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France unsettled by 'trauma' ahead of 2nd Argentina Test
France coach Fabien Galthie admitted on Friday that the events of the last week have traumatised his team as they prepare for Saturday's second Test against Argentina in Buenos Aires.
Nigeria school collapse kills 21, scores injured
At least 21 people were killed, mostly students, and scores more injured on Friday when a school in central Nigeria collapsed on pupils taking exams, the Red Cross and witnesses said.
Mutilated bodies of six women found in Nairobi dumpsite
Kenyan police said they had launched an investigation after the mutilated bodies of six women were found on Friday in piles of garbage at a dumpsite in a Nairobi slum.
Baldwin trial paused as lawyers file to dismiss over 'buried' bullets
Alec Baldwin's trial for involuntary manslaughter was paused Friday as his lawyers claimed police "buried" evidence about the fatal shooting on the set of the Western film "Rust," and called for the case's dismissal.
Anger as mutilated bodies of six women found in Nairobi dump
Kenyan police said they have launched an investigation after the mutilated bodies of six women were found on Friday in piles of garbage at a dumpsite in a Nairobi slum.
UK to release thousands of prisoners due to overcrowding
Thousands of prisoners are to be released early from September in order to prevent the "collapse" of the prisons system, the UK's new justice minister announced on Friday.
Two French rugby players charged with aggravated rape in Argentina
Two French international rugby players were formally charged Friday with the aggravated rape of an Argentine woman after a night out following a match, according to a prosecution statement.
El Ghazi wins case against Mainz over Israel-Hamas posts
A German labour court said Friday that Bundesliga football club Mainz had unfairly terminated the contract of winger Anwar El Ghazi after the player made comments about the war in Gaza on social media.
French rugby players accused of rape questioned in court
Two French international rugby players accused of raping an Argentine woman underwent questioning Friday by prosecutors who will decide whether to file formal charges.
At least three dead as scaffolding collapses in Switzerland
At least three people were killed and eight injured on Friday when scaffolding collapsed off a 19-storey building under construction in the western Swiss city of Lausanne, police said.
Lufthansa issues profit warning, launches 'turnaround'
German airline giant Lufthansa slashed its 2024 profit forecast Friday after a weak second quarter and launched a "turnaround" plan for its flagship carrier, which it warned might not break even.
Plot to kill UK TV star results in prison term
A would-be attacker who planned to kidnap, rape and murder one of the UK's top celebrities was on Friday given a life sentence with a minimum jail term of 15 years.
At least two dead as scaffolding collapses in Switzerland
At least two people were killed and nine injured Friday when scaffolding collapsed off a 19-story building under construction in the western Swiss city of Lausanne, police said.
Suspect arrested over UK crossbow triple murders
A man wanted in connection with the deaths of the wife and two daughters of a British horseracing commentator has now been arrested on suspicion of murder, police said on Friday.
63 missing after Nepal landslide sweeps two buses into river
At least 63 people were missing in Nepal on Friday after a landslide triggered by heavy monsoon rains swept two buses off a highway and into a river, authorities said.
Those left behind: Parents who lose a child to suicide
"Why didn't I pick up on his pain?" asked Marie-Noelle Cullieret, whose 24-year-old son killed himself after he failed a pilot's exam.
French rugby players to be charged as rape accuser hospitalized
Two French international rugby players accused of raping and beating an Argentine woman -- who has since been hospitalized -- will be charged in the case, a judicial source told AFP on Thursday.
'If you protest, you die': drug gangs recruit Ecuador's fishermen
With its idyllic, hotel-dotted coast, Ecuador's beach town of Salinas is the setting of a brutal war that most tourists never get to see.
Spain extradites top Venezuelan gang member
Spain on Thursday extradited to Caracas a powerful member of the Tren de Aragua gang which has spread across Latin America and the United States, said Venezuela's attorney general.
French rugby players to be questioned as rape accuser hospitalized
The Argentine woman accusing two French international rugby players of raping and beating her was hospitalized Thursday, her lawyer said, as the pair were transferred to the city where the alleged crime took place for questioning.
Russia planned assassination of German arms maker: CNN
The United States foiled a Russian plot earlier this year to assassinate the chief executive of a major German arms maker supplying weaponry to Ukraine, CNN reported on Thursday.
Woman accusing French rugby players of rape hospitalized: lawyer
The Argentine woman accusing two French international rugby players of raping and beating her was hospitalized on Thursday, her lawyer told AFP.
Fire at France's Rouen cathedral extinguished
The fire that broke out Thursday in the spire of the cathedral in the northern French city Rouen has been extinguished, local fire services said, with no major damage reported.
Russian planned assassination of German arms maker: CNN
The United States foiled a Russian plot earlier this year to assassinate the chief executive of a major German arms maker supplying weaponry to Ukraine, CNN reported on Thursday.
Fire 'under control' at France's Rouen cathedral
A fire that broke out Thursday in the spire of the cathedral in northern French city Rouen is "under control", local fire services said, just hours after the city's mayor shared a photo of a column of smoke rising from the Gothic landmark.
Russia denies jailed campaigner Orlov's plea for freedom
A Moscow court on Thursday upheld a prison sentence against Nobel Prize-winning rights advocate Oleg Orlov, after the campaigner compared Russia's justice system to that of Nazi Germany.
South Korea names K-pop group NewJeans tourism ambassadors
South Korea on Thursday appointed K-pop girl band NewJeans "honorary ambassadors" as part of a drive to promote tourism, joining a long list of Korean celebrities to take up the role.
Bangladesh charges 26 for destruction of vast mangrove forest
Bangladeshi police have charged 26 people for destroying a swath of mangrove forest that protects the low-lying nation from storm surge waters exacerbated by climate change, environmental officers said Thursday.
South Korea names K-pop group NewJeans as tourism ambassadors
South Korea on Thursday appointed K-pop girl band NewJeans "honorary ambassadors" as part of a drive to promote tourism, joining a long list of Korean celebrities to take up the role.
Paul Kagame: Rwanda's polarising strongman
A visionary hero who ended the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and brought peace to a traumatised country, or a despot who rules through fear and repression.
Archegos founder Bill Hwang guilty in multibillion-dollar fraud case
The founder of US investment firm Archegos, Bill Hwang, was found guilty Wednesday of fraud and market manipulation in a case focused on the fund's 2021 implosion that cost major banks billions of dollars.
UK police detain crossbow attack suspect after three women killed
UK police said Wednesday a 26-year-old man was in custody after the wife and two daughters of a radio racing commentator were killed with a crossbow in a suspected "targeted" attack.