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France introduces new public smoking bans in parks and on beaches

'Tobacco-free generation'

France imposes smoking ban on beaches, parks

Morning Roundup

Frieden open to negotiations after union protest, Europe heatwave, and Luxembourg's Chris Rodesch plays at Wimbledon

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will turn 90 on July 6

Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader

Dalai Lama prays at landmark 90th birthday launch

Jeannette Jara, a member of Chile's communist party, won 60 percent of the vote

Ahead of November presidential election

Chile's left nominates Communist Party's Jara to be presidential candidate

Protesters light up mobile phones as they demonstrate in front of the prosecutors offices calling for the release of their peers who were detained in protests the previous night

Triggered by collapse of train station roof in November

Thousands block roads in another night of Serbian protests

Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro is greeted by supporters at a rally in Sao Paulo

Calling on allies

Backers of Brazil's Bolsonaro hold mass protest in Sao Paulo

Togo's Gendarmerie has so far only reported two deaths, from drowning

In Togolese capital

Togo groups say recent protests left 7 dead

Northern Gaza has been devastated by strikes

More than 30 killed Sunday

Netanyahu eyes hostage breakthrough as Gaza families mourn victims

The extent to which Israeli and US strikes on Iran's nuclear sites set the programme back remains deeply contentious

12-day war erupted 13 June

Iran voices 'serious doubts' over Israel commitment to ceasefire

One monitor said 140,000 protesters marched in Belgrade on Saturday

Despite massive protests

Serbian leader digs in, slams early elections rally

Members of the League of Social Democrats, which championed democratisation and grassroots issues in Hong Kong's legislature and on the streets

Amid crackdown on dissent

Hong Kong opposition party disbands citing 'immense' pressure

Hsiao Bi-khim was vice president-elect at the time of her visit to the Czech Republic

Suspected car-ramming attack

Taiwan VP says not intimidated after alleged China plot

Motor racing circuit

Crash at Germany's Nürburgring leaves one dead and two injured

The hearing is looking into the result of the November 2023 CHP primary at which Ozgur Ozel defeated long-time leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu, on the left, who are seen here shaking hands after the vote

After spring protests

Graft case piles pressure on Turkey's main opposition

Organisers estimate up to 200,000 people took part in the 30th Budapest Pride parade

200,000 people in the streets

Biggest-ever Budapest Pride defies Orban ban in Hungary

Abdel Fattah was arrested in 2019 for sharing a Facebook post about police brutality

By the end of summer

UK considers envoy for Britons held abroad

The project aims, in part, to cement Morocco's control over the disputed Western Sahara

Morocco's Atlantic gambit: linking restive Sahel to ocean

Serbian Riot Police clash with protestors in central Belgrade entrenched corruption. For over half a year, students have blockaded universities and organised large demonstrations around the country, demanding a transparent investigation into the tragedy with their focus shifting after little action from authorities to call for early parliamentary elections.

Student-led protest

Around 140,000 rally in Belgrade ratcheting up calls for elections

Serbian Riot Police clash with protestors in central Belgrade entrenched corruption. For over half a year, students have blockaded universities and organised large demonstrations around the country, demanding a transparent investigation into the tragedy with their focus shifting after little action from authorities to call for early parliamentary elections.

Following months of student-led strikes

Around 140,000 rally in Belgrade ratcheting up calls for elections

A woman holds a portrait of slain Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander Hossein Salami as mourners attend his funeral and that of other military commanders killed during Israeli strikes

Attended by top officials

Iran holds state funeral for top brass slain in Israel war

Around 4,000 demonstrators filled roads ringing the capital's Victory Monument, waving Thai flags and cheering for speeches interspersed with live music

Following leaked diplomatic phone call

Thousands of protesters demand Thai PM's resignation

To avoid forking out huge sums of money on water, many families and businesses have taken to digging a well, sometimes without proper authorizations

Blamed on corruption

Drilling for water in Venezuela's parched oil town

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a peace agreement signing ceremony between Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda

Thousands killed

Rwanda, DR Congo sign peace deal in US after rebel sweep

The health ministry in the Hamas-run territory says that since late May, more than 500 people have been killed near aid centres

Including 10 waiting for aid

Trump hopeful for Gaza ceasefire, possibly 'next week'

A child stands in a temporary shelter near the National Palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on June 6, 2025

Despite humanitarian crisis

Trump withdraws protected status from Haitian migrants

People rally in Port Sudan on April 24, 2025, to denounce the siege imposed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on El-Fasher

UN working for ceasefire in besieged Sudan city

US President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House on June 27, 2025, in Washington, DC

'One, big beautiful bill'

Republican discord threatens Trump agenda

China's top diplomat Wang Yi will head to Europe next week for talks with counterparts from the European Union, Germany and France

Exchanging views

China's top diplomat to visit EU, Germany, France next week

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