Notre-Dame gets back St Thomas statue adorning spire base
A statue of the apostle Saint Thomas was on Thursday returned to Notre-Dame in Paris, which has now recovered all 16 statues that adorned the base of its spire before a...
'Human shield': Niger's ousted president held by junta
President Mohamed Bazoum has been languishing for two years along with his wife in Niger's presidential palace since his ouster by a junta, which is using them as human...
IMF plans August mission to Senegal on hidden debt, new programme
By Libby George and Rodrigo CamposLONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund plans a mission to Senegal in August to address hidden debt and start talks...
Judge acquits 5 former Canadian junior hockey players in sexual assault case that rattled the nation
LONDON, Ontario (AP) — An Ontario judge acquitted five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team on Thursday in their sexual assault case, saying the complain...
Judge finds five former players not guilty of sexual assault in Hockey Canada trial
(Reuters) -Five former members of Canada's 2018 world junior ice hockey team were found not guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in a hotel room that year, a judge dec...
Taiwanese rally for and against the recall of opposition lawmakers seen as close to China
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Threats from China and anger over legislative deadlock are dominating Taiwan's political discourse as residents rally for and against a campaign t...
Russian attacks kill 5, including family, in east Ukraine
Russian attacks killed at least five people, including three members of a displaced family, in separate attacks across Ukraine's war-scarred east, Ukrainian authorities...
Hungary bans Kneecap performance over 'antisemitic hate speech'
The Hungarian government on Thursday barred provocative Irish rap group Kneecap from entering the country for three years and performing at the upcoming Sziget festival...
India's Modi and UK PM Starmer ink trade deal
Prime Minister Keir Starmer praised Britain's "unique bonds" with India as he and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi formally signed a recently announced UK-India tra...
French President Macron says France will recognize Palestine as a state
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday that France will recognize Palestine as a state, amid snowballing global anger over people starving in...