Breaking news and world news from France 24 on Business, Sports, Culture. Video news. News from the US, Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa, Middle East, Americahttps://www.france24.com/en/Fri, 21 Jul 2023 20:51:40 GMTReportershttps://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/reporters/20230721-investigation-africa-under-russian-influence In France, pan-African influencers are gaining more and more followers on social media. Advocating a radical anti-Western ideology, some of them claim responsibility for the recent coups in Mali and Burkina Faso. Their narrative is similar to that of the Kremlin, which is trying to place its pawns on the African continent. FRANCE 24 profiles two French influencers who seem to have taken sides with Russian President Vladimir Putin. d33ed78e-2707-11ee-adf7-005056bf762bFri, 21 Jul 2023 09:00:06 GMTFRANCE 24Europehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230721-spain-wraps-up-election-campaigns-as-voters-head-to-the-polls-on-sunday Spain was wrapping up its final day of campaigning Friday ahead of Sunday's snap election, with Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez telling voters his Socialists were closing the gap with their right-wing rivals. d6be799a-27f8-11ee-a3fb-005056bf762bFri, 21 Jul 2023 19:12:08 GMT© Emilio Morenatti, APNEWS WIRESEuropehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230721-wildfires-in-greece-burn-for-fifth-consecutive-day-with-no-respite-in-sight Greece struggled to contain a wildfire west of Athens that burnt forestland for a fifth day on Friday as another heatwave hit the country. 660ab08a-27fb-11ee-b6c2-005056a97652Fri, 21 Jul 2023 19:32:23 GMT© Louiza Vradi, ReutersNEWS WIRESEuropehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230721-%F0%9F%94%B4-watch-live-as-macron-speaks-following-french-government-reshuffle President Emmanuel Macron on Friday asked his government to draw lessons from recent riots sparked by the police shooting of a teenager, or risk deep divisions in France. 70df2956-27a5-11ee-a423-005056bf762bFri, 21 Jul 2023 09:03:20 GMT© Christophe Ena, APNEWS WIRESAmericashttps://www.france24.com/en/americas/20230721-us-judge-schedules-trial-date-for-may-2024-in-trump-s-classified-documents-case A federal judge in Florida has scheduled a trial date for next May for former President Donald Trump in a case charging him with illegally retaining hundreds of classified documents. 8c4b1bf6-27db-11ee-bba3-005056bf762bFri, 21 Jul 2023 15:36:07 GMT© Scott Morgan, ReutersNEWS WIRESEuropehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230721-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-white-house-says-ukraine-using-us-cluster-munitions-on-battlefield A prominent Russian hardliner who accused President Vladimir Putin of weakness and indecision in Ukraine was detained Friday on charges of extremism, a signal the Kremlin has toughened its approach with hawkish critics after last month's abortive rebellion by the Wagner mercenary company.  Read our live blog to see how all the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+2). 360d4b56-2772-11ee-bbc4-005056bf762bFri, 21 Jul 2023 05:28:47 GMT© Alexander Nemenov, AFPFRANCE 24https://www.france24.com/en/video/20230721-everyone-is-afraid-wagner-s-arrival-in-belarus-sparks-fear-in-polish-border-town Wagner mercenaries, who arrived in Belarus following the group’s short-lived rebellion in Russia, have reportedly begun training Belarusian troops at a military range just three miles from the Polish border, a cause of fear and anxiety for residents in the Polish border town of Kolpin-Ogrodniki, who are close enough to hear the aircraft and gunfire. 979a07f4-27d3-11ee-8e32-005056a97652Fri, 21 Jul 2023 15:04:48 GMTFRANCE24Asia / Pacifichttps://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20230721-seoul-says-north-korean-nuclear-attack-would-spell-end-of-kim-jong-un-regime Seoul told North Korea Friday that using its nukes would mean the "end" of Kim Jong Un's regime, after Pyongyang threatened nuclear retaliation over growing US military deployments on the peninsula. f9f8382e-278f-11ee-b2d0-005056a97652Fri, 21 Jul 2023 06:40:57 GMT© Kim Won-Jin, AFPNEWS WIRESON THE OBSERVERShttps://observers.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20230721-video-showing-harassment-of-two-naked-women-draws-attention-to-tribal-conflict-in-india-s-manipur A video showing two naked women being assaulted by a mob of men in Manipur, in northeastern India, has shocked the nation and brought renewed attention to a deadly tribal conflict. It has also prompted Prime Minister Modi to make a statement on the violence that is tearing Manipur apart. According to our Observer, the video is a stark reminder of how women’s bodies have been used as a “site of conflict” since martial law was imposed on the state in the 1970s. de1cd426-27f7-11ee-aca0-005056bf762bFri, 21 Jul 2023 18:54:29 GMTEuropehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230721-slovenia-s-matej-mohoric-wins-stage-19-of-tour-de-france Slovenian Matej Mohoric won a photo finish for stage 19 of the Tour de France on Friday after a late escape following the 173 km run from Moirans-en-Montagne to Poligny. 0590ad22-27e2-11ee-b96b-005056bf762bFri, 21 Jul 2023 16:21:47 GMT© Tim De Waele, APNEWS WIRESEuropehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230721-ukraine-s-liberated-town-of-kupyansk-endures-russian-shelling-disinformation As Ukraine’s counteroffensive makes slow progress in the south and southeast, it’s the Russians who’ve gone on the attack in the northeastern Kharkiv region. In recent days Russian forces have advanced by a kilometre or more towards the Ukrainian-held town of Kupyansk. FRANCE 24 correspondent Gulliver Cragg reports. 576d582a-27a1-11ee-8eaf-005056bf762bFri, 21 Jul 2023 11:10:27 GMT© France 24 screengrabFRANCE 24Middle Easthttps://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20230721-saudi-arabia-iran-summon-swedish-diplomats-over-koran-desecrations-at-protests Middle East powerhouses Saudi Arabia and Iran have summoned Swedish diplomats to denounce Stockholm's permission for protests that desecrate the Koran on free speech grounds. 563a0ce6-279c-11ee-8f6d-005056a97652Fri, 21 Jul 2023 08:24:10 GMT© Adil AL-Khazali, APNEWS WIRESMiddle Easthttps://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20230721-us-sending-more-navy-ships-marines-to-the-gulf-to-counter-iran The US is sending additional warships and thousands of Marines to the Middle East to increase security in the wake of Iranian attempts to seize commercial ships there. 4e1c30b6-2779-11ee-a3b2-005056bf762bFri, 21 Jul 2023 03:52:12 GMT© Angela Weiss, AFPNEWS WIRESAmericashttps://www.france24.com/en/americas/20230721-july-likely-to-be-warmest-month-on-record-says-nasa-scientist July 2023 will probably be the world's hottest month in "hundreds, if not thousands, of years," top NASA climatologist Gavin Schmidt said Thursday. 6d394f98-2764-11ee-8e23-005056bf762bFri, 21 Jul 2023 01:20:46 GMT© Ulises Ruiz, AFPNEWS WIRESSporthttps://www.france24.com/en/sport/20230721-nigeria-holds-olympic-champions-canada-with-penalty-save-in-women-s-world-cup Christine Sinclair had a penalty saved as Olympic champions Canada were held 0-0 in their opener by Nigeria, who saw Deborah Abiodun pick up the first red card of this Women's World Cup. b40e6844-2788-11ee-b130-005056a97652Fri, 21 Jul 2023 05:56:07 GMT© William West, AFPNEWS WIRESAfricahttps://www.france24.com/en/africa/20230720-soviet-spies-in-africa-how-the-kgb-expanded-russian-influence-during-the-cold-war Russian influence in Africa has deep historical roots, from supporting an attempted coup in Ghana to spreading fake political news in Algeria and training African fighters in Crimea. FRANCE 24 looks back on four little-known Soviet operations aimed at furthering Russian interests in Africa during the Cold War 18feab22-26e6-11ee-ad04-005056bf762bThu, 20 Jul 2023 14:00:45 GMT© Studio Graphie Média Monde and AFPSébastian SEIBTEuropehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230720-macron-reshuffles-cabinet-hoping-to-turn-page-on-crisis-ridden-second-term French President Emmanuel Macron reshuffled his government on Thursday as he looks to move on from a series of crises since his re-election last year, government sources said. bf253a7e-270f-11ee-9fe7-005056a97652Thu, 20 Jul 2023 15:21:52 GMT© Emmanuel Dunand, AFPNEWS WIRESEuropehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230720-rishi-sunak-s-ruling-conservatives-brace-for-defeat-in-uk-by-elections Britain's ruling Conservatives on Friday held the former seat of ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson but saw hefty majorities in two other seats blown away as scandals and high inflation took their toll. 9401602c-274e-11ee-a665-005056bf762bThu, 20 Jul 2023 22:45:05 GMT© Frank Augstein, AFPNEWS WIRESAmericashttps://www.france24.com/en/americas/20230720-washington-fears-mistreatment-of-us-soldier-held-by-north-korea The United States fears an American soldier held by North Korea may be mistreated by Pyongyang, which has yet to respond to inquiries about his fate, officials said Thursday. 2c571982-274c-11ee-b946-005056bf762bThu, 20 Jul 2023 22:31:20 GMT© ReutersNEWS WIRESMiddle Easthttps://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20230720-protesters-storm-swedish-embassy-in-baghdad-over-planned-koran-burning Iraq on Thursday expelled Sweden’s ambassador after a man stomped on a copy of the Koran at a Stockholm demonstration just hours after the Swedish embassy in Baghdad was torched over the planned protest. 6df05ae8-269d-11ee-99f5-005056bf762bThu, 20 Jul 2023 01:33:28 GMT© Ammar Karim, AFPNEWS WIRESEuropehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230720-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-several-injured-in-russian-attacks-on-mykolaiv-one-dead-in-ukraine-attack-in-crimea Russian prosecutors on Thursday requested a jail term of 20 years for the imprisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who denounced Russia's "senseless war" in his last statement to the court. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+2). 07bc4c4a-26b2-11ee-8ce2-005056a97652Thu, 20 Jul 2023 04:00:56 GMT© Shamil Zhumatov / ReutersFRANCE 24