For 10 days, Nepali hydropower worker Sanjay Sah survived in darkness inside a flooded tunnel, drinking muddy water and losing all sense of time as he desperately prayed for rescue.

The French UN mission said it regretted an online post criticising a US vote at the UN General Assembly in a move that should clear the way for the new French ambassadorAurlien Lechevallier to take up his post in Washington.

Franois Picard is pleased to welcome Richard Roeill, former New York Firefighter and 9/11 First Responder. His testimony reframes the legacy of September 11th not as a historical event confined to a single day, but as living history. The former New York City firefighter describes an anniversary that reactivates trauma, while the illnesses suffered by first ...

France won against host Germany in the women's FIBA World Cup semifinals Saturday and will nowface the United States in the final Sunday after the four-time defending champion and tournament favorite defeated Spain in the other semifinal.

Swedes are heading to the polls Sunday for a general election that will either bring a far right party into government for the first time or shift the country back towards the liberalism it has long been known for.The center-left opposition holds a narrow lead over the ruling right-wing bloc but Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson's four-party alliance which ...

Yemeni Houthi rebels claimed responsibility on Sunday for an attack on a military base in southern Saudi Arabia as renewed fighting with Yemen's government forces forced growing numbers of civilians to flee. Fighting in western Yemen over the past few weeks has left hundreds dead and displaced tens of thousands of people. Follow ourliveblog for the latest ...

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Saturday called on artificial intelligence (AI) firms to slow down the development of the powerful technology, amid mounting worries over the risks of "superintelligent" computer systems.

Saudi Arabia on Saturday shut down the vital East-West pipeline after theconduit came under attack in the widening Middle East war, threatening to send energy prices soaring.The 1,200-km pipeline has served as the main route out for global supplies of Middle East oil for the past six months while the Strait of Hormuz has been largely shut by war.

Beloved French Canadian singerCline Dion on Saturday returned to the stage after years battling a rare neurological disorder with a sell-out concert in an arena west of Paris.The 58-year-old appeared visibly moved as she opened her first full concert in six years to a crowd of around 30,000 people.

France beat Germany Saturday and made itthrough to the final of the women's basketball World Cup for the first time after a 86-64 victory.Gabby Williams top scored with 22 points for the Olympic silver medalists, who kept their unbeaten record at the tournament alive before Sunday's decider in Berlin.

A DanishWWII drama about a woman trying to hide a wartime relationship with a Nazi was awared top prize on Saturday at The Venice Film Festival, while Gaza documentary NAZA snagged thespecial jury prize."Unknown Woman" had been a major talking point of the festival due to its subject matter, which has rarely been explored in film, and because director May ...

About 150,000 demonstrators took to the streets in around 20 cities across Germany on Saturday against the far-right AfD, after the party scored a crushing victory in a state election last week.The Alternative for Germany (AfD) topped the vote in the eastern region of Saxony-Anhalt, and is now seeking to form the first extreme-right state government in ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was willing to meet Russian leader Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in Miami, but the Kremlin said it had not yet made a decision on whether Putin would attend, demanding instead that Zelensky come to Russia for talks. Putin has repeatedly rejected offers for a face-to-face meeting with the Ukrainian leader ...

A scandal involvinggirls and women filmed secretly by "pervert" AI glasses has sparked growing concern over this emerging technology with a petition in Britain demanding a ban on their sale. Anyone wearing smart glasses can take photos, film videos or interact with an AI assistant, with sales now hitting the millions.