Exceptionally high temperatures strained electricity systems as people sought air-conditioning, although many did not have that option.

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Watch BBC footage of French police destroying a boat in the English Channel, a move the UK describes as "a significant moment".

Watch BBC footage of French police destroying a boat in the English Channel, a move the UK describes as "a significant moment".

After his call with Putin, Trump said he did not think that the Russian leader wanted a ceasefire or an end to the three-year-old conflict.

Le Premier ministre israélien, Benyamin Nétanyahou, doit se rendre lundi à Washington pour rencontrer Donald Trump, qui fait pression pour que les deux camps parviennent à un cessez-le-feu.

Une explosion a suivi un incendie dans une station essence de Rome, en Italie, vendredi 4 juillet. La déflagration a soufflé tous les bâtiments aux alentours.

European officials say a deal is needed to contain Iran’s nuclear program, but U.S. strikes may have given Tehran new incentive to develop an atomic weapon in secret.

Something more realistic will replace ambitious plans dreamt up by singer Akon, officials tell the BBC.

The boxer, who fought against Jake Paul on Saturday, is accused of ties to the Sinaloa drug cartel.

The BBC's Andrew Harding saw French gendarmes using knives to slash an inflatable small boat, packed with men, women and children.

Something more realistic will replace ambitious plans dreamt up by singer Akon, officials tell the BBC.

The boxer, who fought against Jake Paul on Saturday, is accused of ties to the Sinaloa drug cartel.

The BBC's Andrew Harding saw French gendarmes using knives to slash an inflatable small boat, packed with men, women and children.

After his call with Putin, Trump said he did not think that the Russian leader wanted a ceasefire or an end to the three-year-old conflict.

It was the latest in a series of almost weekly large-scale missile and drone attacks. President Trump said he “didn’t make any progress” with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.

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The US president says he expects to know soon whether Hamas has agreed to a proposal for a 60-day truce.

The US president says he expects to know soon whether Hamas has agreed to a proposal for a 60-day truce.

Thousands of Syria’s Jews left in recent decades. But after Assad’s ouster and easing of sanctions, they can now reconnect with their centuries-old community.

Thirteen years ago, Andre Geim took British citizenship to accept a knighthood. He has just learned he can no longer be a citizen of the Netherlands as a result.

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New breakthroughs in DNA analysis offer a chance to identify more of the lost from wars and disasters stretching back decades — if the U.S. helps.

Emerging methods are improving the ability to identify even highly degraded human remains.

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Damien Cave, the Vietnam bureau chief for The New York Times, takes us to a cemetery in northern Vietnam, where scientists are using innovative DNA analysis techniques to match unidentified Vietnamese soldiers with their living relatives before U.S.A.I.D. cuts defund the program.

I spent 90 minutes attempting to empty my mind and slow my heartbeat at a “space out” competition. It was harder — and weirder — than I expected.

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(And what they don’t.)

The product of years of Republican effort, the American tax code now blends traditional supply-side economics with President Trump’s populist 2024 campaign promises.

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Ethan Guo, 19, had flown his plane across the six other continents before he was arrested, according to his social media.

The two tourists were trampled to death by a female elephant that was with a calf, police say.

Barnett denies allegations he kept the woman as a "sex slave" over a six year period.

Ce vendredi 4 juillet, les premiers grands départs en vacances de l'été seront compliqués sur la route, dans les gares ou les aéroports, pendant que Airbnb est accusé par une rapporteure de l'ONU de profiter de "l'économie de génocide" d'Israël, et que 250 000 visiteurs sont attendus à la Japan Expo de Paris.

Ethan Guo, 19, had flown his plane across the six other continents before he was arrested, according to his social media.

The two tourists were trampled to death by a female elephant that was with a calf, police say.

Barnett denies allegations he kept the woman as a "sex slave" over a six year period.

La situation des deux Français retenus en otages en Iran depuis trois ans inquiète de plus en plus. Le président de la République a durci le ton face au pays avec lequel la France a une histoire longue et complexe.

L'accident s'est produit dans un quartier périphérique de la capitale italienne, provoquant une importante détonation et un panache de fumée visible dans une grande partie de la ville.

La "One Big Beautiful Bill" a été adoptée par le Congrès américain, jeudi. Elle prévoit notamment des réductions d'impôts et des coupes budgétaires dans le programme Medicaid. Des mesures décriées par des électeurs démocrates rencontrés dans la capitale américaine.

After his call with Putin, Trump said he did not think that the Russian leader wanted a ceasefire or an end to the three-year-old conflict.

Several people were injured, including eight police officers and a firefighter, officials said. The cause of the blast was not immediately clear.

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Barnett denies allegations he kept the woman as a "sex slave" over a six year period.

The football world is mourning the death of Liverpool and Portugal forward Diogo Jota, aged 28, in a car crash.

Comme chaque soir, le JT du 23h info fait un tour de l'actualité diffusée par les chaînes européennes de télévision. C'est l'Eurozapping du jeudi 3 juillet.

Menacés par la peine de mort après avoir été inculpés pour espionnage au profit d’Israël, Cécile Kohler et Jacques Paris ont pu donner des nouvelles rassurantes à leurs proches après les bombardements israéliens sur la prison d’Evin. Pour l’heure, aucun verdict n’a encore été prononcé.

Invité des "4 Vérités" le vendredi 4 juillet, l’ancien Premier ministre Dominique de Villepin est revenu sur le sort de Cécile Kohler et Jacques Paris, tous deux retenus en Iran depuis trois ans et maintenant accusés d’espionnage pour le compte des services secrets israéliens.

Barnett denies allegations he kept the woman as a "sex slave" over a six year period.

The football world is mourning the death of Liverpool and Portugal forward Diogo Jota, aged 28, in a car crash.

Deux députées préconisent la création d'un véritable plan d'actions gouvernemental pour lutter contre les manipulations de l'information venant de l'étranger, notamment pour préserver l'intégrité des prochaines élections municipales et présidentielle.

Almost every district in the capital sustained damage after Russia fired a record 550 drones, Ukraine says.

The mega-bill helps the president deliver on promises, but also contains the seeds of political peril, writes Anthony Zurcher.

The couple said they were "shifting their relationship" to "focus on co-parenting”.

After months of rallies, Serbian protesters are calling for people to join a campaign of civil disobedience.

The band will play the first of 41 highly anticipated dates in Cardiff, after a break of 16 years.