France: Paul Pogba’s brother sentenced to three years in extortion case

The older brother of Paul Pogba, former Manchester United midfielder, has been sentenced to a three year jail term, two years suspended, after being convicted of attempting to extort the…

Australia: Radio host Alan Jones pleads not guilty to sex abuse

Veteran Australian broadcaster Alan Jones has pleaded not guilty to sexually abusing 10 young men over almost two decades. The 83-year-old faces 34 charges over alleged incidents between 2001 and…

Mexico: Los Zetas cartel boss re-arrested after US jail time

The founder of the feared Los Zetas drugs cartel has been deported to Mexico after serving a lengthy jail sentence in the United States. Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, 57, led Los…

LIVE UPDATES: Russia-Ukraine war

20 Dec 2024 US to announce final package of new arms for Ukraine: Report The Biden administration will announce its final package of security assistance to Ukraine in the coming days,…

Venezuela: Five jailed for covering up murder of rapper Canserbero

A forensic expert, three police officers and a music impresario have been jailed for covering up the 2015 murder of Venezuelan rapper Canserbero. Canserbero, who had been named best Spanish-language…

USA: Musk joins Bezos and Trump dinner at Mar-a-Lago

Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos has become the latest billionaire to meet Donald Trump at his Florida resort. He was seen entering Mar-a-Lago on Wednesday night on…

UK: Two men charged over stabbing of Iranian journalist

Two Romanian nationals have been charged after an Iranian journalist was stabbed outside his London home earlier this year.Iran International TV journalist Pouria Zeraati was knifed in the leg in…

UK: Tate brothers human trafficking case sent back by Romanian court

A human trafficking case brought against controversial influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate cannot proceed to trial in its current form, a court in Romania has ruled.On Thursday, the Court of…

USA: Fulton County DA Fani Willis disqualified from Trump case

The Georgia Court of Appeals has removed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from an election subversion case against President-elect Donald Trump.The ruling reverses a previous decision from a Georgia…

Ukraine: Explosions in Kyiv as Russian missile attack targets capital

At least one person has been killed and two wounded after multiple explosions took place in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, with the city’s mayor saying air defences were operating following a…