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France arrests five new suspects over Louvre heist: prosecutor
French police have arrested five more people, including a prime suspect, over this month's daring Louvre museum robbery, the Paris prosecutor said on Thursday.
French justice minister visits jailed former president Sarkozy
France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy has received a prison visit from the justice minister, a source close to the case said on Thursday, despite a prosecutor warning that it could undermine judicial independence.
Bali trial begins for 3 accused of Australian's murder
The trial of three Australians accused of plotting the murder of a compatriot at a villa on the Indonesian resort island of Bali began Thursday, with all facing the death penalty.
Branson's Virgin moves closer to launching Eurostar rival
British entrepreneur Richard Branson vowed Thursday to "shake up" cross-Channel train services after regulators approved a key bid by his Virgin Group to share an east London depot with Eurostar.
'Nowhere to sleep': Melissa upends life for Jamaicans
In the north coast parish of St. Ann, almost all residents are without power -- and many of them woke up without a roof over their heads after Hurricane Melissa tore through Jamaica, downing trees, utility poles and anything in its path.
Court rules against K-pop group NewJeans in label dispute
A South Korean court ruled on Thursday against popular K-pop group NewJeans, whose members had sought to cut contractual ties with their label ADOR over what they called "mistreatment" by the agency.
US says 4 killed in new strike on alleged Pacific drug boat
The US military on Wednesday struck another boat in the eastern Pacific it claimed was trafficking drugs, killing four people, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said, bringing the death toll from Washington's controversial anti-narcotics campaign to at least 62.
'They slit my son's throat' says mother of teen killed in Rio police raid
The head, its hair dyed red, was severed from the body and found in dense vegetation near a Rio favela, some 24 hours after Brazil's deadliest-ever police operation.
'Non-interventionist' Trump flexes muscles in Latin America
In a speech in Riyadh in May, President Donald Trump denounced generations of US interventionism, saying the Middle East was only made worse by Americans who fly in "giving you lectures on how to live and how to govern your own affairs."
Caribbean reels from 'unprecedented' hurricane destruction
Cubans waded through flooded, debris-strewn streets Wednesday as Hurricane Melissa blasted across the Caribbean, leaving 30 dead or missing in Haiti and devastating swaths of Jamaica.
Over 100 killed in Rio police crackdown on powerful narco gang
Residents of a Rio de Janeiro community lined up their dead in the street Wednesday after Brazil's bloodiest police raid killed at least 119 people, spotlighting the city's controversial war against drug gangs entrenched in poor neighborhoods.
Curfew declared after Tanzania protests election without opposition
Tanzanian police declared an evening curfew in the country's largest city after hundreds protested on Wednesday, tearing down banners of President Samia Suluhu Hassan and burning a police station, as polls closed on an election where the main challengers have either been jailed or barred from standing.
132 killed in massive Rio police crackdown on gang: public defender
The Rio de Janeiro public defender's office on Wednesday said a total of 132 people died in the bloodiest police raid against drug gangs in the Brazilian city's history, as grieving residents laid out dozens of bodies in the street.
Downgraded Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Cuba
A downgraded Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba early on Wednesday after ripping a path of destruction across Jamaica, which authorities have designated a "disaster area."
FIA taken to court to block Ben Sulayem's uncontested candidacy
Swiss racing driver Laura Villars filed legal action Wednesday against motorsport's governing body to challenge FIA election rules, which she argues prevent her or any other candidate from running against incumbent president Mohammed Ben Sulayem.
France tries Bulgarians over defacing memorial in Russia-linked case
Four Bulgarians were to go on trial in France Wednesday accused of desecrating a Jewish memorial with red handprints last year, which prosecutors think may have been foreign interference linked to Russia.
Downgraded Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Cuba, NHC says
A downgraded Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba early on Wednesday after ripping a path of destruction across Jamaica, which authorities have designated a "disaster area."
Record Vietnam rains kill four and flood 100,000 homes
Flooding triggered by record heavy rains in central Vietnam this week killed at least four people and inundated more than 100,000 homes, the environment ministry said on Wednesday.
Tanzania polls open with opposition excluded
Polls opened on Wednesday in Tanzania elections in which the main challengers were either jailed or barred from running, with rights groups decrying a "wave of terror".
Tanzania votes but with opposition excluded
Tanzania goes to the polls on Wednesday in an election in which the main challengers are either jailed or barred from running, with rights groups decrying a "wave of terror".
France expected to adopt consent-based rape law
French senators are on Wednesday expected to back a bill defining rape as any non-consensual sexual act, making France the latest European country to pass a consent-based law.
'Arrested for singing': Russia's case against teen busker stirs anger
Supporters of an 18-year-old Russian street musician arrested after performing anti-war songs in public expressed frustration at the legal case against her as she attended court on Tuesday.
'Catastrophic' hurricane slams Jamaica with fierce winds and rain
Hurricane Melissa ripped up trees and knocked out power after making landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday as one of the most powerful hurricanes on record, inundating the island nation with rains that threaten flash floods and landslides.
At least 64 killed in war-like Rio drug raids
Bodies piled up in poor neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday as police launched their biggest ever raids on the city's drug traffickers, leaving at least 64 dead in war-like scenes.
At least 64 killed in Rio drug raid
Hundreds of heavily armed Brazilian police raided slum areas of Rio in a drug raid Tuesday, touching off firefights likened to scenes from a war and leaving at least 64 people dead, Brazilian officials said.
French prosecutors seek suspended jail terms in Brigitte Macron cyberbullying case
French prosecutors on Tuesday sought suspended prison terms of three to 12 months for defendants accused of cyberbullying First Lady Brigitte Macron by spreading unsubstantiated claims about her gender.
At least 18 suspects killed in Rio anti-drug raid: governor
At least 18 suspects and some police officers were killed Tuesday during a massive anti-drug raid in Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian authorities said, as prolonged gun battles erupted and demolition vehicles destroyed street barricades.
Giant Hurricane Melissa hours from bullseye hit on Jamaica
Hurricane Melissa was only hours away Tuesday from expected landfall on Jamaica, bringing devastating flooding and winds that officials warn will smash the small Caribbean nation's infrastructure.
Venezuela claims CIA 'false flag' attack foiled, as US deploys bombers
Venezuela claimed Monday to have dismantled a CIA-financed cell plotting a false-flag attack on a US warship deployed to the southern Caribbean, as Washington stepped up pressure on Caracas by flying bombers nearby.
Brazil ex-leader Bolsonaro appeals 27-year prison sentence
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro's lawyers on Monday filed an appeal against his 27-year prison sentence for a botched coup bid after his 2022 election loss.
'Not our first hurricane': Jamaicans prepare to ride out deadly Melissa
Melissa could be the worst hurricane Jamaica has experienced since recordkeeping began -- but some residents on the Caribbean island say they will believe it when they see it.
AI-generated fakes proliferate as Hurricane Melissa nears Jamaica
AI-generated videos were clogging social media feeds Monday as Hurricane Melissa surged toward Jamaica, diverting attention from critical safety information about the massive Category 5 storm.