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? Live: Russia pulls out of Black Sea grain deal; world leaders condemn move EU

Russia halted a breakthrough wartime deal on Monday that allowed grain to flow from Ukrainian ports to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, where hunger is a growing threat and high food prices have pushed more people into poverty. Western leaders and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres denounced the move. Follow FRANCE 24’s live coverage of the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT + 2).

London-born singer and actress Jane Birkin died Sunday at the age of 76, according to sources close to her and police. She was an icon in her adopted France, known for her turbulent relationship with French singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg, who was 18 years her senior.

Private Russian military companies are multiplying – and so are the Kremlin’s problems EU

The Kremlin said Friday that it is considering granting legal status to some of the more than two dozen private military companies active in Russia. Legally, these shadow paramilitary groups do not exist – which allows them to operate parallel to Russia’s armed forces, at times doing high-risk “dirty” jobs for the army while giving Moscow a measure of deniability.

Latest news bulletin  July 15th – Evening EU

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Europe, China and US swelter in record-breaking heatwaves EU

Summer has just begun in the Northern Hemisphere but a brutal heat wave is already gripping parts of Europe, China and the United States, where record temperatures expected this weekend are a stark illustration of the dangers of a warming climate.

On July 12, the landmark Nature Restoration Law was adopted in a cliffhanger vote at the European Parliament. Our guest, prominent Finnish MEP Heidi Hautala – who’s one the parliament’s vice-presidents – says she is “relieved” that the EU parliament now has a position to negotiate with the member states. She applauds the law as “step towards combating climate change”, and decries what she calls the use of “fake news and disinformation” by far-right as well as right-wing parties on the nature restoration issue. Hautala also praises the EU parliament’s recent approval of the corporate due diligence directive, saying “companies must unlearn old bad habits”.

Wish you weren’t here? Responding to growing tourist numbers in the EU EU

As tourism in Europe recovers from the lean years of the Covid-19 pandemic, the continent is once again confronted with what the European Parliament has termed “overtourism”; visitor numbers that can impact landscapes, seascapes, air and water quality, as well as the living conditions of local residents. Overtourism can cause economic inequality and even social exclusion. Our guests hail from two of the EU’s most popular tourist destinations: Croatia and Spain. They discuss the economic benefits of tourism, as well as efforts to make it more sustainable.

France celebrates its f?te nationale every year with fireworks, concerts and an extravagant military parade down the Champs-?lys?es in the presence of the president, a bevy of politicians and often a foreign head of state as an honoured guest. The July 14 date of the f?te commemorates two important events in French history. FRANCE 24 takes a look at the holiday’s origins and what to expect on the day.