- — Celine Dion delivers finale; cauldron is lit at Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony
- Canadian diva Celine Dion delivered a stirring rendition of Edith Piaf's anthem "Hymn to Love" at the Eiffel Tower on Friday, providing a show-stopping finale to the Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics.
- — As Olympic athletes compete, thousands of soldiers, police fill streets of Paris
- Friday's opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics promised to be like none other, and fears of terrorism have sparked an equally unprecedented security response.
- — U.S. Treasury, Brazil's Finance Ministry announce climate partnership
- The Treasury Department and Brazil's Ministry of Finance announced Friday a partnership to align best environmental and climate policies.
- — Rain expected to help worsening Alberta, Canada, wildfire situation
- Rain and cooler temperatures Friday are expected to help crews in the Canadian province of Alberta, where wildfires have destroyed up to half of the historic town of Jasper, forcing some first responders to pull back.
- — Britain ends objections to ICC war crimes warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant
- Britain confirmed Friday it has dropped objections to arrest warrants for Israeli leaders Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant sought by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes in Gaza.
- — Philippines in race to prevent environmental disaster from sunken oil tanker
- Philippine authorities were engaged in a race to contain an oil spill from a tanker sunk by typhoon Gaemi and prevent 370,000 gallons of industrial fuel oil remaining on board from escaping into the ocean.
- — 'Coordinated sabotage' disrupts French rail network ahead of Olympics opening ceremony
- France's high speed rail network was severely impacted by a series of arson attacks targeting track infrastructure and signaling hours before the Paris Olympics were due to open, the state-owned SNCF said.
- — EU gives $1.6 billion in profits from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine
- The European Union Friday transferred $1.6 billion in frozen Russian assets held by central securities depositories to Ukraine for military and reconstruction support against Russia's invasion.
- — U.S. calls for 'peaceful outcome' of Venezuelan presidential election
- The United States warned Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's government any political repression and violence ahead of Sunday's presidential election is "unacceptable."
- — Air-sea search on in South China Sea for 10 seamen missing in wake of deadly typhoon
- The coast guards of Taiwan and the Philippines were scouring the South China Sea for a least 10 seamen who remain unaccounted for after their vessels were sunk or damaged by supertyphoon Gaemi.
- — Ethiopian landslide death toll at 257 with 15,515 people needing evacuation
- The United Nations humanitarian relief agency OCHA said Thursday the death toll from southern Ethiopian landslides rose to 257 as of Wednesday. Deaths are expected to reach up to 500 people.
- — Netherlands, Denmark prepare to ship 14 Leopard main battle tanks to Ukraine
- The Netherlands and Denmark will deliver 14 refitted German-made Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine by the end of the summer to help meet Kyiv's demand for more firepower to combat Russian aggression.
- — Vladimir Putin, Syria's Bashar al-Assad meet in Moscow, discuss Middle East 'escalation'
- Vladimir Putin met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Moscow, according to a Thursday morning Kremlin announcement. Putin told Assad he wanted the Syrian leader's opinion on the situation in the Middle East.
- — Climate protest forces delays, cancellations at Frankfurt Airport
- Climate change activists glued themselves to the tarmac at Germany's busiest airport on Thursday morning, suspending some flights and air traffic around Frankfurt Airport.
- — British watchdog fines Coinbase CB Payments for taking on 'high-risk' customers
- Britain's Financial Conduct Authority fined Coinbase's CB Payments Limited $4,516,736 for regularly ignoring a requirement that prevented the company from offering services to high-risk customers.
- — South Korea looks to transform veterans cemetery into global destination
- South Korea is aiming to transform the country's largest veterans cemetery into an international memorial site and tourism destination, officials said Thursday.
- — Israel retrieves body of Hamas hostage from Gaza
- Israel has recovered the body of a woman who was taken hostage by Hamas during its bloody and surprise October assault and died while in captivity in the Palestinian enclave of Gaza.
- — British police officer removed from duty following 'truly shocking' video of airport arrest
- A British police officer has been removed from duty after a video circulated online showing a Greater Manchester law enforcement agent kick and stomp on the head of a prostrated man.
- — PETA urges Olympic Games to remove equestrian events
- A video of an English horsewoman beating a horse while training it four years ago has spurred PETA senior vice president Kathy Guillermo to demand the Olympics end equestrian competitions.
- — Nine Just Stop Oil activists arrested near London's Heathrow Airport
- Nine Just Stop Oil activists were arrested Wednesday near London's Heathrow Airport on suspicion of conspiring to interfere with key national infrastructure.
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