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New attacks target France prison guard cars, home
Assailants targeted cars and a building lobby linked to prison staff in France overnight, the authorities said Wednesday, the latest in a series of coordinated attacks that have put the government on edge.
Tiktok bans user behind Gisele Pelicot 'starter kit' meme
Tiktok has banished a user who posted a "starter kit" meme targeting Gisele Pelicot, a French feminist icon who survived nearly a decade of rapes by dozens of men, the popular video app said Wednesday.
Gabon striker Boupendza dies after 11th floor fall
Gabon international striker Aaron Boupendza died on Wednesday at the age of 28 when he fell from the 11th floor of a building in China, according to the national football federation (Fegafoot).
UK top court rules definition of 'woman' based on sex at birth
Britain's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the legal definition of a "woman" is based on a person's sex at birth, a landmark decision with far-reaching implications for the bitter debate over trans rights.
Pocket watch found on Titanic victim to go on sale in UK
A pocket watch, tickets and money found among the belongings of passengers on the Titanic are among items on sale at a UK auction later this month.
UK top court rules definition of 'a woman' based on sex at birth
Britain's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday the legal definition of a "woman" is based on a person's sex at birth, a landmark decision with far-reaching implications for the bitter debate over trans rights.
Heineken beer sales dip, tariffs add to uncertainty
Heineken said Wednesday its beer sales were down in the first quarter but kept profit forecasts for the year unchanged despite noting increased uncertainty from tariffs.
Malnourished children in Afghanistan at 'high risk of dying' without US aid
At a malnutrition treatment centre in Afghanistan's capital, the cries of children have given way to a heavy silence, as patients are turned away and medical staff laid off due to US aid cuts.
Lessons in horror with Cambodia's Khmer Rouge tribunal
Sheltering in the shade of a bus repurposed into a mobile museum, Mean Loeuy tells a group of children about the hell he went through in a Khmer Rouge labour camp.
Maradona's daughter says doctors could have prevented his death
Argentine football legend Diego Maradona's daughter told a court Tuesday his death "would have been avoided" if doctors caring for him after surgery had done their jobs.
Family seeks homicide charges against owners of collapsed Dominican nightclub
The family of one of 231 people killed when a Dominican nightclub roof collapsed on concert-goers is seeking manslaughter charges against the establishment's owners, according to a legal filing Tuesday.
Facebook added 'value' to Instagram, Zuckerberg says in antitrust trial
Social media titan Mark Zuckerberg testified for a second day Tuesday in a landmark US antitrust trial, defending his conglomerate Meta against accusations it took over Instagram and WhatsApp to devour budding competitors.
Peru court sentences ex-president Humala to 15 years for graft
A Peruvian court on Tuesday sentenced ex-president Ollanta Humala and his wife to 15 years in prison for graft linked to a globe-spanning corruption scandal involving Brazilian construction group Odebrecht paying bribes to politicians.
French prisons hit by mystery arson and gunfire attacks
A wave of coordinated attacks have hit prisons across France, with unknown assailants torching cars outside several jails, leaving mysterious inscriptions and hitting one facility with automatic gunfire.
Ecuador electoral council rejects claims of fraud in presidential vote
Ecuador's CNE electoral council on Tuesday dismissed claims of fraud in presidential elections that saw incumbent Daniel Noboa emerge victorious over leftist rival Luisa Gonzalez.
'Unprecedented' Europe raids net 200 arrests, drugs haul
Police in Europe staged "unprecedented" raids against four organised crime groups on Tuesday, arresting more than 200 people across five countries, primarily in Turkey, in a "massive blow" against drug-trafficking networks.
Andrew Tate accusers suing for 'six-figure' sum, UK court hears
Four women suing the social media influencer Andrew Tate over abuse and coercive behaviour claims are seeking damages of more than 100,000 pounds ($132,000), London's High Court heard Tuesday.
Ukraine's Sumy prepares to bury victims of 'bloody Sunday'
Standing on the doorstep of a funeral home on Tuesday, Lyudmyla Mosunova felt helpless while thinking about the burial of her mother Tetyana, killed in a Russian missile attack two days before.
French prisons targeted with arson, gunfire: ministry
Cars have been set on fire near several prisons in France while one was targeted with automatic gunfire, in possible retaliation against government anti-drug policies, justice ministry officials said on Tuesday.
Employee dead, client critical after Paris cryotherapy session goes wrong
A cryotherapy session in Paris has turned deadly with one woman dying and another hospitalised in critical condition due to a nitrogen leak from a cold chamber, according to French investigators.
China accuses US spies of Asian Winter Games cyberattacks
Chinese security officials said Tuesday they had implicated three US "secret agents" in cyberattacks during February's Asian Winter Games in the northeastern city of Harbin, offering a reward for information on the alleged spies.
Harvey Weinstein New York retrial for sex crimes to begin
Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein faces a retrial starting Tuesday, on rape and sex assault charges for which a previous verdict was overturned, forcing survivors who helped fire up the "MeToo" movement to testify against him once again.
US grounds helicopter company behind fatal New York tour
US regulators on Monday issued an emergency order grounding the helicopter tour company behind last week's deadly crash in New York.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs pleads not guilty to new sex charges
US music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs pleaded not guilty Monday to two new charges added to the criminal racketeering and sex trafficking case against him, which is expected to go to trial next month.
Man charged over Tesla arson as anti-Musk wave sweeps US
A man who allegedly torched two vehicles at a Tesla dealership and painted "Die Elon" on the side of the building has been hit with federal charges, the US Department of Justice said Monday.
Death toll from Dominican nightclub disaster rises to 231: minister
The toll from a nightclub roof collapse in the Dominican Republic last week has risen to 231, the country's interior minister said Monday, after five more people succumbed to their injuries in hospital.
French hospital staff, relatives sue ministers over work-related suicides
French healthcare workers and relatives of colleagues who killed themselves have filed a legal complaint against two ministers over "deadly working conditions" in public hospitals they say are causing suicides, their lawyer said Monday.
Helicopter company that ran deadly New York tour shuts down
The helicopter tour company behind a crash in New York that killed six people last week is shutting down, US authorities said Sunday.
South Korea's ex-president denies insurrection at criminal trial
South Korea's former president Yoon Suk Yeol denied he had committed insurrection Monday, as the impeached leader appeared in court on the first day of his criminal trial over his martial law declaration.
South Korea's ex-president attends first day of criminal trial
The criminal trial of former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol opened Monday, with the impeached leader in court to defend himself against insurrection charges over his short-lived declaration of martial law.
Vargas Llosa, last of Latin America's literary golden generation
Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa was the last survivor of a golden generation of Latin American literary giants, his writing exploring universal themes often set outside his native Peru.
From deadly rave to recovery: Israeli study examines MDMA's effect on trauma
Artillery fire echoed from nearby Gaza as Shye Klein-Weinstein slowly walked around a memorial honouring the nearly 400 people killed at the Nova music festival in Reim, southern Israel, on October 7, 2023.