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French national suspected of murdering western backpackers on the hippie trail in 1970s and 80sCharles Sobhraj, the French serial killer known as “the serpent” who targeted western backpackers on the hippie trail in the 1970s, has walked free from a ja…
Read MoreNepalese supreme court orders release on account of old age of man jailed for murders of two touristsThe Nepalese supreme court has ordered the release of the French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, known as “the Serpent”, who preyed on western tourists …
Read MoreFrench president believes China can help push Russia to de-escalate Ukraine warRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesThe French president, Emmanuel Macron, has said he intends to visit Beijing in the new year and believes his Chinese counterpart, Xi …
Read MoreFrench auction house tells of build-up to bidding war that led to an expert losing his job and a seller being left ‘traumatised’In the 41 years of wielding the gavel at his auction house a stone’s throw from the royal chateau at Fontainebleau, Jean-Pie…
Read MoreTianqiuping-style porcelain sells for nearly 4,000 times its estimated value after buyers are convinced it is a rare artefactAn “ordinary” Chinese vase put up for auction in France and valued at €2,000 (£1,745) has sold for almost €8m after a ferocious…
Read MoreFrom generous one-off benefit payments to caps on rent increases, state intervention is taking shape across the G7As Liz Truss’s government prepares to unveil a huge package of tax cuts, alongside energy price caps for UK households and businesses wort…
Read MoreAs world leaders prepare for a meeting of UN general assembly, the raging war of narratives shows no sign of abatingRussia-Ukraine war – latest updatesUntil one short week ago, the geopolitical balance in Ukraine could be likened to Zugzwang, a word de…
Read MorePortugal declares ‘state of contingency’ as France, Spain and Morocco also battle fires, while record heat hits China Thousands of people in Portugal, Spain, France and Morocco have been evacuated from their homes as firefighters tackle wildfires cause…
Read MoreAt least 86 Chinese cities issue alerts, while temperatures soar in south-west and central US and Iberian peninsulaDangerous heatwaves are engulfing parts of China, Europe, south-west and central US this week, as dozens of cities have found themselves …
Read MoreSanna Irshad Mattoo says she was stopped by immigration officials at Delhi airport despite holding valid visaIndian authorities have blocked a Pulitzer prize-winning Kashmiri photojournalist from taking a flight to Paris where she was to take part in a…
Read MoreAnalysis: Talks close with pledge to support Kyiv for ‘as long as it takes’ but price caps on Kremlin oil and gas remain sticking pointRussia-Ukraine war – latest updatesWestern leaders ended the three-day G7 summit in Germany promising to increase the…
Read MoreFivefold increase in refugees from Afghanistan crossing in small boats this year as they flee TalibanRefugees who worked alongside international organisations in Afghanistan are among a rising number of Afghan asylum seekers in camps in northern France…
Read MorePro-independence parties boycotted last year’s referendum on a split from France, arguing Covid made campaigning too difficultA prominent New Caledonian indigenous party has said that if France wants to have an economic and political stake in the Pacif…
Read MoreAdrian Chesters and son Nathen, 14, and Alexia Alexandra Molina from France did not return from training dive Rescuers are searching for a British father and son off the coast of Malaysia after the pair disappeared on Wednesday during a group training …
Read MoreThe blockade of Ottawa has sparked copycat action around the globe, and such disparate demonstrations of grievance may prove hard to shut downIt only took six dozen trucks, and a few hundred protesters to bring Canada’s capital to a standstill and clos…
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