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Paul Pogba’s brother was sentenced to three years in prison in an extortion case The older brother of former Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has been sentenced to three years in prison, with two years suspended, after being found guilty of trying to blackmail the French footballer. Matías Pogba, who was also fined €20,000 (£16,500), […]

Congress is in disarray and a shutdown looms with the spending deal between Trump and Musk The United States could face a government shutdown at midnight Saturday after President-elect Donald Trump called on Republican lawmakers to reject a bipartisan funding bill that would have kept the government funded until March. Trump urged Congress to scrap

35 children were killed in an amusement park in Nigeria Thirty-five children were killed in a stampede during a Christmas festival in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan, while six others were taken to hospital, police said. The organizers had promised cash and food as well, but so many people showed up that there was

Israel bombs Houthi targets after a missile attack Reuters The Israeli army said it targeted the energy infrastructure in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa Israel said that its fighter jets carried out a series of strikes against military targets in Yemen belonging to the Iran-backed Houthi movement. An Israeli military spokesman said that the targets included

Emmanuel Macron arrives on the island of Mayotte, which was hit by the hurricane French President Emmanuel Macron arrived on the island of Mayotte, while the French region in the Indian Ocean is still suffering from the devastation caused by Hurricane Chido. Macron arrived in Mayotte on Thursday morning and said he brought with him

South Korea says at least 100 North Koreans were killed in the Ukraine war Getty Images At least 100 North Korean soldiers have been killed fighting in the Ukraine war since entering the fighting on the Russian side earlier this month, a South Korean lawmaker said. Another 1,000 were injured, Lee Sung-kwon, speaking to reporters

Rare accounts of life for women inside notorious Iranian prison BBC Crouched alone on the floor, in a tiny, windowless cell, Nasim could hear what sounded like other prisoners being tortured. The guard would bang on the door and say: “Can you hear that beating? Get ready, you’re next.” She was “interrogated for 10 to

Sentences set for 51 men in gang rape trial that shocked France Clement Mahudou/AFP It was Gisèle Bellicot’s decision to open the case to the public that gave the trial international importance Judges in the French city of Avignon will sentence 51 men on Thursday in a gang rape trial that turned a 72-year-old woman

Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham leader Ahmed al-Sharaa told the BBC that Syria does not pose a threat to the world Syria’s de facto leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, said the country was exhausted by war and did not pose a threat to its neighbors or the West. In an interview with the BBC in Damascus, he called for

13 dead after a Navy speedboat collided with a ferry off Mumbai At least 13 people were killed after an Indian Navy speedboat lost control and collided with a passenger ferry off the coast of Mumbai, an Indian Navy spokesman said. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that among the dead were three naval personnel,