(L-R) Britain's Prince George of Wales, Britain's Catherine, Princess of Wales, Britain's Prince Louis of Wales, Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales, Britain's Princess Charlotte of Wales, Britain's King Charles III, Britain's Queen Camilla, Britain's Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh and...
TOKYO, Japan -- Japan's age of consent was raised from 13, among the world's lowest, to 16 years old on Friday as lawmakers passed key reforms to sex crime legislation. The reforms, which also clarify rape prosecution requirements and criminalise voyeurism, cleared parliament's upper house in a...
Children cycle along a street in Khartoum on June 14, 2023. AFP KHARTOUM, Sudan -- The conflict in Sudan has displaced more than one million children including 270,000 in the Darfur region, the United Nations children's agency said, warning many more were at "grave risk". Fighting has raged in...
VILLAROCHE, France -- France will pump hundreds of millions of euros into developing low-emission aircraft, engines and aviation fuel in the coming years, President Emmanuel Macron said Friday. Paris would dedicate 300 million euros ($330 million) to aircraft and motor research, Macron said during a...
LA ROCHE-SUR-YON, France -- A man confessed to the killing of his wife who has been missing for two and a half months in western France and has led investigators to her body, police said on Friday. Karine Esquivillon, 54, a mother-of-five, disappeared on March 27 without a trace from her home in the...
WASHINGTON, United States -- A "horrific" tornado ripped through a northern Texas town Thursday causing widespread destruction, with reports that at least three people were killed and up to 100 others injured. Several million Americans across multiple southern and midwestern states were under severe...
WASHINGTON, United States -- Babies born by cesarean section don't acquire the same healthy bacteria as those delivered vaginally, a setback to the development of their immune system thought to increase their risk of certain diseases later in life. But a new study, published Thursday in the journal...
PARIS, France -- Pressure to speed cuts in carbon pollution took a back seat at UN climate talks that ended late Thursday night, as emerging economies, including China, demanded that rich ones vastly scale up climate financing. The stand-off over 10 days of technical negotiations in Bonn stymied...
A surfer holds his board in front of the sea on Castelo beach in Costa da Caparica on May 4, 2023. Patricia DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP UNITED NATIONS, United States -- The world's first international treaty to protect the high seas is scheduled to be adopted Monday at the United Nations, a huge step for...
France's President Emmanuel Macron greets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as he arrives at presidential Elysee Palace in Paris on July 28, 2022. Bertrand GUAY / AFP PARIS, France -- French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday hosts Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for talks in...
ROME, Italy -- Pope Francis is due to leave hospital Friday, nine days after a hernia operation, and return to the Vatican, where his health will be under increasing scrutiny ahead of a busy summer. The 86-year-old has suffered a series of health issues since his election in 2013, from hip problems,...
Stray dogs roam along the Arabian Sea's coast, at the Zero Point in Badin district, Sindh province on June 15, 2023. Rizwan TABASSUM / AFP MANDVI, India -- Cyclone Biparjoy slammed into the Indian coast with powerful winds, sowing fear and prompting evacuations, but began weakening in the early...
