Friday2 reports

July 17, 2026

Energy · 25% of waterways dry

A Quarter of France's Small Rivers Have Gone Dry, and the Country Is Still Arguing About What to Count

Three heatwaves, a parched May and a political fight over how many departments are actually on the clock. The reporting file contradicts the broadcast on the headline restriction figure.

03:21 UTC11 sources

Conflict · US Tomahawk missiles

At Least 121 Children Died at Shajareh Tayyebeh School. The Evidence Now Points to a U.S. Tomahawk.

A Sky News and Forensic Architecture study, corroborated by BBC, CNN, AP and The Guardian, traces the first strike of Operation Epic Fury to an American cruise missile — and the Pentagon's own map places Minab inside the U.S. target box.

02:16 UTC11 sources