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Shakira facing an 8-year prison term as prosecutors in Barcelona seek to make an example of the pop star. Prosecutors in Spain will ask a court to sentence Colombian pop…

Historic monuments and buildings in Berlin had their lights switched off overnight from Wednesday to Thursday, as part of a national effort to save energy amid fears of winter shortages.

France24 says Italian right-wing leader Matteo Salvini’s ties with Russia were again under scrutiny Thursday following questions about the run-up to the collapse of Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s government.

Aljazeera says At least five migrants drowned and another 66 were rescued in an incident involving a suspected human smuggling boat near an uninhabited island west of Puerto Rico, officials in the United States have said.

TRT World says Nearly 100 migrants traveling in a truck were found abandoned in Mexico, officials said, a month after dozens of people died in similar conditions in the United States.

Kentucky floods kill at least 8, and more deaths are expected, with fresh drinking water being brought in by trucks to cover the shortage. A Flash flood emergency has been…

France24 says At least 15 soldiers and three civilians were killed in coordinated “terrorist” attacks in Mali, the chronically unstable country’s army said Wednesday, the latest deadly violence to rock the Sahel state.

Euronews says Superstar singer Shakira has opted to be tried by Spanish prosecutors over allegations she defrauded Spain’s government of nearly €15 million in taxes, her public relations team said Wednesday.

Arab News says Angry citizens on Wednesday stormed bakeries and pastry shops in Lebanon as the country’s food crisis deepened.

Arab News says Hundreds of Iraqi demonstrators, most of them followers of the Iraqi Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr, have stormed the parliament building in Baghdad.

TRT World says US authorities indicted the 21-year-old man accused of carrying out a deadly mass shooting at a July 4 parade near Chicago on 117 counts of murder and other charges, according to an official statement.

Republicans block vote in Senate on burn pits legislation in a surprising move to anger the Veterans affairs chairman. It was a procedural vote to advance legislation aimed at helping…

We are leaving the African continent under a heavy rain and this is a good sign,” she stated. “Thank you, friends, and we are waiting for you in Saint Petersburg next year”

Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán’s speech regarding the ‘mixing’ of European and non-Europeans drew international criticism, and now one of his long-time advisers has resigned over the speech.

MYSTERY surrounds the death of a model who plunged 60ft from her hotel balcony as cops investigate if she jumped or was pushed.

France24 says In the scorching heat, Felipe Elvira inspects the branches of his olive trees, planted as far as the eye can see on a dusty hillside in southern Spain.

Aljazeera says An earthquake has hit the northern Philippines, shattering windows at its epicentre and causing high-rise towers to shake more than 400km (249 miles) away in the capital Manila.

TRT World says Donald Trump has returned to Washington for the first time since leaving the White House 18 months ago, delivering a fiery speech sprinkled with strong hints he may run for president again in 2024.

VOA says The trial of U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner resumed Tuesday in a Russian courtroom.

Muslim businesses targeted in Chicago in a massive PR move to keep the Chicago Bears from moving, by Mayor Lightfoot. Chicago continues to be overwhelmed by gun violence and homicides.…

RUSSIAN protesters are risking their lives to stand up to Vladimir Putin by publicly burning a symbol associated with oppression in Ukraine.

Bangladesh on the verge of bankruptcy and needs a $4.5Bn bailout to balance the books by the International Monetary fund urgently. The Daily Start newspaper reported on Tuesday, the latest country…

The average life expectancy in Germany dropped between 2019 and 2021 according to the national statistics office, a change that it attributes to the unusually high number of deaths during the Covid-19 pandemic.

“I am deeply sorry,” Pope Francis historically said on Monday, as he issued an apology for the Catholic Church’s cooperation with Canada’s “catastrophic” policy of indigenous residential schools.

France24 says About 1,700 people had been infected with monkeypox in France, Health Minister François Braun said on Monday.