Rising temperatures are casting a shadow over the World Cup, with a new study by World Weather Attribution warning that 25% of tournament matches are likely to be played in conditions above 26C. Researchers said the finding points to serious dangers for both players and supporters at the event, which will be staged across North America in the US, Canada and Mexico during June and July. The Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) measures the level of physical heat stress placed on the human body. Experts broadly regard a WBGT of…

That is the biggest inflow of migrants Ceuta has ever recognized, a Spanish enclave inherited from colonization, in northern Morocco. Earlier this week, 8,000 individuals, largely Moroccans, secretly crossed the border into this small European territory on African soil. This migration disaster stems from a diplomatic quarrel…

Four days after the release of Sophie Pétronin, Soumaila Cissé and the two Italian hostages, the gray areas are still numerous. France assures it in any case: its role in this affair was only secondary. "The operation was carried out by the Malians, the terms of the negotiations were not carried out by France". This is the message conveyed by the Elysée while the conditions for the release of Sophie Pétronin raise questions. If the two countries' external services have worked together, it is Bamako who has kept control…