- Gisele Pelicot awarded France's Legion of Honour BBC
- Pharrell Williams Is Now a Knight WWD
- American Music Icon, 52, Receives Highest Civilian Honor in France parade.com
- Feminist icon Gisele Pelicot awarded France’s top civic honour: Report Al Jazeera
- Gisèle Pelicot among hundreds set to receive France's Legion of Honour Euronews.com
Gisèle Pelicot given France’s highest award
Pelicot was named knight of the Legion of Honour on a list announced ahead of France's Bastille Day.
Gisèle Pelicot given France’s highest award
Pelicot was named knight of the Legion of Honour on a list announced ahead of France's Bastille Day.
Video: What Air India report tells us caused Flight 171 to crash
A report into what caused the Air India plane crash in June has revealed reasons for the incident.
Russia’s agents killed after intelligence officer shot dead, says Ukraine
Kyiv says two people accused of working for Russia and shooting dead a Ukrainian intelligence officer were killed.
‘Now or never’ to save replica of American revolutionary war vessel, say French campaigners
Fresh plea for funds to repair €26m copy of frigate that carried Louis XVI’s promise of aid in war of independence
French maritime enthusiasts are battling to save a replica of an 18th-century warship that became a symbol of the country’s historic relationship with America.
The copy of L’Hermione, a three-mast, 32-gun frigate that carried the Marquis de Lafayette across the Atlantic to announce France’s support for American independence from Great Britain in the revolutionary war, has been in dry dock at Anglet, near Bayonne, since its oak hull was found to be riddled with fungus four years ago.
Continue reading...A town in celebration welcomes the Pope – Vatican News
- A town in celebration welcomes the Pope Vatican News
- Pope at Mass in Castel Gandolfo: Let us imitate Christ, the Good Samaritan Vatican News
- Photos show Castel Gandolfo, the 135-acre Italian estate where the pope takes summer vacation Business Insider
- Pope celebrates Mass in parish church with special ties to his Augustinian order Boston.com
- Pope Leo calls for a ‘revolution of love’ during Mass in Castel Gandolfo Crux | Taking the Catholic Pulse
A vintage ride on the British Isles’ only electric mountain railway – BBC
Know their names: West Bank Palestinians killed by Israelis this week
Nine Palestinians - including one child - were killed by Israeli settlers and forces.
Rosie O’Donnell dismisses Trump’s threat to revoke her US citizenship
Actor says she is latest in long list of artists, activists and celebrities to be threatened by US president
Rosie O’Donnell has shrugged off a threat from Donald Trump to revoke her US citizenship on the grounds that she is “a threat to humanity”.
The New York-born actor and comedian said on Sunday that she was the latest in a long list of artists, activists and celebrities to be threatened by the US president.
Continue reading...South Korea medical students end 17-month boycott of classes
It is not clear when the students will return, but the government has welcomed the news.
Children fetching water killed in Israeli strike in Gaza, emergency officials say – BBC
- Children fetching water killed in Israeli strike in Gaza, emergency officials say BBC
- LIVE: Israeli forces bomb Palestinians at Gaza’s water distribution point Al Jazeera
- 59 Palestinians in Gaza are killed by Israeli airstrikes or shot dead while seeking aid AP News
- At least 31 Palestinians shot dead while seeking aid in Gaza, hospital officials say The Guardian
- The Guernica of Israel's War of Extermination in Gaza Haaretz
Trump announces tariffs of 30% on Mexico and the European Union – CNN
- Trump announces tariffs of 30% on Mexico and the European Union CNN
- Macron calls on EU to ‘defend European interests resolutely’ from Trump tariffs The Guardian
- For Mexico, Trump’s Focus on Fentanyl Brings New Tariff Blow The Wall Street Journal
- EU says it still wants US trade deal, will defend interests Reuters
- World leaders respond to latest Trump tariff threats against the EU and Mexico CNBC
North Korea’s Kim, hosting Lavrov, says he will support Russia to resolve Ukraine war – Reuters
- North Korea's Kim, hosting Lavrov, says he will support Russia to resolve Ukraine war Reuters
- Kim Jong Un reaffirms support for Russia's war in Ukraine BBC
- Russia warns US, South Korea and Japan against forming security alliance targeting North Korea AP News
- Ukraine war briefing: Kim Jong-un voices ‘unconditional’ support for Moscow as Russian foreign minister visits The Guardian
- Russia's Lavrov warns US against 'exploiting' alliances as he meets with Kim Jong Un in North Korea Fox News
Several people injured in second night of anti-migrant unrest in Spanish town
Authorities say at least one person arrested after disorder broke out in Torre Pacheco over attack on pensioner
Several people were hurt in a second night of anti-migrant unrest in the town of Torre Pacheco in south-east Spain after a pensioner was beaten up, authorities said.
Despite a major police presence, groups armed with batons roamed the streets looking for people with foreign origins, the regional newspaper La Opinión de Murcia reported.
Continue reading...Some gut microbes can absorb and help expel ‘forever chemicals’ from the body, research shows
Previously, the only way to reduce levels of Pfas was by bloodletting or a drug with unpleasant side effects
Certain kinds of gut microbes absorb toxic Pfas “forever chemicals” and help expel them from the body via feces, new first-of-its-kind University of Cambridge research shows.
The findings are welcome news as the only options that exist for reducing the level of dangerous Pfas compounds from the body are bloodletting and a cholesterol drug that induces unpleasant side effects.
Continue reading...Children collecting water among 92 Palestinians killed by Israel in Gaza
Israeli forces attack Palestinians trying to get water in central Gaza, killing children, as civilian deaths mount.
Air India crash victims’ families not satisfied with ‘vague’ initial report
Relatives call for ‘honesty, transparency and an unwavering commitment to uncovering the full truth’
Families of the Air India crash victims have said they are hoping for more answers from investigators after a report found the plane’s fuel switches were cut off, deepening the mystery of what happened.
The preliminary report from India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau, published on Friday, said both of the plane’s fuel switches moved to the cut-off position immediately after takeoff, stopping fuel supply to the engines.
Continue reading...Macron not expected at UN summit on two-state solution for Palestine and Israel
Absence of French president makes it less likely there will be announcement of recognition of a Palestinian state
A UN summit on a two-state solution for Palestine and Israel – postponed by the Israel-Iran war – has been rescheduled for 28 and 29 July, but it is not expected that the French president, Emmanuel Macron, will attend, making it less likely that it will trigger a series of high-profile announcements on recognition of a Palestinian state.
Macron, who last week told UK parliamentarians a two-state solution was “the only way to build peace and stability for all in the whole region”, has been trying to build momentum for recognition of a state of Palestine by a wide group of countries, but the lack of movement in ceasefire negotiations between Hamas and Israel is making such decisions more complex.
Continue reading...French prisoner escapes in fellow inmate’s bag, officials say
Investigations have been launched after a man escaped from Lyon-Corbas prison on Friday.