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Skip next section Ukrainian defense minister calls for more air support from allies07/08/2024July 8, 2024Ukrainian defense minister calls for more air support from alliesFollowing the massive wave of Russian strikes against Ukrainian cities on Monday, Kyiv’s Defense Minister Rustem Umerov called on the country’s Western backers to increase their provision of air support to Ukraine. “Our defense capabilities are still insufficient… We need more air defense systems,” he said in a Telegram post. His call comes a day before NATO celebrates its 75th anniversary during a three-day summit in Washington. Ukrainian President Vlodymyr Zelenskyy has been invited and Ukraine’s defense…

Hurricane Beryl made landfall on Monday on the coast of the southern US state of Texas near the town of Matagorda. Earlier on Monday, Storm Beryl intensified and once again became a hurricane before hitting on Monday, as residents were evacuated amid a risk of flooding and power outages. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported that the storm moved over land at around 4 a.m. Central Standard Time, saying that the hurricane was about 85 miles (135 kilometers) south-west of Houston, packing maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 kph). Residents hunker down Residents on the Texas coast boarded up windows and evacuated beach towns. …

Protesters have targeted tourists with water guns in Barcelona as part of mass demonstrations over the number of visitors to the Spanish city.Pictures showed people marching down the streets and remonstrating with diners sitting outside restaurants. Weapons filled with water were fired at people who the protesters believed were visiting the city.Guests were also prevented from leaving their hotels when campaigners taped up exits.Thousands of people were said to have taken part in the rally against mass tourism – the Catalan capital received more than 12 million tourists in 2023 and expects more in 2024. Tension has been mounting over…

Storm Beryl intensified and once again became a hurricane before hitting the southern US state of Texas on Monday, as residents were evacuated amid a risk of flooding and power outages. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) issued an update at 1 am Central Standard Time saying that the storm was about 30 miles (48.2 kilometers) southeast of Matagorda, Texas, and about 95 miles (152.8 kilometers) northeast of Corpus Christi. The winds were reaching 80 miles (130 kilometers) per hour as Beryl approached the Texas coast, as per the latest information from the NHC. “Conditions (are) deteriorating with dangerous storm surge,…

On the evening of June 9, President Emmanuel Macron seemed adamant that dissolving France’s lower house of parliament, the National Assembly, was the right thing to do. His party had just suffered a crushing defeat in the European parliamentary elections with former presidential candidate Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally (RN) skyrocketing in the ballot. “[Today’s] challenges require clarity in our debates, ambitions for our country and respect for each of our citizens — that’s why I’ve decided […] to give you again the choice of our parliamentary future,” Macron said from his office in the Elysee Palace. But the results of France’s…

Japan and the Philippines signed a key defense pact on Monday that would enable them to deploy troops in each other’s countries, as they bolster security relations amid China’s growing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region. The Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) was signed in Manila, with Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa meeting their Philippine counterparts Gilberto Teodoro and Enrique Manalo. “A free and open international order based on the rule of law is the foundation of regional peace and prosperity,” she said. “We would like to work closely with your country to maintain and strengthen this,” Kamikawa…

France have suspended full-back Melvyn Jaminet after he posted a video on social media making a racist comment.The 25-year-old, who plays for Toulon, came off the bench during France’s win against Argentina in Mendoza on Saturday. In a video posted on his Instagram account, the 20-times capped player is heard saying: “The first Arab I come across, I’ll throw him a headbutt.”Though the video has since been deleted, copies of it have been shared online. Follow Sky News on WhatsApp Keep up with all the latest news from the UK and around the world by following Sky News Tap here…

Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has called South Korea’s recent firing drills near the border “suicidal hysteria” and an “inexcusable and explicit provocation.” Describing South Korea as “the enemy” Kim Yo Jong warned of unspecified military steps if the North was further provoked. “In case it is judged according to our criteria that they violated the sovereignty of (North Korea) and committed an act tantamount to a declaration of war, our armed forces will immediately carry out its mission and duty assigned by the (North Korean) Constitution,” she said, according to state media, without elaborating. In the last…

France’s election result looks set to produce a hung parliament, with a leftist alliance in the lead but without an absolute majority.Below, we look at what happened in the election and what it means for the weeks and months ahead. WHAT HAPPENED IN SUNDAY’S SECOND ROUND VOTE?The left-wing New Popular Front (NPF) alliance secured the biggest number of seats but will fall short of the 289 needed to secure an outright majority in the lower house.As it happened: France elections latest Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 2:37 France’s left-wing coalition explained This result was a…

Skip next section French voters deliver a victory to the left and a blow to Le Pen07/08/2024July 8, 2024French voters deliver a victory to the left and a blow to Le PenFrance faced the possibility of a hung parliament after Sunday’s election, in which a left-wing alliance unexpectedly came out on top but no group won an outright majority. Voters dealt a major setback to Marine Le Pen’s nationalist, euroskeptic National Rally (RN). Polls had predicted the RN would win the second round, but it came in third. The result was also another blow to centrist President Emmanuel Macron, who…