‘Block everything’: French PM Bayrou’s future uncertain amid call for general strike

Lithium refinery in Yichun, China, March 2023. REUTERS Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL), the world’s largest battery manufacturer, confirmed on Monday, August 11, that it had shut down its mine in Yichun, southeastern China, as it seeks to renew an expired operating license. This mine is far from insignificant:… Read Details ⇢

At least three Russian fighters died when a convoy of the Russian paramilitary group Africa Corps was caught in a jihadist ambush on August 1 near Ténenkou in the Mopti region of Mali. Members of the jihadist group JNIM filmed grisly footage of the dead Africa Corps combatants. They are… Read Details ⇢

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Leonardo DiCaprio waited patiently at a police security checkpoint recently before entering an exclusive party in Ibiza, Spain, video shows.  The “Titanic” star” appeared calm as he, model girlfriend Vittoria Ceretti and friends stood outside until they were allowed into the event. … Read Details ⇢

Tottenham let slip a two-goal lead as late PSG strikes sent European football’s season opener to penalties in Italy. Paris Saint-Germain beat Tottenham 4-3 on penalties to win the UEFA Super Cup, completing a remarkable rally after scoring two late goals to take the match to a shootout. It secured… Read Details ⇢

Refresh Let the Afterpay Deals commence! Hello deal fans and welcome to our live coverage of Afterpay Day 2025. This is the second Afterpay Day to land this year, with the other occuring back in March. The good news is, plenty of popular Aussie retailers appear to be getting in… Read Details ⇢

Demonstrators protest against cuts to American foreign aid spending, including USAID and the PEPFAR program to combat HIV/AIDS, at the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, February 26, 2025, in Washington. MARK SCHIEFELBEIN / AP A divided US federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday, August 13, that President… Read Details ⇢

France waged a “war” in Cameroon marked by “repressive violence” during and after the African country’s decolonisation in the late 1950s, President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged in a letter published Tuesday. The letter, sent to his Cameroonian counterpart last month, is the latest example of France’s efforts under Macron to come… Read Details ⇢

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! MSNBC host Joe Scarborough admitted on Wednesday that many Democrats are secretly cheering on President Donald Trump’s federalization of D.C.’s police force in order to crack down on crime. “So many people have been calling me over the past couple days, going,… Read Details ⇢

Martin Vizcarra will become the fifth Peruvian ex-president jailed in recent years amid period of political turbulence. A judge in the South American nation of Peru has ordered the country’s ex-president, Martin Vizcarra, to be held in pre-trial detention over bribery allegations. In a hearing on Wednesday, Judge Jorge Chavez… Read Details ⇢