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A weekly news show produced with photos, videos and personal accounts from France 24 Observers around the world - all checked by our staff here in Paris.

A weekly news show produced with photos, videos and personal accounts from France 24 Observers around the world - all checked by our staff here in Paris.

A weekly news show produced with photos, videos and personal accounts from France 24 Observers around the world - all checked by our staff here in Paris.

A weekly news show produced with photos, videos and personal accounts from France 24 Observers around the world - all checked by our staff here in Paris.

A weekly news show produced with photos, videos and personal accounts from France 24 Observers around the world - all checked by our staff here in Paris.

An Algerian court on Tuesday upheld a five-year jail sentence for French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal who was arrested in November for saying in an interview that France had unfairly ceded Moroccan territory to Algeria during the colonial era.

A jury returns to deliberate for a second day Tuesday at the sex trafficking trial of music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs. On Monday, jurors deliberated over five hours without reaching a verdict after receiving instructions on the law from the trial judge, Arun Subramanian.

A weekly news show produced with photos, videos and personal accounts from France 24 Observers around the world - all checked by our staff here in Paris.

An Algerian court is set to issue a verdict on Tuesday regarding prosecutors’ request to increase the prison sentence of Boualem Sansal, a dual-national author whose conviction has strained relations with France. Sansal, 80, was initially sentenced to five years in prison on March 27 for remarks made to a French media outlet, which were deemed to undermine Algeria’s territorial integrity.

A weekly news show produced with photos, videos and personal accounts from France 24 Observers around the world - all checked by our staff here in Paris.

More than 50,000 people have been evacuated as Turkish firefighters battle a string of wildfires, with the vast majority of evacuations from the western Izmir province. FRANCE 24's Jasper Mortimer has the details from Ankara.

A weekly news show produced with photos, videos and personal accounts from France 24 Observers around the world - all checked by our staff here in Paris.

Greece remains on high wildfire alert amid an ongoing heatwave. A large fire south of Athens forced evacuations near the Temple of Poseidon, damaging homes and spreading smoke. Authorities deployed 130 firefighters, 12 planes, and 12 helicopters to combat the blaze, evacuating 40 people and ordering five areas to clear. FRANCE 24's Alexia Kefalas has more from Athens.

Denmark’s parliament has passed new rules requiring women turning 18 after Tuesday to enter the military draft lottery alongside men. This change, accelerated from 2027 to 2025, responds to rising Russian aggression and increased NATO defense spending. Lessons from the Ukraine conflict have also influenced Denmark’s military training, making the threat more tangible. FRANCE 24's Philip Turle has more.

A weekly news show produced with photos, videos and personal accounts from France 24 Observers around the world - all checked by our staff here in Paris.

Israeli forces killed at least 74 people in Gaza on Monday with airstrikes that left 30 dead at a seaside cafe and gunfire that left 23 dead as Palestinians tried to get desperately needed food aid, witnesses and health officials said. "What we have from yesterday is an acknowledgment of the failure of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation" says FRANCE 24's Noga Tarnopolsky from Jerusalem, where pressure is mounting on Prime Minister Netanyahu.

Temperatures are reaching record highs in several regions of Spain, prompting authorities to urge extreme caution, especially between 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. This intense heatwave is affecting much of Europe, raising concerns over public safety and health. Sarah Morris has the latest from Madrid.

France's national weather agency placed Paris and 15 other departments on its highest weather alert for Tuesday with temperatures of up to 41 degrees Celsius predicted as a record heatwave grips Europe. Paris and the 15 other departments would move up to the red alert level, a warning last issued in August 2023, due to the severity of temperatures, Meteo France said.

A weekly news show produced with photos, videos and personal accounts from France 24 Observers around the world - all checked by our staff here in Paris.

A weekly news show produced with photos, videos and personal accounts from France 24 Observers around the world - all checked by our staff here in Paris.

A weekly news show produced with photos, videos and personal accounts from France 24 Observers around the world - all checked by our staff here in Paris.

The Emerald Downs horse racing track in Auburn, a suburb of Seattle, Washington, had a different sort of competitors crossing the finish line on Sunday: participants of all ages dressed in inflatable Tyrannosaurus rex costumes. What began as a pest control company’s team-building activity in 2017 is now a popular annual tradition.

US President Donald Trump officialised a remarkable pivot in US-Syria relations on Monday by enacting his promise to lift sanctions on the country which affected most state-run institutions including the central bank. The decision was a effort to  "support the country's path to stability and peace", White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters.

Israeli forces on Monday bombarded homes, schools and a seafront rest area in northern Gaza, killing at least 75 people, according to local health officials. As Israeli strikes on the enclave continue the UN has described the situation in Gaza as "dire".

Turkish police on Tuesday arrested more than 120 city hall members in the western city of Izmir, a known stronghold for opposition to Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The detainees arrested on corruption charges include a former mayor and the regional president of the opposition Republican People's Party.