After a crisis meeting, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu pre-emptively banned alcohol consumption on Sunday (June 21) at the annual Fete de la Musique festivals and other public events to be held in those 35 regions on Sunday.

The Prime Minister's wife, Begoa Gomez, is under investigation over allegations she used her position to secure work contracts. The case is one of several corruption probes weighing on Pedro Sanchez, one of Europe's few remaining leftist leaders.

A passenger on one of the trains, Paul Cavin, told the BBC: "We had stopped, and suddenly we were hit from behind pretty bad."

Iran said that Israel's attacks on Lebanon were a breach of the terms of its agreement with the US.

Fired up after their humiliating 4-1 opening match defeat by the US, Paraguay went ahead 64 seconds in, then clung on for the entire game against a tide of Turkish attacks.

Australia was previously the only continent where the H5 bird flu strain, which can devastate poultry and wild bird populations, had not been detected.

Morocco were in control throughout the game despite the scoreline, outmuscling Scotland and scoring the winner after just 71 seconds of play.

The win moved the US onto six points and guaranteed them a place in the last 32 with one group match remaining.

FIFA's dynamic pricing system may be neither fair nor transparent, but it is proving phenomenally effective at maximising profits from the World Cup, says Juan Pablo Spinetto for Bloomberg Opinion.

At least one person has died and several others were injured after a collision between two trains north of London.

The WHO has warned that a deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is spreading rapidly, with nearly 900 cases and more than 230 deaths recorded so far.

A three-year-old boy is in critical but stable condition after being found in a crocodile enclosure at a UK zoo, while a man arrested over the incident has been released on bail.

The screwworm, which can kill livestock and other warm-blooded animals by feeding on their flesh, was recently detected in the US for the first time in over 40 years

Health officials warned that dengue infections are expected to keep rising for at least two more weeks before the outbreak begins to ease.

Dawa Sherpa, a Nepali climber, survived a week alone on Mount Everest after escaping a deep crevasse and returning safely, saying, "I thought I would die there."

Iran said the US bore direct responsibility for Israel's attacks on Lebanon on Friday (Jun 19).

Fighting had earlier escalated sharply between Israel and Hezbollah in south Lebanon on Friday (Jun 19), with more than 18 people reported killed in Israeli strikes.

Planned talks between the US and Iran on Friday (Jun 19) were earlier postponed, adding to uncertainty over whether the truce could last.

About 2.1 billion people still lack safely managed drinking water, including 106 million who rely directly on rivers, lakes and other untreated water sources, according to the World Health Organization.