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A court in Besançon has sentenced former anaesthetist Frédéric Péchier to life in prison after finding him guilty of poisoning 30 patients, 12 of whom died, during a nine-year period …

A child’s plea “We’re drowning, oh God. Where are the people? Where is the Ummah?” has drawn global attention after a severe winter storm flooded displacement camps across the Gaza …

US President Donald Trump has filed a $5bn lawsuit against the BBC, accusing the broadcaster of defamation and deceptive trade practices over an edited clip of his 6 January 2021 …

Australian media have identified 43-year-old Ahmed al Ahmed as the civilian who tackled and disarmed one of the gunmen during the Bondi Beach terror attack, an intervention that prevented further …

A new set of photographs released by Democrats on the US House Oversight Committee includes images showing former US President Donald Trump standing alongside individuals identified by the committee as …

A powerful winter storm has caused severe flooding across Gaza, worsening conditions for families still displaced two months into the US-imposed ceasefire. Heavy rainfall has swept through shelters and low-lying …

Thailand has launched airstrikes along its border with Cambodia after heavy fighting broke out between the two militaries, marking the most serious escalation since the neighbours signed a US-brokered ceasefire …

Ukrainian naval drones have attacked two Russian-linked oil tankers in the Black Sea, signalling an escalation in Kyiv’s efforts to disrupt Moscow’s oil revenues, which help fund the ongoing war …

Severe flooding and landslides have killed at least 80 people and left dozens missing across parts of Asia, in what officials say is among the region’s worst weather disasters in …