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A former surgeon who admitted sexually abusing hundreds of children in France has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Joel Le Scouarnec, 74,...

There are so many aspects to the crimes of Joel Le Scouarnec that it can feel bewildering. Not just the volume of his offences,...

One person has been killed and 48 others injured after a crowd overwhelmed an aid hub in Gaza, according to local health officials. Gaza’s...

A potential water war is in the making after India suspended the Indus Water Treaty. The decision came in retaliation to terror attacks in...

The Trump administration has stopped the scheduling of new visa interviews for foreign students hoping to study in the US while it prepares to...

French President Emmanuel Macron has dismissed a video of him being pushed in the face by his wife as “nonsense”. The clip, which shows...

At least 47 Palestinians have been injured – mostly by gunfire – when a crowd overwhelmed an aid hub in Gaza, according to a...

👉Listen to The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim on your podcast app👈 As international criticism of Israel’s latest military offensive in Gaza...

A potential water war is in the making after India suspended the Indus Water Treaty. The decision came in retaliation to terror attacks in...

The Trump administration has stopped the scheduling of new visa interviews for foreign students hoping to study in the US while it prepares to...

The daughter of Gisele Pelicot has suggested chemical castration could be “one part of the solution” when there is “nothing else you can do”...

King Charles says Canada will remain “strong and free” – in a speech viewed by many Canadians as a show of support for the...

Thousands of Palestinians have flocked to aid distribution sites in Gaza with desperation for food overcoming concerns over Israeli-enforced checks at the centres. The...

A British man has been jailed in Bali for drug offences – and a charge that carried the death penalty was dropped. A court...

A 19-year-old has died in New Zealand after being critically injured in a viral tackling game during which participants run full speed at each...

A new aid system has opened its first distribution centres in Gaza, according to a US-backed organisation dealing with supplies. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation...

King Charles and Queen Camilla are being urged to use their visit to Canada to seek an apology for the abuse of British children....

The King is preparing for a two-day visit to Canada – his first as the country’s head of state. The centrepiece will be on...

At least 20 people have been killed and dozens more injured after an Israeli airstrike targeting a school in Gaza, health authorities have said....