Je Ne Regrette Rien composer dies aged 95
Charles Dumont wrote the song in 1956 but did not dare offer it to French star Edith Piaf until 1960....
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The activists facing jail in Hong Kong’s largest national security case
Pro-democracy icons such as Joshua Wong and Benny Tai will be sentenced in the controversial case....
Delhi shuts schools as smog exceeds 60 times WHO limit
India’s capital New Delhi switched schools to online classes yesterday until further notice as worsening toxic smog surged past 60 times the World Health Organisation’s...
Biden ‘fuelling’ war: Kremlin
The Kremlin accused US President Joe Biden yesterday of escalating the war in Ukraine by allowing Kyiv to use long-range missiles supplied by Washington to...
G20 summit kicks off with global pact to fight hunger and poverty
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva opened the summit of the Group of 20 major economies yesterday with the launch of a global alliance...
Undersea cable between Germany and Finland severed
The two countries say they are “deeply concerned” as they raise the possibility of sabotage....
Fury in Russia at ‘serious escalation’ of missile move
What really counts is what President Putin does next, writes the BBC’s Steve Rosenberg....
Flatulence tax: Denmark agrees deal for livestock emissions levy
It is part of a wider plan to reduce emissions and pollution and restore natural habitat....
Furious row at UN as Russia blocks Sudan ceasefire move
The UK calls vetoing a ceasefire plan a “disgrace” but Russia says Sudan’s sovereignty is being ignored....
‘My mother is still trapped after Tanzania building collapse’
The authorities say that 16 people are now known to have died after a building gave way in Dar es Salaam....