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Paris' Moulin Rouge Wings Spin Once Again
VideosParis' Moulin Rouge Wings Spin Once Again

Fourteen months after their dramatic collapse, the iconic red wings of Paris’ Moulin Rouge are turning once again, bringing back the magic of Montmartre and reviving a beloved symbol of Parisian nightlife.

Nobel Laureate Mohammadi Says Iran Issuing Death Threats
Nobel Laureate Mohammadi Says Iran Issuing Death Threats

Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi, who won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her fight for women's and human rights in Iran, has received death threats from Tehran, the Nobel Committee said Friday. Mohammadi, who has spent much of the past decade behind bars, was released from Tehran's Evin prison in December for a limited period on medical leave, ...

Bosnia Commemorates Srebrenica Genocide 30 Years On
TestimoniesBosnia Commemorates Srebrenica Genocide 30 Years On

Thousands of people were gathering in Srebrenica on Friday to commemorate the genocide committed 30 years ago by Bosnian Serb forces, one of Europe's worst atrocities since World War II. On the eve of the commemorations, thousands of Srebrenica peace marchers who have walked more than 100 kilometers (62 miles) in memory of the victims and ...

Gaza Civil Defense Says Israeli Strikes Kill Six
Gaza Civil Defense Says Israeli Strikes Kill Six

Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli strikes on Friday killed at least six people in the Palestinian territory's north, including five at a school-turned-shelter. "Five martyrs and others injured in an Israeli strike on Halima al-Saadia School, which was sheltering displaced persons in Jabalia al-Nazla, northern Gaza," the agency said in a ...

Solar Becomes Europe's Main Energy Source in June: Consultants
Solar Becomes Europe's Main Energy Source in June: Consultants

Solar power became the European Union's biggest single energy source for the first time in June, an energy think tank said Thursday. The Ember group that researches the clean energy transition said that 22.1 percent of Europe's power in June came from solar panels. That came ahead of nuclear power on 21.8 percent and wind turbines on 15.8 ...

The Houthis' Most Dangerous Red Sea Attacks on Commercial Ships
WindowThe Houthis' Most Dangerous Red Sea Attacks on Commercial Ships

Yemen's Houthis had paused their Red Sea attacks on commercial ships, carried out in solidarity with Gaza, for months, before claiming two fresh assaults in recent days, one of them deadly. The Iran-backed rebels have carried out more than 100 attacks on vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since the start of their campaign in November 2023, ...

Five Key Dates in the Turkey-PKK Conflict
SpotlightFive Key Dates in the Turkey-PKK Conflict

Fighters from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) will start laying down their arms at a ceremony in northern Iraq on Friday, two months after the militant group ended its armed struggle against the Turkish state. The move comes in response to a historic call by jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan in February, urging them to end their decades-long ...

Kurdish PKK Fighters Destroy Weapons at Key Ceremony
Kurdish PKK Fighters Destroy Weapons at Key Ceremony

Thirty PKK fighters destroyed their weapons at a ceremony in Iraqi Kurdistan on Friday, two months after the Kurdish rebels ended their decades-long armed struggle against the Turkish state. The ceremony marks a turning point in the transition of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) from armed insurgency to democratic politics, as part of a ...

Russia Intercepts 155 Ukrainian Drones Overnight: Defense Ministry
Russia Intercepts 155 Ukrainian Drones Overnight: Defense Ministry

Russian air defense systems intercepted 155 Ukrainian drones in an overnight barrage, the defense ministry said Friday, with local officials saying at least two people were killed by drones. From 11:00 pm (2000 GMT) Thursday to 7:00 am Friday, "air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 155 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the ...

Trump Says Canada To Face 35% Tariff Rate Starting August
Trump Says Canada To Face 35% Tariff Rate Starting August

Canada will face a 35 percent tariff on exports to the United States starting August 1, President Donald Trump said Thursday in a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney. It was the latest of more than 20 such letters issued by Trump since Monday, as he continues to pursue his trade war threats against dozens of economies. Canada and the US are ...

Russia and US Hold 'Frank' Talks on Ukraine War
Russia and US Hold 'Frank' Talks on Ukraine War

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US top diplomat Marco Rubio held "frank" talks on the Ukraine war during a meeting Thursday, both sides said, as Washington hit out at Moscow's lack of "flexibility". The US secretary of state said Lavrov shared new and "different" ideas on resolving the conflict and promised to present them to US ...