French jails have come under attack. Are violent drug gangs to blame?
A mysterious group has accused Justice Minister Gérard Darmanin of declaring “war” on prisoners....
Month : April 2025
Four dead in cable car crash south of Naples
The car had been traversing the 1,100m-high mountain when a cord to one of the cabins snapped say local media....
US-Somali airstrike as battle rages for key town
Heavy fighting broke out on Wednesday after al-Shabab raided the town, saying they had captured it....
Firms say Meta not helping them to recover hacked accounts
Businesses around the world say they are unable to get back into their Facebook and Instagram pages....
Trump’s chips strategy: The US will struggle to take on Asia
America is trying to create a chip industry through isolation and protectionism, when what allowed it to emerge in Asia is the opposite: collaboration....
UK and France in talks over migrant returns deal
The scheme would return illegal migrants who cross the Channel in exchange for the UK taking legal migrants....
Macron hails US-Europe-Ukraine talks as ‘important occasion for convergence’
French President Emmanuel Macron yesterday hailed rare talks involving top US, European and Ukrainian officials as a “very important occasion for convergence” as Kyiv’s allies...
Meloni, Trump raise EU trade deal hopes
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and US President Donald Trump talked up the chances of cutting a tariff deal for the European Union, as Rome’s...
Philippine film legend Nora Aunor dies aged 71
Nora Aunor, considered by many Filipinos as their country’s greatest actor and singer, has died aged 71, the government and her family said yesterday.Proclaimed a...
Trump attacks Fed boss Powell for not cutting interest rates
The US president says Jerome Powell’s “termination” as central bank chair “cannot come fast enough!”...