This month’s Olympic Games will be chock full of iconic images of Parisian landmarks – the Eiffel Tower, Versailles, the Pont Alexandre III bridge and Hôtel des Invalides are all set to play a starring role. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/HNhi47J
A Russian missile strike on a children’s hospital in Kyiv on Monday highlighted the growing number of deadly attacks on medical facilities, vehicles and workers. from World News https://ift.tt/nduTwEb
“I threw my live grenade at their feet” is how French President Emmanuel Macron reportedly saw his call for snap elections after a stinging far-right victory in June’s European elections. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/zByT1ZJ
Moscow has vowed to respond to Ukrainian attacks within its borders after a drone set on fire a warehouse allegedly storing munitions, prompting a state of emergency in Russia’s south-western Voronezh region. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/BKkQ5M9
Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city, endured days of temperatures above 100 Fahrenheit, made worse by power cuts and high humidity. from World News https://ift.tt/oFbCUzg
A ridiculous number of candidates are contending to be governor of Tokyo and its surrounding prefecture. Many are not even trying to win. from World News https://ift.tt/ZpBt2iD
Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian has won Iran’s presidential election, Iranian state news agency Press TV reported Saturday citing the country’s election headquarters, beating his hardline rival in a pivotal vote at a time of tensions at home and abroad. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/5NLSMp0
Euro 2024 host Germany was dumped out of the tournament on Friday after a 2-1 quarterfinal defeat by Spain in Stuttgart. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/H3le4oc
The United Kingdom’s decision to hand the center-left Labour Party a parliamentary majority, according to the exit poll, comes at the same time Europe is broadly in the grip of what some call a right-wing populist surge. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/o93d6Q7
A US citizen who was detained in Moscow on drug-related charges in January has been sentenced to 12 years and 6 months in a maximum-security penal colony, according to a court statement released Thursday. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/c7UKsQG