SportsFox News reports on shocking footage appearing to show a man tripping a 9-year-old football player during a game in Racine, Wisconsin. Youth head coach Channing Schultz speaks out about the incident.
SportsFox News reports on shocking footage appearing to show a man tripping a 9-year-old football player during a game in Racine, Wisconsin. Youth head coach Channing Schultz speaks out about the incident.
SocietyTwo expert reports concluded on August 28 that a forced contraception campaign carried out mainly in Greenland during the 1960s and 1970s violated women’s human rights, but did not satisfy the legal definition of genocide.
PoliticsAn Ecuadorian court sentenced former President Lenín Moreno to five years in prison on Friday after convicting him of taking bribes from Chinese company Sinohydro over construction of one of the country’s major hydroelectric plants.
EconomyAfter the US imposed 50% tariffs on $20 billion in Canadian goods and the two countries failed to reach a trade deal, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney promised “dollar-for-dollar” retaliation. The measures, due to begin September 8, cover steel, dairy, appliances, farm equipment, pulp, paper and electronics. Economists discussed the possible effects on both sides of the border.
SocietyPeople in Norway stood along Oslo’s streets in heavy rain as King Harald’s casket was moved from Oslo University Hospital to the Royal Palace. The palace had announced the 89-year-old monarch’s death hours earlier.
HealthSome disadvantaged coastal and industrial communities in northeast England have among the UK’s highest drug-related death rates. The pattern underscores the challenge facing the government as it seeks to regenerate struggling towns across Britain.
SocietyThe number of Thais and Filipinos living and working in Greenland has risen sharply in recent years. Attracted by higher wages and job opportunities, they now form the largest foreign communities on the Arctic island.
WorldRescue operations continued Friday in communities buried by catastrophic flash floods along the Nepal-China border, while families waited at relief centers for news. After Nepal updated its figures Saturday, the combined death toll in Nepal and Tibet reached 633, with nearly 3,000 people missing. Chinese authorities reported seven deaths and more than 550 missing.
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PoliticsIcelanders will vote on Saturday on whether to resume talks with the European Union over membership. FRANCE 24 speaks with Bifröst University politics professor Eiríkur Bergmann for insight into the referendum.
WorldA Russian strike on a warehouse in Bucha, Ukraine, triggered a major fire and explosions that killed at least 37 people. Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office said it had opened a pre-trial investigation into possible negligence over the facility’s storage conditions.
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WorldIsraeli strikes are continuing across Gaza despite a ceasefire, killing and injuring Palestinians. Farmers face increasing danger, while the territory’s healthcare system struggles with severe shortages of medical supplies and basic necessities.
WorldRescue efforts entered their fourth day in communities devastated by flash floods along the Nepal-China border. Authorities continued finding survivors and taking them to safety, while families at relief centres anxiously awaited news as both the death toll and number of missing people rose.
WorldRescue and recovery efforts continue in Nepal after a glacial collapse near the Chinese border caused catastrophic flooding, killed more than 600 people and left thousands missing. Destroyed roads and bridges are hindering access to isolated communities, while Nepal seeks specialized international help for tunnel rescues and victim identification.
WorldUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that the depot destroyed in an overnight Russian strike belonged to Ukraine’s military and held shells, drones and other munitions. FRANCE 24’s Emmanuelle Chaze reports.
WorldIran says it will stand firm against US sanctions and what it describes as US-Israeli “conspiracies”. Tehran says diplomacy and defence will work together to protect national interests and security, while the government prioritises containing inflation, creating jobs and supporting domestic production as sanctions and war intensify economic pressure.
WorldNiger’s defence ministry said the armed forces were gradually retaking sites targeted in an overnight attack on the capital, Niamey. State television, which had briefly gone off air, resumed broadcasting on Saturday and read out the statement.
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WorldNepal says rebuilding after devastating floods along its border with Tibet could cost up to US$5 billion. A torrent of rock, ice and mud killed 626 people in Nepal and seven in Tibet on Aug. 26. Kathmandu says nearly 2,500 remain missing, while Beijing reports more than 550 unaccounted for across the border, including at least 540 foreigners.
WorldAt least three people were killed and nine injured in a Ukrainian attack on Belgorod. The report also says a Russian strike on the Kyiv region killed at least 27 people and wounded more than 40, as intensifying drone warfare increasingly disrupts civilian life.
WorldSix months into the US conflict with Iran, oil flows from the Persian Gulf have recovered to about 40% of prewar levels, but the Strait of Hormuz remains constrained. Mounting pressure on Navy personnel, equipment and finances is testing US military readiness.
WorldDavid Stilwell, a former US assistant secretary of state, said the Iran conflict has forced the United States to reposition military forces worldwide but has not reduced its ability to respond to China in the Indo-Pacific. A short-lived gap in carrier presence in the Pacific is not unusual, he said; regional security also rests on land-based forces and allied and partner support. Stilwell believes the US, as a global power, can address several challenges at the same time.
WorldA Russian drone strike hit a warehouse in the Bucha district near Kyiv, causing a fire and a series of explosions. At least 27 people died and 42 were injured, including four children, while nearly 400 were evacuated. Authorities are investigating whether ammunition was stored there as search and rescue operations continued.