Wildfires in southern France leave over 100 injured
More than 100 people have been injured as a raging fire threatens the southern French city of Marseille, according to local authorities.
French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said around 800 firefighters are on the scene and will work "throughout the night" to bring the flames under control.
No casualties had been reported as of Tuesday evening.
Marseille Mayor Benoît Payan said emergency services were waging a “guerrilla war.” He said the fire was moving at a speed of 1.2 kilometers per minute.
EU: Hungary still far from unlocking frozen funds
Hungary is still far from unlocking 18 billion euros in cohesion and recovery funds that the European Union has frozen due to ongoing concerns about the erosion of democracy, according to the latest Rule of Law report published on Tuesday by the European Commission.
According to the report, Hungary has made "no progress" on seven out of eight recommendations from last year, which include regulating lobbying laws, fighting high-level corruption and guaranteeing the editorial independence of public media.
International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Taliban leaders
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for the Taliban's supreme leader and the head of Afghanistan's Supreme Court, on charges of persecuting women and girls in the country.
The arrest warrants, issued on Tuesday, accuse the leaders of “directly ordering and inciting a crime against humanity, gender-based persecution, since taking power four years ago.”
The two defendants are the Taliban's supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhunzada, and the head of the Supreme Court, Abdul Hakim Haqqani.
In addition to persecuting women and girls, the ICC also accuses them of persecuting other people because of expressions of sexuality or gender identity that were considered incompatible with the Taliban's gender policies.
Over 160 people still missing in Texas after deadly floods
More than 160 people are still missing in Texas after flash floods over the weekend left more than 100 people dead, the state's governor said Tuesday.
The number of missing people has tripled after local authorities opened a hotline where family members could report their missing relatives.
According to Gov. Greg Abbott, many of the missing people were likely sheltering in the Texas hills without officially registering at any camps or hotels. He noted that most of the cases were reported in Kerr County, where most of the victims were also found.
