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A French man who admitted to allowing his drugged wife to be raped by strangers has asked for forgiveness during his closing statement in court.

A man has been arrested in Northern France for allegedly shooting and killing five people at and near a migrant camp. The bodies of two security guards and two migrants were discovered in Loon-Plage, near Dunkirk. Another victim's body was found in Wormhout, about 5 kilometers south.

A rare lunar phenomenon is set to occur on Sunday as the full moon will 'wobble' due to a celestial event that happens once every 18.6 years. Find out more about what astronomers are looking for at Stonehenge.

French President Macron appoints the political veteran François Bayrou as the new Prime Minister of France to lead the country out of a political crisis and impasse.

An American tourist, Travis Timmerman (29), who had been missing since June, was discovered in one of the prisons of the Assad regime by Syrians searching the facilities. Timmerman had been detained in Syria for entering the country without proper documentation while traveling as a pilgrim from Lebanon.

Residents of Rovaniemi, the capital of Finnish Lapland, are expressing concerns over the rapid growth in tourism, particularly around the Christmas season.

Researchers at the University of Glasgow have found antibodies against the H5N1 virus, also known as bird flu, in horses. The findings, published in the scientific journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, raise concerns as they could indicate the virus spreading silently in horses.

Taiwan reported the presence of sixteen Chinese warships in its surrounding waters, marking one of the highest numbers this year.

President Donald Trump has chosen Kimberly Guilfoyle, the 55-year-old lawyer and former Fox News presenter, as the next ambassador to Greece.

Sixteen EU countries have asked the European Commission to come up with a new proposal in the coming months for taxing tobacco products in the EU, including electronic cigarettes and vapes.

World leaders gather under heavy security for the reopening of Notre-Dame in Paris, five years after a devastating fire destroyed the iconic cathedral.

The French Socialist Party (PS) has expressed its willingness to engage in talks with the presidential camp and the right to form a new government based on mutual concessions.

Russian woman managed to bypass all security checks at the New York airport and board a flight to Paris, where she was subsequently arrested.

Iceland has granted permits to two ships to hunt whales for another five years. The permits allow for the capture of 209 common minke whales and 217 fin whales per year.

French President Emmanuel Macron announces that he will not step down and will soon reveal the name of a new prime minister to lead a government that may involve other parties. Macron's top priority is to create a new budget following the fall of the government under Michel Barnier. Macron addresses the situation in a television speech.

The father of baby Santiago, who was kidnapped by his parents just seventeen days after birth in Paris, has been handed over to France by Dutch authorities.

France is once again in a state of political chaos following the fall of the Barnier cabinet after a vote of no confidence. The left-wing coalition Nouveau Front Populaire (NFP) and the far-right party Rassemblement National (RN) disagreed with the billions of euros in budget cuts deemed necessary by Barnier to reduce the budget deficit and national debt.

Australian woman, Donna Nelson, has been sentenced to six years in Japan for smuggling two kilograms of methamphetamine into the country. Despite claiming innocence, Nelson was found guilty of drug smuggling after the narcotics were discovered hidden in a fake bottom of her suitcase.

Korea expert Remco Breuker from Leiden University considers the actions of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol as a coup attempt.

Replicas of a sword from the Harry Potter franchise have been recalled in Japan as they violate the country's weapon law.

AAP Foundation rescues twelve lions, including nine cubs, from a French circus where they were kept locked in circus wagons in violation of French law.

A bear managed to evade capture in a supermarket for two days before being caught by Japanese police.

A mysterious plane stowaway, who hopped from toilet to toilet on a Delta Airlines flight and was escorted off at Charles de Gaulle, claims to have been poisoned by the Russian secret service.

At least two people have died and dozens are injured in an accident involving a Spanish bus in the southwestern part of France. The bus collided with a cliff on a mountain road near Andorra, in the ski resort of Porté-Puymorens.

Donald Trump has appointed Lebanese-American businessman Massad Boulos as his top advisor for Arab and Middle Eastern affairs.

Belgian TV presenter Tom Waes was involved in a serious car accident, but miraculously survived. Here's what we know about the incident and his current condition.

A police report holds former Brazil president responsible for thwarted coup, accusing Bolsonaro of actively participating in the plot.

French police are searching for 13-year-old Morgane from Pabu, who went missing after a heated argument with her parents over her phone.

French investigators have discovered two unknown human DNA traces in the investigation into the death of Émile, a 2-year-old boy who went missing in the summer of 2023.

An 18-year-old Belgian woman accuses a French rugby player of rape during their vacation in Malta. The events took place last summer but have only recently been leaked to the press.