NASA has successfully launched its newest space telescope from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It reached orbit ten minutes after liftoff. Named after astronomer Nancy Grace Roman, scientists are calling it a discovery...
US and Iran trade strikes for first time in weeks | BBC News
Iran and the US have traded strikes after American forces attacked two rocket launchers on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz. The first known US strikes on Iran since late July killed two people and injured two...
Farmers caught up in Gambia-Senegal border dispute
A border dispute between The Gambia and Senegal is disrupting farming communities on the border, who say they have been ordered to stop cultivating the land their families have worked for generations. Maimuna Bah...
Xi arrives for SCO summit, Putin meeting as regional bloc pushes back on US dominance • FRANCE 24
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit gets underway in Kyrgyzstan, with the leaders of China and Russia attending. But first: the US hosts G20 finance ministers, while America’s massive debt may be painting...
What justice for Nepal after flooding? • FRANCE 24 English
PRESS REVIEW – Monday, August 31: The international press tell the story of a heroic headmaster in Nepal who managed to save more than 1,600 pupils, while the Nepali press lambast a lack of accountability for major...
Palestinian students left in lurch as Israel shuts UN-run centre
The Israeli closure of a UN-run training centre has thrown hundreds of Palestinian students into uncertainty. But families say they are committed to keeping it open. Mohammed Elwan reports from occupied East Jerusalem.
Middle East hostilities pile pressure on Philippines
Renewed hostilities in the Middle East continue to pile pressure on Asian countries reliant on imported energy. In the Philippines, officials warn fuel costs are expected to surge. For poorer, remote communities, that...