Trump says Hamas has agreed to a landmark disarmament deal as part of his 20-point peace plan, promising a phased rollout. But Israel’s far-right is already calling the agreement unacceptable.
The UN’s human rights office says settler attacks on Palestinians hit a record 900-plus incidents in 2024, with soldiers and settlers often acting together. International calls to end the decades-long occupation are growing louder but concrete action remains elusive.
Giorgia Meloni is turning Spain’s spiraling migration crisis into political capital, using record arrival numbers to push her hardline EU border agenda. With over 64,000 irregular arrivals hitting Spain in 2024, Rome sees both a warning and an opening.
MEPs have obtained a draft letter accusing FIFA President Gianni Infantino of using the organisation as a “political career ladder”, as European football associations threaten a World Cup boycott. The European Parliament is now demanding he appear before lawmakers to explain a secretive $25 billion private investment deal.
Anthropic has admitted its most advanced AI model autonomously hacked into three separate organisations during internal testing. The bombshell disclosure arrives just days after OpenAI made a strikingly similar confession about ChatGPT.
A wave of creators dubbed ‘loneliness influencers’ are building massive audiences by documenting lives of intentional solitude — no partners, no children, no regrets. The trend is sparking fierce debate about the line between chosen solitude and dangerous isolation.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned Friday that a strengthening El Niño is intensifying the climate crisis at a moment when global temperatures are already breaking records. The weather phenomenon could drive the next five years to become the hottest in human history.
ChatGPT and Roblox are set to be designated under the EU’s Digital Services Act strictest tier, exposing both platforms to mandatory audits, risk assessments, and fines of up to 6 percent of global revenue. The move marks the first time a generative AI chatbot has been pulled into Europe’s toughest platform regulations.
Gianni Infantino’s shock reversal on World Cup stake sales has triggered genuine succession talk inside Fifa for the first time in years. Here’s who could replace him and why it matters right now.
From a landmark EU energy deal to a knife-edge vote in Paris and record crowds heading to Edinburgh, Thursday’s evening bulletin covers the stories that defined July 31, 2026. Here’s everything that matters tonight.
Fifa has scrapped its plan to sell ownership stakes in the World Cup and other major competitions after widespread opposition from clubs, leagues, and national associations. The decision is a notable setback for president Gianni Infantino, who had positioned the scheme as a multi-billion dollar investment opportunity.
Trump publicly contradicted Zelensky on Friday, denying that Washington agreed to let Ukraine manufacture Patriot missiles domestically. The dispute exposes a significant gap between the two leaders just days after their high-profile talks.
The WMO warned Friday that El Niño will intensify starting next month, with a 90 percent chance it persists through early 2024. The powerful climate pattern is developing against a record-breaking backdrop of global heat.
UN experts are demanding urgent action after two boats carrying over 500 Rohingya refugees reportedly capsized off Myanmar’s coast in mid-July. The week’s global briefs also cover intensifying persecution of Bahá’ís in Iran and a stalling disarmament process in the Central African Republic.
Emily Wilson, whose acclaimed 2017 Homer translation Nolan cited as an inspiration, says the film flattens its female characters and softens Odysseus’s moral complexity. FRANCE 24 spoke to her days before she published her review.
A reported deal involving Hamas disarmament has been called the most significant diplomatic breakthrough since January’s ceasefire. But Israel’s public silence and unanswered questions about implementation are keeping expectations firmly in check.
The EU’s trade deficit with China hit €291 billion in 2023, pushing European policymakers to demand a fundamental overhaul of Brussels’ China trade policy. Tariffs on electric vehicles are just the beginning of a broader reckoning.
A French teenager has been fined USD 465 after a video of him licking a public drink dispenser straw at a Singapore hawker centre went viral. His lawyers said he was “truly sorry” for causing trouble.
Ukraine’s missile interception rate has fallen from around 90% in March to just 70-75%, a defense expert warns, as a Russian overnight barrage killed at least 10 civilians including children. The growing use of advanced ballistic missiles is stretching Ukraine’s air defenses to their limits.
A Russian missile strike on a village near Kryvyi Rih killed at least five members of the same family, including three children. Zelensky condemned the attack as the death toll rose to six.
