Some 800 people have died in north-west Pakistan over the last several days as monsoon rains triggered floods and landslides in some of the country's most remote areas. The UN said that almost a million people have been affected.
An international treaty banning cluster munitions, which have killed nearly 500,000 people worldwide, comes into force on Sunday. Patrice Bouveret, director of a French disarmament NGO, tells France 24 what to expect.
Frenchwoman Myriam Soumare won the 200-metre race at the European Athletics Championships in Spain with a time of 22.32 seconds, earning France a fifth gold medal and setting Europe's fastest time this season.