PRESS REVIEW – Monday, July 13: Papers analyse Iran’s strategy against the United States. In Japan, a quiet refuge has emerged for Russian spies. And finally, the story of a dog and its “emotional support duck”…
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced a new political strategy and a government reshuffle, with Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko stepping down from her position. Zelensky says he has offered her a new role focused on relations with a key international…
For the first time in history, the World Cup final will feature a halftime show modelled on the US Superbowl’s. The show will support FIFA’s Global Citizen Education Fund, an initiative working to raise $100 million for children worldwide during…
In Spain, former Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is being criticised after saying France’s national football squad had “no French players”. Among the criticisms was one from the current Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. And there has been criticism too across…
US President Donald Trump made headlines this week at the Nato summit in Ankara by declaring an end to all sanctions against Turkey, paving the way for the sale of the F-35 stealth fighter jet to the alarm of Greece…
A small boat carrying 128 people has reached the coast of England, marking a new record for the largest single crossing of the Channel on a small boat, even as the number of crossings has dropped in recent months.
China recenly test-fired a nuclear-capable missile from a submarine into the Pacific, the first such launch from a nuclear-powered vessel and the first submarine-based test since 1982.
An expert committee is due to deliver its recommendations on Monday on how the European Union should regulate children’s access to social media, including a potential blanket ban. More than 20 countries worldwide, including France, have already implemented or proposed…
Israel will hold national elections on Oct. 27, the latest date permitted by law, parliament said on Sunday, setting up a vote widely seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership since the Gaza war began. Netanyahu, 76,…
A fast-moving wildfire south of Paris scorched about 800 hectares of the Fontainebleau forest, prompting France to deploy two firefighting aircraft as crews battled to contain the blaze, officials said on Monday. The fire forced partial closures of the A6…