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The Japanese parliament has approved a change to a decades-old law, which will allow divorced couples to share custody of their children from 2026. Traditionally, custody is granted to a single parent who is then able to completely cut off the other parent's access to their children. Until Friday, Japan was the only G7 country that did not recognise the legal concept of joint custody. Most divorces in Japan happen […]
French police have killed an armed man who wanted to set fire to a synagogue in the north-western city of Rouen, France's interior minister has said. The man was armed with a knife and when he moved towards police they shot him, reports say. Rouen Mayor Nicolas Mayer-Rossignaol said the attack on the synagogue did not just affect the Jewish community, but the entire city was "battered and in shock". […]
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is in a stable but serious condition after being shot several times on Wednesday, doctors have said. Deputy Prime Minister Robert Kalinak added that Mr Fico's injuries were "complicated". Earlier Mr Fico, 59, was said to have been fighting for his life after being gravely injured in the attack in the small town of Handlova. A suspect was detained at the scene of the shooting. […]
An "unprecedented" manhunt is taking place in northern France for a prisoner who escaped during a deadly ambush. Mohamed Amra, known as "The Fly", was being taken back to jail from a court in Normandy on Tuesday when a car rammed his prison van at a toll booth. Armed men then opened fire on the vehicle, killing two officers and seriously injuring three others. The shooting marks the country's first […]
Ukraine has pulled back its troops from several villages in the border region of Kharkiv following continued pressure from Russian forces. Soldiers had come under heavy fire and moved to "more advantageous positions" in two areas of the north-eastern region, a military spokesman said. Throughout the course of the two-year war, Ukraine has typically used this type of language to signify a retreat. President Volodymyr Zelensky has cancelled all upcoming […]
Two French prison officers have been killed in an ambush on a prison van near Rouen in Normandy. Reports in French media suggest an inmate who was being transported in the van has escaped together with the attackers. France's Justice Minister, Eric Dupond-Moretti, said three other officers were severely injured. He also said he was convening the Justice Ministry's crisis unit. French President Emmanuel Macron wrote on X that "everything […]
At least 14 people have been killed and dozens more injured after a giant billboard collapsed during a sudden storm in the Indian city of Mumbai. The billboard, measuring 70m by 50m according to the police, fell onto houses and a petrol station in the city on Monday. Emergency services say a few people are still trapped under it and a rescue operation is under way. The government of Maharashtra […]
Four people have died and 100 others were left wounded after violent clashes with authorities in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Thousands of people have been on the streets since Friday to protest rising prices of flour and electricity. Organisers called off the protests on Tuesday, a day after Pakistan's PM Shehbaz Sharif offered subsidies worth 24 billion rupees ($86m; £69m). "The government has accepted all of our demands," said Shaukat Nawaz Mir, […]
Dozens of pro-Palestinian students at a US university commencement ceremony staged a walk out ahead of a speech by veteran comedian Jerry Seinfeld. Footage on social media showed some robed graduates at Duke University, North Carolina, chanting and waving Palestinian flags in protest as the actor received an honorary degree on Sunday. Seinfeld has been a vocal supporter of Israel since the 7 October Hamas attacks and throughout the course […]
