Following a historically low turnout in the first round of local elections last Sunday, polling stations in major cities, including Paris, are seeing a slight uptick in voter participation around midday compared to 2014...
Trump threat to hit Iran power plants could violate Geneva Conventions • FRANCE 24 English
US President Donald Trump threatened overnight to “obliterate” Iran’s power plants if Tehran does not fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, barely a day after suggesting he was “winding down” the war...
Is Trump’s ultimatum to Iran credible?
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Cuba plunged into darkness amid nationwide blackout • FRANCE 24 English
Cuban authorities scrambled Sunday to restore power to the island after the second nationwide blackout in less than a week, as the grid struggles due to an aging infrastructure and a US oil blockade. Some parts of...
Cuban power grid collapses for the second time in a week
Nearly 10 million Cubans across the Caribbean country are without electricity again. It is the third time this month that Cuba’s national energy service has collapsed because of ageing infrastructure and the ongoing US...
Drone technology in the spotlight | BBC News
On today’s battlefields, tanks and fighter jets are no longer dominating. Increasingly, it’s drones. For BBC Tech Now, Suranjana Tewari visited Asia’s most influential aerospace and defence exhibition, the...
Israeli minister cites Gaza destruction as model for Lebanon demolitions
Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz said he and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered immediate demolitions in Lebanese frontline villages, citing Gaza cities such as Beit Hanoun and Rafah as a model, where large...