France’s former culture minister Rachida Dati goes on trial at a Paris court Wednesday in a corruption case involving charges of lobbying for Renault-Nissan when she was a European parliament member. The high-profile case centres on a contract signed in…
Multiple executions are scheduled in the U.S. in as many states within a 24-hour window this week. Georgia and Texas had each planned to put a man to death within an hour of each other on Wednesday before a court…
Hong Kong leader John Lee on Wednesday unveiled the city’s first five-year plan to boost its global position as a financial hub. The plan serves as a social and economic roadmap detailing the city-state’s strategic priorities, including an aim to…
Real Madrid narrowly defeated Elche (3-2) in Matchday 6 of La Liga. Kylian Mbappé scored a goal and provided an assist.
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen called for the creation of a “European Security Council”, with countries including Britain and Ukraine, in her State of the European Union speech to the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday. Addressing this year’s…
Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico said in a resurfaced 2024 interview that the United States was “backsliding” on democracy and suggested Americans should look to countries in Western Europe for “inspiration.” Talarico made the remarks during a June 2,…
A news helicopter covering a deadly bus crash in the Los Angeles neighbourhood of Chatsworth came down on Tuesday, killing three people, including a pedestrian.
A handful of House Republicans rebuked President Donald Trump’s operation in Iran on Tuesday, joining Democrats to pass a resolution aimed at reining in the commander-in-chief’s war powers. Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., introduced the war powers resolution that was backed…
Three people are dead and one person is hospitalized after a news helicopter crashed Tuesday night in Los Angeles, authorities said. The Los Angeles Fire Department said more than 70 firefighters responded just before 7 p.m. to the crash between…
France’s incoming ambassador to the US has been cleared to take up his post after Paris apologised for criticism of Washington over a UN vote. Aurélien Lechevallier, chosen by President Emmanuel Macron to replace Laurent Bili, is expected to arrive…