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German far-right MP's ex aide jailed for spying for China

A former aide to German far-right lawmaker Maximilian Krah in the European parliament was jailed for four years and nine months on Tuesday on charges of spying for China.

Hamas yet to respond on Trump's Gaza plan

Hamas had yet to respond Tuesday to Donald Trump on his plan for Gaza, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Israeli military would stay in most of the territory after he gave the US president his backing.

Dozens missing, three dead in Indonesia school collapse

Searchers raced Tuesday to rescue at least 38 people still believed trapped after the collapse of an Islamic school building in Indonesia that has already left three dead, authorities said.

YouTube to pay $22 million in settlement with Trump

YouTube has agreed to pay $22 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump after the company suspended his account over the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, according to a court filing Monday.

Trump announces Gaza peace plan, with Netanyahu backing

President Donald Trump unveiled a wide-ranging Gaza peace plan Monday and won cautious backing from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who warned he was still ready to "finish the job" against Hamas.

Madagascar president sacks government following deadly protests

Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina on Monday sacked his government following days of deadly unrest which the United Nations said has left at least 22 people dead.

Michigan governor asks to 'lower the temperature' after church attack

Michigan's governor on Monday asked Americans to "lower the temperature" after the latest violence in her state, as authorities search for a motive in a Mormon church attack the day before.

Serbia arrests 11 accused of stirring Jewish-Muslim hate in France, Germany

Serbian police have arrested 11 people over hate-motivated acts in France and Germany, including defacing Jewish sites and placing pigs' heads near mosques, authorities said Monday.

No 'Angels': Bulgarians shake down Robbie Williams convoy

Two Bulgarian officials have been sacked for demanding bribes from a lorry convoy carrying equipment for British pop star Robbie Williams's tour, authorities said on Monday.

German finds 15mn-euro winning lotto ticket in coat

A German man has won 15.3 million euros ($18 million) in the lottery after discovering a forgotten ticket in his coat pocket six months after he bought it.

Jailed Thai ex-PM Thaksin requests royal pardon: lawyer

Thailand's influential former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has applied for a royal pardon to reduce his one-year prison sentence, his lawyer told reporters on Monday.

Typhoon Bualoi kills dozens in Vietnam and Philippines

A typhoon that ripped roofs off homes has killed dozens of people across Vietnam and the Philippines, officials from both countries said on Monday, as a weakened storm Bualoi crossed into neighbouring Laos.

Gunman kills four in attack on northern US Mormon church

A man opened fire in a Mormon church in Michigan and set the building ablaze on Sunday, killing at least four people in the latest deadly tragedy that US President Donald Trump called part of a national "epidemic of violence."

'Predators': how reality TV explains Epstein obsession

As demands to release the so-called Epstein files rage on, a new documentary asks why America is so fascinated with child sex abusers by reflecting on the salacious 2000s reality TV series "To Catch A Predator."

Air France, Airbus back on trial over doomed 2009 Rio flight

An appeals trial of Air France and Airbus opens Monday over the 2009 crash of a Rio-Paris flight that killed 228 people, the worst disaster in the French flag carrier's history.

Four killed in attack on northern US Mormon church

At least four people were killed and several others wounded Sunday after a shooter targeted a Mormon church in Michigan, authorities said, in the latest deadly tragedy that US President Donald Trump called part of a national "epidemic of violence."

Two dead after shooting, fire at US Mormon church

At least two people were killed and several others injured Sunday after a shooter targeted a Mormon church in Michigan, authorities said, in the latest deadly tragedy that US President Donald Trump called part of a national "epidemic of violence."

Two dead after US shooting, fire at Mormon church

At least two people were killed and several others injured Sunday after a shooter targeted a Mormon church in Michigan, authorities said, in the latest deadly tragedy that US President Donald Trump called part of a national "epidemic of violence."

Free Picasso park to open in Paris in 2030

A park featuring Picasso sculptures is to open to the public in central Paris in 2030, with free entry, the head of the city's Picasso Museum told AFP on Sunday.

Indian actor-politician's aides charged after rally stampede kills 40

Police charged three close aides of a popular actor and politician with culpable homicide and negligence on Sunday after a stampede at his rally in southern India killed at least 40 people, officials said.

Massive crowd, chaos preceded deadly India rally stampede

A stampede that killed dozens at a south India political rally happened after a crowd of thousands waited hours in baking heat without sufficient safeguards, officials and witnesses said Sunday.

Argentina protesters march for victims of live-streamed femicide

Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Buenos Aires on Saturday to demand justice for three young women whose torture and murders were live-streamed on social media, in a case that has shocked Argentina.

After Armani, Italian fashion houses are in flux

The first Milan Fashion Week without Giorgio Armani marks the end of an era in Italian luxury, at a time when houses across the sector are already in transition.

Philippines death toll rises to 11 as storm Bualoi bears down on Vietnam

The death toll from Severe Tropical Storm Bualoi rose to 11 in the Philippines on Saturday as the cyclone bore down on Vietnam, authorities said.

Goals, guns and narcos: Hitmen plague Ecuador's beautiful game

In Ecuador, football is a deadly sport, with players competing in the shadow of match-fixing mafias and under threat of an assassin's bullet.

Argentine victims of live-streamed murder laid to rest on eve of protest

Shocked and in tears, relatives on Friday laid to rest two women and a girl whose live-streamed torture and murder caused an outcry in Argentina, where activists are planning a weekend protest against femicide.

Trump targets more opponents after 'dirty cop' Comey

US President Donald Trump called Friday for more of his political opponents to face criminal charges as he cheered the indictment of former FBI director James Comey and branded him a "dirty cop."

Sitting ducks: Venezuelan fishermen wary of US warships

Venezuelan fishermen in the south Caribbean keep a nervous eye on the horizon as they ply their trade in the same waters where US forces have recently blown up small, alleged drug boats, occupants and all.

Fearing US invasion, Venezuela to hold emergency drills

Venezuela, on high alert as a US military deployment off its coast has stirred invasion fears, will hold disaster preparedness drills Saturday as President Nicolas Maduro mulls invoking emergency powers.

Trump hopes more opponents to be charged after 'dirty cop' Comey