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A chilling message of distress has emerged from the ashes of the recent wildfires in a Los Angeles region near a shipping port. Social media users have been captivated by the words "help" and ...

Two oil tankers hauling crude from Russia made U-turns as they sailed past France and are now at a standstill near the northern port of Cherbourg. There’s no suggestion their unusual movements ...

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AP The DR Congo army and M23 on Friday clashed outside Goma as the UK, US and France urged citizens to leave the main city in DR Congo’s volatile east, warning the situation could deteriorate rapidly.

France on Friday asked the European Union to suspend "indefinitely" landmark new rules on environmental and human rights supply chain standards, saying they were too burdensome for businesses.

There is a new queen of horror, and her name is Sophie Thatcher. The actress has starred in the cannibalistic Yellowjackets, appeared in MaXXXine, and had a lead role in 2024’s excellent Heretic ...

Ferocious flames were devouring hillsides near Castaic Lake, spreading rapidly to cover more than 8,000 acres (3,200 hectares) in just a few hours. The fire was being fanned by strong, dry Santa ...

eastern France. According to the investigation, two young prostitutes had reported having been bothered by Charuel while he was leaving a bar near the train station in the city of Nancy on the ...

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Fuelled by a nice Appellation Bergerac, Betty decided that they were going to rent a colossal gite in France in September in order that ... us the best part of a fortnight to arrive at the gite near ...