NewsFeed People in France are set to vote in snap parliamentary elections described as a major gamble by President Macron as he tries to combat a surge by the far-right. Al Jazeera’s Natacha Butler takes a look at what’s at stake. Published On 30 Jun 202430 Jun 2024 Adblock test (Why?)

Harare, Zimbabwe – It was two days before Christmas in the low-income neighbourhood of Mabvuku in Zimbabwe’s capital Harare. Music played, people chatted and most were in a festive mood. But not the small group of women marching down a narrow, pothole-ridden street on their way to the house of their savings club’s treasurer. They had a much more serious matter in mind. The previous day, the women...

As the war enters its 856th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Sunday, June 30, 2024. Fighting Four employees of Russia’s Ministry of Civil Defence, Emergencies and Disaster Relief have been injured in Ukrainian shelling of the Donetsk region, the ministry said. Russia’s air defence systems destroyed 36 drones launched by Ukraine overnight targeting several regions in the southwest, according to the Russian...