FIFA suspending USA forward Folarin Balogun’s red card ban "crossed a red line", according to UEFA. Balogun was sent off against Bosnia-Herzegovina on 1 July, but FIFA subsequently announced his ban...
As a new heatwave looms, Europe falls for Chinese air conditioners • FRANCE 24 English
Hundreds of people besieged supermarkets in and around Paris, with scuffles and shouting matches breaking out as residents scrambled to get their hands on bargain air-cooling units before the next heatwave. With the...
11 Killed, 46 injured in overnight Russian attack on Kiev
Russian missiles and drones struck Kiev overnight on July 6, killing at least 11 people and injuring 46 others, according to Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko. The barrage caused heavy damage to apartment buildings and...
Moldova speeds up its membership process to the EU • FRANCE 24 English
An economically fragile country caught up in Russia’s hybrid war, Moldova is keen to make progress for a fast path to EU membership. With the opening of the first chapter of accession negotiations, the bloc launched its...
Palestinian baby dies at checkpoint as Israeli forces blocked path to hospital
A four-month-old Palestinian infant, Ahmad Maarouf Zaid, died on July 5 after Israeli forces blocked his family from reaching a hospital in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. Israeli soldiers delayed the family for...
Putin ‘starting to understand he may not win’ the war in Ukraine • FRANCE 24 English
Russia struck Ukraine’s Kyiv region with ballistic missiles and drones on July 7, killing at least 11 people and wounding dozens on the eve of a NATO summit in Turkey. This comes as, within Russia, the war has...