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Dominique Pelicot has been found guilty and sentenced to 20 years in prison for drugging his ex-wife, Gisèle, raping her and inviting dozens of men to also abuse her over…

US President-elect Donald Trump has upended bipartisan efforts to avert a government shutdown, after he rejected a stopgap bill and pressed Republican lawmakers to either renegotiate it or risk their…

Israel launched strikes against ports and energy infrastructure in Houthi-held parts of Yemen early on Thursday and threatened more attacks against the Iran-aligned militant group, which has launched hundreds of…

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he hasn't yet met with exiled Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad — even though he personally made the decision to grant the dictator and his family…

Several children have been killed in a crush at a funfair in the south-west Nigerian city of Ibadan, with many others hospitalised.The exact number of casualties is not clear.The event…

As French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in Mayotte to survey the damage caused by Cyclone Chido, the BBC's Mayeni Jones says the devastation wrought by the storm is immediately visible…

Getty ImagesMayotte residents survey the damage after Cyclone Chido tore through the French territory, destroying homes made of metal sheetsLanding over Petite-Terre, Mayotte's smaller island, the level of destruction from…

Gisèle Pelicot has told a crowd of journalists outside court that she is thinking about her children and grandchildren and all the other families and the victims of stories "often…

ReutersThe Israeli military said it had targeted energy infrastructure in Yemen's capital, SanaaIsrael has said its fighter jets conducted a series of strikes against military targets in Yemen belonging to…

Elon Musk's meeting with Nigel Farage has fueled speculation of a donation to the hard-right Reform UK party. Musk has already put his fortune and influence at the service of…