French environment minister who has signaled resignation after Parliament approved a controversial pesticide exemption deal; previously led major climate and environmental bodies and advised on EU and global green policy.
Rail workers have found six people dead inside a Union Pacific boxcar at a train yard in Laredo, Texas, on Sunday afternoon. Laredo police have confirmed six fatalities — five men and one woman — and have said autopsies will be done; authorities have not released identities or a cause of death. An investigation is ongoing.
France's parliament has approved legislation allowing temporary exemptions for acetamiprid and flupyradifurone, drawing criticism from environmental groups and prompting resignation talks involving Monique Barbut. The move aims to help farmers stay competitive, even as debates over bee health and environmental safeguards intensify.