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President Emmanuel Macron has reaffirmed France’s ownership of New Caledonia on a landmark visit to the South Pacific island.
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Firefighters in Greece continue to battle blazes on popular tourist islands. The effort continuing a week blazes first erupted on the mainland. Temperatures in the country are expected to come down from tomorrow, but strong winds continue to pose a problem. Firefighters in host of countries around the Mediterranean have been battling blazes including in Croatia, Portugal and Italy. FRANCE 24’s Jennie Shin reports
It’s been more than seven years since Belgium’s worst ever peacetime attack. In March of 2016 an islamic state terror cell carried out twin bombings at the Brussels airport alongside a third on the Metro. A court Tuesday convicted six men of murder and two others of terrorism charges, including French citizen Salah Abdeslam and Belgian-Moroccan Mohamed Abrini – both already sentenced to life in jail by France for the Paris attacks in 2015. FRANCE 24’s Peter O’Brien tells us more.
Russia’s defence minister described the North Korean government as ‘friendly’.
People in countries such as Turkey, Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Algeria and Tunisia have seen their regions hit.
Metro – Ring of fire Summary of the front page Metro splashes on the wildfires ravaging southern Europe and North Africa leaving many displaced and others dead. At least 34 people have been killed by blazes in Algeria as scorching 40C temperatures have turned the region into a tinderbox, according to the Metro. A British mother also tells the paper how she and her 11-year-old son fled the Rhodes fires in their swimming costumes as…
The Guardian – UN calls for phone ban in schools to protect wellbeing of children Summary of the front page Phones should be banned in schools for multiple reasons, a report from the UN has outlined. The Guardian writes that the agency believes digital technology should always come second to a “human-centred vision of education”. The front page also has a poignant picture of villagers in Gennadi, on the island of Rhodes, looking despondent as…
Daily Express – How can bank chief in Farage row keep job? Summary of the front page The Daily Express leads with NatWest’s boss Dame Alison Rose after she admitted leaking details about Nigel Farage’s bank account to the BBC. The paper says Dame Alison may need to fight for her job – early on Wednesday, Dame Alison announced she was quitting her role. The front page also reports on Mick Jagger – who celebrates…
Daily Mirror – Train delay Summary of the front page The Daily Mirror’s front page features a large image of residents on roofs in Gennadi, Rhodes, as they try to save homes from the huge flames with hoses. The headline reads: “Inside Hell: The fight for Rhodes” as intense wildfires continue to spread. The front page also says the bid to close almost all train station ticket offices in England faces a delay, following crisis…
The Independent – A ‘shameful’ new record: 131,000 homeless children Summary of the front page The Independent leads with a ‘shameful’ statistic that suggests more than 131,000 children in England alone are homeless and 105,000 people are in temporary housing due to the failure to build social housing in the UK. The front page features an image of a plane – which was helping to fight wildfires in Greece – crashing and killing both pilots. …
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The strange case of the Not Very Famous TV star — and the ‘sex scandals’ that are miring the media The Independent says Hot on the heels of an alleged sex scandal involving a Very Famous news presenter comes… an alleged sex scandal involving a Not Very Famous news presenter. You may have experienced the same problem with buses. If you haven’t been paying attention, GB News presenter Dan Wootton has come under fire this…
Two pilots die after plane crashes whilst trying to battle Greece wildfires Two pilots have died after their plane crashed as they fought the devastating wildfires on the Greek island of Evia, officials say. The plane’s pilots – 34-year-old Cdr Christos Moulas and his co-pilot, 27-year-old Pericles Stefanidis, died after their water-bombing plane clipped a tree and crashed whilst battling a forest fire near Platanistos. Wildfires have sprung up across Europe as heatwaves take hold. …
Deadly Mediterranean wildfires kill more than 40 Wildfires in the Mediterranean have killed more than 40 people – most of them in Algeria, and thousands have been evacuated. The fires have caused significant damage to holiday resorts and villages. Greece is preparing for more evacuation flights from Rhodes, as fires also rage on the islands of Corfu and Evia. The European heatwave is not slowing down as temperatures are expected to rise above 44C in…
Several more people have been injured.
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To the casual passerby, scientists gingerly examining a flying saucer-shaped object in the desert may be a cause for questions.