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Colombia

Cocaine is 'no worse than whiskey', says Colombia's president

During a six-hour government meeting that was broadcast live, Colombian President Gustavo Petro said legalised cocaine could be "sold like wine".

Australia

Mandatory jail time for Nazi salutes under Australia hate crime laws

Terror offences and hate crimes will be punishable with mandatory prison terms ranging from one to six years under new Australian legislation.

Europe News

Italian doctor faces probe after giving his injured cat a CAT scan

Radiologist Gianluca Fanelli took his pet Athena to the hospital where he worked in northern Italy to perform a CAT scan and life-saving operation.

Europe News

British ex-soldier jailed for Iran espionage and prison escape

Khalife, 23, gained global attention when he escaped from London's Wandsworth prison for three days while being held on espionage charges.

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Europe News

Rubiales' World Cup kiss was not consensual, Hermoso says at trial

Spanish women’s World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso testified at the trial of ex-football chief Luis Rubiales that she did not consent to the kiss in 2023.

Canada

Canadian sports fans boo US anthem after Trump tarrifs

Fans at NBA and NHL matches in Canada jeered peformances of the US national anthem after US President Donald Trump imposed steep tariffs.

Syria

Car bomb in northern Syria kills 19 agricultural workers

Eighteen women and one man were killed and more than a dozen others injured in the explosion in the city of Manjib, first responders said.

Europe News

Norway seizes ship with Russian crew in Baltic Sea cable damage probe

The NATO military alliance is ramping up efforts to protect undersea cables in the region amid growing concerns of Russian sabotage and spying.

Japan

Rescuers in Japan struggle to save truck driver trapped in sinkhole

Officials in Yashio city, located north of Tokyo, are trying to rescue a 74-year-old man whose truck was swallowed by a massive sinkhole on Tuesday.

North Korea

Kim Jong-un slams officials for 'drinking spree' in rare public rebuke

At a meeting of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) this week, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un criticised dozens of officials for drunken misconduct.

Europe News

French rapist Dominique Pelicot questioned over 1990s cold cases

Dominique Pelicot, who was jailed in December for repeatedly drugging and raping his then-wife Gisèle, is a suspect in other cases of rape and murder.

Europe News

Chinese operation tried to overthrow Spanish government, report says

Intelligence firm Graphika said a Beijing-linked campaign known as "Spamouflage" spread disinformation about Spain's deadly floods last year.

Argentina

Milei takes aim at femicide law, sparking backlash in Argentina

Argentinian President Javier Milei last week told the World Economic Forum in Davos that 'radical feminism is a distortion of the concept of equality'.

Europe News

Valencia councillor caught shopping for wine online at flood meeting

José Marí Olano apologised for his "incorrect" behaviour at Tuesday's council meeting to debate extra funding for areas ravaged by flooding in Spain last October.

USA

US foreign aid freeze a 'death sentence' for people in need, NGOs warn

US President Donald Trump has ordered most foreign assistance to be halted for 90 days pending a review, causing alarm among aid agencies worldwide.

Tech News

Google Maps will rename Gulf of Mexico as 'Gulf of America' in US

Google has said it will make the change in line with US President Donald Trump's executive order, but users in Mexico will still see the Gulf of Mexico.

Europe News

One of Europe's most wanted fugitives 'is hiding out' in Sierra Leone

The Netherlands and Sierra Leone are investigating reports that the Dutch cocaine kingpin Jos Leijdekkers is living in the West African nation.

USA

Trump orders release of files on assassinations of JFK, RFK and MLK

Executive order by US President Donald Trump aims to declassify files about killings of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.

Europe News

French woman who refused sex with husband wins case at European court

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that a 69-year-old French woman was not "at fault" in her divorce because she stopped having sex.

Europe News

Suspected drug gang leader extradited from Morocco to France

Félix Bingui, known as 'The Cat', is alleged to be the leader of the Yoda drug gang in Marseille and is wanted on several charges by French authorities.

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