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In stifled sobs and fierce accusations, family falls apart at mass rape trial
At the epicentre of this devastating family drama is Gisèle Pelicot, a diminutive 71-year-old woman, drugged by her former husband and abused for a decade by dozens of strangers he had recruited online.
Watching her entering the court in…
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Mystery drones seen at three US air bases
A number of unidentified drones have been spotted over three airbases in Britain, the United States Air Force (USAF) has confirmed.
The incidents, which occurred between Wednesday and Friday, saw "small unmanned aerial systems" spotted…
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Rabbi who went missing in UAE was murdered, says Israel
Israel says a rabbi who went missing in the United Arab Emirates has been murdered, and have vowed to track down his killers.
“The murder of Zvi Kogan is a criminal antisemitic terrorist incident. The State of Israel will act in all of…
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Dozens reportedly killed in Israeli
Dozens of people are reported to have been killed in overnight Israeli air strikes in northern Gaza.
Paramedics and Hamas-affiliated media said at least 66 were killed, including women and children, when several houses sheltering…
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Putin gifts lion and brown bears to North Korea zoo
Russian President Vladimir Putin has gifted North Korea's main zoo more than 70 animals, including a lion and two brown bears, in yet another display of burgeoning relations between Moscow and Pyongyang.
Putin's environment minister,…
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Fourth tourist dies of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos
Australian teen Bianca Jones has become the fourth tourist to have died in a suspected mass poisoning in Laos.
The 19-year-old's family confirmed her death to the media on Thursday. Hours earlier, the US State Department told the media…
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Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy activists
Forty-five pro-democracy activists have been jailed in Hong Kong's largest ever national security trial.
The activists sentenced with jail terms ranging from four years to ten years were accused of conspiracy to commit subversion after…
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Over 100 Gaza food aid lorries violently looted – UN agency says
A convoy of 109 UN aid lorries carrying food was violently looted in Gaza on Saturday, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) says.
Ninety-seven of the lorries were lost and their drivers were forced at gunpoint to unload their…
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10 newborns killed in hospital fire
At least 10 newborns have died in a fire at a hospital in northern India after a blaze broke out in the neonatal ward.
Staff at the hospital in the town of Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh state were able to break in and rescue 44 infants, but at…
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YouTuber faces 10-yrs prison sentence for kissing statue
American YouTuber Johnny Somali has faced widespread criticism after a controversial video showed him kissing and posing with a statue dedicated to Korean women who were victims of sexual slavery during Japan’s occupation of Korea.…
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