“Gerard Depardieu is extremely affected and unfortunately his doctors have forbid him from being present at the hearing, which is why he will ask for a postponement to a later date so that he can attend”, Jeremie Assous told local media. The trial marks a major moment for France’s #MeToo …

There are always “irregularities” in election counts Georgia’s PM has said, but he denied interfering with the result which gave his party the most votes. Speaking in an exclusive interview to the BBCs Steve Rosenberg, Irakli Kobakhidze also said Russian “occupation” of Georgian land was a “very clear obstacle” to …

The chairman of Georgia’s election commission who oversaw the new system hailed the vote as largely peaceful and free, but a very different picture has emerged from monitoring groups that have presented their initial findings. Georgia’s Isfed group reported a litany of violations, including bribery, intimidation and ballot-stuffing, and said …

Desperate for a break from office drudgery but scared of not making ends meet? France has an idea that might interest you: part-time farming. A new tribe has been identified that wants the best of both worlds: city and country; laptop and the land; the digital and the manual. These …

Advocates for greater roles for women in the Church had hoped the synod might call for women to serve as deacons. The synod did not move forward on this move, but its final document said “there is no reason or impediment that should prevent women from carrying out leadership roles …

Election observers reported a string of violations across the country, from ballot stuffing inside polling stations to intimidation of voters outside. With less than an hour to go before the polls closed, pro-Western President Salome Zourabichvili appealed to opposition voters not to be intimidated. “Don’t get scared. All this is …

This year appears to have marked a watershed for attitudes to tourism in Spain, with more protests planned. Source link

Belvedere had been on the run since December 2020, when he was sentenced to almost 19 years for international drug trafficking. Europol, the EU’s policing body, worked alongside Colombian investigators to track Belvedere down in Medellín. The city has a long history with cocaine gangs, serving as the base for …

Back at the cafe, Khal is apparently satisfied that Hamza is legitimate and starts talking money. His preference is that Hamza takes the “package” deal which will cost €15,000 (£12,500). That involves collecting the boat near Calais, along with an engine, fuel, pump and 60 lifejackets – more than Hamza …

Georgians know all about Russia’s wars. Several years before Russia invaded Ukraine, its army launched a five-day war in August 2008. The city of Gori was bombed and occupied, and a fierce battle further north in Shindisi left the station destroyed and the railway abandoned. So when the country’s four …

The tax will be applied every Friday through Sunday and on public holidays between 18 April and 27 July 2025, for a total of 54 days. All visitors over the age of 14 will have to pay the charge on their phones and download a QR code to show inspectors, …

Turkish Vice-President Cevdet Yilmaz said four of the victims were TAI employees while the fifth was a taxi driver. Local media had earlier reported that the attackers killed the cab driver before taking his vehicle to carry out the attack. The blast took place around the time of a shift …

There aren’t many world leaders who’ve been in power for 30 years. Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus has been accused of stealing elections, crushing dissent and dismantling democracy. The UK, the EU and the US do not recognise him as the legitimate president of Belarus. There’s something else you should know …

An explosion has been reported outside the headquarters of an aviation company near the Turkish city of Ankara, in an incident the authorities have labelled a terror attack. According to local media, gunshots were also heard. People have been killed and injured in the attack, according to the Turkish interior …

The search operation was launched when a life jacket was spotted by a member of the public out at sea, authorities said. Some 48 people were recovered in the search and first aid was given to two unconscious people brought on board a rescue ship. They were later confirmed dead …

Payment records show that more than 17,000 prisoners were killed trying to capture the city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine between July 2022 and June 2023 alone. To plug the losses, Wagner, and later the Ministry of Defence, have adapted their recruitment strategies to broaden the pool of people they …

Under the new Trinity House Agreement, Rheinmetall will build a new factory in the UK to produce barrels for artillery guns – something the UK stopped doing more than a decade ago. The site for the new factory has not yet been announced, but the Ministry of Defence (MOD) says …

“The parliamentary election on 29 September is not a race in which the party that crosses the finish line first automatically gets to form the government,” the 80-year-old president said in a televised address. “If a party wants to govern alone, it must clear the 50% hurdle. It is not …

Russian officials have indicated that another 30 countries want to join Brics or seek closer ties with the club. Some of these nations will take part in the summit. In Kazan this week expect a lot of talk about Brics representing the “global majority”. But apart from providing Vladimir Putin …

There’s another possible outcome that may well suit the Kremlin – a super tight election, followed by a contested result. An America consumed by post-election chaos, confusion and confrontation would have less time to focus on foreign affairs, including the war in Ukraine. US-Russian relations soured under Barack Obama, grew …