'Mission: Impossible' star Emmanuelle Béart reveals she was victim of incest
French film actress Emmanuelle Béart has revealed that she was a victim of incest, continuing a national reckoning with child sexual abuse in France.
2023-09-06 20:57
French schools turn away girls wearing abayas as Muslim rights group challenges ban
Public schools in France have been turning away students for breaking a new national ban on the abaya, a long, robe-like garment often worn by Muslim women, as a rights group filed an appeal against the prohibition.
2023-09-06 20:55
UK to designate Russia's Wagner a terror group, opening door to prosecutions
The United Kingdom is set to classify Russia's Wagner mercenary group as a terrorist organization, a move that will open the door to prosecution of its members and supporters.
2023-09-06 20:53
Antony Blinken arrives in Kyiv to hear latest on Ukraine's counteroffensive
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kyiv Wednesday on what is his third trip to the Ukrainian capital since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022.
2023-09-06 17:54
China Considers Law Banning Clothes That ‘Hurt Feelings’ of Others
China’s public is expressing concern about a potential legal change that would allow for fines and even jail
2023-09-06 14:55
The US keeps deporting people to a country that it says is too dangerous for travel
The Biden administration has taken mixed positions on its policies involving Haiti -- with one federal agency warning that the Caribbean country is too dangerous for US citizens, while another agency deports Haitians back to the violence-torn country.
2023-09-06 12:21
Russia is covering aircraft with car tires, potentially to protect them from Ukrainian drones
Moscow's forces have started covering some of their attack aircraft with car tires, in what experts say could be a makeshift attempt to protect them from Ukrainian drone strikes that have had increased recent success in targeting Russian military airports.
2023-09-06 12:20
US warns North Korea would 'pay a price' for any arms deal with Russia
US officials have warned North Korea it will "pay a price" if it strikes an arms deal with Russia, after saying that negotiations were "advancing" between the two nations.
2023-09-06 10:48
The videos ISIS didn't want you to see: How grainy security footage could help hold abusers to account
Previously unseen videos from security cameras in a children's hospital in Aleppo that was taken over by ISIS for use as a headquarters give
2023-09-06 09:28
Military junta leader is sworn in as Gabon's interim president
The leader of Gabon's military junta, General Brice Nguema, was sworn in as interim president by the constitutional court during a televised ceremony on Monday.
2023-09-05 23:52
Greece floods kill at least one as country grapples with 'totally extreme weather phenomenon'
Greece is being lashed with torrential rains which have flooded homes, businesses and roads and left at least one person dead after a wall collapsed in the extreme weather.
2023-09-05 22:50
Beatles memorabilia expected to fetch more than $6 million at auction
A ticket stub from the Beatles' first concert in the United States and a suit once worn by John Lennon are among more than 100 pieces of memorabilia that are going up for auction in New Jersey.
2023-09-05 22:23