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Firefighters are struggling to contain wildfires in south-west France as strong winds push flames towards the city of Bordeaux, with one official saying they “are far from having the fire under control.” More than 250,000 people in France and Spain have fled fires which have been raging for days, as winds and high temperatures hamper…

While the demand was for the resignation of the education minister, it is clear that the protests have dealt a severe blow to the prime minister’s personal brand, and his aura of invincibility. Since coming to power in 2014, Modi’s government has rarely tolerated dissent and cracked down heavily on protests, which is why Pradhan’s…

Protesters in India are celebrating after the resignation of the country’s education minister, Dharmendra Pradhan. Tens of thousands of young people had been demonstrating in Delhi, demanding Pradhan resign after exam paper leaks and testing irregularities. Now Pradhan has resigned, the protests organised by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) have been called off. CJP is…

Nigeria’s president has approved the country’s largest military expansion in recent times – an attempt to tackle the slew of security challenges plaguing the nation. Bola Tinubu has greenlit the recruitment of 28,000 extra soldiers and the creation of four new army divisions, which will take the total number up to 12. Nigeria’s government is…

A PlayStation Network outage which left some gamers unable to play digital games for hours has been resolved. According to Down Detector, which tracks outages, tens of thousands of people reported problems globally, external with the service on Friday. The outage, which affected gamers’ ability to launch games, apps or network features on their PlayStation,…

Saudi Arabia launched airstrikes on Houthi targets in the Yemeni port city of Hodeida and a nearby island on Friday, after the Iran-backed group announced a maritime blockade and attacked Saudi ships. Saudi authorities later issued emergency alerts for the province of Jizan as the Houthis claimed responsibility for a missile attack on the city…

In his remarks, Trump was cordial and conciliatory, saying “the second time is always better”, joking and praising the media – saying he respects “most of them”. “As I said three months ago, the show must go on,” Trump said. The US president also called on Americans to respect freedom of speech. “We settle our…

One opposition MP, who asked not to be identified, put it more bluntly. “Ninety-nine per cent of these young people on the street have no clue how the ministry of defence is operating, how the general staff is operating,” he said. “They think Fedorov is good because he wants to fight with drones and Syrskyi…

President Donald Trump has ordered signs to be placed outside the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, to caution visitors about exhibits his administration views as “inaccurate”. The order directs the Department of Interior to issue the warnings, and also to direct people about where they can find “accurate information regarding America’s history”. The Trump…