincent Belorgey, would have turned 51 on Friday.
The assault on a checkpoint in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa comes days after another deadly clash in the volatile border province, where authorities have blamed a growing wave of attacks on militants operating from neighbouring Afghanistan.
Overnight Russian strikes on Ukraine killed at least eight people and wounded more than a dozen more, authorities said Thursday. In a late-night post warning of the Russian attack, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky once again called on Kyiv’s allies to…
A drone hit a U.S.-owned gas storage tanker at Egypt’s Mediterranean port of Damietta, British maritime security firm Ambrey said in an initial assessment on Wednesday, and U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to retaliate against Iran for an overnight attack,…
There was a furious backlash on Wednesday to FIFA’s controversial plans to sell a stake in the business operations of the World Cup and its other competitions through the creation of a private subsidiary. FRANCE 24’s James Vasina reports.
In tonight’s edition, the DRC’s constitutional court approved a referendum law that critics say could open the way for President Felix Tshisekedi to seek a third term in office. Also, as the El Niño weather pattern looms, millions across Africa could…