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ReutersHundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets across France on Tuesday, including in the capital ParisFrance has suspended the use of stun grenades for policing student protests that have swept the country, after a 15-year-old’s hand was blown off earlier this week.Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said he had requested the pause until the facts of Monday’s incident in Lens had been “clarified”, with conflicting accounts offered by protesters and officials.Several groups have complained of police using disproportionate force towards teenagers.The disruption continued early on Wednesday with more than 500 schools fully or partially shut, and Prime Minister Sébastien…
NurPhoto via Getty ImagesRajapaksa was arrested two days after returning to Sri Lanka from SingaporeSri Lanka’s former first lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa has been arrested over allegations that a charity she is linked to misused donations raised for a children’s hospital. Anti-corruption authorities arrested the 73-year-old wife of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa at their Colombo home on Wednesday.They are questioning her over the 10 million rupees ($30,300; £22,800) of donations collected by the Siriliya Saviya charity, meant to be spent on a specialised scanner for Colombo’s Lady Ridgeway Children’s Hospital.But officials say such a scanner had already been donated by the…
Dalit Ram Aharon and her husband Achi say they want to move back to Nir Oz “in the memory” of the friends they lost in the 7 October attacksRoosting birds now coo among the ceiling tiles in the deserted dining room of Kibbutz Nir Oz, once the bustling heart of a close-knit, 400-strong Israeli community which was devastated by the Hamas-led attacks on 7 October 2023.”We used to come and see each other, eat together. There were lots of activities here, also holidays to celebrate,” remembers Dalit Ram Aharon, who is showing me around with her husband, Achi.By the glass…
LIVEIsrael marks three years since Hamas-led 7 October 2023 attacksAbout 1,200 people were killed and 251 others taken hostage during the assault. The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza reports that more than 74,200 people have been killed in subsequent Israeli attacks.
ABC News/David WeberChristopher Saunders has been jailed for sexual offences against two young menFormer Australian bishop Christopher Saunders has been jailed for sexually abusing two young Aboriginal men during his time as a Catholic cleric.Saunders – who resigned as Bishop of Broome when first accused of wrongdoing in 2020 – was found guilty of one charge of rape and 12 counts of indecent assault in August.The 76-year-old was on Wednesday sentenced to six and a half years in prison, but will be eligible for release on parole in February 2031.He is one of the most senior Catholic leaders in the…
Variety via Getty ImagesThe Type 01’s launch event was attended by celebrities including actor Florence PughTwo years ago, JLR relaunched Jaguar into a blizzard of controversy. Its bizarre teaser ad was described as “woke” and its “Barbie pink” concept car was ridiculed. Now, the first of its new models has appeared in public for the first time. The all-electric Type 01, unveiled in New York, represents a radical new direction for the classic brand.The car itself is an imposing four-door “Grand Tourer”, with a long bonnet that deliberately harks back to Jaguar’s emblematic 1960s E-Type.But it marks a gamble for…
‘The world thanks you’ – emotional Messi scores in final Argentina gameLionel Messi brings his Argentina career to a fitting end with a goal against Benin on an emotional night in Buenos Aires.
A backlash over the handling of a US woman’s sexual assault complaint against Cornell University fraternity members has highlighted what experts believe are issues with the current laws in many states regarding sexual assault and drinking. The woman, known as Jane Doe in legal documents, last month filed a lawsuit alleging she was drugged and raped by several men in 2024 at the university in the state of New York.Doe said she had been drinking earlier in the evening of the alleged incident and then went to a fraternity house, where several men pressured her to snort the drug ketamine…
Watch: What the Paramount and Warner Bros deal means for youIt has been months in the making but Paramount Skydance has finally completed its $110bn (£82.8bn) merger with Warner Bros Discovery.The deal welds two legacy Hollywood powerhouses, uniting franchises like Harry Potter and Game of Thrones, into an entertainment behemoth named Skydance.Yet behind this milestone lies strict rules about what the combined business can and cannot do – from how many films it must produce a year to the editorial independence of its newsroom. Here are four ways this could affect you and the movies, TV and news you watch.Eddy…
What we know about Christa Pike’s ‘unprecedented’ recovery after failed executionThe US death row inmate is “conscious and speaking” after surviving two lethal injections in the US state of Tennessee last week, her lawyers say.1 hr agoUS & Canada