Israeli ministers criticize settler attacks in West Bank
After armed Israeli settlers stormed the West Bank town of Kafr Malik last Wednesday, leading to the deaths of three Palestinians, top Israeli government ministers criticized the settlers when news broke that Israeli security forces had also been targeted.
https://www.france24.com/en/vi....deo/20250701-israeli
Trump cuts to foreign aid looms large at UN conference on international development
Nations gather in Seville for a UN-led conference to discuss international development on Monday, with the glaring exception of the US, which snubbed the event after effecting drastic cuts to its funding for foreign aid. The US' withdrawal from international development initiatives has emboldened countries such as France, the UK, and Germany to cut their own foreign aid budget in favor of defence spending, severely crippling those dependent on international development programs: "Financing is the engine of development, and right now, that engine is choking," said UN head António Guterres.
https://www.france24.com/en/vi....deo/20250701-trump-c
Alleged 'Prophet Mohammed' cartoon sparks clashes, arrests in Istanbul
Police fired rubber bullets and tear gas after hundreds attacked a bar over an alleged cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed appeared in a satirical magazine on Monday. Despite the magazine defending the cartoon, claiming it had been "misinterpreted," authorities detained the artist and two staffers.
https://www.france24.com/en/mi....ddle-east/20250701-a
France braces for peak temperatures amid Europe-wide heatwave
French authorities on Tuesday imposed precautions nationwide in anticipation of peak temperatures amid a heatwave that has gripped all of Europe, closing schools and banning pollutants as some areas brace for highs of 41C.
https://www.france24.com/en/en....vironment/20250701-f
US foreign aid cuts could cause 14 million deaths, study finds
The Trump administration's cuts to the US Agency for International Development (USAID), which provides 40 percent of humanitarian funding worldwide, could lead to 14 million deaths, a study found, potentially "halting -- and even reversing -- two decades of progress in health among vulnerable populations."
https://www.france24.com/en/am....ericas/20250701-us-f
