World1:49:25French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting an international summit on space and is expected to speak at a roundtable with astronauts.
World1:49:25French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting an international summit on space and is expected to speak at a roundtable with astronauts.
World4:30Yemen’s ambassador to Qatar, Rajeh Hussain Farhan Badi, warns that Houthi attacks are heightening tensions in Yemen and across the Red Sea. He says the Yemeni government has upheld the truce while accusing the Houthis of intensifying attacks and seeking strategic positions along the Red Sea, threatening international shipping and vital maritime routes.
CultureSouvenir shops in Metz are stocking T-shirts, mugs, rosaries and other items ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s much-anticipated visit to the northeastern French city on 28 September. The merchandise has proved highly popular, with some products selling out faster than stores can replenish them.
EconomyMorgan Stanley Chief US Equity Strategist Mike Wilson says stocks remain in a bull market, while warning that higher oil prices and interest rates pose risks. He recommends continuing to hold energy stocks as a hedge.
TechRussia has recently deployed jet-powered Shahed-type drones against Ukraine, creating a fresh challenge for Ukrainian air defences. Kyiv is developing interceptor drones that can match their speed and destroy them. FRANCE 24’s Gulliver Cragg reports from a major arms fair in Kielce, Poland, with DoD Solution CEO Roman Hapachylo.
TechCenter for Humane Technology co-founder Tristan Harris joins Fox & Friends to discuss artificial intelligence safety tests and policy talks between the United States and China.
TechHumanoid robots appeared on the runway at the IFA technology show in Berlin. Their creators say rapid progress could soon allow the intelligent machines to work alongside people and even take on household chores.
Society1:31TSA Administrator David P. Cummins told ABC News that the agency is considering allowing TSA PreCheck members to take bottles of water through security.
WorldTwelve countries, including Britain, Canada and France, said Tuesday they would restrict trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Their foreign ministers said in a joint statement that the move followed a rise in attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the occupied territory.
EconomyMark Walter pioneered a model in which insurers invest policyholders’ payments, building a lucrative empire across insurance, financial services, technology and high-profile sports franchises. U.S. prosecutors and regulators are now examining whether two insurers he controls properly disclosed $20 billion in loans to other businesses under his control.
PoliticsRepublicans are opening their first midterm convention in Dallas, Texas, where President Trump and Vice President JD Vance are expected to deliver keynote speeches.
WorldRussian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump discussed the Ukraine conflict during a one-hour call on Tuesday that the Kremlin described as “extremely frank” and constructive. The conversation followed visits to Moscow and Kyiv by US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner as Washington seeks to revive stalled efforts to end the fighting and arrange new direct talks between Russia and Ukraine.
TechBaroness Beeban Kidron, a leading campaigner against Big Tech’s growing influence, calls it a “generational injustice against children.” She says the problem is not necessarily technology itself but how it is used, and discusses her book “Users – How Big Tech Took Control and How to Fight Back.”
EconomyWith two months to go before the U.S. midterm elections, the options market reflects both fragility and fearlessness. Some analysts worry that markets are not prepared to absorb a shock.
WorldFourteen people went on trial in France over the deaths of at least 31 people in the Channel in 2021, the deadliest accident involving asylum seekers trying to reach the English coast. The case includes 114 civil parties, among them victims’ families, with some travelling from Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan to testify.
CulturePolice were hunting two thieves who fled with two Renoir paintings from a museum in southern France, leaving two others behind in the garden. The mayor described it as the latest in a series of art robberies in France.
SocietyAttacks on education have increased worldwide. Dr Maleiha Malik of the Education Above All Foundation says children can continue learning, but the damage caused by conflict is difficult to undo.
EconomyGlobal oil prices have risen above $100 a barrel as escalating US-Iran attacks threaten shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and fuel fears of a broader disruption to energy supplies. The US military says it destroyed five Iranian oil tankers, while Iran says it attacked a US base in Jordan. Tehran condemned the US strikes, reserved the right to defend itself and called for UN and regional mediation.
PoliticsA headline presents President Trump through the theme of resilience.
PoliticsThe United States military issued a brief communication.
PoliticsThe White House published an item titled “Election Night One Year.”
CultureMount Rushmore is a famous American memorial featuring enormous presidential head sculptures carved into a mountain.
WorldFinland has finished building a 200-kilometre fence along its border with Russia. Helsinki says the barrier will help protect NATO’s longest border as concerns rise about Russian hybrid activity and the possible use of migration to pressure Finland.
PoliticsFormer Labour leader and independent UK MP Jeremy Corbyn criticised the growing diplomatic dispute with Israel after Britain banned goods from illegal Israeli settlements. Israel then barred 11 British MPs from entering the country, which Corbyn said was intended to stop British politicians from seeing conditions in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. He supports the restrictions but says the government should go further.