Le 15 août 2024, la France a marqué le 80e anniversaire du débarquement de Provence à la nécropole de Boulouris. Emmanuel Macron, aux côtés de dirigeants africains, a salué le sacrifice des soldats africains, qui constituaient plus de la moitié de l’armée B française lors de cette opération décisive.
Le gouverneur de la province du Maniema, Moussa Kabwankubi Moïse, a ordonné la suppression de 125 barrières illégales sur les 185 existant à travers la province, dans le but de faciliter la libre circulation des personnes et des biens.
For many European countries, summer poses a growing number of threats, including wildfires, droughts and record heatwaves. In Greece, Athens' suburbs are facing wildfires for the first time, while in Spain some regions are on red alert for extreme heat. The EU has announced it is investing an additional 600 million euros in its Civil Protection Pool fund. Commentators discuss what action should be taken.
Negotiations aimed at preventing the situation in the Middle East from escalating further begin today in Doha. Officially the aim is a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, but observers hope that a deal will also be struck to dissuade Iran from carrying out its plans for revenge. European media analyse the conditions under which the negotiations are taking place.
According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukrainian troops continue to advance into the Russian border region of Kursk and more Russian soldiers have been captured. Russian authorities have said that around 120,000 people have fled or been evacuated from the area. European commentators discuss reactions and potential consequences.
Germany's prosecutor general forwarded an arrest warrant for one of three Ukrainians suspected of blowing up the Nord Stream gas pipeline to the Polish authorities in June, as reports in the media have now revealed. What are the implications for Berlin's relations with Kyiv?