French prisons hit by wave of overnight attacks
Several prisons in France have been hit by a wave of attacks overnight, the justice minister has said. Gérald Darmanin said prisons had faced “intimidation
Hundreds of flights cancelled in China as strong winds hit capital
Hundreds of flights have been cancelled and train lines were suspended as gales hit Beijing and northern China on Saturday. By 11:30 local time (03:30
Three Americans jailed for life in prison repatriated
Three Americans convicted for their role in a failed coup in Democratic Republic of Congo last year have been sent home to the US to
Pope Francis waves to crowd in first public appearance since leaving hospital
Pope Francis waved to the crowd at the Vatican, as he made his first public appearance since leaving hospital. The Pope – in a wheelchair
Myanmar leader heads to Bangkok as quake deaths climb to 3,000
Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing is in Thailand for a regional summit as his country reels from an earthquake that killed thousands and left
Explosion at Spanish mine kills at least four
At least four people have died and two are missing after an explosion at a mine in northern Spain, officials say. Some three others were
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa names new army chief
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed a new army chief ahead of planned protests on Monday, called by a group of war veterans who want
Johnny Hallyday car lost at poker game sells at auction
A classic car owned by the late French rock star Johnny Hallyday before he lost it at poker has sold for €132,000 ($143,000; £110,000) at
Israel strikes Lebanon after first rocket attack since ceasefire
Israel says it is attacking Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon after rockets were fired from there into Israel for the first since a bilateral ceasefire
Israel launches fresh Gaza strikes as it vows to resume fighting ‘in full force’
At least 13 people have reportedly been killed in air strikes across Gaza overnight, after Israel said it was resuming combat operations in the Palestinian