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A woman who accused French actor Gerard Depardieu of sexual harassment has told a major court hearing in Paris that he repeatedly touched her buttocks and breasts on three separate occasions on a film set. Depardieu, 76, is accused of…

The doctor in charge of Pope Francis’ treatment said his medical team briefly considered pausing therapy but ultimately decided to take a more aggressive approach that could damage his organs. Dr. Sergio Alfieri said the 88-year-old pontiff and his family…

Belarus’s authoritarian president, Alexander Lukashenko, has taken the oath of office for a seventh term and ridiculed those who call him “Europe’s last dictator”, claiming his country has more democracy “than those who consider themselves its model”. “Half the world…

At least 23 people were killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza overnight between Tuesday and Wednesday, according to Palestinian doctors. The victims included three children and their parents, who were killed when their tent near the southern town of Khan…

Brazil’s government has apologised to the families of victims of the country’s military dictatorship whose remains may have been among those found in a secret mass grave 35 years ago. Dozens of families are still waiting for information about whether…

According to the publication, senior national security officials under US President Donald Trump, including his defense secretary, exchanged text messages about plans for upcoming military action in Yemen in a group chat on a secure messenger that also included the…

A portrait of US President Donald Trump that hangs in the Colorado state capitol building will be removed after Mr Trump said it was “intentionally distorted”, state officials said. House Democrats said in a statement that the oil painting would…

The leader of a rebel group that has seized two key cities in the Democratic Republic of Congo has said international sanctions and a proposed mineral deal offered by the US will not stop fighting between its fighters and Congolese…

Relatives of the victims arrived at the scene of the crash of Germanwings Flight 9525 in the French Alps 10 years ago, as hundreds of people gathered in silence in the German town where the 18-strong school group was on…

South Korea’s Constitutional Court has overturned the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Deok-soo, reinstating him as the country’s acting leader. However, a decision has yet to be made on the separate impeachment of President Yoon Seok-yeol for his abrupt declaration…