Algeria court upholds writer Sansal's five-year jail term In tonight's edition, a court in Algiers upholds French-Algerian author Boualem Sansal's five-year prison sentence.

Also, police in Ghana rescue 76 people trafficked to Nigeria under a fake recruitment scam.

And a new wave of cinema is emerging in Benin.
https://www.france24.com/en/tv....-shows/eye-on-africa

Israel intensifies Gaza offensive ahead of Netanyahu's Washington visit Israel said on Tuesday it had expanded operations in Gaza, where residents reported heavy shelling and gunfire ahead of Prime Minister Netanyahu’s planned Washington visit. The escalation follows growing ceasefire calls, with US President Trump, who will meet Netanyahu next week, urging a deal to halt the war and free hostages.
https://www.france24.com/en/mi....ddle-east/20250701-i

Thailand has had 22 coups – and could be heading toward a 23rd Thailand’s prime minister has been suspended over her handling of a border conflict with Cambodia, raising concerns about a potential return to military rule.
https://www.csmonitor.com/Worl....d/Asia-South-Central

France asks airlines to reduce flights due to planned air traffic controller strike France's civil aviation authority on Tuesday asked commercial airlines to reduce flights at Paris airports due to a planned July 3 strike by air traffic controllers, which comes just as the summer holiday season begins.  
https://www.france24.com/en/fr....ance/20250701-france

Climate change is changing the geography of infectious disease Europe isn’t just at risk of the direct effects of climate change, it is also exposed to the indirect effects of infectious disease like dengue, chikungunya and West Nile Virus – which are expanding their territories northward.  
https://www.france24.com/en/en....vironment/20250701-c