Birth rates hit record lows in Maghreb countries
The Maghreb countries suffer from a historically low birth rate. That's according to a French demographic study published on Wednesday.
Confessions in towel murder of 11-year-old: "We wanted revenge"
The public prosecutor's office in Rennes, Brittany, France, has opened a murder investigation after the lifeless body of an 11-year-old boy was found on Sunday. Meanwhile, the two main suspects have confessed to the facts.
Dog accidentally shoots woman at traffic light
A remarkable incident reaches us from the US state of Nebraska.
Sweden and France argue over nicotine pouches: "As if we would ban French baguettes"
Since April 1, it has been prohibited in France to buy, sell, import, possess or use nicotine products for oral use. And this ban firmly hits the Swedish economy because French people were buying these nicotine pouches en masse from the Swedish market.
Outcry over lenient sentence for teenage rapists in Britain: 'You don't want a society where girls have to grow up like that'
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Tuesday that a very controversial verdict in a minor rape case will be referred to the Court of Appeal. The British Prime Minister shares the stunned and shocked public reaction.
Switzerland votes on population cap: 10 million and no more
On June 14, Switzerland will vote on the so-called "sustainability initiative" of the right-conservative Swiss People's Party (SVP). The plan aims to reduce the population to 10 million by 2050. This is reported by Der Spiegel.
Two tourists swept away and drowned on Bay of Biscay
Two swimmers died on Sunday on the southwest coast of France after being swept away by a powerful sea current. The incidents occurred in Lacanau and Lège-Cap-Ferret, in the Gironde department. A warning about dangerous currents was in effect this weekend.
16-year-old arrested in France after finding deceased child with bath towel around neck in France
The public prosecutor's office in Rennes, Brittany, France, has opened a murder investigation after the lifeless body of a boy of 12 was found on Sunday.
Cruyff and Maradona shirts earn 'El Simpatico' a handsome sum
Former Belgian goalkeeper Jean-Marie Pfaff has closed his museum and decided to part with some remarkable collectors' items he collected throughout his prolific career.
Pope warns of AI risks in first encyclical
Pope Leo XIV presented his first encyclical, "Magnifica Humanitas," on Monday. In it, he outlines his desire to protect human dignity and freedom of choice in an age of artificial intelligence.