French prosecutors seek 20 years for Dominique Pelicot in mass rape case
The 71-year-old Frenchman drugged his wife and invited dozens of strangers to rape her over a nine-year period.
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Leaders make push for plastic pollution treaty at talks in South Korea
Island nations say recycling insufficient to solve problem when 400 million tonnes of plastic waste is produced yearly.
Total Energies pauses investments into Adani Group on bribery charges
Impact of US indictment of group's chairman is spreading as multiple projects say they are reviewing deals with Adani.
One killed, dozens injured as supporters of Imran Khan protest in Pakistan
Supporters of the former prime minister are marching to the capital, Islamabad, demanding his release from jail.
Israel intensifies attacks on Lebanon but claims ceasefire deal ‘close’
After previous hopes for Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire were dashed, US officials warn that negotiations are not complete.
What do Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy plan to do with DOGE?
Musk wants to slash government spending by a third, and Ramaswamy wants to cut 75% of the federal workforce. Can they?
Prosecutors move to dismiss Trump’s 2020 election, secret documents cases
Special counsel Jack Smith cites Donald Trump’s return to White House, policy not to prosecute sitting presidents.
At least eight migrants drown in shipwreck off Greek island of Samos
Six children died in the disaster, while the police found 36 survivors alive on Samos and three people were rescued.
UN evacuation in Haiti, police assault stronghold of gang leader ‘Barbecue’
Insecurity in Haiti is rising again, forcing embassies and UN agencies to evacuate capital amid gang-fuelled violence.
Flooding in Gaza compounds hardship of people displaced by Israeli attacks
Gaza's Government Media Office says about 10,000 tents either washed away or were damaged due to the storm.
Intense Israeli attacks cause carnage in Lebanon’s capital, Beirut
Israel hits Hezbollah strongholds in and outside Beirut a day after Lebanese group claims 50 attacks on Israeli targets.
‘A seismic shift’: How US President Joe Biden altered perceptions of age
Experts say Republicans tapped into angst over out-of-touch politicians to profit from concerns about Biden’s age.
Georgian ruling party reopens parliament despite opposition boycott
Opposition parties call results of October elections 'illegitimate' and refuse to take their seats in new parliament.
Flash floods and landslides kill 16 people on Indonesia’s Sumatra island
Rescue workers use excavators and bare hands to find disaster victims in Karo district, one of three affected.
Who is Yamandu Orsi, Uruguay’s next president?
Left-wing leader considered political heir of ex-President Jose Mujica vows to promote 'national dialogue'.
Israel deliberately killed three Lebanon journalists, rights watchdog says
Human Rights Watch says the Israeli attack on the journalists in October was carried out using a US-produced bomb.
Egypt tourist boat sinks off Red Sea, 17 missing
At least 28 rescued after the boat, called Sea Story and carrying 45 people, sinks near the coastal town of Marsa Alam.
Deadliest place for women is home, says UN report on gender violence
It says about 60 percent of 85,000 women and girls killed in 2023 were by an intimate partner or a family member.
Who is Calin Georgescu, Romanian right-wing candidate leading the election?
The judo-loving TikTok campaigner won most votes in the first round of the presidential election. Here's what it means.
‘Enough is enough’: Pakistan’s Islamabad on edge before Imran Khan protest
Locals are unhappy about movement restrictions and an internet blackout before a rally by former PM Imran Khan's PTI.