On the ground

‘We need a lot more’: Lack of firepower hampers Ukraine’s advance on Zaporizhzhia front line
Ukraine counteroffensive: Recaptured village in Donetsk now a new front line 🔴 Live: Russian air defences down several drones near Moscow, state media report

Senegalese President Macky Sall rules out third term after public backlash
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🔴 Live: Russian air defences down several drones near Moscow, state media report

France repatriates 10 women suspected of jihadism, 25 children from Syria camps

EU climate chief concerned over expansion of China's coal industry
AS IT HAPPENED

Crowds gather at town halls across France in show of solidarity after six nights of riots

Major Israeli military operation kills at least nine people in West Bank
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Hong Kong issues arrest warrants for eight overseas pro-democracy activists

Brazil's Neymar fined $3.3 million for building lake at mansion

Meta platforms set to launch Twitter rival Threads

UK had its hottest June on record in 2023

‘Feeling very safe’: Paris tourists undeterred by riots
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Roman Pantheon begins charging tourists an entrance fee

France's last surviving D-day veteran Léon Gautier dies at 100

Belgium's Jasper Philipsen sprints to third stage win in Tour de France

Vietnam bans 'Barbie' movie over controversial South China Sea map

Haute couture week kicks off in Paris amid riot fears
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Putting nature at the heart of cities: Strasbourg, a pioneer in urban ecology
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German far-right AfD party wins mayor's office amid record-high polling

Gunman kills two and wounds dozens in Baltimore street party shooting
AS IT HAPPENED

Macron to meet 220 mayors after sixth night of riots

French PM slams 'particularly shocking' attack on mayor's home
DEATH OF NAHEL

Teen’s killing raises a French policing issue that dare not be named
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