Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been granted early release after serving just three weeks of a five-year prison sentence for criminal conspiracy linked to alleged Libyan funding of his 2007 presidential campaign. A Paris court approved his release on Monday under tight judicial supervision, including a ban on leaving France and restrictions on contacting […]
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is reportedly moving closer to implementing a universal ban on transgender women competing in female categories across all sports. IOC president Kirsty Coventry, who pledged such action during her election campaign, has been overseeing ongoing discussions through a dedicated working group. Although the IOC maintains that no final
Powerful waves slammed into the popular Spanish island of Tenerife, leaving three people dead and 15 others injured. The victims included a woman who suffered a heart attack after being swept into the water near Puerto de la Cruz, and two men who were pulled from the ocean at Santa Cruz de Tenerife and El […]
For weeks after the dramatic Louvre museum heist, the internet obsessed over a sharply dressed stranger photographed near the crime scene — a teen in a fedora and waistcoat who instantly became known as the “fedora man.” While police quickly arrested four suspects involved in the theft of French crown jewels, the young man’s identity […]
A tragic fire at a perfume warehouse in Dilovasi, an industrial town in Turkey’s Kocaeli Province, has left six people dead and several others injured. The blaze broke out around 09:05 local time on Saturday, sending thick flames and smoke into the sky as emergency teams rushed to the scene. Authorities confirmed that five people […]
Serbia’s parliament has passed legislation enabling a controversial luxury hotel and apartment project in Belgrade led by Jared Kushner’s firm, Affinity Partners. The planned $500m (£380m) development would replace the former Yugoslav Army headquarters — a site heavily damaged during NATO’s 1999 intervention and regarded by many as a national memorial. Despite
Belgium is urgently working to strengthen its drone defence systems following sightings that caused temporary shutdowns at Brussels’ Zaventem Airport, affecting around 3,000 passengers. Drones were also spotted near a Belgian military base, prompting concern over growing threats to both civilian and defence infrastructure across Europe. Support has already come from
Tesla shareholders have approved a record $1 trillion pay package for Elon Musk, betting on his ability to transform the company into an $8.5 trillion enterprise over the next decade. Under the agreement, Musk will forgo a salary and receive payment only if he meets ambitious performance targets, including producing 20 million vehicles, developing one […]
President Donald Trump has granted Hungary a one-year exemption from US sanctions on Russian oil and gas imports, marking a diplomatic win for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. The decision, confirmed by a White House official, follows Orban’s visit to Washington, where he argued that his landlocked nation faced severe energy supply challenges without Russian […]
A concert by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in Paris was disrupted multiple times on Thursday night when protesters set off flares in the auditorium. Four people were detained after clashes broke out in the Pierre Boulez hall, forcing the performance led by conductor Lahav Shani and pianist Sir Andras Schiff to be temporarily halted due […]









