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Panama and El Salvador have become the latest countries along with Honduras to declare an emergency over El Nino, which has already forced a reduction in shipping through the Panama Canal. All three countries broke their monthly temperature records in both June and July, exacerbating famine concerns.
A hospital official told the BBC that the door to the ward was not locked, but manned with security guards, to protect the babies.
At least 22 bodies have been recovered and 384 people reported missing after a massive flash flood that swept through parts of Nepal and Tibet, officials said Wednesday. Chinese state media also reported on Wednesday that the mudslide disaster had "resulted in major casualties and missing people" at the Gyirong Port on the Tibetan side of the border.
Eswatini is one of 12 countries, and the only one in Africa, that has diplomatic relations with Taiwan.
Dolly Parton was one of the rare celebrities that transcended divides in the United States. The country music legend and actress died, aged 80, on August 25.
BBC music correspondent Mark Savage looks back on the legacy of the "irreplaceable" late singer.
Devasted parents gathered outside a hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Wednesday after a fire tore through a mother-and-baby ward, killing at least 14 newborns. Witnesses described disorganized and harrowing scenes, including intense smoke and broken glass, while local media blamed the tragedy on a faulty air conditioning system.
In Ethiopia, festivities marking Mawlid, the Muslim holiday celebrating the birth of the Prophet Mohammed, have been cancelled at the last minute over fears of drone strikes. The cancellation comes just days after another major Tigrayan festival, Ashenda, was also called off at the last minute for the same reason. Drone strikes hit northern Ethiopia in recent days, as tensions between the Tigray People’s Liberation Front and the Ethiopian government continue to escalate. FRANCE 24's Tom Canetti reports from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The integration of the Kurdish administration within Syria's state institutions is now complete, Syrian Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi said on Thursday, marking the end of the Kurds' long-held dream of autonomy. The announcement follows months of negotiations between the two sides after a January agreement that called for the full integration of Kurdish civil and military institutions into the state -- a move Washington deemed "significant". FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Andrew Hilliar tells us more.
At least 14 infants were killed in a fire at a state-run hospital in Pakistan's capital Islamabad on Wednesday, the prime minister said, with the health minister attributing the tragedy to a blast in the nursery ward. The incident is among the deadliest hospital fires in recent years in the country, where government healthcare is subsidised but facilities are under-resourced and overburdened. Watchdogs have frequently criticised state-run facilities as mismanaged.
Five other airport workers are also receiving treatment following the rare outbreak at German's busiest airport.
French astronaut Sophie Adenot began a second spacewalk at the International Space Station on Tuesday, as she and NASA astronaut Anil Menon were set to continue work on a space-to-ground communications antenna. Adenot, a European Space Agency astronaut, was scheduled to help Menon retrieve and install a spare antenna on the station’s Z1 truss, above the Unity module, and make electrical and data connections to restore high-speed communications with mission control.
The United States urged the UN Security Council on Monday to expand an arms embargo on the Sudanese region of Darfur to cover all of Sudan, saying the nation's strict conflict risks regional expansion. The Darfur arms embargo, in place for over two decades, is set to expire on September 12, 2026 if a new agreement is not reached. Expanding the restrictions to all of Sudan would require a vote of the UN Security Council, with veto-holding Russia warning on Monday against new measures that would impact the Sudanese army.
The Director of the CIA John Ratcliffe held talks with Russian intelligence officials during his visit to Moscow on Tuesday but did not meet President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said on Wednesday. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said it was also too early to say whether such contacts between the two countries' intelligence agencies could help improve US-Russia relations.
Former Air France stewardess Sophie Lainault has had her cancer recognised as an occupational disease.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Tuesday that the perpetrators of hybrid attacks against Germany, such as an explosive drone found at an airport, "will pay for them," without naming a target. NATO member Germany – a major supporter of Ukraine in its fight against Russia – has long accused Moscow of targeting it with a campaign of hybrid attacks, espionage and sabotage. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Philip Turle tells us more.
One million children in Afghanistan are suffering from life-threatening malnutrition in a worsening situation sweeping the country, the United Nations warned Tuesday. Across Afghanistan, 3.7 million children suffer from wasting, meaning they are acutely malnourished, the UN children's agency UNICEF said. Afghanistan has endured repeated hunger emergencies in recent decades as it has struggled through civil war and other situations.
Canada struck back at the United States on Tuesday with retaliatory tariffs on about $20 billion worth of American goods, including steel, dairy products, appliances and farm equipment, as the trade war between the once-friendly neighbors escalated sharply. The confrontation threatened one of the world’s largest trading relationships and further strained ties between the United States and a country long considered one of its closest allies. A prolonged dispute could raise costs for American businesses and consumers less than 2½ months before the midterm elections.
Americans of all stripes united to grieve the death of country music legend Dolly Parton, offering a rare moment of agreement as presidents of both parties joined entertainment and business giants in paying her tribute. The singer, who was 80, was long heralded as one of the few celebrities that everybody loved. President Donald Trump announced the lowering of flags across the United States for a week, calling Parton's death a "true loss for millions of people."
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces has been dissolved, the armed militant group's leader said on Tuesday, a major step in the integration plan agreed on earlier this year with the Islamist-led government in Damascus. The government and the group, which helped defeat the Islamic State with U.S. backing and held parts of northern and eastern Syria, agreed in January to a phased integration of Kurdish fighters into the state, a plan Washington called a "significant milestone".
Israeli forces took control of a vocational training centre run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees in an east Jerusalem suburb on Tuesday, in its latest move targeting the beleaguered organisation. The raid drew condemnation from UN chief Antonio Guterres, and followed warnings by UNRWA that Israeli authorities were threatening its Qalandia training centre. The centre was established in 1952 and offers vocational training to around 340 Palestinians from the occupied West Bank every year, according to UNRWA.
In DR Congo, the Ebola outbreak continues with at least 5,514 cases recorded, and 2,462 deaths. With fears the virus will reach the capital Kinshasa, authorities have begun stepping up patrols along the Congo River, as FRANCE 24’s team on the ground reports.
In the remote Kenyan village of Cheporor, a recent discovery of gold sent thousands of amateur prospectors rushing to the area in recent weeks. The village now looks like a bustling small town, but is lacking the infrastructure to house these arrivals, posing security challenges.
Dolly Parton, the country music icon whose soaring vibrato vocals, poignant songwriting and sparkling costumes defined her rise from a log cabin in the Tennessee mountains to the height of stardom and acclaim, has died in Nashville. She was 80 years old. Known for her curvy physique, massive blond wigs and skin-tight outfits that served her self-deprecating wit, she was among the most beloved personalities in music and beyond — the rare celebrity whose appeal transcended generations, geography and politics. FRANCE 24's Culture Editor Eve Jackson tells us more.
Panama on Tuesday became the latest Central American country, after Honduras and El Salvador, to declare an emergency over El Nino, which has already forced a reduction in shipping through the Panama Canal. El Nino is a weather pattern that raises surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, generating global changes in winds and rainfall as well as erratic weather conditions. It is also nudging up global temperatures in a year predicted to be the hottest on record.
Is Artificial Intelligence encouraging racist stereotypes? Internet users have noticed that Gemini, Google's AI assistant, suggests very different advice when they say they are alone with someone, depending on their nationality. Our colleagues at France 2 report.
France is temporarily relaxing strict production rules for several iconic cheeses as drought and record heat leave pastures severely depleted. Producers of abondance, beaufort and comté can now use more imported fodder and grain to feed their cows, while other traditional cheeses will also receive temporary exemptions.
The president is using US dominance to challenge allies and enemies alike - but both Canada and Iran have found ways to fight back.
Throughout her lifetime, Dolly Parton worked to build a better world, while becoming inextricable from the American imagination. She was embraced by fans across gender, race and class, embodying a mythology typically inaccessible to even the most influential historical figures. It is one of her greatest legacies: to take what you have and help someone with it.
Zvi Sukkot's actions have drawn widespread condemnation, including from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
A Facebook post by Libyan Airlines announced the death of Al Amin Khalifah Fhimah and expressed the company's condolences to his family.
Kriti Sanon has defended the ad in which she was seen celebrating the upcoming Hindu festival of Rakhi.
A police sergeant has been arrested following accusations that he lied to victims' families and prematurely closed missing persons cases.
Domestic sugar prices have jumped nearly 40%, forcing India to import 1 million tonnes of the sweetener.
It will be the firm's biggest site yet and aims to send rockets to space in 2029.
Fuel companies are urging customers not to linger at the pumps after a wave of fatal attacks.
Students are seeking prescription drugs because they fear failure, a teen tells the BBC.
Iran has closed the vital waterway since the beginning of the conflict causing wild fluctuations in oil prices worldwide.
The latest escalation in an ongoing trade war between the US and Canada will see new levies on goods from steel to furniture, fresh tuna and makeup.
Flight tracking data confirms an American military aircraft travelled to Russia from the US via Latvia on Tuesday.
A drone attack on Leipzig Airport highlights the "very real threat" faced by the country, the German chancellor says.
A new study says at least one in four ex-NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had a degenerative brain disease but the true figure could be much higher.
The US has threatened to isolate nations that continue to do business with Tehran, which sells much of its oil to Beijing.
The tornado has injured more than 40 people and destroyed homes in villages.
Correspondent Joe Inwood breaks down the weapons technology that could make a difference in the Russia-Ukraine war.
Tens of thousands of people in the US state have been warned to evacuate as the wildfire spreads in the outskirts of Reno.
US President Donald Trump was among hundreds of people who gathered to see the race through Washington DC streets on Sunday.
The robot ran the distance in 9.39 seconds at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing.