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Dominique Pélicot, 71, is on trial alongside 50 other men, all of them accused of the ‘aggravated rape’ of his wife Gisèle Péllicot, also 71 - and today admitted drugging her and allowing multiple strangers to attack her

Over £40 million worth of counterfeit retro consoles have been seized by police in Italy, featuring games like Street Fighter and Super Mario Bros.

Cops have revealed the dramatic moment that they arrested a suspected gunman in an apparent second attempt to assassinate ex-President Donald Trump.

Judge rules presidential candidate is liable for damages over unauthorised use of Grant’s song Electric Avenue in animated video ridiculing Joe Biden

The suspected gunman taking aim at Donald Trump with an AK-47 in an ‘apparent assassination attempt’ has been identified.

Strike that killed Ahmed al-Ghandour last year was initially said to be unrelated to death of hostages held by Hamas

Putin’s top crony said ‘Russia is showing patience’ by not wielding nuclear weapons in response to Ukraine’s ongoing Kursk offensive.

At least six people have died as dams fail to hold back floodwaters in eastern Europe.

Legislation makes it illegal to advertise fossil fuel products and services with a high carbon footprint

Son of opposition figure who led botched attempt in May is among three Americans sentenced to death

Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, a powerful leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, pleaded not guilty Friday in a U.S. drug trafficking case that accuses him of engaging in murder plots and ordering torture.

The Ropazi District Council in Latvia plans to convert a luxury mansion confiscated in 2018 from the ex-chief of Interpol’s Uzbek chapter into a kindergarten.

Investigators in South Africa are finalising a second report on the multinational holding company Steinhoff, which was embroiled in an accounting scandal that led to criminal charges against former executive Markus Jooste and ultimately resulted in the company’s liquidation.

Among the dozens of Wagner mercenaries presumed dead after a lethal battle with Tuareg rebels during a desert sandstorm in Mali in July were Russian war veterans who survived tours in Ukraine, Libya and Syria, according to interviews with relatives and a review of social media data.

The head of the Tyvriv District Court in the Vinnytsia region is Judge Ihor Ratushnyak. He had previously led this court for a long time, but in December 2023, he received a guilty verdict from the High Anti-Corruption Court.

During the presidential debate, Trump declined to support a victory for Kyiv, facing renewed criticism over his ties to Putin

Four climbers who disappeared in a storm on Mont Blanc in France have been found dead.

A Swedish court overturned her previous acquittal, sentencing former Swedbank CEO Birgitte Bonnesen to 15 months in prison for making misleading statements about the bank’s inadequate anti-money laundering measures.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro authorized a service on Monday to detect Pegasus spyware on civilian phones. This follows his announcement last week that the National Police had used the Israeli spyware for illegal interceptions during the 2021 social uprising.

Vladimir Putin has awoken to one of the largest bombardments on Moscow and other parts of Russia after 30 months of bloodshed.

Emergency services reported that 20 tents were destroyed in the attack, which Israel claimed targeted a Hamas command center.