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A French murder trial that opened Monday has transfixed the public because of the mystery at its core: where is the victim’s body? Cédric Jubillar, a 38 year-old painter-decorator, is accused of killing his wife Delphine nearly five years ago in a fit of jealous rage. He has always denied the charges and, other than…

Anthony ZurcherNorth America correspondent Getty Images The event honouring conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a stadium in Arizona was a swirling mix of memorial service, big-church Christian religious revival and conservative political rally. It also provided a glimpse of a Republican Party at a fork in the road, weighing a choice between forgiveness and retribution;…

Footage has emerged showing the public executions of three men accused of being Israeli collaborators in Gaza City. BBC Verify has verified that the location of the executions was a street outside Shifa hospital in the centre of the city, which is the focus of a major Israeli ground offensive. Videos circulating on Sunday evening…

Getty Images Rodrigo Duterte is accused of being criminally responsible for dozens of murders Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has been charged with crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court (ICC). The 80-year-old is accused of being criminally responsible for dozens of murders that allegedly took place as part of his so-called war on…

Watch: President Macron announces that France formally recognises state of Palestine France has formally recognised a Palestinian state, becoming the latest in a wave of countries to take the step. Speaking at the UN in New York, President Emmanuel Macron said “The time for peace has come” and that “Nothing justifies the ongoing war in…

President Donald Trump said doctors in the US will soon be advised not to prescribe the pain reliever Tylenol to pregnant women, citing a disputed link between the drug and autism. Trump made the announcement on Monday in the Oval Office along with Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. The US president claimed that taking…

All flights to and from Denmark’s largest airport have been suspended after drone sightings, police have said. Between two to three large drones were seen flying in the area around Copenhagen Airport, according to authorities. Take-offs and landings at the airport have been suspended since around 20:30 local time (19:30 BST). “[The airport] is currently…

A wandering elk spotted at dozens of locations across Central Europe this summer has been captured by authorities in Austria and released close to the Czech border. The elk, nicknamed Emil, was tranquilised by Austrian wildlife officials on Monday after straying dangerously close to a motorway near the village of Sattledt, Upper Austria. He was…

The highest court in India has strongly criticised the country’s aviation authorities for their handling of the aftermath of the Air India plane crash that killed 261 people in June. Leaving only one survivor, the flight bound for Gatwick airport from Ahmedabad crashed shortly after taking off, killing 242 passengers on board and 19 others…

Getty Images US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said the US is “ready to do what is needed” to help stabilise Argentina’s escalating financial turmoil. “All options for stabilization are on the table,” Bessent wrote on social media, calling Argentina a “systematically important US ally in Latin America”. The message helped to calm financial markets,…