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France's top court upholds Sarkozy's conviction for illegal campaign financing
PARIS — France’s top court has rejected former President Nicolas Sarkozy’s final appeal in the Bygmalion case, making a final ruling on his sentencing for illegal financing of his failed 2012 presidential campaign.In February 2024, the Appeals Court sentenced the former French president to one year in prison, of which six months were suspended, after investigators uncovered a large-scale double-billing system designed to hide the soaring cost of the campaign — nearly €43 million spent, far above the legal limit of €22.5 million.Concretely, Sarkozy's UMP party campaign managers (now known as The Republicans party) used a system of false invoices to keep Nicolas Sarkozy’s 2012 campaign expenses under the legal limit.Costs that should have been charged to Sarkozy’s...
November 27, 2025

France's top court upholds Sarkozy's conviction for illegal campaign financing

A handout photo made available by the Royal Thai Army shows an aerial view of flooded area in Hat Yai, Songkhla province, Thailand, 26 November 2025.  — EPA
'Once in 300 years' rain hits Thai city as floods ravage South East Asia
BANGKOK — Parts of Thailand are battling record floods, which have killed at least 33 people and prompted authorities to deploy military ships and helicopters to support relief efforts.The deluge has hit 10 provinces across the country's south over the past week, with the city of Hat Yai, a business hub bordering Malaysia, recording its heaviest rainfall in 300 years — 335mm in a single day.Photos show vehicles and houses submerged in the city, while desperate residents await rescue on their rooftops.Relentless rains have also ravaged neighbouring countries. In Vietnam, the death toll has risen to 98 in a week, while in Malaysia, more than 19,000 people have been forced from their homes.In Indonesia, at least 19 people have been killed and at least seven others remained buried...
November 26, 2025

'Once in 300 years' rain hits Thai city as floods ravage South East Asia

Pema Wangjom Thongdok said she was detained at Shanghai airport for 18 hours
India and China trade barbs after passenger detained at Shanghai airport
NEW DELHI— The detention of Pema Wangjom Thongdok, an Indian citizen living in the UK, at Shanghai airport has fuelled a diplomatic row between Delhi and Beijing.Ms Thongdok said she was detained by immigration officials while travelling from London to Japan via Shanghai last Friday because her passport lists her birthplace as the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh.China disputes India's claim over the region and considers Arunachal its territory, calling it "South Tibet" — a claim India firmly rejects.On Tuesday, India said it had lodged a protest against Ms Thongdok's detention and reiterated that Arunachal was an "integral and inalienable" part of India.Ms Thongdok, who called the experience "humiliating", contacted the Indian embassies in Shanghai and Beijing for...
November 26, 2025

India and China trade barbs after passenger detained at Shanghai airport

Dror Or was killed alongside his wife, Yonat, during the Hamas-led 7 October 2023 attack on Israel
Israel confirms Hamas and Islamic Jihad returned body of Gaza hostage Dror Or
JERUSALEM — Israel has confirmed that Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) handed over the body of deceased Israeli hostage Dror Or on Tuesday.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said his government "shares in the deep sorrow of the Or family" following the completion of forensic testing overnight.It stressed that Israeli authorities were working "tirelessly" to bring home the last two dead hostages still in Gaza and demanded that Hamas uphold its commitments to hand over their remains under the six-week-old Gaza ceasefire agreement.Or's body was transferred via the Red Cross after PIJ and Hamas announced that it had been recovered in central Gaza on Monday.On Wednesday morning, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said its representatives had informed Or's...
November 26, 2025

Israel confirms Hamas and Islamic Jihad returned body of Gaza hostage Dror Or

Mohammed Ibrahim was 15 when he was arrested at his family's holiday home in the occupied West Bank
Palestinian-US teen held by Israel for nine months without charge due in court
JERUSALEM — A Palestinian-American teenager is expected to appear in court in Israel later this week after nine months in detention without being charged.Mohammed Ibrahim, who is 16 and lives in Florida, was arrested in February while on holiday in the Israeli-occupied West Bank for allegedly throwing stones at Jewish settlers, something he denies.Last month, 27 Democratic US Senators and House members sent a letter to the US State Department, urging the Trump administration to do more to pressure Israel to release him.In a statement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Mohammed had committed a "a serious potentially deadly crime" and that the court was proceeding under due process.The teenager's family disagrees."You can ask anybody you know, he's a...
November 26, 2025

Palestinian-US teen held by Israel for nine months without charge due in court

Noah Jones and Macy Neyland argue the ban disregards the rights of children
Teens launch High Court challenge to Australia's social media ban
SYDNEY — Australia's landmark social media ban for children is being challenged in the nation's highest court, with two teenagers alleging the law is unconstitutional as it robs them of their right to free communication.From 10 December, social media firms — including Meta, TikTok and YouTube — must ensure that Australians aged under 16 cannot hold accounts on their platforms.The law, which is being watched closely around the world, was justified by campaigners and the government as necessary to protect children from harmful content and algorithms.However, 15-year-olds Noah Jones and Macy Neyland — backed by a rights group — will argue the ban completely disregards the rights of children."We shouldn't be silenced. It's like Orwell's book 1984, and that...
November 26, 2025

Teens launch High Court challenge to Australia's social media ban

Joan Templeman and Sir Richard Branson look towards the camera. She has long blonde hair and a dark top. Branson has light long hair, a beard, white shirt and brown leather jacket
Richard Branson 'heartbroken' as wife Joan dies
LONDON — Richard Branson has said he is "heartbroken" over the death of his wife Joan Templeman aged 80.The pair, who married in 1989, had three children and five grandchildren.In a post on Instagram, the Virgin Group founder said his wife was his "best friend" and "guiding light"."She was the most wonderful mum and grandmum our kids and grandkids could have ever wished for," the 75-year-old wrote.The entrepreneur did not say what caused her death.In his post, Sir Richard wrote: "Heartbroken to share that Joan, my wife and partner for 50 years, has passed away."He added: "She was my best friend, my rock, my guiding light, my world. Love you forever, Joan x."The couple married on Necker island, owned by Sir Richard, in the Caribbean and had three children, Holly, Sam, and Clare Sarah, who...
November 26, 2025

Richard Branson 'heartbroken' as wife Joan dies

Ukrainian rescuers work at the site of a Russian strike on a nine-storey residential building in Kyiv, Ukraine, 25 November 2025. — EPA
Ukraine says 'understanding' reached on US peace plan
KYIV — Ukraine has said a "common understanding" has been reached with the US on a peace deal aimed at ending the war with Russia.The proposal is based on a 28-point plan presented to Kyiv by the US last week, which American and Ukrainian officials worked on during weekend talks in Geneva.In a post on social media, US President Donald Trump said the original plan "has been fine-tuned, with additional input from both sides".He added: "I have directed my Special Envoy Steve Witkoff to meet with President Putin in Moscow and, at the same time, Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll will be meeting with the Ukrainians."President Zelensky's chief of staff said he expects Driscoll to visit Kyiv this week.The Kremlin previously said that Russia had not yet been consulted on the new draft deal,...
November 26, 2025

Ukraine says 'understanding' reached on US peace plan

Hakyung Lee killed her two kids and hid their bodies in suitcases months after her husband died of cancer
New Zealand woman gets life sentence for 'suitcase murders' of her children
WELLINGTON — A mother in New Zealand who killed her two children and hid their bodies in suitcases has been sentenced to life in prison.Hakyung Lee, who was found guilty in September of the shocking murders of eight-year-old Yuna Jo and six-year-old Minu Jo, has to spend at least 17 years behind bars before she is eligible for parole.Lee, 45, argued she was insane at the time of the killings in 2018, which happened soon after her husband died. High Court judge Geoffrey Venning said Lee's mental health played a part in the case, but that her actions were calculated.The children's remains were discovered only in 2022 by a couple who won an auction for the contents of an abandoned storage unit in Auckland.During a trial lasting more than two weeks, Hakyung Lee's defence...
November 26, 2025

New Zealand woman gets life sentence for 'suitcase murders' of her children

British Prime Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron
France and UK insist on multinational force for post-war Ukraine
GENEVA — France and the United Kingdom have urged the members of the "Coalition of the Willing" to provide Ukraine with robust security guarantees to safeguard a future peace deal, including by putting boots on the ground as part of a multinational force.The "Coalition of the Willing," which brings together most European countries, Turkey, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Japan, met virtually on Tuesday to discuss the diplomatic push launched by the United States to strike a peace deal.The original 28-point plan, secretly drafted by US and Russian officials, ruled out any NATO presence on Ukrainian soil, in line with the Kremlin's long-standing opposition.But France and the UK remain steadfast in their intentions, arguing that their physical armed presence would help deter a new...
November 26, 2025

France and UK insist on multinational force for post-war Ukraine

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