A wildfire in Spain’s Aragon region scorched more than 7,600 hectares, forcing the evacuation of at least 1,000 residents as firefighters battled to contain the blaze. Emergency crews, including Spain’s...
How marriage laws shake-up could save couples money
Couples in England and Wales will be able to marry at places including their home, a pub or the beach under a government shake-up of weddings laws. Sky’s Kamali Melbourne and Mhari Aurora discuss how the move...
‘Like smoking cigarettes all day’: Chicago chokes in wildfire smoke-heavy air • FRANCE 24 English
In the US, smoke from wildfires in Canada has resulted in a drop in air quality in cities including New York and Chicago. According to government data, around 5.9 million acres have burned during this wildfire season in...
Burnham becomes Labour leader | Sky News special programme
Watch a special programme led by Sky’s lead political presenter Sophy Ridge as Andy Burnham is announced as Labour’s new leader. Follow live updates | #AndyBurnham #Labour #Politics SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube...
What’s the importance of Iran’s Pickaxe (Kolang) Mountain that Trump threatened to strike?
Hidden beneath hundreds of metres of solid rock, Iran’s Pickaxe facility has become one of the most closely watched nuclear sites in the country. US President Donald Trump has threatened to strike the underground...
“We will have to share the water”, as a quarter of small waterways in France run dry • FRANCE 24
PRESS REVIEW – Friday, July 17: China reacts after the UK nationalises its last remaining virgin steel factory, expropriating Chinese Jingye Group. In other news, low rainfall in May followed by three intense heatwaves...
China fights desertification with massive greening campaign
In China, desertified land has shrunk by around 10 percent since 2000, and forest cover has increased by around 14 percent, according to official data. It’s the result of a decades-long government campaign to...