US President Donald Trump imposed a 50 percent tariff on a key Brazilian steel supplier on Wednesday as he called for an end to the trial of former president Jair Bolsonaro on charges of attempting to stage a coup. In a letter to Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Trump called the trial an "international disgrace".
European champions Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday crushed Spanish giants Real Madrid 4-0 in the Club World Cup semi-final, setting up a final against Chelsea and an opportunity to close out a historically dominant season with a fifth trophy.
The Trump administration announced it is issuing sanctions Wednesday against Francesca Albanese, the U.N. special rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza, the latest effort by the United States to punish critics of Israel's 21-month war in Gaza. The State Department's decision comes after a recent U.S. pressure campaign to force the international body to remove her from her post failed. FRANCE 24's Fraser Jackson reports from Washington.
Around 2,300 people died of heat-related causes across 12 European cities during the severe heatwave that ended last week, according to a rapid scientific analysis published on Wednesday. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Ian Duff, Head of Greenpeace International's Stop Drilling Start Paying campaign, which is advocating, along with the Polluters Pay Pact, for oil, coal and gas corporations to pay their fair share for the damages they cause.
