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Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Friday said he was "ashamed" of problems at the country's centre for processing asylum requests as humanitarian group Medecins sans Frontieres sent in a team to assist with migrants' medical needs.

Russia's capabilities in the North are a strategic challenge for NATO, its Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday, welcoming Canada's recently announced investments in North American defense systems after making his first visit to the Canadian arctic.

Pope Francis will on Saturday create 20 new cardinals picked from the four corners of the world, most of whom could one day end up choosing the pontiff's successor.

French-Israeli diamond magnate Beny Steinmetz will be back in court in Switzerland on Monday to appeal against a corruption sentence linked to mining rights in Guinea.

Pope Francis asks North Korea to invite him to visit

A couple who fled Ukraine amid Russian bombing in February is all set to run the London Marathon to raise money for their country.

A 32-year-old man who throttled a woman six weeks after he met her on Tinder has been sentenced to prison by a local court.

Three journalists from Finland's largest daily are expected to appear in a Helsinki court on Thursday, suspected of publishing classified defence intelligence in an unprecedented case for the Nordic country renowned for its press freedom.

An elephant ripped its handler in half after being made to continue to work in the hot weather at a rubber plantation.

Lola Mason, who became a mother in her teens, was struggling to make ends meet when she decided to switch careers and become an OnlyFans model.

They took their case to the UN, where a panel of special investigators in 2021 expressed "serious concern" at the UK's failure to offer a public apology or acknowledge their share of responsibility for these colonial-era abuses.

Pope Francis on Tuesday acted to eliminate wiggle room or foot- dragging by Vatican departments in imposing tighter financial controls, setting a deadline for the closing of investment portfolios in foreign banks, including in Italy.

Ashley Dale, the 28-year-old woman who was shot dead at her house in Liverpool on Sunday, "was not the intended target of the attack," according to police.

A Lancashire couple is raking in thousands of pounds after opening an account on OnlyFans, a website known for its racy content.

Singapore's LGBTQ community on Monday welcomed the government's plan to decriminalise gay sex.

Ukraine's capital Kyiv banned public celebrations this week to commemorate independence from Russian-dominated Soviet rule and its second city Kharkiv declared a curfew due to a heightened threat of Russian attack, local authorities said.

Doctors know best and your veterinarians will keep you informed on what treatments and shots your cats need.

Bradford in the UK has been termed the most dangerous city in Europe due to its high crime rate.

A professor in India was forced to resign from her job at a prominent university for posting pictures of herself in a swimsuit on her Instagram account.

Inherited from the British colonial era, section 377A of Singapore's penal code penalises sex between men with up to two years in jail.

Guterres travelled this week to Ukraine, where he met the presidents of Ukraine and Turkey, Volodymyr Zelensky and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in the western city of Lviv Thursday

Benjamin Mendy is on trial for eight counts of rape, one sexual assault and one attempted rape

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin has become the centre of controversy yet again after a video of her partying with her friends went viral on social media.

The U.N. chief and the presidents of Turkey and Ukraine discussed ways to end the war started by Russia and secure Europe's largest nuclear power station, which has come under shelling at the front lines.

Teenager Munasar Muhidin says he fled Somalia in 2020 after Islamist militants killed most of his family and that his brother died trying to get to Europe.

Ukraine is pressuring the EU to bar Russian tourists from entering the bloc but has met varying responses.

While there was no winner of the coveted £500,000, 111,694 winners shared a prize fund amounting to £618,290.

The US has had a string of shark sightings over the last few months, but one particular video featuring an angry shark has gone viral on social media.

The Manchester United legend has been accused of being a serial cheater amid his assault trial.